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Private Property

Pathfinder Parallels: UK and US “Smart Growth”

December 15, 2006 Wyatt Hull Comments Off on Pathfinder Parallels: UK and US “Smart Growth”

By Wyatt Hull, 12/15/2006 – Under a benign sounding program called “Pathfinder,” single-family houses in the United Kingdom are targets of the wrecking ball. The aggressive tactic of “public/private partner” redevelopment called “Smart Growth” (rails, trails and high-density housing) is occurring on both sides of the Atlantic. “Eminent domain” and “compulsory purchase order seizures” are on the rise but there is also hope in the form of successful individual resistance.

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Oceans and Coasts

National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan

December 5, 2006 Michael Shaw Comments Off on National Marine Sanctuary Management Plan

This brief commentary with indepth hyperlinks pertains to the Joint Management Plans, Regulations, and Environmental Impact Reports (EIRs) for the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, and the Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary.

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Illegitimate Government

Referenda-Proof Redevelopment: How San Francisco is Evading Challenges to the Bayview-Hunters Point

December 4, 2006 Ronald A. Zumbrun Comments Off on Referenda-Proof Redevelopment: How San Francisco is Evading Challenges to the Bayview-Hunters Point

By Ronald A. Zumbrun, 12/4/2006 – San Francisco policy-makers have stonewalled an entire community’s effort to have a say in what the Redevelopment Agency does to their neighborhood based on an alleged “procedural” defect in the referendum petition process. Although the petition had included a complete copy of the text of the proposed ordinance, it had failed to include the full text of no less than ten separate documents which had been incorporated by reference into the ordinance during the drafting phase. Unless this opinion is challenged, all citizens’ fundamental right of referenda in California will be in jeopardy.

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Sustainable Development

Maurice Strong – No Better Place to Hide Than China

November 1, 2006 Judi McLeod Comments Off on Maurice Strong – No Better Place to Hide Than China

By Judi McLeod, 8/2/2006 – Maurice Strong, a Canadian oil billionaire, was also the Secretary General of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro where the unveiling of Agenda 21 occurred. He said, "….current lifestyles and consumption patterns of the affluent middle class, involving high meat intake, use of fossil fuels, appliances, home and work air conditioning, and suburban housing are not sustainable."
May 13, 2010 Update from Judi McLeod here.

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Santa Cruz County

Transportation Fairy Wishes Away Your Car

October 24, 2006 Citizen Sue Comments Off on Transportation Fairy Wishes Away Your Car

By Citizen Sue, 10/24/2006 –

The "rehearsed" participants wanted to: regulate car drivers, raise gas taxes, increase parking costs and eliminate public parking. Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission facilitators leaned toward rail transit and away from cars.

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Private Property

What is Private Property?

October 3, 2006 Michael Shaw Comments Off on What is Private Property?

By Michael Shaw, 10/3/2006 – Liberty Garden is a coastal oasis in Central California. It is a demonstration of how private property and ecological stewardship work hand in hand. There a former weed lot now supports a wild wonderland with a plethora of productive native plants, which in turn support an array of indigenous species. Liberty Garden proves that if people are free to create voluntary associations, the laws of economics and the consequence of stewardship will cause the earth to improve.
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