San Diego Gas {San Diego Gas & Electric Co. v. City of San Diego, 101 S. Ct. 1287}: Problems, Pitfalls and a Better Way

After a brief account of the flowering and deflowering of economic due process, this article will then review some of the recent evidences of quickening

San Diego Gas and Electric Company Imperial Valley geothermal activities

San Diego Gas and Electric and its wholly owned subsidiary New Albion Resources Co. have been affiliated with Magma Power Company, Magma Energy Inc. and Chevron Oil Company for the last 2-1/2 years in carrying out geothermal research and development in the private lands of the Imperial Valley. The steps undertaken in the program are reviewed and the sequence that must be considered by companies considering geothermal research and development is emphasized. Activities at the south end of the Salton Sea and in the Heber area of Imperial Valley are leading toward development of demonstration facilities within the near future. The current status of the project is reported

The Supreme Court Fails to Decide the Inverse Condemnation Issue: MacDonald, Sommer & Frates v. Yolo County

The purpose of this Article is to review and organize the current law of inverse condemnation in light of MacDonald. First this Article briefly reviews the origin of inverse condemnation and the tangled web woven by the Court in Agins, San Diego Gas, and Hamilton Bank. Second, the Article reviews MacDonald and the state of the law after MacDonald. Finally, the Article provides some insight into what action can be expected from the Court on inverse condemnation and finishes with some practical considerations for current land use disputes