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Handicapped Spots on Residential Streets?

A struggle in Newburyport, Mass., poses an interesting question- should residential neighborhoods have handicapped street parking for residents who need it?
20 June 2008 - 1:00pm
The Daily News of Newburyport

Solar Home Overshadowed by New Construction: Is There a 'Right to Light'?

Planners in Saskatchewan, Canada encouraged the Schewes to build solar panels on their roof and go off the grid. Then they okayed a home next door that overshadowed the Schewes. Do homeowners have a 'right to light'?
14 June 2008 - 11:00am
Canwest News Service

'Takings' Case Challenges Govt. Rights Over Federal Lands

A case over land rights in the West going back decades has been awarded to the estate of a deceased property rights activist, who contended that the Forest Service deprived his ranch of water.
12 June 2008 - 2:00pm
Yahoo News

Want to Renovate Your San Francisco Home? Good Luck.

San Francisco city planners take a hard line on renovating the city's stock of historic homes. Homeowners, architects, and even preservationists are saying the department has gone too far.
27 May 2008 - 6:00am
The San Francisco Chronicle
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