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Planning for San Francisco's Future: Information Technology and Biotech ( October 2004 )
The nation's and Bay Area's economies are evolving rapidly. New industries continue to evolve in sectors that may be as hard to imagine as the Internet was only a decade ago. Accommodating new businesses that don't fit our conventional vision of "office" or "laboratory" or "manufacturing" is a challenge for San Francisco. -
Minnesota's Tax Abatement Program Limits Increased ( October 2003 )
City officials do not have much to smile about these days. The 2003 Minnesota Legislature approved reductions in the amount of money it sends to local governments through its Local Government Aid (LGA) program and further constricted local governments’ ability to levy new taxes and use Tax Increment Financing (TIF), among other things. -
Growth Within Bounds: A Discussion of the Recent Changes to the Laws Governing Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCOs) ( August 2003 )
Growth concerns and debates over governance are not new to California. With each growth spurt, demand for government services has increased, as has the criticism that poor planning resulted in inefficient delivery of these public services. In the late 1990s, faced with California's latest growth spurt, and a series of voter-adopted initiatives that diminished the independence of local governments and constrained their ability to raise funds, state officials again began focusing on local agency boundaries and the effects of rapid growth. The result was a 16-month reexamination of the policies, practices, and statutes affecting the organization and boundaries of California's local agencies. This article examines that process and the statutory changes that resulted from it. -
Have Lawmakers Found A Cure For Sprawl? ( October 2000 )
Commercial development in the Philadelphia suburbs is on fire, and residential development continues unabated. "Ant. -
How Do The Zoning Laws Affect You? ( October 2000 )
Zoning represents an attempt by local government, usually cities and towns, to regulate the land usage. Generally,. -
Annexation In Georgia: Legal And Practical Considerations ( September 2000 )
INTRODUCTION Annexation is governed by O.C.G.A. Title 36, Chapter 36 (? 36-36-1 et seq.) That chapter describes. -
Avoiding a Building Moratorium in Florida: City of Palm Beach Gardens and Developers Cooperated. ( May 2000 )
This was an easy column to write. Why? It's about a true story, with an interesting cast of characters, a happy . -
City Bad Faith Plus Jury Trial Equals Verdict For Property Owners: City Of Monterey v. Del Monte Dunes ( August 1999 )
As the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania once put it, "The genius of our democracy springs from the bedrock foundation . -
Legislature to Decide Whether Cities can Force Closure of Lawful Business Use without Compensation ( June 1999 )
Several months ago we advised business and property owners of the importance of following the municipal Comprehensive Planning process, now underway, in order to protect future real property development opportunities in the metropolitan area. -
Metropolitan Council and Cities Scramble to Complete Comprehensive Plans ( June 1999 )
Minnesota's Metropolitan Planning Act required metropolitan area cities, counties, and towns to revise their Comprehensive Plans in accord with Metropolitan Council System Plans, by December 31, 1998.