For nearly a decade, PLF was locked in litigation with Kitsap County over its critical areas ordinance. Although the ordinance was ultimately upheld, we scored quite a few wins along the way. One of those wins may have turned the tide on a growing trend among local governments of addressing conflicts between homes and newly … ...
Earlier today, the U.S. Supreme Court denied PLF’s petition for a writ of certiorari in the case, Kitsap Alliance of Property Owners v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board. The petition asked the Court to consider whether a Kitsap County regulation requiring that shoreline property owners who seek building permits dedicate ...
PLF’s constitutional challenge to Washington state’s shoreline buffer scheme is pending before the U.S. Supreme Court. The case, Kitsap Alliance of Property Owners v. Central Puget Sound Growth Management Hearings Board (KAPO) , began over a half decade ago, when Kitsap County, acting under the mandate of Washington’s Growth Man ...
Good science fiction bends expectations in a way that encourages us to reexamine the way we think about things. This morning, I finished Zero History, a noire thriller from science fiction great William Gibson (inventor of the term “cyberspace”). While primarily focused on the tension between cutting edge and mainstream culture in a ...
Author: Brian T. Hodges Earlier today, Washington’s Supreme Court granted review of a petition asking whether the Legislature can enact a bill that would operate retroactively to wipe out several years of final judicial decisions. Last year, Pacific Legal Foundation successfully argued that Kitsap County, Wash. failed to comply with the ...