Property Rights — Regulatory Taking Victory The California First District Court of Appeal issued a huge victory for landowners in this opinion in Lockaway Storage v. County of Alameda. Acting on assurances from county planners that a boat and r.v. … Continue reading
Yesterday, the California Coastal Commission voted to amend the permit to renovate the Marshall Tavern, reducing project-killing conditions that had no connection to the renovation plan. PLF is representing the owners of Marshall Tavern, Daniel Altman and Avi Atid, in … Continue reading
PLF attorneys just filed a lawsuit against the City of Solana Beach (San Diego County) over land-use regulations that threaten the right of landowners to protect, use, and enjoy their properties. PLF’s suit is on behalf of the Beach & Bluff … Continue reading
Last week, PLF Principal Attorney, Paul Beard, reported on two troubling bills introduced in February that would amend the California Coastal Act to drastically expand the powers of the California Coastal Commission. Monday, I attended the hearing of the California … Continue reading
PLF will be live-tweeting today’s hearing of the California Assembly Natural Resources Committee, which will be considering two bills to expand the already extreme powers of the California Coastal Commission. That hearing’s at 1:30pm, and you can follow it on … Continue reading
The California Legislature is considering two bills that would grant the California Coastal Commission—already perhaps the Nation’s most powerful land-use agency—even more power over property owners. Assemblyman (and ex-Coastal Commissioner) Mark Stone is sponsoring AB 203, which would allow the … Continue reading
Earlier this month, a San Diego Superior Court judge ruled against the California Coastal Commission’s decision to (1) deny coastal property owners the right to reconstruct a private staircase down to the beach and (2) impose a 20-year expiration date for … Continue reading