Protecting Urban Public Lands & Elevating Community Voices
October 7, 2020The firm represents Orange County Communities for Responsible Development, a community-labor alliance, in a challenge to the City of Santa Ana’s sale of public lands. While the challenge is underway, the state legislature adopts new Surplus Land Act provisions protecting the public’s interest in such lands. Many of the Santa Ana sales are halted, giving the community a further chance to advocate for open space and affordable housing. (Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development v. City of Santa Ana (2020).)