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Past Reports

The following Land Use Reports have been presented on KUSP by Gary Patton, who was a member of the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors from 1975 to 1995. Mr. Patton now practices environmental law in Santa Cruz with the Wittwer & Parkin law firm. The opinions expressed by Mr. Patton are not necessarily those of KUSP Radio, nor of any of its sponsors.

Note: The Land Use Report utilizes links provided by other entities and cannot guarantee that they will remain available by those hosting organizations. For broken links, please search via the website of the organization mentioned.

Land Use Links -

Gary Patton presents a weekday “Land Use Report” on KUSP Radio. Here are some important links to sites often mentioned on the Land Use Report. All these links were “good” at the time this memo was prepared. If you find a “bad” or “broken” link, please let Gary Patton know at .

Local Government Websites

Santa Cruz County

County Website –
Board Agenda –
Planning Department -
General Plan -
County Code -

City of Capitola -
City of Santa Cruz -
City of Scotts Valley -
City of Watsonville -

Santa Cruz County Local Agency Formation Commission -
Santa Cruz County Regional Transportation Commission -
Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency -

Monterey County

County Website –
Board Agenda –
Planning Department –
General Plan –
General Plan Update -
County Code -

City of Carmel-by-the-Sea -
City of Del Rey Oaks –
City of Gonzales –
City of Greenfield –
City of King City -
City of Marina -
City of Monterey -
City of Pacific Grove -
City of Salinas -
City of Sand City -
City of Seaside -  
City of Soledad -

Monterey County Local Agency Formation Commission -
Transportation Agency For Monterey County -

San Luis Obispo County

County Website –
Board Agenda –
Planning Department –
General Plan -
County Code -

City of Arroyo Grande –
City of Atascadero -
City of Grover Beach –
City of Morro Bay –
City of Pismo Beach -
City of San Luis Obispo –

San Luis Obispo County Local Agency Formation Commission -

Nonprofit and Environmental Groups

Santa Cruz County

Sierra Club, Ventana Chapter: Santa Cruz Group -
California Native Plant Society, Santa Cruz Chapter –
Ecology Action –
Watsonville Wetlands Watch –
Land Trust of Santa Cruz County -

Monterey County

LandWatch Monterey County –  
Sierra Club, Ventana Chapter –
Elkhorn Slough Foundation –
Friends Artists and Neighbors of Elkhorn Slough –
Big Sur Land Trust –
Ventana Wilderness Alliance –
Pelican Network –
Monterey Coastkeeper –
California Native Plant Society, Monterey Bay Chapter –
Monterey County Ag Land Trust -

San Luis Obispo County

LandWatch San Luis Obispo County -
The Environmental Center of San Luis Obispo County -
Sierra Club, Santa Lucia Chapter –
GreenSpace, The Cambria Land Trust –
California Native Plant Society, San Luis Obispo County Chapter -

State Laws and State Organizations

CEQA Statute and Guidelines –
Planning and Zoning Law –
State Subdivision Map Act –
State LAFCO Law –
Land Use Planning and Information Network (LUPIN) -
LegInfo Website (For information on legislation and existing state law) –

Planning and Conservation League –
Defenders of Wildlife, California –
Environment California -
Sierra Club, California -
California League of Conservation Voters -
California Association of LAFCOs -