Court of Appeal Holds Cities May Enact Various Forms of Residential Rent Control Measures -
Cities can decide what rent control scheme to adopt and what base year to use for rent setting in drafting local rent control...more
Ninth Circuit Dismisses Case Brought Against Alameda County for Zoning Requirements -
The U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently dismissed an appeal by Citizens for Free Speech against Alameda County, (Citizens for...more
Ninth Circuit Decision in Apartment-Condominium Conversion Program Dispute -
Property owners who claimed the City and County of San Francisco’s apartment-to-condominium building conversion program’s lifetime lease...more
California Appellate Court Looks to Local Ordinance’s Intention for Determination -
In determining what makes a “super majority” of a governing body, a California appellate court said the entire number of seats on the body...more
It’s been 3 years since the 2016 voter initiative, Proposition 64, legalized cannabis in California. The Adult Use of Marijuana Act, also known as AUMA, passed with 57 percent voter approval and became law Nov. 9, 2016. What...more
California’s Office of Administrative Law has approved state cannabis regulations to permanently replace the previous emergency regulations, effective immediately. The new regulations — totaling 138 pages — regulate cannabis...more
1/24/2019
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The State of California has unveiled new proposed permanent regulations for the licensing of commercial cannabis businesses. One of the most controversial provisions affecting local agencies is California Code of Regulations...more
8/15/2018
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