A developer’s
effort to site a football stadium created
tensions between the cities of Industry and Walnut in
southern California. These tensions led to a lawsuit
under the California Environmental Quality Act.
Various ADR programs with a local government element exist. For
example, programs exist in Alberta, Ohio and Oregon to assist
local agencies in resolving disputes on a voluntary basis.
In 2000, the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians filed a lawsuit which
sought damages and injunctive relief for the continuing drainage
of water from the tribe’s reservation into the San Jacinto
tunnel. The lawsuit most likely would have resulted in a
judicial resolution of water rights in the area.
During the mid-1990’s, the City of Fresno, the County of Fresno
and the City of Clovis became embroiled in disputes concerning
land use, boundary changes, traffic flow and tax sharing. Some
issues were in litigation; others just festered.
