IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST (No. 11)

Ninth Circuit Provides Further Clarity on the Limits of Regulatory Takings

On April 23, in Colony Cove Properties, LLC v. City of Carson, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed the broad leeway local governments have to regulate the use of property without causing a “taking” under the under the Takings Clause of the Fifth Amendment.


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SB 50: The Legislature Attempts to Protect National Parks, Erects New Hurdles for Local Development

The year 2017 was marked by legal conflict between the State of California and the federal government. Hidden amidst higher-profile state enactments was SB 50, a statute that looks on the surface like a mostly-procedural conservation measure but that will have substantial practical effects for many local agencies.

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SB 827 Comes . . . and Goes

In the last edition of In the Public Interest, we provided a summary of the legislation enacted by the State in 2017 to address California’s growing housing crisis. Since then, a new, highly controversial housing bill—SB 827—has come and gone.

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