> But in 1972, the California courts interpreted a “public project” to include any private development that required governmental approvals. And there it is.

> But in 1972, the California courts interpreted a “public project” to include any private development that required governmental approvals. And there it is. This is the real bane of our society, that a group of lifetime elected partisans can completely change the obvious meaning of a law, strike down laws, uphold blatantly unconstitutional laws, you name it. So, we have a huge power grab by the government at some point in the past, and the government is totally unwilling to relinquish that power.