Big Box Battles Heat Up in San Diego
For years, major cities, especially in California, have held their ground in what some consider an unwelcome onslaught by Walmart stores and their like. In the City of San Diego, however, Walmart has...
View ArticleCourt Upholds Use Permit for Walmart Supercenter
By Katherine J. Hart, Abbott & Kindermann, LLP Citizens for Open Government v. City of Lodi involves the consolidation of three separate actions revolving around the City of Lodi’s approval of a...
View ArticleSmart Growth Literature Hits a Cul-du-Sac
Josh Stephens Where is Robert Bruegemann when you need him?A few years back, Bruegmann wrote Sprawl: A Compact History, an exaltation of low-density growth. It called for cities to double-down on all...
View ArticleEIR overturned for slim 'urban decay' mitigation
Martha Bridegam When a new shopping center at the edge of town might skim off customers from existing businesses, how far can a planning department go to protect against "urban decay"? read more
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