In the Public Interest is SMW's e-newsletter on public agency topics.
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IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST (No. 7)
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Summer is here! Join us as we tackle some of the issues facing our public agency clients.
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Despite Recent Uptick in Developer-Sponsored Initiatives, Voters Remain Wary
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The politics of 2016 were unusual in many respects, and voter initiatives were no exception. Catherine Engberg explains there was an uptick in developer-sponsored voter initiatives following the Supreme Court’s
Tuolumne Jobs decision—but election results suggest that the “Tuolumne strategy” is largely unpopular with voters.
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State Updates Requirement to Reduce Waste from Construction and Demolition Projects
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California has recently updated its green building standards to include a new statewide requirement that at least 65 percent of waste from new construction and demolition projects be recycled and/or salvaged for reuse. Catherine Malina outlines the new requirements and steps local jurisdictions should take now.
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Defending Local Control of Land Use
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In a
recent Op-Ed, Andrew Schwartz argues that as local governments fill the void in environmental protections created by the Trump Administration, they should seek to have regulatory takings challenges to such efforts heard in state rather than federal courts. |
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