Inclusionary Housing Stays
By Neal Parish and Todd Williams
In a recent case closely followed by the development community, the California Supreme Court unanimously rejected a challenge filed by the California Building Industry...
McNellis: Big City Dreaming
Mixed Use, Mixed Results
By John McNellis
It’s the “Thou Shall Not” that dooms religion in America. If ecclesiasticals would content themselves with the positive, with instructing us on what to...
5 Things Lawyers Want Developers to Know
Advising Technology Companies in Office Leasing
By Grace S. Yang and Michael C. Polentz at law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP
Indoor slides, freshly made meals and bowling alleys are...
California Water Law Update
How California’s Drought and Governor Brown’s Executive Order Can Potentially Affect Your Business and Your Water Rights
By Anthony A. Verdugo
“How do Governor Brown’s new water restrictions affect me or...
McNellis: Let Them Commute
By John McNellis
“The rich are different from you and me.” F. Scott Fitzgerald
Rich cities are different, too, but—like rich people—they have their own seemingly insoluble problems. It’s just that...
McNellis: Fickle Shades of Green
Making it in Real Estate (Part Seven): Fickle Shades of Green
By John McNellis
“Friendship is constant in all other things save in the office and affairs of love.”
Shakespeare had...
Supreme Court Reins in CEQA
Supreme Court Ruling In Hillside Development Case Strengthens CEQA Exemptions
By Arthur F. Coon
The California Supreme Court took a significant step to rein in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)...
Dealing With Dirty Dirt
By Marv Pearlstein
When developers and their investors contemplate acquiring a site that is compromised with environmental contamination, there are important guidelines they would do well to follow in order...
McNellis: Size Matters
Making it in Real Estate (Part Six): Size Matters
By John McNellis
In the opening scene of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, Rosencrantz correctly calls heads ninety-two times in a row...
Non-News Flash: Things are Booming
By Gary Marsh
San Jose and Silicon Valley are booming, as evidenced by hotel occupancy and nightly rates (Part I) in downtown San Jose’s premium hotels, as well as the...
