California Supreme Court Upholds Local Logging Regulations
The firm successfully defends Santa Cruz County in the California Supreme Court against a lumber company’s claim that state law preempted the County’s authority to regulate logging through zoning. (Big Creek Lumber Co. v. County of Santa Cruz, 38 Cal.4th 1139 (2006).)
SMW Defends City’s Mobile Home Rent Review Board Decision
The firm obtains a court order dismissing a court challenges to the City of Concord’s implementation of its mobile home rent control ordinance. (Concord Communities, L.P. v. City of Concord (2006).)
Exchange Agreements Open Door to Redevelopment of Oakland Army Base
The firm assists the Oakland Army Base Reuse Authority in negotiating series of land exchange and related agreements, authorized by legislation drafted by the firm (SB 674), that will enable the redevelopment of the former Army Base.
Settlement Protects Gateway to Lake Tahoe
On behalf of a coalition of environmental groups, the firm successfully challenges the approval by Placer County of the Martis Valley Community Plan. The Plan would have allowed massive urban development at a key gateway to Lake Tahoe. (Sierra Watch et al. v. Placer County.) Following the challenge, the firm negotiates a series of innovative […]
SMW Advises City on Alameda Landing Project – Reuse of Former Navy Base
Photo by Alameda Point Environmental Report Assisted by the firm, the City of Alameda in 2006 approves the Alameda Landing Project on the former Alameda Fleet Industrial Supply Center military base site as a walkable mixed-use, transit-accessible community with affordable housing, parks and school, and waterfront promenade.
California Supreme Court Upholds Goleta’s Denial of Subdivision Map
The firm serves as part of the legal team that obtains a ruling from the California Supreme Court upholding the discretion of a newly-formed city to deny a final subdivision map where the county had earlier granted a vesting tentative map. (City of Goleta v. Superior Court, 40 Cal.4th 270 (2006).)
New Bike Trail Created with SMW’s Assistance
With the firm’s help, the City of Pacifica in 2006 resolves neighboring landowners’ objections and closes San Pedro Terrace Road to automobile traffic — the first step toward creating an off-highway bike path linking Pacifica to points south.
Protected: Protection of Affordable Housing in San Francisco
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SMW Selected as Legal Counsel to Transbay Joint Powers Authority
In 2005 the firm is selected as legal counsel to the Transbay Joint Powers Authority (TJPA), the public agency charged with delivering a multi-modal transit hub in downtown San Francisco. The firm has been honored to serve as legal counsel to the agency for more than 15 years.