KUSP LandWatch News 2006 Transcript Archives

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Archived Transcripts:

Week of December 25, 2006 to December 29, 2006

• Monday, December 25, 2006
  Merry Christmas
  
  
• Tuesday, December 26, 2006
  Coyote Valley Planning
  
  
• Wednesday, December 27, 2006
  Leveraging The Green Economy
  
  
• Thursday, December 28, 2006
  No Holiday Gift For Developers!
  
  
• Friday, December 29, 2006
  Monterey County’s General Plan Saga

Week of December 18, 2006 to December 22, 2006

• Monday, December 18, 2006
  The Highway 68 Coalition
  
  
• Tuesday, December 19, 2006
  Two Boards of Supervisors Meeting Today
  
  
• Wednesday, December 20, 2006
  SCRP Meets the Chancellor
  
  
• Thursday, December 21, 2006
  The New Frederick Street “Irregulars
  
  
• Friday, December 22, 2006
  Wild and Scenic Films on View

Week of December 11, 2006 to December 15, 2006

• Monday, December 11, 2006
  Diablo Canyon Decision on Thursday
  
  
• Tuesday, December 12, 2006
  A Tribute To Mardi Wormhoudt
  
  
• Wednesday, December 13, 2006
  Subdivisions
  
  
• Thursday, December 14, 2006
  CEQA and Global Warming
  
  
• Friday, December 15, 2006
  Global Warming, CEQA, And Land Use

Week of December 4, 2006 to December 8, 2006

• Monday, December 4, 2006
  ALBA Is For Farmers
  
  
• Tuesday, December 5, 2006
  Last Call For General Plan Comments
  
  
• Wednesday, December 6, 2006
  SPAWN Walks
  
  
• Thursday, December 7, 2006
  City of Santa Cruz General Plan
  
  
• Friday, December 8, 2006
  One Ear To The Tracks

Week of November 27, 2006 to December 1, 2006

• Monday, November 27, 2006
  Letting The Voters Decide
  
  
• Tuesday, November 28, 2006
  Let Monterey County Voters Decide
  
  
• Wednesday, November 29, 2006
  Fury On The Range
  
  
• Thursday, November 30, 2006
  The TAMC Agenda on December 6th
  
  
• Friday, December 1, 2006
  Where To Go On December 11th

Week of November 20, 2006 to November 24, 2006

• Monday, November 20, 2006
  Tomorrow at 1:30 – General Plan Discussions
  
  
• Tuesday, November 21, 2006
  Land Use Issues in Santa Cruz County
  
  
• Wednesday, November 22, 2006
  Rail As Growth Inducing
  
  
• Thursday, November 23, 2006
  Thanksgiving Plus A Week
  
  
• Friday, November 24, 2006
  Environmental Collaboration

Week of November 13, 2006 to November 17, 2006

• Monday, November 13, 2006
  More on TAMC
  
  
• Tuesday, November 14, 2006
  September Ranch
  
  
• Wednesday, November 15, 2006
  Padilla-Related Litigation
  
  
• Thursday, November 16, 2006
  Citizen Involvement in Land Use Policy
  
  
• Friday, November 17, 2006
  ond Implementation

Week of November 6, 2006 to November 10, 2006

• Monday, November 6, 2006
  Making Waves / Sanctuary Management Plan
  
  
• Tuesday, November 7, 2006
  Election Day
  
  
• Wednesday, November 8, 2006
  Plan Ahead For December 5th
  
  
• Thursday, November 9, 2006
  The TAMC Road Formula
  
  
• Friday, November 10, 2006
  GIS

Week of October 30, 2006 to November 3, 2006

• Monday, October 30, 2006
  Land Use and the November 7th Ballot
  
  
• Tuesday, October 31, 2006
  “NO” on 90: Your Most Important Vote
  
  
• Wednesday, November 1, 2006
  “YES” on 1C- Money for Housing
  
  
• Thursday, November 2, 2006
  My Recommendation: “NO” on 1B
  
  
• Friday, November 3, 2006
  Majority Rule and the Initiative Process

Week of October 23, 2006 to October 27, 2006

• Monday, October 23, 2006
  The Housing Element in Santa Cruz County
  
  
• Tuesday, October 24, 2006
  Here’s The Latest on Rancho San Juan
  
  
• Wednesday, October 25, 2006
  New Urbanism Comes To Salinas
  
  
• Thursday, October 26, 2006
  Something Is Happening in San Miguel
  
  
• Friday, October 27, 2006
  Sewers and Soledad

Week of October 16, 2006 to October 20, 2006

• Monday, October 16, 2006
  The Dalidio Ranch Initiative / CLUE Meeting
  
  
• Tuesday, October 17, 2006
  Eliminating Affordable Housing Restrictions
  
  
• Wednesday, October 18, 2006
  Carmel Valley: The Next New City?
  
  
• Thursday, October 19, 2006
  The Coastal Water Project
  
  
• Friday, October 20, 2006
  Farmland Protection in Santa Cruz County

Week of October 9, 2006 to October 13, 2006

• Monday, October 9, 2006
  Land Use and the General Plan
  
  
• Tuesday, October 10, 2006
  Land Use and the General Plan #2
  
  
• Wednesday, October 11, 2006
  Land Use and the General Plan #3
  
  
• Thursday, October 12, 2006
  Land Use and the General Plan #4
  
  
• Friday, October 13
  Land Use and the General Plan #5

Week of October 2, 2006 to October 6, 2006

• Monday, October 2, 2006
  Being There
  
  
• Tuesday, October 3, 2006
  Today’s Agenda in Monterey County
  
  
• Wednesday, October 4, 2006
  The Desal Response Group
  
  
• Thursday, October 5, 2006
  Measure S in Hollister
  
  
• Friday, October 6, 2006
  November Ballot Measures Affecting Land Use

Week of September 25, 2006 to September 29, 2006

• Monday, September 25, 2006
  The Santa Cruz County Housing Element
  
  
• Tuesday, September 26, 2006
  Carmel Valley Incorporation
  
  
• Wednesday, September 27, 2006
  TAMC Provides Money For Consultants
  
  
• Thursday, September 28, 2006
  Measures I and J: A Party Tomorrow
  
  
• Friday, September 29, 2006
  Bonds on the Ballot

Week of September 18, 2006 to September 22, 2006

• Monday, September 18, 2006
  The UC Regents Meeting
  
  
• Tuesday, September 19, 2006|
  Secrecy in Monterey County
  
  
• Wednesday, September 20, 2006
  Transportation 101
  
  
• Thursday, September 21, 2006
  Marks Ranch Outing
  
  
• Friday, September 22, 2006
  A Community Assessment Project

Week of September 11, 2006 to September 15, 2006

• Monday, September 11, 2006
  Reducing Affordable Housing Opportunities
  
  
• Tuesday, September 12, 2006
  RV Parking In Santa Cruz County
  
  
• Wednesday, September 13, 2006
  Strange Days on Planet Earth
  
  
• Thursday, September 14, 2006
  Santa Cruz Community Design Workshop
  
  
• Friday, September 15, 2006
  Coastal Cleanup

Week of September 4, 2006 to September 8, 2006

• Monday, September 4, 2006
  Keeping The Tools of Democracy Sharp
  
  
• Tuesday, September 5, 2006
  Planning to Participate
  
  
• Wednesday, September 6, 2006
  State Preemption (SB 1056)
  
  
• Thursday, September 7, 2006
  The “Compact”
  
  
• Friday, September 8, 2006
  Measure A in Santa Clara County

Week of August 28, 2006 to September 1, 2006

• Monday, August 28, 2006
  Around Monterey County (in King City)
  
  
• Tuesday, August 29, 2006
  Strange Days on Planet Earth / Global Warming
  
  
• Wednesday, August 30, 2006
  A Seawater Conversion Demonstration
  
  
• Thursday, August 31, 2006
  TMDL
  
  
• Friday, September 1, 2006
  The History of Moss Landing

Week of August 21, 2006 to August 25, 2006

• Monday, August 21, 2006
  “Around The County” And the LUACS
  
  
• Tuesday, August 22, 2006
  “Jurisdictional Hearings”
  
  
• Wednesday, August 23, 2006
  LAFCO and Water Privatization
  
  
• Thursday, August 24, 2006
  Desalination on the Central Coast
  
  
• Friday, August 25, 2006
  Coastal Politics Disseminates!

Week of August 14, 2006 to August 18, 2006

• Monday, August 14, 2006
  General Plan Hearings in Monterey County
  
  
• Tuesday, August 15, 2006
  Jesus Talks About Investment Strategy
  
  
• Wednesday, August 16, 2006
  Santa Clara County Items
  
  
• Thursday, August 17, 2006
  An Aerial Photography Workshop
  
  
• Friday, August 18, 2006
  Personal Rapid Transit

Week of August 7, 2006 to August 11, 2006

• Monday, August 7, 2006
  Wednesday Hearings in Monterey County
  
  
• Tuesday, August 8, 2006
  Vesting in Arroyo Grande
  
  
• Wednesday, August 9, 2006
  The Coastal Commission: Why It’s Special
  
  
• Thursday, August 10, 2006
  Historic Preservation in Monterey
  
  
• Friday, August 11, 2006
  Food on the Table: What Kind of Food?

Week of July 31, 2006 to August 4, 2006

• Monday, July 31, 2006
  Wednesday at the Fish and Game Commission
  
  
• Tuesday, August 1, 2006
  Cannery Row Parking / The New City Hall
  
  
• Wednesday, August 2, 2006
  Protesting at LAFCO
  
  
• Thursday, August 3, 2006
  Scheduling Your Participation!
  
  
• Friday, August 4, 2006
  The Legislature Reconvenes Next Monday

Week of July 24, 2006 to July 28, 2006

• Monday, July 24, 2006
  A Planning Commission Meeting - Tomorrow
  
  
• Tuesday, July 25, 2006
  On The Agenda in San Luis Obispo County
  
  
• Wednesday, July 26, 2006
  SCRAP and the City
  
  
• Thursday, July 27, 2006
  Splitting The Ninth Circuit
  
  
• Friday, July 28, 2006
  Let The Voters Decide (In Monterey County)

Week of July 17, 2006 to July 21, 2006

• Monday, July 17, 2006
  The State’s Farmland Mapping Program
  
  
• Tuesday, July 18, 2006
  The Williamson Act in Monterey County
  
  
• Wednesday, July 19, 2006
  Conservation Easements To Protect Farmland
  
  
• Thursday, July 20, 2006
  A “Radical” Approach to Farmland Protection*
  
  
• Friday, July 21, 2006
  What About A Statewide Farmland Initiative?

Week of July 10, 2006 to July 14, 2006

• Monday, July 10, 2006
  Santa Cruz City Council and Arana Gulch
  
  
• Tuesday, July 11, 2006
  The LUAC System in Monterey County
  
  
• Wednesday, July 12, 2006
  Coastal Erosion Workshop
  
  
• Thursday, July 13, 2006
  Swanton Berries / Food For Thought
  
  
• Friday, July 14, 2006
  Would You Like To Run For City Council?

Week of July 3, 2006 to July 7, 2006

• Monday, July 3, 2006
  Monterey County’s General Plan Hearings
  
  
• Tuesday, July 4, 2006
  Celebrate the Fourth
  
  
• Wednesday, July 5, 2006
  A Napa County Initiative Fails
  
  
• Thursday, July 6, 2006
  Why We Have Governments
  
  
• Friday, July 7, 2006
  The So-Called “Protect Our Homes” Initiative

Week of June 26, 2006 to June 30, 2006

• Monday, June 26, 2006
  Senate Bill 1056: Genetically Modified Crops
  
  
• Tuesday, June 27, 2006
  Cable Television And Land Use
  
  
• Wednesday, June 28, 2006
  Today At The Planning Commission
  
  
• Thursday, June 29, 2006
  The Padilla Argument
  
  
• Friday, June 30, 2006
  Book Review: Garden Cities of To-Morrow

Week of June 19, 2006 to June 23, 2006

• Monday, June 19, 2006
  Genetically Engineered Crops and the Police Power
  
  
• Tuesday, June 20, 2006
  The PLAN Initiative in Santa Clara County
  
  
• Wednesday, June 21, 2006
  Growth Both “Smart” and “Dumb”
  
  
• Thursday, June 22, 2006
  The De Anza Environmental Leadership Project
  
  
• Friday, June 23, 2006
  More on Sempervirens

Week of June 12, 2006 to June 16, 2006

• Monday, June 12, 2006 –
  Transportation and Land Use Measures, Statewide
  
  
• Tuesday, June 13, 2006
  The UCSC Planning Measure
  
  
• Wednesday, June 14, 2006
  The Lompico Headwaters
  
  
• Thursday, June 15, 2006
  Elkhorn Highlands Annual Celebration
  
  
• Friday, June 16, 2006
  Sign Up For the Economic Development Forum

Week of June 5, 2006 to June 9, 2006

• Monday, June 5, 2006
  The Carmel River Watershed
  
  
• Tuesday, June 6, 2006
  Election Day / Land Use and Nutrition Education
  
  
• Wednesday, June 7, 2006
  A Tale of Two Transportation Commissions
  
  
• Thursday, June 8, 2006
  The Santa Cruz County LAFCO Met Yesterday
  
  
• Friday, June 9, 2006
  The Dalidio Project

Week of May 29, 2006 to June 2, 2006

• Monday, May 29, 2006
  City Items: Marina and Pismo Beach
  
  
• Tuesday, May 30, 2006
  The Monterey County Board Meets Today
  
  
• Wednesday, May 31, 2006
  The Monterey County Planning Commission
  
  
• Thursday, June 1, 2006
  Removing The San Clemente Dam
  
  
• Friday, June 2, 2006
  The UCSC Initiative

Week of May 22, 2006 to May 26, 2006

• Monday, May 22, 2006
  The Marine Life Protection Act (MLPA)
  
  
• Tuesday, May 23, 2006
  Looking At California in Vertical Slices
  
  
• Wednesday, May 24, 2006
  Infrastructure Decisions Will Be Yours To Make
  
  
• Thursday, May 25, 2006
  More On The Proposed State Bonds
  
  
• Friday, May 26, 2006
  Rare Plants And A Backyard Campout

Week of May 15, 2006 to May 19, 2006

• Monday, May 15, 2006
  Closing The Gap of Water and Growth
  
  
• Tuesday, May 16, 2006
  Open Meetings Mean Better Decisions!
  
  
• Wednesday, May 17, 2006
  Funding Vibrant Communities: "Reusing" Land
  
  
• Thursday, May 18, 2006
  Latest Version of the Monterey County GPU
  
  
• Friday, May 19, 2006
  Mark Your Calendars For Ninth Circuit Argument

Week of May 8, 2006 to May 12, 2006

• Monday, May 8, 2006
  Undoing The Transportation Tangle
  
  
• Tuesday, May 9, 2006
  Can We Take Steps To A Transportation Utopia?
  
  
• Wednesday, May 10, 2006
  The End of Suburbia
  
  
• Thursday, May 11, 2006
  The Society For Conservation Biology
  
  
• Friday, May 12, 2006
  The Eighth Annual Open Space Conference

Week of May 1, 2006 to May 5, 2006

• Monday, May 1, 2006
  Healthy Communities By Design
  
  
• Tuesday, May 2, 2006
  Environmental Goals For Santa Cruz County
  
  
• Wednesday, May 3, 2006
  Bus Rapid Transit in Monterey County
  
  
• Thursday, May 4, 2006
  Reforming The Permit Process
  
  
• Friday, May 5, 2006
  Get Outside: Take A Hike!

Week of April 24, 2006 to April 28, 2006

• Monday, April 24, 2006
  Affordable Housing in San Luis Obispo County
  
  
• Tuesday, April 25, 2006
  Last Call For General Plan Input
  
  
• Wednesday, April 26, 2006
  Another Reminder About the PCL Symposium
  
  
• Thursday, April 27, 2006
  The California Wild Heritage Campaign
  
  
• Friday, April 28, 2006
  Update on The Monterey County Citizen Initiative

Week of April 17, 2006 to April 21, 2006

• Monday, April 17, 2006 –
  The CalCoast Conference
  
  
• Tuesday, April 18, 2006
  The PCL Symposium
  
  
• Wednesday, April 19, 2006
  The Fishhook Merge Lanes Project
  
  
• Thursday, April 20, 2006
  Regulating Big Box Stores
  
  
• Friday, April 21, 2006
  Big Box in Marina

Week of April 10, 2006 to April 14, 2006

• Monday, April 10, 2006
  Are We In The Middle of A Constitutional Crisis?
  
  
• Tuesday, April 11, 2006
  More on the Constitutional Crisis
  
  
• Wednesday, April 12, 2006
  Continuing Thoughts On A Constitutional Crisis
  
  
• Thursday, April 13, 2006
  The Referendum and the Constitutional Crisis
  
  
• Friday, April 14, 2006
  Weekend Walks

Week of April 3, 2006 to April 7, 2006

• Monday, April 3, 2006
  Motorcycles in Atascadero
  
  
• Tuesday, April 4, 2006
  A Creeks To Sewers Program in San Luis Obispo
  
  
• Wednesday, April 5, 2006
  The California Climate Act of 2006
  
  
• Thursday, April 6, 2006
  Tomorrow Evening In San Luis Obispo
  
  
• Friday, April 7, 2006
  Next Hearing On The Watsonville General Plan

Week of March 27, 2006 to March 31, 2006

• Monday, March 27, 2006
  The Monterey County “Big Debate” on Land Use
  
  
• Tuesday, March 28, 2006
  The Essence Of The “Big Debate” On Land Use
  
  
• Wednesday, March 29, 2006
  Judge Ware And The CGPI
  
  
• Thursday, March 30, 2006
  Coyote Valley And The PLAN Initiative
  
  
• Friday, March 31, 2006
  Wildflower Walks

Week of March 20, 2006 to March 24, 2006

• Monday, March 20, 2006
  Funding For Housing
  
  
• Tuesday, March 21, 2006 –
  Land Use Policy, State and Local
  
  
• Wednesday, March 22, 2006
  Water Saving Technology and Water Policy
  
  
• Thursday, March 23, 2006
  The Marin County General Plan
  
  
• Friday, March 24, 2006
  What Kind of Planning Do We Want?

Week of March 13, 2006 to March 17, 2006

• Monday, March 13, 2006
  The State Infrastructure Bond
  
  
• Tuesday, March 14, 2006
  Housing: Scotts Valley and Arroyo Grande
  
  
• Wednesday, March 15, 2006
  The State Transportation Commission
  
  
• Thursday, March 16, 2006
  Monterey County Transportation Funding
  
  
• Friday, March 17, 2006 –
  Green Building

Week of March 6, 2006 to March 10, 2006

• Monday, March 6, 2006
  Condominium Conversions
  
  
• Tuesday, March 7, 2006
  Just One Week Ago in Salinas…
  
  
• Wednesday, March 8, 2006
  Coastal Access Workshop in Cambria
  
  
• Thursday, March 9, 2006
  Pebble Beach at the Coastal Commission
  
  
• Friday, March 10, 2006
  Next Tuesday in Watsonville

Week of February 27, 2006 to March 3, 2006

• Monday, February 27, 2006
  Will The Voters Get Their Right To Vote?
  
  
• Tuesday, February 28, 2006
  CLUE To Sue
  
  
• Wednesday, March 1, 2006
  Land Use and Infrastructure At The State Level
  
  
• Thursday, March 2, 2006
  Save The Date For The PCL Symposium
  
  
• Friday, March 3, 2006
  Get Outdoors In Our Environment in Big Sur

Week of February 20, 2006 to February 24, 2006

• Monday, February 20, 2006
  Coastal Oil Drilling
  
  
• Tuesday, February 21, 2006
  TAMC’s Fee Program
  
  
• Wednesday, February 22, 2006
  Coyote Valley Community Meeting
  
  
• Thursday, February 23, 2006
  The Urban Water Conservation Council
  
  
• Friday, February 24, 2006
  Initiative Reform

Week of February 13, 2006 to February 17, 2006

• Monday, February 13, 2006
  More Rural Subdivisions in Monterey County
  
  
• Tuesday, February 14, 2006
  The Highways 1 & 17 Merge Lanes Project
  
  
• Wednesday, February 15, 2006
  Best Wishes To Bruce LeClerque
  
  
• Thursday, February 16, 2006
  The PLAN Initiative in Santa Clara County
  
  
• Friday, February 17, 2006
  Career Symposium in San Luis Obispo County

Week of February 6, 2006 to February 10, 2006

• Monday, February 6, 2006
  Desal and Housing
  
  
• Tuesday, February 7, 2006
  Items Before The Santa Cruz County Board
  
  
• Wednesday, February 8, 2006
  Mixed Uses
  
  
• Thursday, February 9, 2006
  State Level Land Use Policy – SB 832
  
  
• Friday, February 10, 2006
  SB 832 and CEQA

Week of January 30, 2006 to February 3, 2006

• Monday, January 30, 2006
  Next Steps For The General Plan Initiative
  
  
• Tuesday, January 31, 2006
  San Luis Obispo Items
  
  
• Wednesday, February 1, 2006
  Great News From Lompico!
  
  
• Thursday, February 2, 2006
  Affordability And Time
  
  
• Friday, February 3, 2006
  More on Logging and “Google Earth”

Week of January 23, 2006 to January 27, 2006

• Monday, January 23, 2006
  Rancho San Juan
  
  
• Tuesday, January 24, 2006
  Stuck in the Mud (On the Pajaro River)
  
  
• Wednesday, January 25, 2006
  Nutrition and Land Use
  
  
• Thursday, January 26, 2006
  Balancing Science and Politics
  
  
• Friday, January 27, 2006
  Are You Looking For An Environmental Job?

Week of January 16, 2006 to January 20, 2006

• Monday, January 16, 2006
  UCSC Growth
  
  
• Tuesday, January 17, 2006
  A Golf Course Proposal Is Coming Our Way
  
  
• Wednesday, January 18, 2006
  The Transportation Commission Tomorrow
  
  
• Thursday, January 19, 2006
  The Tri-County Economic Conference
  
  
• Friday, January 20, 2006
  Awakening The Dreamer

Week of January 9, 2006 to January 13, 2006

• Monday, January 9, 2006
  The State Legislature is Back In Session
  
  
• Tuesday, January 10, 2006
  Should The Benefited Parties Pay?
  
  
• Wednesday, January 11, 2006
  Targeting Our Investments
  
  
• Thursday, January 12, 2006
  SB 1024 and Smart Growth?
  
  
• Friday, January 13, 2006
  Flooding Dangers and Good Land Use

Week of January 2, 2006 to January 6, 2006

• Monday, January 2, 2006
  A Timber Harvest in Lompico
  
  
• Tuesday, January 3, 2006
  The Monterey City Council Meets Tonight
  
  
• Wednesday, January 4, 2006
  The PVWMA
  
  
• Thursday, January 5, 2006
  The Seaside Aquifer Lawsuit
  
  
• Friday, January 6, 2006
  The Two Worlds Hypothesis