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San Diego sued for allowing developers to forego parking requirements, build higher, and construct backyard apartments — SAN DIEGO — A group of residents is suing the city for loosening building requirements, allowing developers to build higher, with less parking, and in small backyard areas.
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- Final vote to remove Midway District Height Limits will be with judges, not San Diego voters — SAN DIEGO With only a few thousand votes left to count and a 9,000-vote lead, the effort to remove building height limits in San Diego's Midway District was victorious, however, the final decision is yet to be decided and will come from the courtroom and not the voters.
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- New lawsuit could threaten fate of a massive redevelopment of the city's
Sports Arena site — SAN DIEGO has been hit with another lawsuit challenging its decision to raise the height limit in the Midway District.
This, just days before a city council committee
will decide whether to select a developer to redevelop the San Diego Sports Arena.
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- San Diego sued again over ballot measure to lift Midway District height limit — San Diego’s repeat ballot proposal to lift the 30-foot building height limit in the Midway District — and pave the way for redevelopment of the city’s 48-acre sports arena property — is now being challenged in court by the same party that successfully invalidated the first ordinance.
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- Encinitas council denies group's appeal
of Marea Village Project
The sister project to the Alila Marea Beach
Resort will move forward after the Encinitas
City Council knocked down an appeal questioning the project's impact on local infrastructure and the coastal environment.
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- Encinitas group appeals commission's approval of Marea Village project
Despite being labeled a “model project” by city planning commissioners, Marea Village, the sister development to luxury Alila Marea Beach Resort in Leucadia, has officially received local pushback.
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- Save Famosa Canyon sues the San Diego Housing Commission
A Point Loma neighborhood group is suing the San Diego Housing Commission to demand public records on any future development at Famosa Canyon.
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Court upholds density bonus law that exempts
certain housing projects from local restrictions
A state appeals court says developers who agree
to include affordable housing in their projects
can be exempted from zoning rules, height limits
and other local restrictions on neighborhood
construction.
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- Lawsuit over Carlsbad’s growth management plan will
proceed
A Superior Court judge has rejected Carlsbad’s challenge
of a lawsuit alleging the city has failed to create
enough parks and open space under the growth management
plan voters approved in 1986.
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- A
judge sidelined San Diego’s attempt to revitalize
the Midway District
San Diego is responding to a damaging court ruling
with two approaches in an effort to keep the sports
arena site redevelopment process alive.
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- Court
may wipe out Measure E victory, keep the Midway District’s
30-foot height limit in place
Judge tentatively rules that the city of San Diego
should have studied the environmental impacts of taller
buildings before placing Measure E on the November
2020 ballot.
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- Judge
sides with residents, upholds voter-approved Proposition
A
Reaffirming the right of Encinitas voters to have
the final say on development proposals that fall outside
of certain land-use parameters and policies outlined
in the city’s general plan.
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- Residents
file suit to block key suburban San Diego housing
project
The development is a 536-unit senior community slated
for the defunct Carmel Highland Golf Course, formerly
the Doubletree Golf Course.
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- Northeast
Peñasquitos Residents Sue City, Developers Over Junipers
Project
The development is a 536-unit senior community slated
for the defunct Carmel Highland Golf Course, formerly
the Doubletree Golf Course.
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- Rancho
Peñasquitos Residents Worry Newly Approved Junipers
Project Would Add Fire Risk
The recently approved The Junipers project in Rancho
Peñasquitos is part of the city's plan to solve the
housing crisis.
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- Proposed
Peñasquitos project will test San Diego’s housing
plans
San Diego’s plan to help solve its housing crisis
with dense developments in suburban areas will face
a key test Tuesday when the City Council considers
the 536-unit Junipers project in Rancho Peñasquitos.
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- San
Diego OKs regulations that could cut number of short-term
vacation rentals by up to 30%
New ordinance would cap Airbnb-style rentals at 1
percent of city’s housing stock, except in Mission
Beach where a more generous allocation of listings
will be permitted.
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- UC
regents approve budget, scope and financing of UCSD’s
Theatre District Living and Learning Neighborhood
The lawsuit was filed last month in San Diego County
Superior Court by Escondido firm DeLano and DeLano
on behalf of LJSA and the HOA of Blackhorse Farms.
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- Opponents
of Del Mar re-zoning will get referendum
A grassroots group of Del Mar residents gathered more
than enough signatures to call a referendum on a lightning-rod
rezoning decision by the Del Mar City Council.
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- Environment
Report: Coastal Neighborhoods Supported Measure E
Least
Ocean Beach, Point Loma and the Midway District itself
showed the least support for Measure E (though a majority
still supported it in the latter two neighborhoods).
Precincts farthest from the coast carried the height
limit removal to victory instead.
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- La
Jolla Shores Association and homeowners group sue
to fight UC San Diego development project
The La Jolla Shores Association has joined with a
local homeowners group and filed a lawsuit to fight
UC San Diego’s planned Theatre District Living and
Learning Neighborhood.
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- Carlsbad
residents hoping to stop Windsor Pointe housing project
Residents in the Barrio neighborhood are hoping to
reverse a controversial housing project that continues
to move forward.
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- Judge
rules in favor of referendum proponents
A San Diego judge has ruled that the proponents of
a referendum petition against the North River Farms
development project did not commit fraud and forgery
in their signature-gathering efforts.
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- Judge
dismisses developer’s suit against Oceanside referendum
proponents
Second case still pending in battle over North River
Farms housing project.
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- Everything
We Know About Newland Sierra’s Promise to Provide
Affordable Housing
As they work to sell county voters on the project,
supporters of the Newland Sierra development have
touted that it will not just provide badly needed
housing, but that those homes will actually be affordable.
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- Lawsuit
Filed Against Cal Fire Program
In a 15-year effort to protect ten million acres of
priceless habitat from being destroyed by Cal Fire,
the California Chaparral Institute and other environmental
groups claim Cal Fire has ignored the wind-driven
fires that cause the greatest loss of life and property.
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- Solutions
for Change employee quits over ‘inappropriate’ request
A former employee of the Vista-based nonprofit Solutions
for Change said this week she felt compelled to quit
her job because of the way she was treated by her
boss.
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- Encinitas
Is Suing Residents Behind Controversial Housing Measure
The controversy surrounding affordable housing in
Encinitas has culminated in the city suing a group
of its own residents.
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- Community
leaders near new trolley stations sue to block plans
allowing dense, mid-rise housing
Litigation aims to overturn ‘specific’ plans the San
Diego council approved in August.
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- Friends
of Rose Creek sues City over new trolley station’s
impact
A Pacific Beach environmental watchdog group has sued
the City alleging an environmental report on the new
Balboa Avenue Trolley Station doesn’t comply.
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- Encinitas
files lawsuit against residents, says Proposition
A preventing them from complying with state law
The
residents behind Preserve Proposition A, saying the
vote requirements are stalling the city’s efforts
to produce a timely revised housing element, as required
by state law.
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Encinitas
finally gains state certification for contentious
housing plan
Pro-Proposition
A group says city is now ‘suing its residents’ over
public vote compliance issue.
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Room
with a View: Hotel Developments Overlooking the Harbor
Will Face Delays
Despite the Dana Point Planning Commission’s approval
of a hotel development to be built next door to the
Chart House overlooking Dana Point Harbor, the applicants
must now await city council approval thanks to an
appeal.
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- State
Supreme Court Rules Against San Diego in Dispensary
Lawsuit
A
California State Supreme Court ruling in a case against
the City of San Diego and how it passed the zoning
ordinance for marijuana dispensaries could have an
impact across the state, according to environmental
law experts.
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Nonprofit
files lawsuit alleging too few parks in Carlsbad
Concordia Homes proposes to build seven separate neighborhoods
within a gated community in the mountains north of
the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park.
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- Safari
Highlands Ranch becomes Harvest Hills in rebranding
effort for proposed development
Concordia Homes proposes to build seven separate neighborhoods
within a gated community in the mountains north of
the San Diego Zoo’s Safari Park.
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- Escondido
Country Club lawsuit settled; construction at former
golf course could begin by fall
Agreement between homeowner’s group and development
company New Urban West should clear the way for 380
homes.
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The
World v. Prop. A
The Coast News reports that the City Council wants
to ask a judge for permission to invalidate or amend
Proposition A — a local law giving voters veto
power over major land use changes — to comply
with the ongoing demands of state housing regulators.
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- Judge
rules Prop. A proponents can't intervene in two housing
lawsuits
A
citizens' group of growth-control advocates will not
be permitted to intervene in two housing-related lawsuits
against the city of Encinitas that were filed two
years ago, a Superior Court judge has ruled.
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- Final
ruling on future of Escondido Country Club housing
project due within week
A judge will decide next week whether a housing development
can proceed on the land of the former Escondido Country
Club.
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- Fate
of Escondido Country Club in limbo - ABC 10 News Video
The fate of Escondido Country Club is back in limbo,
as the fight over intentions to develop the land for
housing continue..
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Judge's tentative ruling would void approval of Escondido
Country Club project
A Superior Court judge on Thursday tentatively ruled
that an environmental report for a controversial housing
project on a shuttered golf course in Escondido was
inadequate and needs to be revised.
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- Del
Mar's Coastal Commission Challenge Could Make Waves
Del
Mar’s feud with the California Coastal Commission
over short-term vacation rentals could have significant
consequences outside the region’s smallest city.
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- Settlement
reduces apartments in low-income complex
A
legal settlement has been reached that will remove
six units from Pacific Wind Apartments, a 90-unit
affordable housing complex approved last year for
Harding Street in Carlsbad’s old Barrio neighborhood.
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- San
Diego’s Biggest Infrastructure Need Isn’t Streets
— It’s Storm Drains
Underneath
San Diego streets lies a network of pipes and tunnels
that most people never see.
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- Hillcrest
high-rise touted as model, but critics worry about
community character
Supporters
of a seven-story apartment building recently approved
for central Hillcrest are calling it a model for solving
San Diego’s housing crisis.
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- Lawsuit
challenging Escondido Country Club project will continue
Development
of the former Escondido Country Club property remains
in limbo following a court ruling that allows the
continuation of a lawsuit challenging the Escondido
City Council’s approval of the 380-home project.
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- Oceanside
residents suing city over new hotel near Interstate
5
The
battle over an approved hotel in Oceanside is entering
a new chapter. A group of residents are suing the
city’s approval of the Fairfield Inn & Suites on Oceanside
Blvd. near the I-5 Freeway.
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Streetscape opponents file suit against Encinitas
A group of people who've asked the state Coastal Commission
to block Encinitas' plans to eliminate two vehicle
lanes along much of Leucadia's part of Coast Highway
101 now have filed a lawsuit against the city, seeking
the same ends.
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- Lake
San Marcos developer not fined for years of building
violations
San Diego County has warned and cited a developer
four times since 2014 over building violations in
a Lake San Marcos community of more than 2,000 homes.
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- Next
stop for contested development project is appeals
court
Two Chula Vista residents are taking their legal challenge
against a controversial development project in their
Chula Vista neighborhood to the California Court of
Appeals.
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- Lawsuit
challenges Escondido Country Club project approval
The battle to develop the abandoned Escondido
Country Club property is heading back to court.
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Council
approves country club plan
After nearly five hours of presentations, resident
feedback, discussion amongst the City Council and
an overflowing audience, New Urban West, Inc.’s proposal
for the Escondido Country Club was approved Nov. 15.
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- Escondido
country club housing project gets council approval
A proposed housing development in Escondido
has neighbor pitted against neighbor. Following five
hours of public testimony and before an overflow crowd,
Escondido City Council approved Wednesday “The Villages”
housing development by a 3-2 vote.
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- Country
club owner issues ultimatum in Escondido
Many residents hoped a narrow decision Wednesday by
the Escondido City Council to allow 380 homes to be
built on the abandoned Escondido Country Club property
would put an end to a bitter and divisive issue.
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- Decision
nears on Safari Highlands project
Escondido's leaders will weigh the need for more housing
and jobs against potential traffic, fire and environmental
concerns when it considers a proposal early next year
to build 550 luxury homes in the mountains above the
San Pasqual Valley.
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- Planning
commission approves redevelopment plan for former
Escondido Country Club
It
was one big step forward for New Urban West, Inc.,
but its plan for 380 homes at the Escondido Country
Club, dubbed the Villages, still has another hurdle.
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- Escondido
Country Club: Debate over proposed development continues
For years people living near the former Escondido
Country Club have debated over a plan to build houses
on the abandoned golf course.
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- Hot
button topics dominate Escondido Town Hall meeting
The two hottest topics in Escondido dominated Mayor
Sam Abed’s Town Hall meeting Wednesday evening: development
of the Escondido Country Club.
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- Residents
sue to block affordable housing complex
A group of Carlsbad residents has filed a lawsuit
against the city to overturn its approval of a 92-unit
affordable housing complex in the Barrio neighborhood.
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- Lawsuit
blocking water plant construction settled
A lawsuit challenging the Escondido City Council’s
decision earlier this year to build a recycled water
treatment plant in the middle of town as been settled.
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- Group
seeks to overturn city's housing project
A group of residents has filed a legal complaint seeking
to overturn Carlsbad’s approval of a 90-apartment
affordable housing complex to be built in the Barrio
neighborhood with the help of a $7.2 million city
loan.
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Escondido Country Club decision could be delayed
Attorney Everett DeLano, who represents the Escondido
Country Club Homeowners Organization (ECCHO), has
asked the city to extend for another 45 days the comment
period during which people can examine and critique
a draft environmental report.
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- Country
Club neighbors bracing for next development battle
Twice before they’ve won big victories, but the hundreds
of members of the Escondido Country Club Homeowner’s
Organization (ECCHO) are back to square one and facing
perhaps their biggest challenge yet over the future
of the club’s former golf course.
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- Retirement
community sues to stop water treatment plant
A retirement community, the Springs of Escondido,
is taking the city of Escondido to court to stop it
from building a Micro-Filtration Reverse Osmosis water
treatment plant across the street.
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- Carlsbad
reaches mutual agreement with environmental and community
groups
Carlsbad approved a series of agreements with environmental
and community groups and settled a lawsuit filed by
the North County Advocates regarding Poinsettia 61
Community Benefit Agreement.
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- Behold,
a Development Battle With a Happy Ending
With land use issues so prevalent in North County,
too frequent is the focus on the developers versus
residents: the apartment building that threatens to
overrun the neighborhood, or NIMBYs who block a particular
project.
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- Park-starved
Carlsbad wins one
The Carlsbad city council on Tuesday night (March
14) unanimously approved a settlement plan that will
create a new park at the chain-link-fenced Buena Vista
reservoir and will resolve a lawsuit against the city
over alleged gaps in its general and climate action
plans.
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- Lawsuit
filed against Escondido water recycling facility
The controversial recycled water facility project
has hit a legal hurdle. The Springs of Escondido filed
a lawsuit last week against the city over its approval
to place the project adjacent to the senior community
on the corner of Washington Avenue and Ash Street.
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- Lawsuit
challenges location of Escondido water plant
A lawsuit challenging the Escondido City Council’s
decision last month to allow a large recycled water
treatment plant to be built in the middle of the city
was filed Friday in Vista Superior Court.
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- Del
Mar digs new Civic Center
Del Mar’s new $17.8 million Civic Center is at last
rising on the same ocean-view property that held the
old City Hall, a converted brick elementary school
that had been the city’s headquarters since 1975.
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- Recycled
water plant approved in Escondido
A large recycled water treatment plant will be built
at the southeast corner of Washington Avenue and Ash
Street in Escondido, despite the protests of dozens
of residents and business owners who argued the project
will ruin their neighborhood.
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- Escondido
water plant hearing set for Wednesday
A controversial plan to build a large recycled water
treatment plant at the corner of Washington Avenue
and Ash Street will come to a head Wednesday when
the Escondido City Council is tasked with making a
final decision.
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Developers Win Plenty in San Diego
Developers have the inside track both to staff and
elected officials in numerous jurisdictions, often
using (and sometimes abusing) their connections and
their significant campaign contributions for their
personal gain.
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- 2017
should bring decision on Safari Highlands project
Controversial proposal to build 550 luxury homes along
mountainous land in the San Pasqual Valley should
be decided this fall, after delays in the project’s
environmental report.
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- Gregory
Canyon combatant reflects on 28-year dump war
Thursday’s requiem for the landfill, delivered in
the form of a press release, was greeted with a chorus
of cheers in North County.
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- Gregory
Canyon Landfill project dead as Pala tribe buys part
of land
A controversial plan to build a landfill in rural
northern San Diego County has been scrapped, and a
key piece of the land has been sold to a Native American
tribe that opposed the project.
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- New
water plant site riles elderly neighbors and others
in Escondido
Residents in an Escondido retirement home
are continuing to fight the city’s plan to build a
large recycled water treatment plant next door.
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- Lawsuit
filed over Vista del Mar project
Chula Vista is being sued over a controversial condominium
project on Third Avenue the City Council approved
in August.
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- Third
Avenue development project prompts legal action
A five-story, 71-unit condominium project that is
supposed to revitalize Third Avenue is at the center
of a lawsuit.....
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- Resident
sues city over City Hall project
A homeowner is suing the city over its civic center
project, but he isn’t seeking financial gain nor does
he want to stop the development....
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- Del
Mar sued over proposed civic center's environmental
report
A Del Mar homeowner is suing the city over the environmental
report on its proposed downtown civic center, alleging
the study is flawed and needs to be revised.
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- City
Attorney Candidate Backs Off Climate Plan Claim But
Leaves a Giant Question Lingering
Even if anyone can sue the city for failing to meet
its greenhouse gas reduction targets, it’ll be really
tough for a judge to figure out how to make the city
atone for its failure, says city attorney candidate
Mara Elliott.
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- Opponents
of ‘Desert Rose’ development seek High Court review
Those looking for further environmental review for
the “Desert Rose” development in Olivenhain recently
appealed the case to the California Supreme Court.
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Small crew leads sea change in water quality
San Diego Coastkeeper, a nonprofit with a handful
of employees and a small boat, has realized these
achievements with 20 years of dogged lobbying, diplomacy
and litigation.
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CEQA Is the Great Equalizer
Our society is made up of “haves” and “have-nots.”
The disparity is glaringly evident in the legal profession. Just
ask ordinary people about how much they incurred in
fees and costs when they needed to hire a lawyer.
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CARLSBAD: California prepares to open San Diego County
desalination plant
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Carlsbad hit with pair of lawsuits
A Carlsbad nonprofit group has filed a pair of lawsuits
against the city relating to the controversial Agua
Hedionda South Shore Specific Plan, otherwise known
as the 85/15 plan, and the General Plan.
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Lawsuit filed against the Villa Storia development
Oceanside
residents filed a lawsuit against the city and Villa
Storia developer Integral Communities following City
Council approval of the project and zoning changes
made in late September and early October.
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- Oceanside
hit with lawsuit over development at Mission San Luis
Rey
A
group of residents who spoke against the recently
approved 420-home development near Mission San Luis
Rey has filed a lawsuit against the city.
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Challenge targets Caruso plan Nonprofit files
Challenge targets Caruso plan. Nonprofit files for
injunction to stop citizens' initiative OK'd by Carlsbad
City Council.
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Arguments heard in Coastkeeper suit against water
authority
San Diego Superior Court judge says he'll take the
case under submission.
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- San
Diego County Water Authority Is Not Accounting for
Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Lawsuit
The
non-profit organization claims SDCWA is breaking a
law by not accounting for their greenhouse gas emissions.
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- MURRIETA:
Residents score big win in city hall fight
Residents who live near golf course in Murrieta successfully
sued to defeat approval of an apartment complex near
their homes.
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- New
owners say dump back on track
Gregory Canyon landfill gets new investors and maybe
a new life.
A San Diego-based private equity firm has completed
its takeover of Gregory Canyon Ltd., the company that’s
been trying to build a landfill in North County for
20 years. . . read
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- Felicita
Road 65-home development approved in Escondido
The City Council approved the annexation and planned
development of the gated 65-home Oak Creek development
on Felicita Road. . . read
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- Housing
projects subject of Escondido meetings
Two potential housing projects in Escondido, one near
approval and the other far from it, will be up for
discussion this week during separate meetings at City
Hall. . . read
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How Similar Cities Function with Voters' Say in Growth
If Measure R passes, Malibu could join the likes of
towns like Del Mar and Escondido, where voters head
to the polls over major proposed developments. . .
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SANDAG approves trolley extension report
Work to extend the San Diego Trolley Blue Line from
the international border to UC San Diego and surrounding
areas is expected to start in late 2015. . . read
more>
- Encinitas'
housing policies draw legal scrutiny The
city of Encinitas is defending itself against a lawsuit
over its updated policies for enforcing the state’s
density bonus law for developers, and could soon be
facing further legal action about the issue. . . read
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- Business
Gregory Canyon landfill back on track? The
long-planned and controversial Gregory Canyon landfill,
whose developer has been plagued by financial problems
the past year, may be getting back on track.
. . . read
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- Building
Industry files lawsuit against Encinitas for recent
density-bonus actions
The Building Industry Association of San Diego has
filed a lawsuit to invalidate the Encinitas City Council’s
recent action to close several loopholes that have
been popular among developers of so-called “density-bonus”
projects
. . . read
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- Court's
ruling on Desert Rose headed for appeal
Following a Superior Court ruling on July 22 voiding
the city's approval of a 16-home project known as
Desert Rose in Olivenhain, the project's developer
is planning to file an appeal. . . . read
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- Residents
Sue Over Housing Project
Residents
have filed a lawsuit against the city in response
to the April 23 unanimous approval of a mixed-use
affordable housing development on a city-owned parking
lot in the 500 block of South Sierra Avenue. . . read
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- Encinitas
tightens housing development rules
Opponents
of the state’s density bonus law celebrated late Wednesday
as the Encinitas City Council tightened some city
development standards. . . read
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- Army
Corps dumps landfill application
Another blow to the proposed Gregory Canyon landfill
was delivered Monday by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
which announced it will cease work on a crucial permit
for the project because the developers haven’t provided
information needed to keep the process moving. . .
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- San
Diego Coastkeeper Is Suing County Water Authority
For Alleged Failure to Account for Environmental Impacts
San Diego Coastkeeper is suing the San Diego County
Water Authority, alleging its recently approved water
supply plan failed to account for existing and future
environmental impacts. . . read
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- County
Water Authority Responds to Coastkeeper Suit on Water
Plan
The San Diego County Water Authority on Monday defended
its water-supply plan in the wake of a lawsuit by
an environmental group filed the same day the water
agency won a major victory against its water supplier.
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Coastkeeper sues water authority
The San Diego County Water Authority must do more
to address the environmental impacts of its water
supply sources, San Diego Coastkeeper said in a new
lawsuit. . . read
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SD Coastkeeper files suit against Water Authority's
master plan
San Diego Coastkeeper has filed a lawsuit
against the San Diego County Water Authority that
alleges the Water Authority failed to account for
the environmental impacts of its latest master plan
update, which was adopted in late March. . . read
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SD Coastkeeper files suit against Water Authority's
master plan
San Diego Coastkeeper has filed a lawsuit
against the San Diego County Water Authority that
alleges the Water Authority failed to account for
the environmental impacts of its latest master plan
update, which was adopted in late March. . . read
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San Diego Coastkeeper Sues
Water Authority For Allegedly Violating Environmental
Act
San Diego Coastkeeper is suing the San
Diego County Water Authority, alleging its recently
approved water supply plan failed to account for existing
and future environmental impacts. . . read
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Judge rules in favor of Olivenhain neighbors
The developers of a controversial housing project
planned for a horse property in Olivenhain must conduct
an extensive environmental study before the development
can move forward, a Superior Court judge ruled on
Friday. . . read
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- Tentative
victory for neighbors in Olivenhain lawsuit
A controversial housing development planned for a
horse property in Olivenhain hit a hurdle this week
when a San Diego Superior Court judge tentatively
ruled it can’t move forward without further environmental
review.. . . read
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- Gregory
Canyon bankruptcy dismissed
A bankruptcy proceeding involving the company
behind the long-planned Gregory Canyon landfill has
been dismissed by a judge because the company failed
to retain an attorney or file any necessary paperwork
in court... . . read
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MURRIETA: Neighborhood sues city
over apartment approval
A group representing hundreds of homes next to a golf
course has sued Murrieta and a developer in a bid
to toss out a recent approval of 112-unit apartment
complex.. . . read
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Bankruptcy for Gregory Canyon
company
The company behind the long-planned Gregory Canyon
landfill announced Thursday that its three original
investors are seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
— another setback for the project that has been dogged
by delays for nearly two decades. . . read
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- Homeowners
Sue Developer
Rancho Cielo residents say they were duped, amenities
haven’t been delivered. Five Rancho Cielo Estates
homeowners are suing the developer of their upscale
neighborhood, arguing it isn’t as exclusive as they
were promised. . . read
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- Gregory
Canyon dump permit 'canceled'
A
pending Gregory Canyon landfill permit that has been
in the works for nearly seven years was canceled Wednesday
by the county’s Air Pollution Control District because
the developers owe the district more than $322,000
in late fees and work already done. . . read
more>
- Landfill
Proponents Say Again Project is Imminent
Now, 20 years after the landfill was first
proposed, Gregory Canyon Ltd. is making its boldest
prediction yet: demolition and pre-grading within
a few months, construction by late summer and a fully
operational landfill in 2015. . . read
more>
-
Community opposition to Rancho
Cielo projects builds
Multiple lawsuits and an appeal have been
filed against proposed development projects in the
Rancho Cielo residential community of Rancho Santa
Fe. . .
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more>
- Settlement
Reached in Quarry Creek Suits
The
controversial Quarry Creek housing development cleared
a large hurdle last week when developer Corky McMillin
Cos. made several significant concessions to settle
lawsuits filed by environmentalists last spring. .
.
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more>
- Save
Desert Rose v. City of Encinitas
Group stands fast in fight against high-density development.
The group spearheading the litigation, Save Desert
Rose, maintains that the proposed development will
have significant negative impacts on the environment
and quality of life in the area, potentially ruining
one of the few rural communities in the region. .
.
read
more>
-
Proposed Leucadia subdivision triggers another debate
over density law
Residents
are concerned about a proposed housing development
on Fulvia Street in Leucadia. At the center of the
debate: state legislation. . .
.
read more>
- Gregory
Canyon and CEQA Reform:
A Perfect Case Study. Featuring Everett
DeLano, Esq. and Heather Riley, Esq.
This CLE will present an in-depth look at the Gregory
Canyon Landfill project from the perspective of two
lawyers who have been involved with the project for
a number of years on both sides of the issues.. .
.
view
Flyer >
Visit
SDCBA website to register.
- Carlsbad
sued over Quarry Creek project
Everett
DeLano, who represents Preserve Calavera, said there
are numerous problems with placing much of the development
on the panhandle, including its proximity to water
sources and traffic.
. .
read
more>
- Group
alleges misconduct in housing decision
Local
environmentalist group Preserve Calavera has demanded
the withdrawal of Carlsbad City Council’s decision
approving the Quarry Creek housing development. .
.
read more>
- Preserve
Calavera files lawsuit over Quarry Creek
The
goal of the lawsuit, DeLano said, is not to stop the
development, but to reduce the number of homes and
keep construction off the environmentally sensitive
portions of the property.
. .
read more>
- Group
says city may have violated Brown Act Quarry Creek
approval at issue
DeLano
said the city didn’t provide notice on the posted
agenda for the March meeting that Quarry Creek would
be discussed in closed session nor did officials report
publicly on any action taken in closed session.
. . read
more>
- Lawsuit
Target Housing Project - Olivenhain group seeking
environmental study for plan to build 16 homes
The
residents’ attorney, Everett DeLano, said Monday that
they hope the case, which was filed last month in
Superior Court, will cause the Encinitas City Council
ultimately to rethink its vote to approve plans for
the Desert Rose Way development.
. .
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more>
- Coastkeeper
welcomes Everett DeLano
to its board of directors
San
Diego Coastkeeper, an environmental organization that
protects and restores fishable, swimmable, and drinkable
waters in San Diego County.
. .
read more>
-
Gregory Canyon Pits Water Against Trash
A
decades-long debate over a new landfill in North County
pitted trash against water at an Army Corps of Engineers’
hearing. . . read
more>
- Oh,
deer! Encinitas pols paralyzed in spotlight
Like
four deer caught in headlights, the Encinitas City
Council froze in fear last
week. . . .read
more>
- Desert
Rose residents look to head off development project
“Save
Desert Rose" a group of citizens that have opposed
a planned development are gearing up for another battle.
. . read
more>
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