Lehigh Cement files suit against county planning director Written by Bruce Barton
Operators of the long-running cement plant and quarry in the foothills south of Los Altos filed a lawsuit last week against the Santa Clara County director of planning and development, over delays in processing a proposal some see as bringing significant environmental impacts to the area.
Lehigh Southwest Cement Co. and Hanson Permanente Cement Inc. Feb. 22 filed a petition for writ of mandate and a complaint for declaratory relief in county Superior Court after having “exhausted available administrative remedies” in efforts to forward a reclamation plan amendment, according to the filing. The amendment, altering a 2012 plan, would, among its proposals, open a second pit for mining, allow import of aggregate material and impact a viewshed that has been off-limits since the early 1970s.
Best Places to Live on the West Coast
By Meagan Drillinger, Stacker News
On 1/11/21 at 8:00 PM EST
For centuries, Americans and people from all over the world have heeded Horace Greeley s advice to go west. The West Coast of the United States has been calling settlers ever since the early 1800s. From the Oregon Trail to the Gold Rush to 1967 s Summer of Love, there is something magnetic about the Pacific Coast of the United States that calls to the hearts of those looking to start anew.
And who could blame them? From the sun-drenched beaches of Southern California to the brilliant minds of Silicon Valley, the verdant forests of Oregon, and the lakes and towering mountains of Washington State, the West Coast is incredibly varied and dynamic. Thus, narrowing down the best places to live on the West Coast can certainly be a challenge.