Monthly Archives: July 2019

What: a poll conducted by San Marcos Daily Record The results: majority believe more oversight if private entities have eminent domain authority San Marcos Daily Record | Majority Believes Eminent Domain Should Not Be Given To Private Companies Without More Oversight

Where? Lancaster PA What happened? Nuns protested a pipeline that was running through their convent’s land, ended up charged with trespass and fulfilling community service What did the judge say about the situation? “We must all be more vigilant to elect to those legislative positions persons who are highly concerned with their local constituents and […]

Where?  Florida What legislative action triggered the lawsuit? When the county disbanded the Hillsborough County Public Transportation Commission What governmental entity is being sued? The county What is the claim? That the county’s regulatory change devalued taxi medallions that that is tantamount to a taking that requires compensation Tampa Bay Times | Lawsuit: Hillsborough’s new […]

Where? Texas What question(s) will the TX Attorney General answer? Statutory Construction of the dog bite law, including? Definition of sworn complaint Does it have to be shown that the attack was unprovoked? What are defenses if the dog attack was provoked? Is the 10 day hearing requirement a hard limit? Or, can it be […]

Where? California What? SB 50 (2019 | CA) How does SB 50 change single family zoning? By permitting more high volume housing construction in areas that are near: high-frequency transit lines job clusters good schools Why? California has a housing shortage estimated at 3.5 million homes and single family zoning is an obstruction to high […]

Where? Oregon What? HB 2001 (2019 | OR)  How does HB 2001 change zoning? Cities 10,000+ must allow duplexes in single-family zoned areas In the Portland and its county, must allow quadplexes and “cottage clusters” of homes around a common yard Why? To fill a housing gap between single family and high rise living from […]