August 2012

William W. Abbott, partner at Abbott & Kindermann, LLP will be speaking on the following topic:

 Subdivision Map Act – Road Hazards for Real Estate Practitioners

 Date and Time:

            Monday September 10, 2012 at 11:35 a.m.

Location:

            The Firehouse Restaurant – Golden Eagle Room

            112 Second Street, Old Sacramento,

Rewritten to address desperately needed CEQA reform, SB 317 (sponsored by Senator Rubio) proposes significant revisions to CEQA via a completely different statute – The Sustainable Environmental Protection Act. While environmentalists claim the changes are “last minute” and would completely “gut” CEQA, business interests contend the proposed changes have been in the works for at

By Glen C. Hansen

In Conservatorship of Whitley (2010) 50 Cal. 4th 1206, the California Supreme Court examined the three requirements that litigants must prove in order to recover attorneys’ fees under California’s ‘private attorney general’ fee statute in Code of Civil Procedure section 1021.5. Those factors are “(1) plaintiffs’ action ‘has resulted in the enforcement of an important right affecting the public interest,’ (2) ‘a significant benefit, whether pecuniary or nonpecuniary has been conferred on the general public or a large class of persons’ and (3) ‘the necessity and financial burden of private enforcement are such as to make the award appropriate.’” (Id. at p. 1214 (citation omitted).)Continue Reading Only The Pecuniary Interests Of A Public Litigant May Be Considered When Awarding Attorneys’ Fees To The Public Litigant Under Code of Civil Procedure §1021.5

PLAN Sac Valley Mentoring Program

The award winning PLAN Sac Valley Mentoring Program provides the next generation of professional planners a challenging one-on-one and group mentoring forum for personal and professional growth and advancement. Applications are now available. For information on becoming a mentee or mentor go to: http://www.sacvalley-apa.org/ypgmenu/plan-sac-valley.html

Diane Kindermann Henderson, a partner at the firm, will be speaking at the Lorman Seminar on Current Issues in Stormwater Regulation on August 16, 2012, in Redding.  This seminar will discuss changes in Stormwater regulations including the new Draft Industrial NPDES Permit released in July, permitting processes, compliance and legal issues and the effects of

Vested Rights, Vesting Maps and Development Agreements

William Abbott

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Thursday, August 23, 2012, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Sutter Square Galleria

Sacramento, CA

Development agreements are an effective avenue for a community and developer to come together and process a project. Both sides of the table need to carefully consider the terms of these contracts and

Instructors: Diane Kindermann, Bruce Baracco, Bob Klousner, Amanda Olekszulin, and Terry Rivasplata

The program is designed to give LAFCO, city and special district staff the ability to prepare, initiate, administer, review and comment on environmental documents required by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). For more information, including Registration details, please visit www.Calafco.org

This seminar will guide winery, vineyard owners, operators and legal professionals through cost-effective strategies to address current environmental, business and technical challenges.

Two Dates and Locations:

November 6, 2012 – Oak Ridge Winery, Lodi; and

November 14, 2012 – Cielo Estate, Shingle Springs

More information, tentative agenda and registration coming soon.

By William W. Abbott

Mobilehome parks represent meaningful opportunities for affordable housing. Conversions of rental mobilehome parks to individual ownerships can create affordable ownership opportunities for lower income families and individuals, or displacement of the same economically disadvantaged households burdened with a difficult-to-relocate housing asset. The legislature has struggled with crafting the appropriate protocols for cities and counties to follow when reviewing applications for park conversion. The most recent judicial decision involves city and county practice when determining whether or not an application represented a bona fide application to convert (Government Code section 66427.5.)Continue Reading Tenant Surveys Form Foundation of Denial of Mobilehome Park Conversion Request