Santa Cruz Boardwalk Expansion Proposed
Expansion plans for Santa Cruz's beach boardwalk amusement park have been on a roller coaster ride for months, with election results in November's city council races expected to offer a public...
View ArticleState Supreme Court Upholds Local Logging Ordinances
In a case closely watched by cities and counties, a sharply divided California Supreme Court has ruled that counties have the authority to prohibit logging on private land.read more
View ArticleAfter 8 Years, Second Unit Ordinance Case May Conclude
A case involving Santa Cruz County’s second unit ordinance has been returned to the Sixth District Court of Appeal by the state Supreme Court because the county has amended the ordinance.The county has...
View ArticleCity Permitted To Reject Potentially Feasible Project Alternatives
A city may determine that project alternatives once considered potentially feasible for California Environmental Quality Act analysis are infeasible as actual projects, the Sixth District Court of...
View ArticleLengthy Capitola Litigation Returned To District Court
he Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals continues to crack open the door to property owners seeking compensation for what they claim is a government taking. In its most recent decision, the court ruled...
View ArticleAirport Restrictions Trump Local Planning
An appellate court has set aside the City of Watsonville’s general plan on grounds that it is incompatible with the State Aeronautics Act, and because the city failed to consider a lower growth...
View ArticleRodeo's CEQA exemption allowed despite alleged creek pollution risk
Martha Bridegam An appellate court has upheld a CEQA exemption for the 2011 deputy sheriffs' charity rodeo at the Santa Cruz County fairgrounds in Watsonville. Although it was the first rodeo held...
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