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  1. August 16, 2006

    Jonathan Motl Interview

    Jonathan Motl is a partner in the law firm of Reynolds, Motl & Sherwood in Helena, Montana. He is also a co-founder of Montanans for Fair Initiatives, which opposes Initiative 154 and two other 2006 ballot initiatives. Read more

  2. August 15, 2006

    Peter M. Douglas Interview

    Peter M. Douglas is the executive director of the California Coastal Commission in San Francisco. The commission says that its mission is to “protect, conserve, restore, and enhance environmental and human-based resources of the California coast and ocean for environmentally sustainable and prudent use by current and future generations.” Read more

  3. August 15, 2006

    Michael M. Berger Interview

    Michael M. Berger is a partner in the law firm Manatt, Phelps & Phillips in Los Angeles and co-chair of its appellate practice group. He specializes in real-estate and land-use law. Read more

  4. August 14, 2006

    Lillian Henegar Interview

    Lillian Henegar is the director of policy and outreach for the California Redevelopment Association, a nonprofit organization that describes itself as representing “redevelopment agencies and allied firms throughout the state of California.” It is a member of the coalition that opposes Proposition 90. Read more

  5. August 09, 2006

    Ernest Cook Interview

    Ernest Cook is the president of the Conservation Campaign, which says that it “mobilizes public support for ballot measures and legislation that create public funds to protect land and water resources,” and a senior vice president of the Trust for Public Land, which was established in 1972 and describes itself as “the only national nonprofit working exclusively to protect land for public enjoyment and use.” Read more

  6. August 09, 2006

    Kathleen Calzada Interview

    Kathleen Calzada was the Democratic nominee in 2004, in an open-seat election, to represent California’s 73rd District in the State Assembly. She lost to Republican Mimi Walters, the honorary chair of the Protect Our Homes Coalition — Yes on 90. Read more

  7. August 04, 2006

    Andrew W. Schwartz Interview

    Andrew W. Schwartz is Of Counsel to Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, a San Francisco law firm that represents public agencies and community organizations in California. He joined the firm in January 2005 after 22 years with the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office. He specializes in land-use and real-estate litigation. Read more

  8. August 03, 2006

    Carl Zichella Interview

    Carl Zichella is the Sierra Club’s regional director for California. The Sierra Club describes itself as “America’s oldest, largest, and most influential grassroots environmental organization.” Read more

  9. July 27, 2006

    Bruce Smith Interview

    Bruce Smith is the manager of the general plan section of the Ventura County Planning Division in Ventura, California. The division is charged with overseeing “developing, recommending, and implementing land-use goals, policies, and programs” for the county. Read more

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