Private Property
After Decades of Abuse – The Challenge to Restore Property Rights in California
By Ronald A. Zumbrun, 9/13/07 – Since 1993, California planning department officials have relied on the State’s "Landgate" decision for providing them confidence that they and their employers are immune from claims of abuse. This article describes the history, the relevant law and the legal attack on the Landgate precedent. Michael Shaw, President of Freedom Advocates is a plaintiff in both cases described in that attack.