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2008 Articles

Land Use JMBM Development Rights: In California the Magic Number is 99!

California voters have spoken and the state now has a new law on eminent domain. On June 3rd, California voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 99, while sending the rival Proposition 98, down to defeat. The genesis of both initiatives was the landmark decision in the case of Kelo v. City of New London. That decision upheld […]

Global Hospitality Group® Global Hospitality Advisor: 2008: Hospitality Industry Outlook

Introduction Industry Fundamentals—Where have we been? Where are we going? Jim Butler is an internationally acclaimed hotel lawyer, author of the industry-leading www.HotelLawBlog.com and Chairman of JMBM’s Global Hospitality Group®. He recently chaired JMBM’s annual Hospitality Roundtable for 2008 with some of the industry’s leading experts. Here’s what they had to say about where the […]

Environmental and Land Use JMBM Development Rights: Soon Every Project Will Need an EIR

Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that recently there has been a rash of requests for full environmental impact reports (EIRs) from community groups, project opponents and elected officials all over southern California, but particularly in Los Angeles. Is it that each one of these projects truly has potential adverse environmental impacts that cannot […]