Publications
Law Alert – The “Other” New Redevelopment Laws
While the redevelopment community anxiously awaits the California Supreme Court’s decision regarding the constitutionality of ABx1 26 and 27 (the “Redevelopment Restructuring Acts”), two other...
Detailed Analysis of Supreme Court Decision in CRA v. Matosantos and Related Implementation Actions
Goldfarb & Lipman has prepared a detailed analysis of the California Supreme Court Decision which upholds the dissolution of Redevelopment Agencies in the State and overturns AB1x 27, the...
Law Alert – What’s Next? Agency Administration During Uncertain Times
Does my agency really have to do that? When? and Why? These questions have come to pervade the minds of redevelopment agency staff throughout the State as a result of the adoption of AB x1 26 and...
Law Alert – CA Supreme Court Issues Partial Stay and Agrees to Review Constitutionality of Redevelopment Restructuring Acts
Win, Lose, or Draw? California Supreme Court Issues Partial Stay and Agrees to review CRA/League of California Cities’ Petition Challenging Redevelopment Restructuring Acts. Download the PDF: “Law...
Law Alert – Summary of Enacted State Budget Legislation Regarding Redevelopment
Among the trailer bills are two addressing redevelopment that significantly modify the California Community Redevelopment Law: ABx1 26 (the “Dissolution Act”) and ABx1 27 (the “Voluntary Program...
Life After Palmer: What’s Next? — Local Responses to Palmer and Patterson
In 2009, two published Court of Appeal decisions, Building Industry Ass’n of Cent. California v. City of Patterson (“Patterson”)[1] and Palmer/Sixth Street Properties L.P. v. City of Los Angeles...
Select California Laws Relating to Residential Recovery Facilities and Group Homes
This paper summarizes California statutes and case law regarding planning and zoning requirements applicable to group homes and supportive housing that impose limitations on local governments beyond...
Law Alert – New ADA Regs & Design Standards in Effect; Notable Changes
In September of 2010 the U.S. Department of Justice revised the regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for Title II (State and Local Government Entities) and Title III...
Law Alert – Section 202 Reform Bill Signed Into Law
With surprisingly little controversy, Congress passed legislation to reform the Section 202 and 811 supportive housing programs for very low income elderly and disabled persons. President Obama...
Law Alert – HCD Adopts Annual Housing Element Reporting Regulations
In March, the California Department of Housing and Community Development finally adopted Housing Element regulations that specify to citities and counties how to complete annual reports on housing...
Law Alert – Is Your Homeownership Program SAFE?
If you or your organization operates a homeownership program that markets, offers, or packages loans for homebuyers, you may be subject to SB 36 and SAFE Act Requirements. Download the PDF: “Is Your...
Law Alert – Bay Area Air District Adopts New Guidelines for Greenhouse Gases and Health Risk; More Projects Likely to Require Air Quality Analysis
The new Guidelines adopted on June 2, 2010, by the Bay Area Air District, contain new criteria for analyzing the air quality impacts of development projects under CEQA, in particular related to...
Law Alert – Cities and Counties Need to Amend Local Inclusionary Ordinances to Address Palmer V. City of Los Angeles
The Palmer decision has significant implications for local inclusionary ordinances. While the case only affects rental housing, communities should amend their local inclusionary ordinances to...
Law Alert – Redevelopment: Challenges to Redevelopment Agency Funding of Public Improvements
On January 1, 2010, SB 93 will take effect, making it more difficult for redevelopment agencies to fund public improvements located entirely outside of and not contiguousto a redevelopment project...
Preserving Affordability of NSP Funded Foreclosed Properties
Published 2009. Created for NCB Capital Impact by Heather Gould and Barbara Kautz, Goldfarb & Lipman LLP with Rick Jacobus, Burlington Associates. The NSP report developed by Goldfarb &...