Los Angeles area PBS station Life & Times has launched a blog to "provide a venue where people can express their views and engage in dynamic, educated discussions about provocative issues of the day in Southern California."
A recent post, Wal-Mart Scales Back provides a brief look at land-use politics and Wal-Mart's relationship with local municipalities. Land-use attorney Ralph Saltsman says, "What is at issue in the Wal-Mart stories is whether municipal governments are abusing their power and exceeding their discretionary limits by making land-use decisions for political reasons. In doing this, cities are ignoring the issues, which should be governing how councils approach a Wal-Mart application. The question should not be how effective lobbying efforts are before city councils, but what is a good use for a site in terms of community service."
Wal-Mart Scales Back [Life & Times Blog]
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