Lawsuit

Surplus Land Act Ruling Will Be Felt in Charter Cities

12/03/2019 - 4:54 AM By Brittany M.

San Jose and more than 100 other charter cities must offer any surplus public land to affordable housing developers before it can be sold, an appeals court has ruled.

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State AG Joins Pot Shop’s Delivery Suit Against Santa Cruz County

12/03/2019 - 4:48 AM By Brittany M.

The motion opens a new front in the battle over statewide deliveries.

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Woman Who Tripped Over Scooter Sues Santa Monica, SMC

11/14/2019 - 7:28 AM By Brittany M.

It was bound to happen.

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Clovis Sued Over Housing

10/24/2019 - 5:27 AM By Brittany M.

A group known as Central California Legal Services (CCLS) is suing the City of Clovis over a lack of affordable housing — a problem it says was caused by zoning failures that violate California’s H

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Housing Group Sues Whittier Over Granny Flats

09/17/2019 - 5:48 AM By Brittany M.

Construction of backyard homes is one of the key fronts in California’s housing war.

California Association of Realtors

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Santa Clara, San Francisco Sue Trump Admin Over Public Charge Rule

08/19/2019 - 4:58 PM By Brittany M.

Immigrants receiving food stamps could be denied green cards over a controversial new policy.

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Orange County Reaches “Landmark” Settlement on Homeless Encampments

07/30/2019 - 2:20 AM By Brittany M.

Could this be a working model for the country?

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This Motel is a Hotbed for Drugs and Crime. L.A.’s City Attorney Wants to Force Its Managers to Live In It.

05/01/2019 - 7:17 PM By Brittany M.

L.A. seeks to give three motel managers a taste of their own medicine.

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L.A. Sues Illegal Pot Shop That Sold Tainted Weed

04/24/2019 - 6:35 PM By Brittany M.

The City Attorney’s office has filed more than 200 criminal cases against illegal pot shops in the past year, but this marks the first time it has gone after a dispensary’s wallet through civil penalties.

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24 Local Governments Sue the State Over Marijuana Delivery Rules

04/22/2019 - 8:28 PM By Brittany M.

The County of Santa Cruz and 23 cities are suing over new BCC regs that allow marijuana deliveries statewide.

League of California Cities

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