In a recent neighbor dispute, retired baseball All Star John Olerud petitioned his local board of adjustment in Washington to force his neighbor to cut down a rare Chinese pine, worth $18,000, so Olerud could have an unobstructed view of… Continue Reading
In its first full year of business in 1998, the 99 Cents Only store in the north Los Angeles city of Lancaster did over $5 million in sales. This was welcome news to the city, given the space had been… Continue Reading
The OC Register reports that among the three Republican candidates for the newly drawn 47th district, straddling southern Los Angeles and northern Orange Counties, are Los Alamitos Councilman Troy Edgar and Long Beach Councilman Gary DeLong. You might recognize those… Continue Reading
From the Government vs. Childhood chronicles, “[a] zoning board in Fairfax County, Va., is standing firm in its decision to order a war veteran to destroy a tree house he built for his two young sons.” He said he contacted… Continue Reading
I had the privilege of briefing and appearing on the writ petition granted on October 7 invalidating an exclusive 10-year trash hauling contract awarded by the City of Los Alamitos last year. The City enacted a competitive bidding ordinance in… Continue Reading