Wednesday, January 30, 2002

Contra Costa Times - News. Developer considers plan for Busch land PLEASANTON --Ponderosa Homes will consider filing formal plans to develop the once-controversial Busch property on the city's east side. (Jan. 30) [Contra Costa Times-News] 2:48:19 PM

via Rough & Tumble. Growth controls PPIC report -- in some California cities have done little to slow the pace of development and are not to blame for the state's critical housing shortage, researchers conclude in a report released today. Riverside and Redlands, however, are among a handful of communities where strict, voter-approved limits on residential building have made a difference in where and how much development occurs, said Max Neiman, a professor of political science at UC Riverside and co-author of "Cities Under Pressure: Local Growth Controls and Residential Development Policy." The report by the Public Policy Institute of California examined residential development policies of California cities. Growth-control critics have charged that such policies have contributed to state's housing shortage. Bettye Wells Miller in the Riverside Press -- 1/30/02   Link to the report here [Rough & Tumble] 2:37:52 PM

San Ramon Valley Times. Danville warily eyes Alamo Creek proposal Development garners county panel's praise, but may face closer scrutiny from supervisors  TASSAJARA VALLEY -- In the wake of conflicting decisions by two planning commissions reviewing the huge proposed Alamo Creek development, Danville is taking a wait-and-see stance on the project's future, one Danville council member said. (Jan. 30) [San Ramon Valley Times] 10:31:03 AM