Legislative Analyst Questions UC's Long-Range Planning Process
Some of the most intense growth battles of the last 20 years have involved development of classrooms, laboratories, housing and other facilities by the University of California (UC). Local government...
View ArticleNo More Nasty Ol' Portables - Schools Adopt New Standards
State bond money and local tax dollars are flowing into new school construction at record rates, and school officials are learning that a “green” campus is both better for students and teachers and is...
View ArticleTrial Court Told to Reconsider Injuction Against LAUSD Project
The Second District Court of Appeal has ruled that a lower court erroneously rejected an injunction requested by a community group that is seeking to prevent construction of a new school in Los...
View ArticleClever Project Develops School, Housing Together
A working-class neighborhood north of downtown L.A. is slated for a development project unlike any other previously built in the state: A combination of housing and a public school on a shared site....
View ArticleCampus Traffic Plan Rankles San Diego Local Officials, Requires New EIR
William W. Abbott, Abbott & Kindermann, LLP, Sacramento. The trials of Sisyphus are apt metaphors for that moment in the California Environmental Quality Act review process wherein parties believe...
View ArticleImpact of Campus Expansion on Fire, Safety Not Considered Under CEQA
By William W. Abbott, Abbott & Kindermann, LLP, Sacramento California State University East Bay undertook a dual-purpose environmental impact report for its campus master plan and two construction...
View ArticleAttorney Fee Award Depends on Pecuinary Interests, Even for Public Agencies
Glen C. Hansen, Abbott & Kindermann, LLP, Sacramento, CA When deciding whether to award a public litigant its attorneys’ fees against another public entity under Code of Civil Procedure section...
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