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PUBLIC WORKS ALERT: Is your current contract actually current?

Of no fault of their own, many public agencies are using forms and contract documents that quote repealed statutes. In 2012, the California Legislature recodified and renumbered provisions of the Civil Code regarding public and private works of improvement, bonds, stop notices and mechanics liens..

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Spot Zoning in California Permissible if Facts Support Benefit to Community

On January 8, 2013 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Los Angeles County is not liable for transfers of polluted water from concrete lined portion of rivers into unlined portions of the same river. Specifically, the question in the case was whether.

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U.S. Supreme Court Rules In Favor of L.A. County Flood Control District

On January 8, 2013 the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Los Angeles County is not liable for transfers of polluted water from concrete lined portion of rivers into unlined portions of the same river. Specifically, the question in the case was whether.

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Sustainability Moves Forward with San Diego Association of Governments’ New “Sustainable Communities Strategy”

On October 28, 2011, the San Diego Association of Governments (“SANDAG”) took the historic, albeit controversial, step of approving the nation’s first comprehensive regional sustainability plan: the SANDAG “Sustainable Communities Strategy.” This important document sets forth SANDAG’s 40-year plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and.

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AGC Attorneys Speak Before the Realty Investment Association of California

Alvarez-Glasman and Colvin is pleased to announce that two AGC attorneys, Matthew M. Gorman and Anthony Marinaccio, were invited to speak before the Realty Investment Association of California. The lecture, titled How Bankruptcy Affects the Landlord Tenant Relationship, was given on Tuesday, October 18, 2011..

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