PLF’s constitutional challenge to Washington state’s shoreline buffer scheme is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Kitsap Alliance of Property Owners v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board (KAPO) , began over a half decade ago, when … Continue reading
Good science fiction bends expectations in a way that encourages us to reexamine the way we think about things. This morning, I finished Zero History, a noire thriller from science fiction great William Gibson (inventor of the term “cyberspace”). While … Continue reading
Author: Brian T. Hodges Earlier today, PLF filed a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court in the case, Kitsap Alliance for Property Owners v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board. The petition asks the … Continue reading
Author: Brian T. Hodges Earlier today, the Kitsap Sun published an op-ed that I co-authored with Jackie Rossworn, executive director of Kitsap Alliance of Property Owners. The op-ed highlights several property rights victories and important issues that remain unresolved after … Continue reading
Author: Brian T. Hodges Earlier today, Washington’s Supreme Court denied PLF’s petition raising a facial challenge to the constitutionality of big, mandatory buffers in the case, Kitsap Alliance for Property Owners v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board. This … Continue reading
Author: Brian T. Hodges Big buffers may be the easiest way for government to protect environmentally sensitive areas, but that does not mean they are necessary – let alone lawful. Arguing that big buffers are necessary to assure that land … Continue reading
Author: Brian T. Hodges Regulation for its own sake only leads to more regulation. Case in point: Washington State’s land use scheme. The state’s Growth Management Act was adopted in 1990 and 1991 to require all local governments to engage … Continue reading