Articles
Foreward by Andra M. Greene, General Counsel for San Diego Unified School District, for “How to Start an Environmental Club Handbook”
“I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water to create many ripples.” -Mother Teresa My interest in environmental…
Coronavirus Insurance Issues – April 6, 2020
Coronavirus: Are You Covered? By Janet Menacher Public entities facing increasing losses and costs in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis should check their insurance…
Former Military Sites: An Emerging Trend in Brownfields Law
Jeff Orrell, Senior Associate, Brown & Winters While it may not be obvious to the naked eye, former military sites can be anywhere, and in…
The City of Stockton is Pioneering the Use of AB 440 to Revitalize Brownfields
Jeffrey Orrell, Partner In February 2016 the law firm of Brown & Winters assisted the City of Stockton in entering one of the first, if…
A New Weapon for Local Governments to Combat Consequences Contaminated Property
By: Wentzelee Botha, Scott Patterson and Matthew McDonald In early 2012, local municipalities suddenly had to reevaluate their means for addressing blighted and contaminated properties…
Innovative Chula Vista Project Saves Redevelopment Agency Environmental Costs and Passes Clean-Up Costs on to the Polluter
Article by: William D. Brown, Esq. The Redevelopment Agency for the City of Chula Vista has recently enjoyed success in passing on the cost of…
Real Property Law Reporter
Volume 26/Number 5 September 2003 THE POLANCO REDEVELOPMENT ACT: CALIFORNIA’S MOST IMPORTANT BROWNFIELDS STATUTE By William D. Brown and Audrey Winters From Toxic Nightmares to…
Two Perspectives on Finding in Polanco Act Case Modesto v. Dow Chemical Company, et al
A Redevelopment Agency’s Perspective By Audrey Winters, Attorney at Law Mike Milich, City Attorney, City of Modesto Roland Stevens, Assistant City Attorney, City of Modesto…