“Wal-Mart Opponents Hit CEQA Home Run”

1 January 2005 – by Paul Shigley An appellate court has overturned separate environmental impact reports and project approvals for two Bakersfield shopping centers with Wal-Mart supercenters as anchors. The court ruled that the city must address the potential for the projects to cause urban decay, consider the combined impacts of the two shopping centers, … Continue reading →

“Hillside ordinance prompts suit”

January 6, 2007 By David Burger, The Bakersfield Californian “The developers and landowners affected by the revised hillside ordinance, which essentially limits where developers can build in the hills of northeast Bakersfield, are suing the city of Bakersfield, court records showed Friday. They hope the courts will prevent the ordinance from being enforced, alleging the … Continue reading →