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- 0:53Foreign.
- 0:58Ready
- 0:59to
- 0:59turn
- 0:59your
- 0:59house
- 1:00into
- 1:00the
- 1:00home
- 1:00you've
- 1:01always
- 1:01dreamed
- 1:02of
- 1:02without
- 1:02the
- 1:02headaches
- 1:03or
- 1:03huge
- 1:03bills.
- 1:04You're
- 1:05tuned
- 1:05to
- 1:05around
- 1:05the
- 1:06House,
- 1:06the
- 1:06nation's
- 1:07number
- 1:07one
- 1:08home
- 1:08improvement
- 1:08radio
- 1:09show
- 1:09and
- 1:09podcast
- 1:10with
- 1:11expert
- 1:11advice
- 1:11that's
- 1:12helped
- 1:12millions
- 1:12tackle
- 1:13everything
- 1:13from
- 1:13remodels
- 1:14to
- 1:14repairs.
- 1:15Hosts
- 1:16Eric
- 1:16G.
- 1:16And
- 1:16John
- 1:17Dudley
- 1:17have
- 1:18got
- 1:18you
- 1:18covered
- 1:19with
- 1:19the
- 1:19best
- 1:19advice
- 1:20and
- 1:20information
- 1:21about
- 1:21your
- 1:21home.
- 1:22Now
- 1:23let's
- 1:23get
- 1:23this
- 1:24hour
- 1:24started.
- 1:26Welcome
- 1:26to
- 1:26the
- 1:26around
- 1:27the
- 1:27House
- 1:27show,
- 1:27your
- 1:27trusted
- 1:28source
- 1:28for
- 1:28everything
- 1:29about
- 1:29your
- 1:30home.
- 1:30Thanks
- 1:30for
- 1:30joining
- 1:31me
- 1:31today.
- 1:31We've
- 1:31got
- 1:31a
- 1:32fun
- 1:32one
- 1:32ahead.
- 1:33We're
- 1:34talking
- 1:34here
- 1:34with
- 1:35Robert
- 1:35Thomas
- 1:36from
- 1:36the
- 1:36Pacific
- 1:37Legal
- 1:37Foundation.
- 1:38These
- 1:39are
- 1:39the
- 1:39guys
- 1:39that
- 1:39help
- 1:40you
- 1:40protect
- 1:40your
- 1:41property
- 1:41rights
- 1:42and
- 1:42everything
- 1:42around
- 1:42your
- 1:43home
- 1:43like
- 1:43that.
- 1:43Welcome
- 1:44to
- 1:44around
- 1:44the
- 1:45House,
- 1:45Brother.
- 1:46Thank
- 1:46you
- 1:46very
- 1:47much,
- 1:47Eric.
- 1:47I
- 1:47appreciate
- 1:48it.
- 1:49Thanks
- 1:49for
- 1:49coming
- 1:49on
- 1:50today,
- 1:50man.
- 1:50I
- 1:50love
- 1:51what
- 1:51you
- 1:51guys
- 1:51are
- 1:51doing.
- 1:52And
- 1:52I
- 1:52just
- 1:53found
- 1:53you
- 1:53guys
- 1:54recently
- 1:54because
- 1:54it
- 1:54popped
- 1:55across
- 1:55my
- 1:56SO
- 1:56social
- 1:56media
- 1:57feed
- 1:57and
- 1:57I
- 1:57went,
- 1:58oh,
- 1:58more
- 1:59people
- 1:59fighting
- 1:59for
- 2:00the
- 2:00little
- 2:00guy.
- 2:01And
- 2:01so
- 2:01of
- 2:02course,
- 2:02I
- 2:02reached
- 2:02out
- 2:02and
- 2:02said
- 2:03I
- 2:03want
- 2:03to
- 2:03have
- 2:03you
- 2:03guys
- 2:03on
- 2:03the
- 2:04show
- 2:04because
- 2:04I
- 2:05love
- 2:05to
- 2:05see
- 2:05that
- 2:05you're
- 2:06helping
- 2:06homeowners
- 2:07and
- 2:07other
- 2:07people
- 2:08out
- 2:08there
- 2:08as
- 2:08well.
- 2:09Wonderful.
- 2:10That's
- 2:11great
- 2:11news.
- 2:11And
- 2:12we
- 2:13not
- 2:13long
- 2:14ago,
- 2:14we're
- 2:14the
- 2:14oldest
- 2:15of
- 2:16first
- 2:17of
- 2:17all,
- 2:17let
- 2:17me
- 2:17go
- 2:17back
- 2:17and
- 2:18say
- 2:18that
- 2:19our
- 2:19primary
- 2:19mission
- 2:19is
- 2:20to
- 2:20represent
- 2:21property
- 2:22owners
- 2:22and
- 2:22others
- 2:23for
- 2:24free
- 2:24in
- 2:25court
- 2:26to
- 2:26test
- 2:26cases
- 2:28where
- 2:28their
- 2:29governments,
- 2:29local
- 2:30and
- 2:30distant,
- 2:31are
- 2:31infringing
- 2:32on
- 2:32their
- 2:32property
- 2:33rights.
- 2:33And
- 2:33so
- 2:34we've
- 2:35been
- 2:35around.
- 2:35I'm
- 2:36glad
- 2:36you
- 2:36found
- 2:36us
- 2:37recently,
- 2:37but
- 2:37I'll
- 2:38say
- 2:38that
- 2:38we've
- 2:38been
- 2:38around
- 2:39for
- 2:39more
- 2:39than
- 2:39half
- 2:39a
- 2:40century
- 2:41originating
- 2:42down
- 2:42here
- 2:42in
- 2:43California.
- 2:43But
- 2:44now
- 2:44we
- 2:44I
- 2:45have
- 2:45lawyers
- 2:45in
- 2:46my
- 2:46property
- 2:46rights
- 2:47group
- 2:47nationwide
- 2:48from
- 2:48coast
- 2:49to
- 2:49coast
- 2:50and
- 2:50from
- 2:51time
- 2:51to
- 2:51time
- 2:51beyond
- 2:52coast
- 2:53in
- 2:54so
- 2:54we've
- 2:54had
- 2:54cases
- 2:55in
- 2:55Puerto
- 2:55Rico,
- 2:56Alaska,
- 2:56Hawaii,
- 2:57other
- 2:57places.
- 2:58So
- 2:58across
- 2:59all
- 2:5950
- 2:59states
- 3:00and
- 3:00territories.
- 3:01So
- 3:01I'm
- 3:02really
- 3:02glad
- 3:02you
- 3:02found
- 3:03us.
- 3:03Yeah,
- 3:04thanks,
- 3:04man.
- 3:05And
- 3:05again,
- 3:06I
- 3:06think
- 3:06it
- 3:06might
- 3:06have
- 3:06been
- 3:07the
- 3:07one
- 3:07of
- 3:07the
- 3:07things
- 3:07I've
- 3:08been
- 3:08talking
- 3:08about
- 3:08on
- 3:08the
- 3:08radio
- 3:08from
- 3:09time
- 3:09to
- 3:09time
- 3:09is
- 3:10for
- 3:10instance,
- 3:10like
- 3:11the
- 3:11California
- 3:11Coastal
- 3:12Commission.
- 3:12They're
- 3:13legendary
- 3:13and
- 3:14in
- 3:14kind
- 3:15of
- 3:15making
- 3:15up
- 3:15their
- 3:15own
- 3:15rules
- 3:16and
- 3:16going
- 3:16along
- 3:16the
- 3:16way,
- 3:17especially
- 3:17right
- 3:17now
- 3:18with
- 3:18I
- 3:19got
- 3:19a
- 3:19buddy
- 3:19that
- 3:19was
- 3:20an
- 3:20architect
- 3:20who
- 3:21lost
- 3:21his
- 3:22he
- 3:22was
- 3:22in
- 3:22one
- 3:22of
- 3:22the
- 3:22mobile
- 3:23homes
- 3:23and
- 3:24the
- 3:24view
- 3:24homes
- 3:24in
- 3:25the
- 3:25Pacific
- 3:25Palisades.
- 3:25They're
- 3:26looking
- 3:26right
- 3:26down
- 3:26the
- 3:26beach.
- 3:27So
- 3:27he's
- 3:28got
- 3:28years
- 3:29ahead
- 3:29before
- 3:29they
- 3:30even
- 3:30think
- 3:30of
- 3:30putting
- 3:30something
- 3:31back
- 3:31on
- 3:31there,
- 3:31if
- 3:32they
- 3:32do.
- 3:33But
- 3:33it's
- 3:33been
- 3:34fascinating
- 3:34following
- 3:35that
- 3:35and
- 3:36Everything
- 3:36else
- 3:36is
- 3:36going
- 3:36down
- 3:37there,
- 3:37or
- 3:37quite
- 3:37frankly,
- 3:38what's
- 3:38not
- 3:38going
- 3:38on
- 3:39down
- 3:39there.
- 3:40It's
- 3:40interesting
- 3:40to.
- 3:41For
- 3:42us
- 3:42here
- 3:42in
- 3:42California
- 3:43to
- 3:44see
- 3:45how
- 3:46the
- 3:46coastal
- 3:46commission,
- 3:47statewide
- 3:48agency
- 3:48with
- 3:50broad
- 3:50jurisdiction
- 3:51within
- 3:52the
- 3:52coastal
- 3:52zone,
- 3:53a
- 3:53few
- 3:54hundred
- 3:54yards
- 3:54inland
- 3:55from
- 3:55the
- 3:55coast,
- 3:56but
- 3:56the
- 3:56tentacles
- 3:57reach
- 3:57further,
- 3:58which
- 3:58we've
- 3:59known
- 3:59about
- 4:00for
- 4:00years
- 4:00here
- 4:01for
- 4:01decades
- 4:02and
- 4:02have
- 4:02considered
- 4:03sort
- 4:03of
- 4:04one
- 4:04of
- 4:04the
- 4:05biggest
- 4:07offenders
- 4:07when
- 4:08it
- 4:08comes
- 4:08to
- 4:09reasonable
- 4:10exercise
- 4:11of
- 4:11our
- 4:11property
- 4:12rights.
- 4:13How,
- 4:14because
- 4:14of
- 4:14the
- 4:14southern
- 4:15California
- 4:15fires
- 4:16and
- 4:17other
- 4:18events
- 4:19lately,
- 4:20has
- 4:20really
- 4:20resonated,
- 4:21and
- 4:21now
- 4:22people
- 4:22outside
- 4:22of
- 4:23California
- 4:24are
- 4:24seeing.
- 4:24Beginning
- 4:25to
- 4:25see
- 4:26how
- 4:26can
- 4:26that
- 4:26be?
- 4:27Or
- 4:27they're
- 4:27beginning
- 4:28to
- 4:28ask
- 4:28those
- 4:28type
- 4:28of
- 4:29questions
- 4:29that
- 4:29we've
- 4:30asked
- 4:30and
- 4:30challenged
- 4:31for
- 4:31many,
- 4:32many
- 4:32years.
- 4:32One
- 4:32of
- 4:33the
- 4:33very
- 4:33first
- 4:33cases
- 4:34that
- 4:35pacific
- 4:36legal
- 4:36foundation
- 4:37won,
- 4:38took
- 4:39on
- 4:39and
- 4:39won
- 4:40was
- 4:40against
- 4:40the
- 4:40california
- 4:41coastal
- 4:42commission.
- 4:42And
- 4:43a
- 4:43case
- 4:43in
- 4:441987
- 4:45that
- 4:45went
- 4:45up
- 4:45from
- 4:45southern
- 4:46California,
- 4:47went
- 4:47up
- 4:47to
- 4:47the
- 4:48u.
- 4:48S.
- 4:48Supreme
- 4:48court,
- 4:49and
- 4:49the
- 4:49u.
- 4:49S.
- 4:49Supreme
- 4:50court
- 4:50pretty
- 4:50decisively
- 4:51smacked
- 4:51down
- 4:52a
- 4:52coastal
- 4:53commission's
- 4:54attempt
- 4:54to
- 4:55stretch
- 4:55its
- 4:56jurisdiction
- 4:57and
- 4:58use
- 4:58its
- 4:58power
- 4:59to
- 4:59force
- 4:59homeowners
- 5:00to
- 5:00give
- 5:00up
- 5:01a
- 5:01property
- 5:02for
- 5:02something
- 5:02as
- 5:03simple
- 5:03as
- 5:03the
- 5:03condition.
- 5:04As
- 5:05a
- 5:05condition
- 5:05of
- 5:05doing
- 5:06something
- 5:06as
- 5:06simple,
- 5:06straightforward,
- 5:07and
- 5:07simple
- 5:07as,
- 5:08oh,
- 5:09I
- 5:09want
- 5:09to
- 5:10tear
- 5:11down
- 5:11a
- 5:11beach
- 5:11bungalow
- 5:12and
- 5:12put
- 5:12up
- 5:13a
- 5:13house.
- 5:13In
- 5:14a
- 5:14case
- 5:14called
- 5:14nolan
- 5:14against
- 5:15california
- 5:15commission,
- 5:16coast.
- 5:16California
- 5:17coastal
- 5:17commission
- 5:18was
- 5:19our
- 5:19very
- 5:19first
- 5:19big
- 5:20win.
- 5:20And
- 5:20so
- 5:20that
- 5:21agency
- 5:21has
- 5:22been
- 5:22on
- 5:22our
- 5:22radar
- 5:22since
- 5:23at
- 5:23least
- 5:231987.
- 5:25And
- 5:25it
- 5:25is
- 5:26very
- 5:26interesting
- 5:27to
- 5:27us
- 5:27that
- 5:27the
- 5:28excesses
- 5:28of
- 5:29that
- 5:29agency
- 5:29are
- 5:30now
- 5:30being
- 5:30recognized
- 5:31outside
- 5:32of
- 5:33the
- 5:33golden
- 5:33state.
- 5:35Yeah,
- 5:35yeah,
- 5:35it's.
- 5:36It's
- 5:37crazy.
- 5:37And
- 5:37you're
- 5:37right.
- 5:37I've
- 5:38been
- 5:38following
- 5:38that
- 5:38coastal
- 5:39commission
- 5:39for
- 5:39a
- 5:39number
- 5:40of
- 5:40years,
- 5:40just
- 5:40kind
- 5:40of
- 5:41watching
- 5:41stuff
- 5:41because
- 5:41you.
- 5:42In.
- 5:42In
- 5:42my
- 5:43business
- 5:43and
- 5:43remodeling
- 5:44and
- 5:44design,
- 5:45you
- 5:45kind
- 5:45of
- 5:45watch
- 5:45that
- 5:46stuff
- 5:46and
- 5:46see
- 5:46how
- 5:46it
- 5:47goes.
- 5:47And.
- 5:47And
- 5:48every
- 5:48time,
- 5:49I
- 5:49mean,
- 5:49even
- 5:49the
- 5:49latest
- 5:50stuff
- 5:50that
- 5:50you
- 5:50guys
- 5:50have,
- 5:50the
- 5:51new
- 5:51case
- 5:51that
- 5:51you
- 5:51guys
- 5:51have
- 5:51been
- 5:52working
- 5:52on,
- 5:52I
- 5:52was
- 5:52kind
- 5:52of
- 5:52reading
- 5:53through
- 5:53that
- 5:53real
- 5:53quick,
- 5:53and
- 5:54what
- 5:55they're.
- 5:55I
- 5:55think
- 5:55they're
- 5:55asking
- 5:56for
- 5:56the
- 5:56homeowner
- 5:57to.
- 5:57To
- 5:57be
- 5:57able
- 5:58to
- 5:58tear
- 5:58their
- 5:58house
- 5:58down
- 5:59at
- 5:59a
- 5:59moment's
- 5:59notice
- 6:00and
- 6:01basically
- 6:01give
- 6:01their
- 6:02rights
- 6:02away
- 6:02as
- 6:02homeowners
- 6:03just
- 6:03to
- 6:03get
- 6:04approval
- 6:05or
- 6:05a
- 6:05potential
- 6:05approval
- 6:07for
- 6:07a
- 6:08new
- 6:08house.
- 6:08Exactly.
- 6:09And
- 6:10again,
- 6:11it's
- 6:11one
- 6:11of
- 6:11those
- 6:11things
- 6:11that
- 6:12until
- 6:12you
- 6:12see
- 6:12it
- 6:13almost
- 6:13in
- 6:13writing,
- 6:14that
- 6:14it's
- 6:14kind
- 6:14of
- 6:15hard
- 6:15to
- 6:15believe
- 6:16that
- 6:16that
- 6:16would
- 6:17come
- 6:17out
- 6:18of
- 6:18our
- 6:19government,
- 6:19our
- 6:21government
- 6:21that's
- 6:21supposed
- 6:22to
- 6:22be
- 6:22there,
- 6:22chosen
- 6:23by
- 6:23us,
- 6:23working
- 6:24for
- 6:24us.
- 6:25I
- 6:25mean,
- 6:25if
- 6:25you.
- 6:26In
- 6:26this
- 6:27250th
- 6:29birthday
- 6:29of
- 6:29the
- 6:30United
- 6:30States.
- 6:31We
- 6:31have
- 6:32to
- 6:32go
- 6:32back
- 6:32and
- 6:32remember
- 6:33that
- 6:33if
- 6:34we
- 6:34ever
- 6:34wondered
- 6:34what,
- 6:35what
- 6:35the
- 6:35whole
- 6:35purpose
- 6:36of
- 6:36government
- 6:36was,
- 6:36well,
- 6:37250
- 6:38years
- 6:38ago,
- 6:38they
- 6:39actually
- 6:39wrote
- 6:39it
- 6:39down
- 6:40in
- 6:41a
- 6:41document
- 6:41and
- 6:41said
- 6:41the
- 6:41whole
- 6:42purpose
- 6:42of
- 6:42government
- 6:43is
- 6:43to
- 6:44protect
- 6:44people's
- 6:45life,
- 6:45liberty
- 6:46and
- 6:46property
- 6:47and
- 6:47their
- 6:47pursuit
- 6:47of
- 6:48happiness.
- 6:49So
- 6:49government's
- 6:49supposed
- 6:50to
- 6:50be
- 6:50there
- 6:50to
- 6:50help
- 6:50us.
- 6:51But
- 6:51it
- 6:51does
- 6:51seem
- 6:53a
- 6:53lot
- 6:53these
- 6:53days
- 6:54that
- 6:55governments
- 6:55there
- 6:56design.
- 6:57Its
- 6:57purpose
- 6:58is
- 6:58to
- 6:58do
- 6:58something
- 6:58else
- 6:59and
- 6:59it
- 6:59isn't
- 6:59protect
- 7:00us
- 7:00exactly.
- 7:01In
- 7:01the
- 7:01case
- 7:01you
- 7:02mentioned,
- 7:03One
- 7:03of
- 7:03the
- 7:04conditions
- 7:04of,
- 7:04okay,
- 7:05we'll
- 7:05give
- 7:05you
- 7:05permission
- 7:06to
- 7:06do
- 7:07x,
- 7:07y
- 7:07and
- 7:07z,
- 7:08but
- 7:09in
- 7:09return
- 7:09for
- 7:09that,
- 7:10you
- 7:10have
- 7:10to
- 7:10agree
- 7:11to
- 7:11bind
- 7:11yourself
- 7:12and
- 7:12future
- 7:13owners
- 7:14to
- 7:14tear
- 7:14down
- 7:15your
- 7:15house.
- 7:16Excuse
- 7:16me,
- 7:16tear
- 7:17out
- 7:17that,
- 7:17Tear
- 7:18out
- 7:18the
- 7:18improvements
- 7:19and
- 7:19tear
- 7:19down
- 7:19your
- 7:19house.
- 7:20If
- 7:21some
- 7:21commission,
- 7:22the
- 7:22commission
- 7:22in
- 7:23the
- 7:23future
- 7:23thinks
- 7:23you
- 7:23should.
- 7:24And
- 7:24that,
- 7:24that,
- 7:24that
- 7:25just
- 7:25seems
- 7:25insane
- 7:26until
- 7:27you
- 7:27read
- 7:27it
- 7:28in
- 7:28writing.
- 7:28And
- 7:28there
- 7:29it
- 7:29is,
- 7:29plain
- 7:29as
- 7:30day.
- 7:30Yeah.
- 7:31And,
- 7:31and
- 7:31so
- 7:32we're
- 7:32taking
- 7:32that
- 7:32on
- 7:33almost
- 7:34right
- 7:35after
- 7:35we
- 7:36closed
- 7:36the
- 7:36books
- 7:37on
- 7:38a
- 7:38big
- 7:39One
- 7:39of
- 7:39our
- 7:39biggest
- 7:39wins
- 7:40in
- 7:40decades
- 7:41against
- 7:41the
- 7:41coastal
- 7:42commission
- 7:43in
- 7:43of
- 7:43all
- 7:44places,
- 7:44the
- 7:44California
- 7:45supreme
- 7:45court.
- 7:45We
- 7:46did
- 7:46not
- 7:46have
- 7:46to
- 7:46go
- 7:46to
- 7:47the
- 7:47u.
- 7:47S.
- 7:47Supreme
- 7:47court
- 7:48on
- 7:48our
- 7:48latest.
- 7:49Wow.
- 7:49But
- 7:50just
- 7:50last
- 7:50month
- 7:51beat
- 7:51the
- 7:52California
- 7:52supreme
- 7:53or
- 7:53in
- 7:53the
- 7:53California
- 7:54supreme
- 7:54court
- 7:54Ruled
- 7:55for
- 7:55us
- 7:56unanimously.
- 7:57A
- 7:57small,
- 7:59modest
- 7:59little
- 7:59home
- 8:00builder
- 8:00in
- 8:00central
- 8:01California
- 8:02had
- 8:02received
- 8:02the
- 8:03permission
- 8:04from
- 8:04the
- 8:04county.
- 8:05He
- 8:05was
- 8:05out.
- 8:05He
- 8:06wasn't
- 8:06in
- 8:06the.
- 8:06In
- 8:06inside
- 8:07any
- 8:07city.
- 8:07So
- 8:08he
- 8:08looked
- 8:08for
- 8:08permissions
- 8:09like
- 8:09you
- 8:09do
- 8:09in
- 8:10unincorporated
- 8:11areas,
- 8:11Looked
- 8:12for
- 8:12approvals
- 8:14from
- 8:14the
- 8:15county
- 8:15and
- 8:15the
- 8:15county,
- 8:16which
- 8:16had
- 8:16a
- 8:16long
- 8:17history
- 8:17with
- 8:17this
- 8:17guy,
- 8:18and
- 8:19he
- 8:19had
- 8:19made.
- 8:20Made
- 8:20some
- 8:20very
- 8:20modest
- 8:21home
- 8:22development,
- 8:22Single
- 8:23family
- 8:23residences,
- 8:24and
- 8:24had
- 8:24actually
- 8:25followed
- 8:25through
- 8:26and
- 8:26done
- 8:26everything
- 8:26the
- 8:27right
- 8:27way.
- 8:27So
- 8:27the
- 8:27county
- 8:27was
- 8:28pretty
- 8:28familiar
- 8:28with
- 8:28this
- 8:29guy
- 8:30and
- 8:30issued,
- 8:31said,
- 8:31yeah,
- 8:31yeah,
- 8:32you
- 8:32can
- 8:32continue
- 8:33on
- 8:33that
- 8:33project
- 8:34and
- 8:34build
- 8:34two
- 8:34more
- 8:34homes.
- 8:35Well,
- 8:36the
- 8:36coastal
- 8:36commission
- 8:37got
- 8:37wind
- 8:37of
- 8:37it
- 8:37and
- 8:38then
- 8:38in
- 8:38again.
- 8:39This
- 8:39is
- 8:39one
- 8:39of
- 8:40those
- 8:40things
- 8:40that
- 8:41until
- 8:42you
- 8:42see
- 8:42it
- 8:42in
- 8:43writing,
- 8:44it
- 8:44kind
- 8:44of
- 8:44makes
- 8:44no
- 8:44sense.
- 8:45Under
- 8:45California
- 8:46law,
- 8:47the
- 8:47coastal.
- 8:48Any
- 8:48two
- 8:48coastal
- 8:49commissioners
- 8:51can
- 8:51appeal
- 8:53another
- 8:53government
- 8:54agency's
- 8:55approval
- 8:55of
- 8:56a
- 8:56permit
- 8:56in
- 8:56the
- 8:57coastal
- 8:57zone
- 8:58to
- 8:58themselves.
- 9:00It's
- 9:00like
- 9:00judge,
- 9:01jury
- 9:01and
- 9:01executioner.
- 9:02Right?
- 9:02We
- 9:03tend
- 9:03to
- 9:03think,
- 9:03no,
- 9:03the
- 9:04judge
- 9:04should
- 9:04not
- 9:04be
- 9:04the
- 9:05prosecutor.
- 9:06But
- 9:06under
- 9:07the
- 9:07California
- 9:08system,
- 9:09two
- 9:09coastal
- 9:10commissioners
- 9:10can
- 9:10object
- 9:11and
- 9:11say,
- 9:11we
- 9:12appeal
- 9:13the
- 9:13local
- 9:13government's
- 9:14approvals
- 9:15to
- 9:15the
- 9:15very
- 9:16commission
- 9:16that
- 9:16we
- 9:16sit
- 9:17on.
- 9:17And
- 9:17that's
- 9:17what
- 9:17happened
- 9:18here.
- 9:19And
- 9:19that
- 9:19there
- 9:19was
- 9:19a
- 9:20fight
- 9:20and
- 9:20there
- 9:20was,
- 9:20it
- 9:20was
- 9:21essentially
- 9:21a
- 9:21fight
- 9:22where
- 9:23the
- 9:23two
- 9:23wolves
- 9:23are
- 9:24deciding
- 9:24over
- 9:24which
- 9:25of
- 9:25them
- 9:25gets
- 9:25to
- 9:26eat
- 9:26the
- 9:26Lamb
- 9:27in
- 9:27a
- 9:27sense,
- 9:28the
- 9:28county
- 9:29saying
- 9:29no,
- 9:29we
- 9:29have
- 9:30jurisdiction
- 9:30to
- 9:30decide
- 9:31this
- 9:31issue.
- 9:31And
- 9:31what
- 9:32we
- 9:32say
- 9:33goes.
- 9:34The
- 9:34commission
- 9:34saying
- 9:35no,
- 9:35no,
- 9:35no.
- 9:35We're
- 9:35the
- 9:36ultimate
- 9:37deciders
- 9:37of
- 9:37what
- 9:38goes
- 9:38on
- 9:38in
- 9:38the
- 9:38coastal
- 9:39zone.
- 9:40And
- 9:40after
- 9:40a
- 9:40very
- 9:41long
- 9:41process,
- 9:42our
- 9:42client
- 9:43was
- 9:43vindicated.
- 9:44The
- 9:45property
- 9:45owner,
- 9:45the
- 9:46home
- 9:46builder.
- 9:47The
- 9:47California
- 9:48Supreme
- 9:48Court
- 9:48unanimously
- 9:49said
- 9:49that,
- 9:50oh
- 9:50no,
- 9:50Coastal
- 9:51commission,
- 9:51butt
- 9:51out.
- 9:52You're
- 9:52exceeding
- 9:52your
- 9:52jurisdiction.
- 9:53You're
- 9:53not
- 9:53supposed
- 9:54to
- 9:54be
- 9:54doing
- 9:54that
- 9:54type
- 9:55of
- 9:55thing.
- 9:56Local,
- 9:56county,
- 9:57you
- 9:57have
- 9:58the
- 9:58authority
- 9:58to
- 9:59decide
- 9:59these
- 9:59things.
- 10:00You
- 10:00decided
- 10:01that
- 10:01he
- 10:01should
- 10:01be
- 10:01allowed
- 10:02to
- 10:02build
- 10:03and
- 10:03get
- 10:04out
- 10:04of
- 10:04the
- 10:04way.
- 10:04And
- 10:05it
- 10:05ordered
- 10:05the
- 10:05California
- 10:06Coastal
- 10:06Commission
- 10:07to
- 10:07dismiss
- 10:07its
- 10:08own
- 10:08appeal
- 10:09and
- 10:09let
- 10:10these
- 10:10permits
- 10:11go
- 10:11into
- 10:11effect.
- 10:12So
- 10:13we
- 10:13think
- 10:14that
- 10:14one,
- 10:14that
- 10:15one
- 10:15pretty
- 10:16significant
- 10:16win
- 10:16after
- 10:17a
- 10:17long
- 10:18period
- 10:18where
- 10:19California
- 10:20courts
- 10:20were
- 10:20very
- 10:21much
- 10:21in
- 10:21rule
- 10:22in
- 10:22favor
- 10:22of
- 10:22the
- 10:22coastal
- 10:23Commission.
- 10:24So
- 10:24that
- 10:24gives
- 10:24us
- 10:25some,
- 10:27lets
- 10:28us
- 10:28take
- 10:28heart
- 10:29that
- 10:29this
- 10:29latest
- 10:29case,
- 10:30the
- 10:30courts
- 10:31will
- 10:31see
- 10:31it
- 10:31in
- 10:31much
- 10:31the
- 10:32same
- 10:32way.
- 10:32Make
- 10:33sure
- 10:33and
- 10:33follow
- 10:33us
- 10:33on
- 10:34social
- 10:34media
- 10:34and
- 10:35our
- 10:35YouTube
- 10:35channels.
- 10:36To
- 10:36find
- 10:37all
- 10:37the
- 10:37links,
- 10:37head
- 10:38to
- 10:38aroundthehouseonline.com
- 10:40we
- 10:40will
- 10:41be
- 10:41right
- 10:41back.
- 10:42Talking
- 10:42about
- 10:42your
- 10:43property
- 10:43rights
- 10:43from
- 10:44Robert
- 10:44Thomas
- 10:45from
- 10:45the
- 10:45Pacific
- 10:46Legal
- 10:46Foundation.
- 10:51The
- 12:15kids
- 12:15these
- 12:15days
- 12:16will
- 12:16never
- 12:17understand.
- 12:20What
- 12:20it's
- 12:21like
- 12:21to
- 12:21play
- 12:22an
- 12:22instrument.
- 12:23Like
- 12:24being
- 12:24a
- 12:25band.
- 12:26What's
- 12:26up?
- 12:26This
- 12:26is
- 12:27Sticks
- 12:27it
- 12:27In
- 12:27ya
- 12:28and.
- 12:28Satchel
- 12:29from
- 12:29Steel
- 12:30Panther
- 12:30and
- 12:30you
- 12:31are
- 12:31listening
- 12:31to
- 12:32around
- 12:32the
- 12:33House
- 12:33with
- 12:33Eric.
- 12:34G.
- 12:34Yeah,
- 12:35we
- 12:36love
- 12:36Eric
- 12:37G.
- 12:37And
- 12:37you
- 12:37should
- 12:38too.
- 12:41Welcome
- 12:42back
- 12:42to
- 12:42around
- 12:43the
- 12:43House.
- 12:44First
- 12:44time
- 12:44catching
- 12:45the
- 12:45show.
- 12:46Find
- 12:46out
- 12:46more
- 12:47about
- 12:47us@aroundthehouse
- 12:48online.com
- 12:50now
- 12:50let's
- 12:51get
- 12:51back
- 12:51to
- 12:51talking
- 12:51about
- 12:52your
- 12:52property
- 12:52rights
- 12:53with
- 12:53Robert
- 12:54Thomas
- 12:54from
- 12:54the
- 12:55Pacific
- 12:55Legal
- 12:56Foundation.
- 12:57Finally,
- 12:57maybe
- 12:58getting,
- 12:58as
- 12:59one
- 12:59columnist
- 12:59put
- 13:00it
- 13:00down
- 13:00here,
- 13:00a
- 13:00reckoning
- 13:02on
- 13:02its,
- 13:03on
- 13:03its
- 13:03excessive
- 13:04use
- 13:04of
- 13:04its
- 13:05own
- 13:05power.
- 13:06No
- 13:06kidding.
- 13:07And
- 13:07it's
- 13:07not
- 13:07just
- 13:08California.
- 13:09I
- 13:09mean
- 13:09I'm
- 13:09in
- 13:09Oregon.
- 13:10Up
- 13:10here
- 13:10my
- 13:10little
- 13:11brother
- 13:11and
- 13:11I
- 13:11have
- 13:11a,
- 13:12a
- 13:12beach
- 13:12house
- 13:13out
- 13:13in
- 13:13Cannon
- 13:13Beach,
- 13:14Oregon
- 13:14out
- 13:14there
- 13:15and
- 13:16small
- 13:17town
- 13:17politics,
- 13:18man.
- 13:18You
- 13:18got
- 13:19hotel
- 13:20owners
- 13:20that
- 13:21are
- 13:21on
- 13:21the
- 13:21city
- 13:21council
- 13:22that
- 13:23want
- 13:23to
- 13:23shut
- 13:24down
- 13:24as
- 13:24many
- 13:25of
- 13:25the
- 13:25short
- 13:26term
- 13:26rentals
- 13:26as
- 13:27they
- 13:27can
- 13:27and
- 13:28they
- 13:28just
- 13:28passed
- 13:29one
- 13:29that
- 13:29I'm
- 13:29furious
- 13:30about
- 13:30where
- 13:31we
- 13:31can't
- 13:31use
- 13:32our
- 13:32fire
- 13:32pit
- 13:33because
- 13:35we
- 13:36are
- 13:36renting
- 13:37short
- 13:37term
- 13:38rentals
- 13:38a
- 13:38few
- 13:38times
- 13:38a
- 13:39year
- 13:39and
- 13:40they
- 13:40have
- 13:40outlawed
- 13:41the
- 13:41use
- 13:41of
- 13:42fire
- 13:42pits
- 13:43for
- 13:43anyone
- 13:44that
- 13:44is
- 13:44renting
- 13:45to
- 13:45anyone
- 13:46short
- 13:46term
- 13:46rental.
- 13:47So
- 13:47my
- 13:47neighbor
- 13:48across
- 13:48the
- 13:48street
- 13:49can
- 13:49use
- 13:49a
- 13:49fire
- 13:50pit
- 13:50perfectly
- 13:51fine.
- 13:52The
- 13:53here's
- 13:53the
- 13:53crazy
- 13:54part.
- 13:54The
- 13:55city
- 13:55owned
- 13:56RV
- 13:57park
- 13:57next
- 13:57to
- 13:58propane
- 13:58tanks
- 13:59and
- 13:59fireball
- 13:59and
- 14:00fire
- 14:01prone
- 14:01RVs
- 14:02and
- 14:03I'm
- 14:03an
- 14:03RV
- 14:03owner,
- 14:04that's
- 14:04perfectly
- 14:05okay
- 14:05to
- 14:05use
- 14:05it
- 14:06there.
- 14:06But
- 14:06if
- 14:06you're
- 14:07renting
- 14:07short
- 14:08term
- 14:08and
- 14:09you're
- 14:09the
- 14:09homeowner,
- 14:10you
- 14:11can't
- 14:11use
- 14:11a
- 14:11fire
- 14:11pit
- 14:12in
- 14:12the
- 14:12city.
- 14:12So
- 14:12it
- 14:12doesn't.
- 14:13Let
- 14:13me
- 14:13get
- 14:13this
- 14:13straight.
- 14:14It
- 14:14doesn't
- 14:14say,
- 14:14well,
- 14:15someone's
- 14:15renting
- 14:15your
- 14:16property
- 14:17short
- 14:17term,
- 14:17they
- 14:18can't
- 14:18use
- 14:18the
- 14:18fire
- 14:19pit.
- 14:19But,
- 14:20but
- 14:20for
- 14:20the
- 14:20other
- 14:21364
- 14:22days
- 14:22of
- 14:22the
- 14:23year
- 14:23that
- 14:23you
- 14:23live
- 14:24there
- 14:24and
- 14:24don't
- 14:25rent
- 14:25it
- 14:25to
- 14:25somebody
- 14:26else
- 14:26because
- 14:27you
- 14:27rent
- 14:27it
- 14:27that
- 14:28one
- 14:28day
- 14:28to
- 14:28somebody
- 14:29else,
- 14:29then
- 14:30you
- 14:30can't
- 14:30use
- 14:31the
- 14:31fire
- 14:31pit,
- 14:32correct?
- 14:33100%.
- 14:34Okay,
- 14:35well,
- 14:35that
- 14:36makes
- 14:36a
- 14:36whole
- 14:36lot
- 14:36of
- 14:37no
- 14:37sense
- 14:37to
- 14:37me,
- 14:38let's
- 14:38put
- 14:38it
- 14:38that
- 14:39way.
- 14:39And
- 14:40yet
- 14:40the
- 14:40city
- 14:40apparently
- 14:41doesn't
- 14:41have
- 14:41those
- 14:42concerns
- 14:42because
- 14:43in
- 14:43its
- 14:43own,
- 14:44when
- 14:44it
- 14:44rents
- 14:45out
- 14:45space,
- 14:45hey,
- 14:46no
- 14:46problem
- 14:47is
- 14:47it,
- 14:47that
- 14:47they
- 14:47think
- 14:48you're
- 14:48going
- 14:48to
- 14:48be
- 14:48renting
- 14:49to
- 14:49arsonists?
- 14:50I
- 14:50mean,
- 14:50what's
- 14:50the
- 14:50problem?
- 14:51And
- 14:52on
- 14:52top
- 14:52of
- 14:52that,
- 14:52there's
- 14:53zero
- 14:53history
- 14:54of
- 14:54fire
- 14:54pit
- 14:55structure
- 14:55fires
- 14:56or
- 14:56anything
- 14:57like
- 14:57that
- 14:57in
- 14:57the,
- 14:58there's
- 14:58nothing
- 14:58in
- 14:59recent
- 14:59history
- 15:00that
- 15:00has
- 15:00come
- 15:00up
- 15:01that
- 15:01I
- 15:01can
- 15:02even
- 15:02search
- 15:02in
- 15:02the
- 15:02news
- 15:03and
- 15:03find.
- 15:03So
- 15:04there's
- 15:04just
- 15:04no
- 15:04story
- 15:05there.
- 15:05But
- 15:05it's,
- 15:06it's
- 15:06the,
- 15:06it's
- 15:07the
- 15:07personal
- 15:08interests,
- 15:09it
- 15:09seems
- 15:09from
- 15:10my
- 15:10opinion
- 15:10at
- 15:10least,
- 15:11of
- 15:11the
- 15:12people
- 15:13that
- 15:13are
- 15:13living
- 15:13in
- 15:13the
- 15:13city
- 15:14that
- 15:14are
- 15:14like,
- 15:14oh
- 15:14no,
- 15:15we're
- 15:15going
- 15:15to
- 15:15control
- 15:15this
- 15:16because
- 15:16they
- 15:17want
- 15:17their
- 15:17hotels
- 15:18to
- 15:18be
- 15:18full
- 15:18and
- 15:19if
- 15:19they
- 15:19can
- 15:19have
- 15:20a
- 15:20fire
- 15:20pit
- 15:20at
- 15:20their
- 15:20hotels,
- 15:22that's
- 15:22the
- 15:22crazy
- 15:23part.
- 15:23It
- 15:23all
- 15:24not
- 15:24to.
- 15:25I
- 15:25know
- 15:26I
- 15:26did
- 15:26okay
- 15:27in
- 15:27high
- 15:27school
- 15:27history
- 15:28and
- 15:28I,
- 15:28I
- 15:28should
- 15:29have,
- 15:29I
- 15:29should
- 15:29have
- 15:29stuck
- 15:29with
- 15:30that
- 15:30maybe,
- 15:31but,
- 15:31but,
- 15:31and
- 15:32the
- 15:32reason
- 15:32I
- 15:33bring
- 15:33that
- 15:33up
- 15:33is
- 15:34that
- 15:34this
- 15:34is,
- 15:34this
- 15:35all
- 15:35stems
- 15:35back
- 15:36a
- 15:36hundred
- 15:36years.
- 15:36Where
- 15:37does
- 15:37this
- 15:37come
- 15:37from?
- 15:38People
- 15:38always
- 15:38ask
- 15:38me
- 15:39that.
- 15:39Where,
- 15:39how
- 15:39come
- 15:40government
- 15:41can
- 15:41come
- 15:41up
- 15:41with
- 15:41all
- 15:42sorts
- 15:42of
- 15:42things
- 15:42that
- 15:42make
- 15:43no
- 15:43sense.
- 15:44And
- 15:44I
- 15:45tell
- 15:45them
- 15:45it
- 15:45started
- 15:46at
- 15:46least
- 15:46with
- 15:46respect
- 15:47to
- 15:47property
- 15:48regulation
- 15:49and
- 15:49the
- 15:49limitations
- 15:50on
- 15:50the
- 15:50uses
- 15:51of
- 15:51property
- 15:52about
- 15:52a
- 15:53hundred
- 15:53years
- 15:53ago
- 15:53with
- 15:54the
- 15:54advent
- 15:55of
- 15:55something
- 15:56we're
- 15:56very
- 15:56familiar
- 15:57with
- 15:57now,
- 15:57municipal
- 15:58zoning.
- 15:59Before
- 15:59that,
- 16:00governments
- 16:01restricted
- 16:02people's
- 16:02uses
- 16:03for
- 16:04what
- 16:04were
- 16:05harmful
- 16:06uses.
- 16:06You
- 16:07couldn't
- 16:07make
- 16:07use.
- 16:07Nobody
- 16:08has
- 16:08the
- 16:08right
- 16:08to
- 16:08make
- 16:09use
- 16:09of
- 16:09their
- 16:09property
- 16:09in
- 16:10a
- 16:10way
- 16:10that
- 16:10is
- 16:10potentially
- 16:11harmful
- 16:11to
- 16:12somebody
- 16:12else
- 16:13or
- 16:13harms
- 16:13the
- 16:13public.
- 16:14And
- 16:15that
- 16:15that
- 16:15notion
- 16:16goes
- 16:16back
- 16:16a
- 16:17thousand
- 16:17years.
- 16:18And
- 16:19then
- 16:19about
- 16:19100
- 16:20years
- 16:20ago,
- 16:21local
- 16:21governments
- 16:22started
- 16:22codifying
- 16:23that
- 16:23principle
- 16:24rather
- 16:24than
- 16:24leaving
- 16:25it
- 16:25up
- 16:25to
- 16:26individual
- 16:27homeowners
- 16:27saying,
- 16:28hey,
- 16:28my
- 16:28neighbor
- 16:29is
- 16:29running
- 16:30a
- 16:30garbage
- 16:30dump
- 16:31on
- 16:31their
- 16:31property
- 16:31and
- 16:32they
- 16:32shouldn't
- 16:32be
- 16:32able
- 16:32to
- 16:32do
- 16:32that
- 16:33because
- 16:33it
- 16:33interferes
- 16:33with
- 16:34my
- 16:34use.
- 16:35And
- 16:35allowing
- 16:35the
- 16:36courts
- 16:36to
- 16:36take
- 16:36care
- 16:37of
- 16:37those
- 16:37problems.
- 16:37Municipalities
- 16:38started
- 16:40this
- 16:40thing
- 16:40called
- 16:40zoning,
- 16:41where
- 16:41they
- 16:41said,
- 16:41okay,
- 16:42this
- 16:42part
- 16:42of
- 16:42town
- 16:42is
- 16:43the
- 16:43residential
- 16:43zone.
- 16:44Here's
- 16:44the
- 16:44height
- 16:44limits,
- 16:45here's
- 16:45the
- 16:45use
- 16:45limits.
- 16:46You
- 16:47can't
- 16:47make
- 16:47a
- 16:47commercial
- 16:48use
- 16:48in
- 16:48a
- 16:48residential
- 16:49zone.
- 16:50And
- 16:50here's
- 16:51the
- 16:51other
- 16:51thing,
- 16:51too.
- 16:52Setbacks.
- 16:53Right.
- 16:53You
- 16:53can't
- 16:53build.
- 16:53You
- 16:54may
- 16:54own
- 16:55the
- 16:55square
- 16:56footage,
- 16:56but
- 16:56you
- 16:57can't
- 16:57build
- 16:57out
- 16:57to
- 16:57the
- 16:57lot
- 16:58line.
- 16:58You
- 16:58gotta
- 16:59set
- 16:59it
- 16:59back
- 16:59for
- 17:00various
- 17:00reasons.
- 17:01But
- 17:01you
- 17:01could
- 17:02on
- 17:02the
- 17:02north
- 17:02side
- 17:02of
- 17:03the
- 17:03street,
- 17:03but
- 17:03not
- 17:03on
- 17:03the
- 17:03south
- 17:04side
- 17:04of
- 17:04the
- 17:04street.
- 17:05Yeah,
- 17:05and
- 17:05that's
- 17:05where
- 17:06that
- 17:06stuff
- 17:06gets.
- 17:06A
- 17:06little
- 17:06crazy
- 17:07and.
- 17:08Yeah,
- 17:08exactly.
- 17:09And.
- 17:09And
- 17:10you
- 17:10can
- 17:10see
- 17:10it
- 17:11in
- 17:11some
- 17:11instances
- 17:12where.
- 17:12Okay,
- 17:13height
- 17:13limitations
- 17:14initially
- 17:14came
- 17:15about
- 17:15because
- 17:16the.
- 17:17The
- 17:17fire
- 17:18truck
- 17:18ladders
- 17:18couldn't
- 17:19reach
- 17:19up
- 17:19more
- 17:19than
- 17:19three
- 17:19stories.
- 17:20Oh,
- 17:20okay.
- 17:21Well,
- 17:21then
- 17:21maybe
- 17:22three
- 17:22stories
- 17:22should
- 17:22be
- 17:23our
- 17:23height
- 17:23limit
- 17:23in
- 17:23this
- 17:24town.
- 17:24Oh,
- 17:24that
- 17:24makes
- 17:25some
- 17:25sense.
- 17:26And
- 17:26we
- 17:26didn't
- 17:26have.
- 17:26We
- 17:27didn't.
- 17:27We
- 17:27didn't
- 17:27know
- 17:27about
- 17:27sprinklers
- 17:28and
- 17:28things
- 17:28like
- 17:29that
- 17:29or
- 17:29setbacks.
- 17:31Well,
- 17:31things
- 17:31like
- 17:31fire
- 17:32trucks
- 17:32had
- 17:32to
- 17:32go
- 17:32between
- 17:33buildings
- 17:34in
- 17:34order
- 17:34to
- 17:34put
- 17:34out
- 17:35structure
- 17:35fires.
- 17:36And
- 17:36so
- 17:36you
- 17:36wanted
- 17:37some
- 17:37space
- 17:37between
- 17:38buildings
- 17:38and
- 17:39not
- 17:39lot
- 17:39lines.
- 17:40Buildings
- 17:40built
- 17:41right
- 17:41next
- 17:41to
- 17:41each
- 17:42other
- 17:42with
- 17:42no
- 17:42gap.
- 17:43But
- 17:43over
- 17:44time,
- 17:44like
- 17:44everything
- 17:45else,
- 17:45sort
- 17:45of
- 17:45mission
- 17:46creep,
- 17:46let's
- 17:47call
- 17:47it,
- 17:47sets
- 17:47in
- 17:48and
- 17:49the
- 17:49setback
- 17:50itself
- 17:50becomes
- 17:51something
- 17:51that
- 17:52maybe
- 17:53has
- 17:53its
- 17:53own.
- 17:54It's
- 17:54there
- 17:54for
- 17:55its
- 17:55own
- 17:55purposes
- 17:56almost.
- 17:56Well,
- 17:56anyway,
- 17:57this
- 17:57was
- 17:57challenged
- 17:58100
- 17:58years
- 17:58ago
- 17:59in
- 17:59a
- 18:00case
- 18:00out
- 18:00of
- 18:00Ohio,
- 18:01and
- 18:02the
- 18:02owner
- 18:02said,
- 18:02hey,
- 18:02these
- 18:03restrictions
- 18:03that
- 18:03you're
- 18:03putting
- 18:04me
- 18:04into,
- 18:04these
- 18:04zones
- 18:05kind
- 18:05of
- 18:06arbitrarily
- 18:07really
- 18:07impact
- 18:08my
- 18:08property
- 18:09rights
- 18:09because
- 18:09you
- 18:09haven't
- 18:10shown
- 18:10that
- 18:10I'm
- 18:10doing
- 18:10anything
- 18:11harmful.
- 18:11It's
- 18:11one
- 18:12thing
- 18:12to
- 18:12say
- 18:12I
- 18:12can't
- 18:13do
- 18:13harmful
- 18:13things
- 18:13with
- 18:14my
- 18:14property.
- 18:15That's
- 18:15no
- 18:15infringement
- 18:16on
- 18:16property
- 18:17rights.
- 18:17But
- 18:17to
- 18:18simply
- 18:18say,
- 18:18hey,
- 18:18this
- 18:19is.
- 18:19This
- 18:19is
- 18:19the
- 18:19residential
- 18:20parts
- 18:20of
- 18:21town.
- 18:21And
- 18:21in
- 18:22that
- 18:22case,
- 18:23village
- 18:23of
- 18:23Euclid.
- 18:24Now,
- 18:24the
- 18:24city
- 18:24of
- 18:24Euclid,
- 18:25a
- 18:25suburb
- 18:25of.
- 18:26Of
- 18:26Cleveland,
- 18:27said
- 18:27no
- 18:28apartment
- 18:28buildings.
- 18:29And.
- 18:29And
- 18:30when
- 18:30challenged
- 18:30on
- 18:31that,
- 18:31the
- 18:31city
- 18:31claimed
- 18:32that
- 18:32apartment
- 18:32buildings
- 18:33were
- 18:33harmful
- 18:34and
- 18:34detrimental
- 18:35to
- 18:35the
- 18:35health
- 18:35of
- 18:35the
- 18:35community,
- 18:37which
- 18:37is
- 18:37today,
- 18:38100
- 18:38years
- 18:38later,
- 18:39almost
- 18:39a
- 18:39laughable.
- 18:40Yeah.
- 18:40Rationale.
- 18:41But
- 18:42in
- 18:42the
- 18:42end,
- 18:42the
- 18:42Supreme
- 18:43Court
- 18:44held
- 18:45that
- 18:46if
- 18:46there's
- 18:47any
- 18:48sort
- 18:48of
- 18:49rational
- 18:50relationship
- 18:51between
- 18:51the
- 18:51restriction
- 18:53and
- 18:54the
- 18:54furtherance
- 18:55of
- 18:55what
- 18:55the
- 18:55court
- 18:55called
- 18:56the
- 18:56public
- 18:56health,
- 18:56safety,
- 18:57welfare
- 18:57or
- 18:58morals,
- 18:59and
- 18:59it's
- 18:59not
- 19:00hard
- 19:00to
- 19:00see
- 19:00how
- 19:00you
- 19:00can.
- 19:01Almost
- 19:01anything
- 19:01is
- 19:01going
- 19:02to
- 19:02qualify
- 19:02on
- 19:02that
- 19:03standard.
- 19:03Yeah,
- 19:03Just
- 19:04depending
- 19:04on
- 19:05constitutional
- 19:05muster.
- 19:06And
- 19:07we've
- 19:07lived
- 19:07with
- 19:07what
- 19:08we
- 19:08lawyers
- 19:09call
- 19:09the
- 19:09rational
- 19:10basis
- 19:10test.
- 19:10If
- 19:10there's
- 19:11any
- 19:11rational
- 19:11basis
- 19:12for
- 19:12the
- 19:12restrictions,
- 19:13courts
- 19:13take
- 19:14a
- 19:14handoff
- 19:14approach.
- 19:15And
- 19:15that's
- 19:16the
- 19:16answer
- 19:16I
- 19:16give
- 19:17to
- 19:17people
- 19:17when
- 19:17they
- 19:18say
- 19:18how
- 19:18can,
- 19:18how
- 19:19wait,
- 19:19these
- 19:19things
- 19:19make
- 19:20no
- 19:20sense
- 19:20to
- 19:20us.
- 19:20How
- 19:21can
- 19:21they
- 19:21possibly.
- 19:22These
- 19:22regulations
- 19:23be
- 19:23upheld.
- 19:24Aren't
- 19:24they
- 19:24unconstitutional?
- 19:25And
- 19:25I
- 19:25said
- 19:26talk
- 19:26to
- 19:26the
- 19:26Supreme
- 19:27Court
- 19:27in
- 19:271926.
- 19:29Yeah.
- 19:29And.
- 19:30And
- 19:31see
- 19:31about
- 19:31changing
- 19:31that.
- 19:32And
- 19:32that's
- 19:32one
- 19:32of
- 19:32our
- 19:33missions
- 19:33that
- 19:33we
- 19:33do
- 19:34at
- 19:34PLF
- 19:34is
- 19:34we
- 19:35have
- 19:35cases
- 19:36and
- 19:36are
- 19:36looking
- 19:36for
- 19:37other
- 19:37cases
- 19:37that
- 19:37are
- 19:38challenging
- 19:38that
- 19:39100
- 19:40year
- 19:40old
- 19:40standard.
- 19:41We
- 19:41said
- 19:41what
- 19:42may
- 19:42have
- 19:42made
- 19:42sense
- 19:42100
- 19:43years
- 19:43ago
- 19:44doesn't
- 19:44make
- 19:44sense
- 19:45today.
- 19:46And
- 19:47zoning
- 19:47laws
- 19:48and
- 19:48similar
- 19:48types
- 19:49of
- 19:49restrictions.
- 19:50Micromanaging
- 19:51your
- 19:52ability
- 19:52to
- 19:53use
- 19:53your
- 19:53property
- 19:54in
- 19:54what
- 19:54seem
- 19:55like
- 19:55obviously
- 19:56reasonable
- 19:57ways
- 19:58really
- 19:58does
- 19:58infringe
- 19:59on
- 19:59your
- 19:59property
- 20:00rights.
- 20:00And
- 20:00the
- 20:00burden
- 20:00should
- 20:01be
- 20:01on
- 20:01the
- 20:01government,
- 20:01not
- 20:02the
- 20:02homeowner.
- 20:03The
- 20:03burden
- 20:03should
- 20:04be
- 20:04on
- 20:04the
- 20:04government
- 20:04to
- 20:04show
- 20:05that
- 20:05its
- 20:05restrictions
- 20:06on
- 20:06your
- 20:06uses
- 20:06are
- 20:07necessary
- 20:08and
- 20:09will
- 20:09actually
- 20:10result
- 20:10in
- 20:11improvement
- 20:12of
- 20:12the
- 20:12or
- 20:13protection
- 20:13of
- 20:13the
- 20:13public
- 20:14health,
- 20:14safety
- 20:14and
- 20:14welfare.
- 20:15And
- 20:15not
- 20:16on
- 20:16the
- 20:16owner.
- 20:17Where
- 20:17it
- 20:17is
- 20:18now
- 20:18under
- 20:18this
- 20:19Euclid
- 20:19case.
- 20:20It
- 20:21should
- 20:21not
- 20:21be
- 20:21on
- 20:21the
- 20:22owner
- 20:22to
- 20:22prove
- 20:23that,
- 20:23well,
- 20:23there.
- 20:24I
- 20:24won't.
- 20:24What
- 20:25I'm
- 20:25doing
- 20:25won't
- 20:26harm
- 20:26this.
- 20:27It's.
- 20:27It
- 20:27seems
- 20:27that
- 20:27the
- 20:28burdens
- 20:28are
- 20:28distributed
- 20:29all
- 20:29wrong.
- 20:30And
- 20:30so,
- 20:30yeah,
- 20:31we're
- 20:31trying
- 20:31to
- 20:31change
- 20:31that.
- 20:32Yeah,
- 20:32I
- 20:32just
- 20:33saw
- 20:33an
- 20:33interesting
- 20:33one
- 20:34happen
- 20:34locally
- 20:35and
- 20:35I'm
- 20:35talking
- 20:36blocks
- 20:36away
- 20:37from
- 20:37my
- 20:37house.
- 20:38So
- 20:38the
- 20:39city
- 20:39and
- 20:40the
- 20:40county,
- 20:40a
- 20:40couple
- 20:41cities
- 20:41and
- 20:41counties
- 20:41are
- 20:42going
- 20:42to
- 20:42take
- 20:42this
- 20:42little
- 20:42narrow
- 20:43road
- 20:43that
- 20:43goes
- 20:43between
- 20:43houses
- 20:44and
- 20:44make
- 20:44it
- 20:44a
- 20:44thoroughfare
- 20:45because
- 20:46we
- 20:46are
- 20:46a
- 20:47state
- 20:47of.
- 20:48We
- 20:48have
- 20:48the
- 20:48urban
- 20:49growth
- 20:49boundaries
- 20:49which
- 20:50says
- 20:50you
- 20:50can
- 20:50build
- 20:51here,
- 20:51you
- 20:51can't
- 20:51build
- 20:51here,
- 20:52that
- 20:52kind
- 20:52of
- 20:52stuff.
- 20:52So
- 20:53this
- 20:54road
- 20:54was
- 20:54gonna
- 20:55go
- 20:55through
- 20:55and
- 20:55people
- 20:55were
- 20:56gonna
- 20:56lose
- 20:56all
- 20:56their
- 20:56backyards.
- 20:57I
- 20:57mean
- 20:57it
- 20:57was
- 20:57gonna
- 20:58be
- 20:58a
- 20:58fence
- 20:59three
- 20:59feet
- 20:59off
- 20:59the
- 20:59back
- 20:59of
- 21:00their
- 21:00house
- 21:00kind
- 21:00of
- 21:00thing
- 21:00as
- 21:01they
- 21:01go
- 21:01through.
- 21:01Because
- 21:02around
- 21:02the
- 21:02house.
- 21:03We'll
- 21:03be
- 21:03right
- 21:04back.
- 22:58Wel.
- 22:58Welcome
- 22:59back
- 22:59to
- 22:59around
- 22:59the
- 23:00House.
- 23:01First
- 23:01time
- 23:01catching
- 23:02the
- 23:02show.
- 23:03Find
- 23:03out
- 23:03more
- 23:03about
- 23:04us@aroundthehouseonline.com.
- 23:07Now
- 23:07let's
- 23:07get
- 23:07back
- 23:08to
- 23:08talking
- 23:08about
- 23:08your
- 23:09property
- 23:09rights
- 23:10with
- 23:10Robert
- 23:10Thomas
- 23:11from
- 23:11the
- 23:11Pacific
- 23:12Legal
- 23:12Foundation.
- 23:14So
- 23:14they
- 23:14were
- 23:14gonna
- 23:14have
- 23:14to
- 23:14go
- 23:15through
- 23:15some
- 23:15farmland
- 23:16and
- 23:16along
- 23:16the
- 23:16river
- 23:17a
- 23:17little
- 23:17bit.
- 23:17The
- 23:18homeowner,
- 23:18which
- 23:19I
- 23:19think
- 23:19she
- 23:19and
- 23:20I
- 23:20could
- 23:20be
- 23:20wrong
- 23:20here,
- 23:20but
- 23:20I
- 23:21think
- 23:21she
- 23:21might
- 23:21have
- 23:21been
- 23:21elderly
- 23:22or
- 23:22she
- 23:22was.
- 23:23She
- 23:23donated
- 23:24her
- 23:24riverfront
- 23:25property
- 23:26to
- 23:27be
- 23:27a
- 23:27wetland
- 23:28reserve.
- 23:29Well,
- 23:30the
- 23:30county
- 23:30rule
- 23:31says
- 23:31you
- 23:31can't
- 23:31put
- 23:32a
- 23:32road
- 23:32through
- 23:32a
- 23:32wetland
- 23:33reserve.
- 23:33It
- 23:33has
- 23:33to
- 23:33be
- 23:33a
- 23:34hundred
- 23:34yards
- 23:34away.
- 23:35That
- 23:35killed
- 23:36that
- 23:36project.
- 23:37And
- 23:37I
- 23:37was
- 23:38like,
- 23:38wow,
- 23:39somebody
- 23:40used
- 23:40the
- 23:40wetland
- 23:40rules
- 23:41back
- 23:41against
- 23:42them
- 23:43to
- 23:43stop
- 23:43a
- 23:44project.
- 23:44And
- 23:44I
- 23:45went
- 23:45extreme.
- 23:46But
- 23:47wow,
- 23:47interesting.
- 23:48We've
- 23:49seen
- 23:49that
- 23:50not
- 23:50only
- 23:50from
- 23:52the
- 23:52federal
- 23:52government
- 23:53enforcing,
- 23:54say
- 23:55the
- 23:55Clean
- 23:55Water
- 23:55act
- 23:56and
- 23:57stretching
- 23:57it
- 23:57way
- 23:58beyond
- 23:59what
- 23:59Congress
- 24:00laid
- 24:00out.
- 24:00Congress
- 24:01back
- 24:01in
- 24:02the
- 24:02people
- 24:02forget
- 24:03it
- 24:03was
- 24:03the
- 24:03Nixon
- 24:04administration.
- 24:04Yeah.
- 24:05It
- 24:05was
- 24:05the
- 24:05Clean
- 24:06Water
- 24:06Act.
- 24:07And
- 24:07it
- 24:07was.
- 24:08It
- 24:08was
- 24:08a
- 24:08comprehensive
- 24:09but
- 24:09limited
- 24:10to
- 24:11certain
- 24:11things
- 24:11that
- 24:12the
- 24:12federal
- 24:12government
- 24:13has
- 24:13jurisdiction
- 24:14over
- 24:15waters
- 24:16of
- 24:16the
- 24:16United
- 24:16States.
- 24:17And
- 24:18over
- 24:18time,
- 24:18like
- 24:19a
- 24:19lot
- 24:19of
- 24:19other
- 24:19things,
- 24:19that
- 24:20mission
- 24:20creep
- 24:20set
- 24:21in
- 24:21and
- 24:21stretched
- 24:22the
- 24:22notion
- 24:22of
- 24:22waters
- 24:23of
- 24:23the
- 24:23United
- 24:23States
- 24:24to
- 24:24was
- 24:24at
- 24:24one
- 24:24point
- 24:25there
- 24:25was
- 24:25actually
- 24:26something
- 24:26called
- 24:27the
- 24:27migratory
- 24:27bird
- 24:28rule.
- 24:28It
- 24:28was
- 24:28considered
- 24:29that
- 24:29if
- 24:29your
- 24:29pond
- 24:30in
- 24:30your
- 24:30backyard,
- 24:31ducks
- 24:32on
- 24:32their
- 24:32way
- 24:33north
- 24:33and
- 24:33south
- 24:34landed
- 24:34in
- 24:35there,
- 24:35that
- 24:35was
- 24:35considered
- 24:36a
- 24:36water
- 24:36of
- 24:36the
- 24:36United
- 24:37States,
- 24:37therefore
- 24:37subject
- 24:38to
- 24:38Clean
- 24:38Water
- 24:39act
- 24:39jurisdiction.
- 24:40When
- 24:40it
- 24:40was
- 24:40just
- 24:40this
- 24:40pond
- 24:41in
- 24:41your
- 24:41backyard.
- 24:42Yeah,
- 24:42a
- 24:43court
- 24:43knocked
- 24:43that
- 24:43with
- 24:43the
- 24:44Supreme
- 24:44Court
- 24:44knocked
- 24:45that
- 24:45one
- 24:45down.
- 24:46And
- 24:46then
- 24:46the
- 24:46most
- 24:47recent
- 24:47sort
- 24:47of
- 24:48knockdown
- 24:48of
- 24:48that
- 24:48was
- 24:49again
- 24:49one
- 24:49of
- 24:49our
- 24:49cases
- 24:50involving
- 24:51a
- 24:51property
- 24:51in
- 24:52Idaho
- 24:52where
- 24:52the
- 24:53only
- 24:53connection
- 24:54to
- 24:55an
- 24:55actual
- 24:55thing
- 24:56you
- 24:56might
- 24:56deem
- 24:56navigable
- 24:57waters
- 24:58of
- 24:58the
- 24:58United
- 24:58States
- 24:59was
- 24:59subsurface.
- 25:00We're
- 25:01all
- 25:01connected,
- 25:01I
- 25:02guess.
- 25:03But
- 25:03you
- 25:03know,
- 25:03it
- 25:03was
- 25:03never
- 25:04Congress's
- 25:04intention.
- 25:05So
- 25:06there's
- 25:06those.
- 25:06You
- 25:07also
- 25:07have
- 25:07a
- 25:07lot
- 25:07of.
- 25:08We
- 25:08have
- 25:0850
- 25:09states
- 25:09doing
- 25:09a
- 25:10lot
- 25:10of
- 25:10similar
- 25:10type
- 25:11of
- 25:11restrictions
- 25:12and
- 25:12regulations
- 25:13on
- 25:14those.
- 25:14And
- 25:14then
- 25:15layer
- 25:15on
- 25:15top
- 25:16of
- 25:16that
- 25:16things
- 25:16that
- 25:17are
- 25:17now
- 25:17becoming
- 25:17vogue,
- 25:18these
- 25:18things
- 25:18called
- 25:19wildlife
- 25:19corridors
- 25:20to
- 25:21allow
- 25:21year
- 25:22and
- 25:22the
- 25:22antelope
- 25:23play
- 25:23across
- 25:24your
- 25:24property.
- 25:24And
- 25:25as
- 25:25they
- 25:25migrate,
- 25:26they
- 25:26need
- 25:26a
- 25:26path
- 25:27and
- 25:27you
- 25:27cannot
- 25:28build
- 25:28in
- 25:28the
- 25:28path.
- 25:29So
- 25:29it's
- 25:29a
- 25:29no
- 25:29build
- 25:30zone
- 25:30on
- 25:30your
- 25:30property
- 25:31that
- 25:32follows
- 25:32deer
- 25:32trails,
- 25:33I
- 25:33guess.
- 25:34And
- 25:34we've
- 25:34been
- 25:35dealing
- 25:35with
- 25:35some
- 25:35of
- 25:36those.
- 25:36Speaking
- 25:37of
- 25:37Cannon
- 25:37beach,
- 25:38there's
- 25:38also
- 25:38one
- 25:39that's
- 25:39popped
- 25:39up
- 25:40in
- 25:40the
- 25:40news
- 25:40lately
- 25:41about.
- 25:41I
- 25:42understand
- 25:42Cannon
- 25:43beach
- 25:43is
- 25:43near
- 25:43a
- 25:43beach,
- 25:44let's
- 25:44put
- 25:44it
- 25:45that
- 25:45way.
- 25:45Y.
- 25:46And
- 25:46because
- 25:46of
- 25:46that
- 25:47sand
- 25:47in
- 25:48the
- 25:48winter
- 25:48time,
- 25:49because
- 25:49of
- 25:49the
- 25:50tides
- 25:50and
- 25:50the
- 25:50winds
- 25:51and
- 25:51the
- 25:51weather
- 25:51blows
- 25:52up
- 25:52onto
- 25:52people's
- 25:53property
- 25:53and
- 25:54starts
- 25:54collecting.
- 25:55Well,
- 25:55for
- 25:56the
- 25:56longest
- 25:56time,
- 25:57the
- 25:57Oregon
- 25:58I
- 25:58think
- 25:58it's.
- 25:58The
- 25:58Department
- 25:59of
- 25:59Environment
- 26:01issued
- 26:01permits
- 26:02to
- 26:02people
- 26:02to
- 26:02clear
- 26:03off
- 26:04the
- 26:04sand.
- 26:05But
- 26:05recently,
- 26:05apparently
- 26:06there's
- 26:06been
- 26:06a
- 26:07change
- 26:07of
- 26:07heart
- 26:07somewhere
- 26:08in
- 26:08the
- 26:08department
- 26:09because
- 26:09now
- 26:09these
- 26:10permits
- 26:10that
- 26:10have
- 26:10been
- 26:10issued
- 26:11for
- 26:11years,
- 26:12allowing
- 26:13property
- 26:13owners
- 26:14not
- 26:14only
- 26:14to
- 26:14clear
- 26:15their
- 26:15own
- 26:15land
- 26:15from
- 26:16the
- 26:16sand
- 26:17and
- 26:17their
- 26:17houses
- 26:18to
- 26:18keep
- 26:18them
- 26:18from
- 26:18getting
- 26:19buried
- 26:19In
- 26:20Lawrence
- 26:20of
- 26:20Arabia
- 26:21Dunes,
- 26:21I
- 26:22suppose
- 26:22we're
- 26:23also
- 26:23clearing
- 26:24out
- 26:24the
- 26:25public
- 26:25access
- 26:25ways
- 26:26to
- 26:26and
- 26:26from
- 26:26the
- 26:27beach.
- 26:27Yeah.
- 26:27Allow
- 26:28the
- 26:28public
- 26:28to
- 26:28get
- 26:28to
- 26:29the
- 26:29beach.
- 26:29And
- 26:29we're
- 26:29burying
- 26:30those
- 26:30paths
- 26:31in
- 26:31sand.
- 26:31And
- 26:31the
- 26:31owners
- 26:32are
- 26:32like,
- 26:32yeah,
- 26:32we'll
- 26:32clear
- 26:33those
- 26:33out,
- 26:33too,
- 26:34because
- 26:34we're,
- 26:35we're
- 26:35Oregonians
- 26:36and,
- 26:36and
- 26:36we
- 26:36appreciate
- 26:37the
- 26:37ability
- 26:38for
- 26:38the
- 26:38public
- 26:38to
- 26:38get
- 26:39to
- 26:39the
- 26:39beach.
- 26:40Well,
- 26:40for
- 26:40some
- 26:40reason,
- 26:41they
- 26:41shut
- 26:41them
- 26:41down
- 26:41and
- 26:41said,
- 26:42no,
- 26:42you
- 26:42can't
- 26:42do
- 26:42that.
- 26:43So
- 26:43meanwhile,
- 26:43all
- 26:43this
- 26:44publicly
- 26:44owned
- 26:45sand
- 26:45is
- 26:45piling
- 26:46up
- 26:46on
- 26:46the
- 26:46homeowners.
- 26:47It's
- 26:48even
- 26:48worse
- 26:48than
- 26:49that
- 26:49because
- 26:49I'm
- 26:50watching
- 26:50it
- 26:50in
- 26:50Cannon
- 26:51beach
- 26:51because
- 26:51it's,
- 26:52it's
- 26:52right
- 26:52behind
- 26:53the
- 26:53beach
- 26:53house
- 26:53that
- 26:54we
- 26:54have
- 26:54there.
- 26:54It's.
- 26:54It's.
- 26:55We're
- 26:55a
- 26:55block
- 26:55off
- 26:56the
- 26:56beach.
- 26:57Well,
- 26:5720
- 26:58years
- 26:58ago,
- 26:58I
- 26:59think,
- 26:59and
- 26:59I
- 26:59could
- 26:59be
- 27:00wrong
- 27:00in
- 27:00the
- 27:00time
- 27:00it
- 27:00could
- 27:00be
- 27:0130.
- 27:01But
- 27:02they
- 27:02went
- 27:02in
- 27:02and
- 27:02planted
- 27:03some,
- 27:04some
- 27:05grasses
- 27:06in
- 27:06front
- 27:06of
- 27:06the
- 27:07beach
- 27:07houses
- 27:07just
- 27:08to
- 27:08kind
- 27:08of
- 27:08keep
- 27:08things
- 27:09going
- 27:09and
- 27:10to
- 27:10keep
- 27:10that
- 27:10sand
- 27:11from
- 27:11moving
- 27:11around
- 27:11as
- 27:11much.
- 27:12Well,
- 27:12the
- 27:12problem
- 27:12was
- 27:12that
- 27:13it's
- 27:13a
- 27:14now
- 27:14considered
- 27:15an
- 27:15invasive
- 27:15plant
- 27:16species.
- 27:16It's
- 27:17not
- 27:17supposed
- 27:17to
- 27:17be
- 27:17there.
- 27:18Well,
- 27:19this
- 27:19sand
- 27:19is
- 27:19now
- 27:20grown
- 27:20up
- 27:20because
- 27:20as
- 27:21sand
- 27:21does,
- 27:21when
- 27:22it
- 27:22starts
- 27:22to
- 27:22collect,
- 27:23it
- 27:23keeps
- 27:23collecting.
- 27:24And
- 27:24now
- 27:25there's
- 27:25this
- 27:25huge
- 27:25sand
- 27:26dunes.
- 27:26All
- 27:26these
- 27:27homes
- 27:27that
- 27:27had
- 27:27a
- 27:28beautiful
- 27:28view
- 27:29of
- 27:29the
- 27:29beach
- 27:29now
- 27:30look
- 27:30at
- 27:30grasses
- 27:31and
- 27:31sand.
- 27:32They
- 27:33wanted
- 27:33to
- 27:33clean
- 27:33that
- 27:33out
- 27:34and
- 27:34level
- 27:34it
- 27:34back
- 27:34out
- 27:35and
- 27:35restore
- 27:35it
- 27:35the
- 27:36way
- 27:36it's
- 27:36supposed
- 27:36to,
- 27:37except
- 27:38now
- 27:38there's
- 27:38some
- 27:39bird
- 27:39or
- 27:39something
- 27:40that's
- 27:40living
- 27:40in
- 27:41there,
- 27:41and
- 27:42they
- 27:42can't
- 27:43go
- 27:43in
- 27:43and
- 27:43do
- 27:43that.
- 27:44And
- 27:44so
- 27:44they
- 27:44won't
- 27:44let
- 27:44them
- 27:45touch
- 27:45it.
- 27:46But
- 27:47habitat
- 27:47for.
- 27:48It's
- 27:48some
- 27:48habitat
- 27:49for
- 27:49something.
- 27:49And
- 27:50now
- 27:50all
- 27:50of
- 27:50a
- 27:50sudden
- 27:51they
- 27:51can't
- 27:51go
- 27:51in
- 27:51and
- 27:51do
- 27:52anything
- 27:52with
- 27:52it.
- 27:53And
- 27:53it's
- 27:53just
- 27:53burying
- 27:54the
- 27:54homes.
- 27:54And
- 27:54so
- 27:55it's,
- 27:55it's
- 27:55even
- 27:55a
- 27:55step
- 27:56beyond
- 27:56that.
- 27:56It's
- 27:57the,
- 27:57it's.
- 27:58The
- 27:58bird
- 27:58species
- 27:59is
- 27:59going
- 27:59to
- 27:59get
- 27:59hurt
- 28:00if
- 28:00you
- 28:00remove
- 28:00that.
- 28:00But
- 28:01at
- 28:01the
- 28:01same
- 28:02time,
- 28:02every
- 28:03year
- 28:03that
- 28:03gets
- 28:04a
- 28:04foot
- 28:04or
- 28:04two
- 28:04taller.
- 28:05And
- 28:05now
- 28:06these
- 28:06people's
- 28:06homes,
- 28:07which
- 28:07were
- 28:07view
- 28:07homes,
- 28:08are
- 28:08really
- 28:09view
- 28:09homes
- 28:09anymore.
- 28:10Right?
- 28:10They're
- 28:10sitting
- 28:11behind
- 28:11a
- 28:11sand
- 28:11dune.
- 28:12Yeah,
- 28:12exactly
- 28:13right.
- 28:13And
- 28:14that's
- 28:14getting
- 28:14taller
- 28:14every
- 28:15year.
- 28:15And
- 28:16they
- 28:16can't.
- 28:16At
- 28:17some
- 28:17point
- 28:17it's
- 28:17going
- 28:17to
- 28:18come
- 28:18onto
- 28:18their
- 28:18property
- 28:19as
- 28:19well.
- 28:19So.
- 28:19Yeah,
- 28:20absolutely.
- 28:20These.
- 28:21You
- 28:21and
- 28:21I
- 28:22could
- 28:22talk
- 28:23all
- 28:23day
- 28:23about
- 28:24various
- 28:25situations
- 28:26that
- 28:27seem
- 28:27utterly
- 28:27ridiculous
- 28:29and
- 28:29yet
- 28:30are
- 28:30either
- 28:31not
- 28:31subject
- 28:31to
- 28:32challenge
- 28:32or
- 28:32the
- 28:33courts
- 28:33have
- 28:33upheld
- 28:34government
- 28:35action.
- 28:36And
- 28:36that's
- 28:37like,
- 28:37for
- 28:38us,
- 28:38it
- 28:39presents
- 28:39a
- 28:39target
- 28:40rich
- 28:40Environment
- 28:40in
- 28:41that
- 28:41sense.
- 28:41Right.
- 28:42We
- 28:42have
- 28:42no
- 28:42shortage
- 28:42of
- 28:43people
- 28:43calling
- 28:43us
- 28:43up
- 28:44and
- 28:44saying,
- 28:44hey,
- 28:44I
- 28:44hear
- 28:45you
- 28:45work
- 28:45for
- 28:45free.
- 28:46Here's
- 28:46a
- 28:46case
- 28:47I
- 28:47have
- 28:47that,
- 28:47that
- 28:48might
- 28:48fit
- 28:49the
- 28:49agenda,
- 28:50including
- 28:50not
- 28:51only
- 28:51just
- 28:51sort
- 28:52of
- 28:52generically
- 28:52property
- 28:53rights,
- 28:54but
- 28:54also
- 28:54specifically
- 28:55about
- 28:56homes
- 28:57that,
- 28:57that
- 28:57U.S.
- 28:58and
- 28:58Oregon
- 28:59constitutions
- 29:00expressly
- 29:01protecting
- 29:01property,
- 29:02private
- 29:02property
- 29:03and
- 29:03property,
- 29:04but
- 29:04most,
- 29:06the
- 29:06U.
- 29:06S.
- 29:06Constitution
- 29:07and
- 29:07the,
- 29:07and
- 29:07the
- 29:08state
- 29:08constitutions
- 29:09also
- 29:09protect
- 29:09homes
- 29:10specifically
- 29:11in
- 29:11an
- 29:11area
- 29:11that
- 29:12a
- 29:12lot
- 29:12of
- 29:12people
- 29:12don't
- 29:13think
- 29:13about.
- 29:13That
- 29:13I
- 29:14would
- 29:14like
- 29:14to
- 29:14put
- 29:14on
- 29:14your
- 29:15radar
- 29:15as
- 29:15well
- 29:15since
- 29:16you're
- 29:16about
- 29:16the
- 29:16home.
- 29:17Right.
- 29:17That,
- 29:18that
- 29:18searches
- 29:19and
- 29:19seizures.
- 29:19Right.
- 29:20We
- 29:20tend
- 29:20to
- 29:20think
- 29:20of,
- 29:21oh
- 29:21hey,
- 29:21come
- 29:21back
- 29:22with
- 29:22a
- 29:22warrant
- 29:22man,
- 29:23as
- 29:24sort
- 29:24of
- 29:24a
- 29:24thing,
- 29:24a
- 29:25criminal
- 29:25law
- 29:26type
- 29:26of
- 29:26right.
- 29:27A
- 29:27right
- 29:27not
- 29:28to
- 29:28be
- 29:28searched
- 29:29and
- 29:29seized
- 29:30subject
- 29:30to
- 29:31police
- 29:31and
- 29:31other
- 29:31seizure
- 29:32by,
- 29:33without
- 29:33a,
- 29:34without
- 29:34some
- 29:35probable
- 29:36cause
- 29:36and
- 29:36a
- 29:36warrant
- 29:37issued
- 29:38by
- 29:38a
- 29:38judge.
- 29:38Right.
- 29:38A
- 29:39judge
- 29:39looks
- 29:39at
- 29:39and
- 29:39say,
- 29:40yeah,
- 29:40there's
- 29:40a
- 29:40good
- 29:41chance
- 29:41you're
- 29:41gonna
- 29:41find
- 29:42the
- 29:42murder
- 29:43weapon
- 29:43on
- 29:43this
- 29:43guy's
- 29:44property.
- 29:44And
- 29:44I'm
- 29:44here's
- 29:45a
- 29:45warrant
- 29:45to
- 29:45go
- 29:45find
- 29:46it,
- 29:46to
- 29:46go
- 29:46look
- 29:47for
- 29:47it
- 29:47and
- 29:47find
- 29:47it.
- 29:48But
- 29:48what
- 29:48we're
- 29:49seeing
- 29:49more
- 29:49and
- 29:49more
- 29:50now
- 29:50is
- 29:50what
- 29:50we
- 29:50call
- 29:52administrative
- 29:52or
- 29:53blanket
- 29:53warrants
- 29:54where
- 29:55in
- 29:55order
- 29:55to
- 29:56get
- 29:56some
- 29:56license
- 29:57to
- 29:57do
- 29:57an
- 29:58occupation
- 29:59that
- 29:59you
- 30:00have
- 30:00to
- 30:00agree
- 30:01to
- 30:01warrantless
- 30:02unannounced
- 30:03searches
- 30:05at
- 30:05any
- 30:05time
- 30:06government,
- 30:07zoning
- 30:08or
- 30:08other
- 30:09inspectors
- 30:10want
- 30:10to
- 30:10come
- 30:10in
- 30:10and
- 30:11search
- 30:11your
- 30:11records.
- 30:12And
- 30:13in
- 30:13a
- 30:13time
- 30:13where
- 30:14more
- 30:14and
- 30:14more
- 30:15of
- 30:15us
- 30:15are
- 30:16working
- 30:16out
- 30:16of
- 30:17our
- 30:17houses,
- 30:18that
- 30:19implicates
- 30:19the
- 30:19right.
- 30:20And
- 30:21what's
- 30:21nice
- 30:22about
- 30:22the
- 30:23U.
- 30:23S.
- 30:23Constitution
- 30:24in
- 30:24particular,
- 30:24it
- 30:25says
- 30:25not
- 30:25only
- 30:25is
- 30:25your
- 30:26property
- 30:26protected,
- 30:27your
- 30:27person's
- 30:28homes,
- 30:28houses
- 30:29and
- 30:29effects
- 30:30are
- 30:30protected
- 30:30against
- 30:31unreasonable
- 30:32searches
- 30:32and
- 30:32seizures.
- 30:33But
- 30:34we
- 30:34see
- 30:34this
- 30:34more
- 30:34and
- 30:35more.
- 30:35And
- 30:36so
- 30:36you
- 30:36have
- 30:37physical
- 30:37therapists
- 30:38who
- 30:38work
- 30:38out
- 30:38of
- 30:39their
- 30:39home
- 30:39saying
- 30:39in
- 30:40return
- 30:40for
- 30:40a
- 30:40license,
- 30:41you've
- 30:41got
- 30:42to
- 30:42open,
- 30:42be
- 30:42available
- 30:43for
- 30:43inspection
- 30:45unannounced,
- 30:45anytime,
- 30:46or
- 30:46you
- 30:47mentioned
- 30:47short
- 30:47term
- 30:48rental
- 30:48operators.
- 30:49We
- 30:49see
- 30:50that
- 30:50as
- 30:50well,
- 30:51saying
- 30:51as
- 30:51a,
- 30:51as
- 30:52a
- 30:52condition
- 30:52of
- 30:52getting
- 30:53this
- 30:53license
- 30:54from
- 30:54the
- 30:54government
- 30:56to
- 30:56operate
- 30:56your
- 30:57business,
- 30:58you
- 30:58got
- 30:58to
- 30:58open
- 30:58your
- 30:58records,
- 30:59your
- 30:59houses.
- 30:59We're
- 31:00going
- 31:00to
- 31:00be
- 31:00able
- 31:00to
- 31:00come
- 31:00in
- 31:00and
- 31:01look
- 31:01around,
- 31:02see
- 31:02if
- 31:02there's
- 31:02any
- 31:02violations
- 31:03of
- 31:03law.
- 31:04And
- 31:04so
- 31:04I
- 31:04wanted
- 31:05to
- 31:05put
- 31:05that
- 31:05on
- 31:05your
- 31:05radar
- 31:06as
- 31:06well,
- 31:06because
- 31:07that
- 31:08we've
- 31:08got
- 31:08a
- 31:08textual
- 31:09basis
- 31:09in
- 31:09the
- 31:10constitutions.
- 31:10Is
- 31:10your
- 31:11home,
- 31:11your
- 31:11house
- 31:12is
- 31:12protected?
- 31:13Yep.
- 31:14Yeah.
- 31:14So
- 31:14that's
- 31:15clearly
- 31:15written.
- 31:15There's
- 31:16no
- 31:16doubt
- 31:16about
- 31:16that.
- 31:17No,
- 31:17there
- 31:17is
- 31:18there.
- 31:18At
- 31:18least
- 31:18in
- 31:19my
- 31:19mind
- 31:19there
- 31:19isn't.
- 31:20Yeah,
- 31:20I
- 31:20mean
- 31:20to
- 31:20me
- 31:21that's
- 31:21black
- 31:21and
- 31:21white.
- 31:22That's
- 31:22how
- 31:22I
- 31:22see
- 31:22that
- 31:23one.
- 31:24Another
- 31:24case?
- 31:25Well,
- 31:26yeah,
- 31:26not
- 31:26so
- 31:27much.
- 31:27So
- 31:27that's.
- 31:28That's
- 31:28what
- 31:28our
- 31:28job
- 31:29is
- 31:29as
- 31:29specific
- 31:30legal
- 31:30foundation.
- 31:31I'm
- 31:31watching
- 31:32a
- 31:32court
- 31:32case,
- 31:32pay
- 31:32it
- 31:33play
- 31:33out
- 31:33because
- 31:34I
- 31:34owned
- 31:35a
- 31:35home
- 31:35by
- 31:35this
- 31:35lake.
- 31:36And
- 31:36here
- 31:36in.
- 31:36In
- 31:37Oregon,
- 31:37we
- 31:37have
- 31:37Lake
- 31:37Oswego,
- 31:38which
- 31:38is
- 31:38south
- 31:39of.
- 31:39Of
- 31:40Portland.
- 31:40And
- 31:41that
- 31:41one's
- 31:41been
- 31:41going
- 31:41on
- 31:42for
- 31:42a
- 31:42number
- 31:42of
- 31:42years
- 31:43because
- 31:43it's
- 31:44a
- 31:44private
- 31:44lake.
- 31:44When
- 31:44I
- 31:45purchased
- 31:45my
- 31:46house,
- 31:46I
- 31:47had
- 31:48a
- 31:48portion
- 31:49of
- 31:49the
- 31:49lake
- 31:49that
- 31:49I
- 31:50owned.
- 31:50It's
- 31:50on
- 31:50my
- 31:50deed
- 31:51of
- 31:51my
- 31:51home,
- 31:52so.
- 31:52And
- 31:52it
- 31:52added
- 31:52value
- 31:53to
- 31:53it
- 31:53because
- 31:53I
- 31:54had
- 31:54beach
- 31:54rights,
- 31:54I
- 31:55had
- 31:55boat
- 31:55rights
- 31:55at
- 31:56all
- 31:56these
- 31:56things
- 31:56I
- 31:56could
- 31:57do.
- 31:57This
- 31:58has
- 31:58been
- 31:58for
- 31:59over
- 31:5950
- 31:59years,
- 32:00probably
- 32:00close
- 32:00to
- 32:00100
- 32:01years,
- 32:01this
- 32:01has
- 32:01been
- 32:01a
- 32:01private
- 32:02lake.
- 32:02It
- 32:02was
- 32:02a
- 32:03tiny
- 32:04lake
- 32:04that
- 32:04they
- 32:04were
- 32:04using
- 32:05for
- 32:05a
- 32:06big
- 32:06iron
- 32:07mill
- 32:07before,
- 32:08and
- 32:08people
- 32:09started
- 32:09putting
- 32:09their
- 32:09cabins
- 32:10around
- 32:10it.
- 32:10And
- 32:11when
- 32:11they
- 32:11did
- 32:11that
- 32:11and
- 32:12they
- 32:12incorporated
- 32:12the
- 32:13city,
- 32:13so
- 32:14many
- 32:14houses
- 32:14around
- 32:15owned
- 32:16part
- 32:16of
- 32:16that
- 32:16lake
- 32:16because
- 32:16it
- 32:17was
- 32:17done
- 32:17over
- 32:17private
- 32:17property.
- 32:18And
- 32:18that's
- 32:18how
- 32:18they
- 32:18maintained
- 32:19the
- 32:19lake
- 32:19and.
- 32:20And
- 32:20all
- 32:20the
- 32:20other
- 32:20stuff.
- 32:21Well,
- 32:21now
- 32:22the
- 32:22state
- 32:22is
- 32:23saying
- 32:23that,
- 32:23well,
- 32:23shoot,
- 32:24that's
- 32:25not
- 32:25a
- 32:25private
- 32:25lake.
- 32:26All
- 32:26our.
- 32:26All
- 32:27our
- 32:27waterways
- 32:28are
- 32:29navigable
- 32:29and
- 32:30public,
- 32:31including
- 32:31your
- 32:32private
- 32:32lake
- 32:32that
- 32:32they
- 32:33own.
- 32:33But
- 32:33they're
- 32:33not
- 32:34paying
- 32:34anyone
- 32:35for
- 32:35taking
- 32:36away
- 32:37their.
- 32:37I
- 32:37mean,
- 32:38that
- 32:38added
- 32:3840,000
- 32:39bucks
- 32:39to
- 32:39the
- 32:39price
- 32:40of
- 32:40my
- 32:40home.
- 32:41They
- 32:41take
- 32:41that
- 32:41away.
- 32:42I'm
- 32:42like,
- 32:42where
- 32:43is.
- 32:43Where's
- 32:43my
- 32:44compensation
- 32:44for
- 32:44that?
- 32:45There
- 32:45you
- 32:45go.
- 32:46Right?
- 32:46I
- 32:46mean,
- 32:46there
- 32:46is
- 32:47a
- 32:47way.
- 32:47If
- 32:47they
- 32:47want
- 32:47to
- 32:47turn
- 32:48your
- 32:48lake
- 32:48into
- 32:49a
- 32:49state
- 32:50park,
- 32:51pretty
- 32:51likely
- 32:51there's
- 32:52not
- 32:52a
- 32:52whole
- 32:52lot
- 32:53you
- 32:53can
- 32:53do
- 32:53about
- 32:53it.
- 32:54If
- 32:54they
- 32:54do
- 32:54it
- 32:54the
- 32:54right
- 32:54way,
- 32:55which
- 32:55is
- 32:55use
- 32:56the
- 32:56eminent
- 32:56domain
- 32:57power,
- 32:58take
- 32:58it
- 32:58for
- 32:58public
- 32:58use,
- 33:00and
- 33:00then
- 33:01what
- 33:01you.
- 33:01The
- 33:01bar
- 33:01you
- 33:02note,
- 33:02compensate
- 33:03you
- 33:03at
- 33:03the
- 33:03fair
- 33:04market
- 33:04value
- 33:04for
- 33:05what
- 33:05you
- 33:05lost.
- 33:06Yeah.
- 33:07And
- 33:08fortunately,
- 33:09there
- 33:09is
- 33:09a.
- 33:11I
- 33:11won't
- 33:11say
- 33:11obscure,
- 33:12but
- 33:13a
- 33:13little
- 33:13known.
- 33:14Maybe
- 33:14that's
- 33:14the
- 33:15same
- 33:15definition,
- 33:15but
- 33:16a
- 33:16little
- 33:16known
- 33:16U.S.
- 33:17supreme
- 33:17Court
- 33:18case
- 33:18from
- 33:181980,
- 33:20same
- 33:20thing.
- 33:21It
- 33:21was
- 33:21a
- 33:21private
- 33:21marina
- 33:22in
- 33:22Hawaii
- 33:24that
- 33:24the
- 33:24Corps
- 33:24of
- 33:25Engineers
- 33:25said,
- 33:25everybody,
- 33:26hey,
- 33:26come
- 33:26on
- 33:26in,
- 33:27water's
- 33:27fine.
- 33:28Navigate
- 33:29from
- 33:29the
- 33:29ocean
- 33:29and
- 33:30go
- 33:30water
- 33:30skiing
- 33:31in
- 33:31this
- 33:31private
- 33:31marina.
- 33:31And
- 33:32the
- 33:32Corps
- 33:32declared
- 33:33that
- 33:33it
- 33:33was
- 33:33open
- 33:33for
- 33:33public
- 33:34use
- 33:34because
- 33:34it
- 33:34was
- 33:35navigable.
- 33:36And
- 33:36the
- 33:37owners
- 33:37objected
- 33:37and
- 33:38took
- 33:38the
- 33:38case
- 33:38all
- 33:38the
- 33:38way
- 33:39to
- 33:39the
- 33:39U.S.
- 33:39supreme
- 33:39Court.
- 33:40And
- 33:405
- 33:40to
- 33:404
- 33:40want
- 33:41a
- 33:41decision
- 33:41that
- 33:41said,
- 33:42no,
- 33:42if
- 33:42it's
- 33:42private
- 33:43under
- 33:43state
- 33:43law,
- 33:44has
- 33:44been
- 33:44private
- 33:45for
- 33:45a
- 33:45long
- 33:46time,
- 33:46that
- 33:47the.
- 33:48The
- 33:48government
- 33:48cannot
- 33:49just
- 33:49declare
- 33:49that
- 33:50it's
- 33:50open
- 33:50and
- 33:51public
- 33:51property.
- 33:52The
- 33:52only
- 33:53way
- 33:53to
- 33:53do
- 33:53it
- 33:53properly
- 33:54is
- 33:54to
- 33:54take
- 33:55it
- 33:55by
- 33:55eminent
- 33:55domain
- 33:56and
- 33:56the.
- 33:56The
- 33:57processes
- 33:57and
- 33:57protections,
- 33:58including
- 33:58compensation
- 33:59that
- 33:59you
- 33:59have
- 34:00there.
- 34:00You
- 34:00can't
- 34:01just
- 34:01say,
- 34:01hey,
- 34:01this
- 34:02is
- 34:02used.
- 34:02It
- 34:02was
- 34:03private
- 34:03property
- 34:03yesterday,
- 34:04but
- 34:04today
- 34:04it
- 34:04public
- 34:05without
- 34:05doing
- 34:06something.
- 34:07So
- 34:07that's.
- 34:07That's
- 34:08a.
- 34:08That's
- 34:08a
- 34:09fascinating
- 34:09case.
- 34:10And
- 34:10again,
- 34:10back
- 34:11to
- 34:11Oregon
- 34:12among
- 34:13us
- 34:13dirt
- 34:13lawyers
- 34:14is
- 34:15famous
- 34:16or
- 34:16infamous
- 34:17for
- 34:17a
- 34:18case
- 34:18from
- 34:18your
- 34:18Oregon
- 34:19Supreme
- 34:19Court
- 34:20that
- 34:20did
- 34:20that
- 34:21with
- 34:21respect
- 34:21to
- 34:21the
- 34:22beach
- 34:22rights
- 34:22in
- 34:23Cannon
- 34:23beach
- 34:24of
- 34:24all
- 34:24places,
- 34:25that
- 34:26for
- 34:26a
- 34:26longest
- 34:27time,
- 34:27Oregon
- 34:28law
- 34:28considered
- 34:29certain
- 34:29portions
- 34:30of
- 34:30the
- 34:30beach
- 34:30private.
- 34:32Well,
- 34:32along
- 34:32comes
- 34:33a
- 34:33challenger
- 34:34to
- 34:34say
- 34:34we
- 34:34want
- 34:34to
- 34:34use
- 34:34this,
- 34:35that
- 34:35or
- 34:35the
- 34:35other
- 34:35thing
- 34:36along
- 34:37the
- 34:37beach
- 34:37and
- 34:38along
- 34:38a
- 34:39riparian
- 34:40or
- 34:40properties
- 34:40near
- 34:41next
- 34:42to
- 34:42that
- 34:42that
- 34:42are
- 34:43adjoining
- 34:43waterways,
- 34:44whether
- 34:44it's
- 34:44the
- 34:45ocean
- 34:45or
- 34:45the
- 34:45rivers.
- 34:46And
- 34:47there's
- 34:47this
- 34:47thing
- 34:48called.
- 34:48This
- 34:48little
- 34:48doctrine
- 34:49called
- 34:49the
- 34:49public
- 34:49trust
- 34:50that
- 34:50we
- 34:50have
- 34:50the
- 34:51right
- 34:51to.
- 34:52Goes
- 34:52back
- 34:52to
- 34:52Roman
- 34:53days
- 34:53that
- 34:54people
- 34:54have
- 34:54the
- 34:54right
- 34:54to
- 34:55use
- 34:56navigable
- 34:56waters.
- 34:57But
- 34:57the
- 34:58Oregon
- 34:58Supreme
- 34:58Court
- 34:59said
- 34:59that
- 34:59right
- 34:59also
- 35:00includes
- 35:00the
- 35:00right
- 35:01to
- 35:01access
- 35:01navigable
- 35:02waters.
- 35:03Even
- 35:03if
- 35:04Oregon
- 35:04law
- 35:04for
- 35:05the
- 35:05longest
- 35:05time
- 35:06said
- 35:06that.
- 35:06That
- 35:07it
- 35:07had
- 35:07to
- 35:07cross
- 35:08over
- 35:08what
- 35:08was
- 35:08Oregon
- 35:09law
- 35:09said
- 35:09was
- 35:10private
- 35:10property.
- 35:11Well,
- 35:11the
- 35:11court
- 35:11kind
- 35:12of
- 35:12did
- 35:12a
- 35:12little
- 35:12sleight
- 35:13of
- 35:13hand,
- 35:13in
- 35:13my
- 35:14opinion,
- 35:15and
- 35:15rewrote
- 35:16150
- 35:16Years
- 35:17of
- 35:17Oregon
- 35:17law
- 35:18to
- 35:18declare
- 35:19the
- 35:19property
- 35:20public
- 35:20and
- 35:21never
- 35:21was
- 35:21private,
- 35:22notwithstanding
- 35:23what
- 35:23150
- 35:24years
- 35:24of
- 35:24Oregon
- 35:25law
- 35:25said.
- 35:26So
- 35:26you
- 35:26have
- 35:27to
- 35:27be
- 35:27a
- 35:27little
- 35:27bit
- 35:27careful
- 35:28about
- 35:28those
- 35:29type
- 35:29of
- 35:29things.
- 35:30Unfortunately,
- 35:31there's
- 35:32a.
- 35:32We
- 35:32can
- 35:32again,
- 35:33we
- 35:33can
- 35:33talk
- 35:33about
- 35:33these
- 35:34situations
- 35:35over
- 35:35and
- 35:36over
- 35:36where
- 35:36that
- 35:36happened.
- 35:37Yeah.
- 35:37And
- 35:37we're
- 35:38in
- 35:38the
- 35:38business
- 35:38of
- 35:38trying
- 35:39to
- 35:39take
- 35:40that
- 35:40little
- 35:41obscure
- 35:41case
- 35:42from
- 35:42Hawaii
- 35:43that
- 35:43the
- 35:43U.S.
- 35:44supreme
- 35:44Court
- 35:45decided
- 35:45favorably
- 35:45in
- 35:46the
- 35:46property
- 35:46owner
- 35:46and
- 35:47remind
- 35:47people
- 35:47that
- 35:48it's
- 35:48still
- 35:48the
- 35:48law
- 35:49that
- 35:49you
- 35:49can't
- 35:50do
- 35:50things
- 35:50like
- 35:51it
- 35:51sounds
- 35:51like
- 35:51they're
- 35:52doing
- 35:52to
- 35:52you
- 35:52at
- 35:52the
- 35:52lake.
- 35:53Yeah,
- 35:54yeah.
- 35:54I
- 35:54just
- 35:54sold
- 35:55my
- 35:55house
- 35:55this
- 35:55last
- 35:55year,
- 35:56so
- 35:56I
- 35:56did
- 35:57take
- 35:57some.
- 35:58I
- 35:58would
- 35:58say
- 35:58I
- 35:58took
- 35:59a
- 35:59loss
- 35:59a
- 35:59little
- 35:59bit
- 36:00on
- 36:00that
- 36:00because
- 36:00people
- 36:00are
- 36:01like,
- 36:01well,
- 36:01who
- 36:01knows
- 36:02how
- 36:02that's
- 36:02gonna
- 36:02go?
- 36:03The
- 36:04Supreme
- 36:04Court
- 36:05in
- 36:05Oregon
- 36:06gain
- 36:06let
- 36:06said,
- 36:07okay,
- 36:07well,
- 36:07now
- 36:08you
- 36:08have.
- 36:08People
- 36:09can
- 36:09access
- 36:10the
- 36:10lake
- 36:10even
- 36:10though
- 36:11it's.
- 36:11They've
- 36:11made
- 36:11it
- 36:12very
- 36:12hard
- 36:12to
- 36:12do
- 36:12it.
- 36:12They
- 36:13have
- 36:13to
- 36:13kind
- 36:13of
- 36:13crawl
- 36:13down
- 36:14a
- 36:14sea
- 36:14wall
- 36:14and,
- 36:15And.
- 36:15And
- 36:16to
- 36:16get
- 36:16in
- 36:16there.
- 36:16So
- 36:17somebody
- 36:17in
- 36:17theory
- 36:18could
- 36:18get
- 36:18in
- 36:18there
- 36:18with
- 36:19a.
- 36:19With
- 36:20a
- 36:20paddle
- 36:20board
- 36:21or
- 36:21something,
- 36:21but
- 36:21there's
- 36:22absolutely
- 36:22no
- 36:23physical
- 36:23way
- 36:24yet
- 36:24for
- 36:25them
- 36:25because
- 36:25they
- 36:25haven't
- 36:26taken
- 36:26the.
- 36:26Everything's
- 36:27private
- 36:27around
- 36:27there.
- 36:28So
- 36:28there
- 36:28wasn't
- 36:28a
- 36:28public
- 36:29boat
- 36:29launch
- 36:29because
- 36:30it
- 36:30was
- 36:30private.
- 36:30So
- 36:31it's
- 36:31all
- 36:31private.
- 36:32Property.
- 36:32But
- 36:32the
- 36:33only
- 36:33city
- 36:33park
- 36:33that's
- 36:34up
- 36:34against
- 36:34it,
- 36:34you
- 36:34have
- 36:34to
- 36:35climb
- 36:35down
- 36:35a
- 36:35little
- 36:35seawall,
- 36:36go
- 36:36across
- 36:36some
- 36:36rocks
- 36:36and,
- 36:37and
- 36:37you
- 36:37could
- 36:37get
- 36:38in
- 36:38down
- 36:38there.
- 36:38But
- 36:39I'm
- 36:39just
- 36:39waiting
- 36:40for
- 36:40phase
- 36:40two.
- 36:40Right.
- 36:41What
- 36:41do
- 36:41they,
- 36:41what
- 36:42type
- 36:42of
- 36:42boats?
- 36:42I
- 36:43mean,
- 36:43do
- 36:43they.
- 36:43Is
- 36:43there.
- 36:44If
- 36:44there's
- 36:44no
- 36:44launch
- 36:44facility,
- 36:45they
- 36:45bring
- 36:45in
- 36:45kayaks
- 36:46and,
- 36:47and
- 36:47rafts?
- 36:47Well,
- 36:48for
- 36:48that
- 36:48there
- 36:49are
- 36:50launch
- 36:50facilities,
- 36:50but
- 36:51those
- 36:51are
- 36:52part
- 36:52of
- 36:52what
- 36:52they
- 36:53call
- 36:53these
- 36:53easements
- 36:54that
- 36:54are
- 36:55for
- 36:55the
- 36:55owners
- 36:56that
- 36:56are.
- 36:57So
- 36:57I
- 36:57had
- 36:57the
- 36:58ability
- 36:58to
- 36:58join
- 36:59one
- 36:59of
- 37:00three
- 37:00easements.
- 37:01And
- 37:01so
- 37:01you
- 37:01pay
- 37:02for
- 37:02the
- 37:02maintenance
- 37:02of
- 37:03that
- 37:03easement
- 37:03and
- 37:03it'll
- 37:04have
- 37:04a
- 37:04bow
- 37:04launch,
- 37:04it'll
- 37:05have
- 37:05a
- 37:05dock,
- 37:05it'll
- 37:06have
- 37:06picnic
- 37:07spots
- 37:07and
- 37:07boats
- 37:08you
- 37:08can
- 37:08borrow
- 37:09or
- 37:09kayaks
- 37:10you
- 37:10can
- 37:10borrow
- 37:10and
- 37:10canoes
- 37:11and
- 37:11stuff
- 37:11like
- 37:11that.
- 37:12But
- 37:12you
- 37:12could
- 37:12go
- 37:12out
- 37:13skiing
- 37:13and
- 37:13stuff
- 37:13on
- 37:13it,
- 37:14no
- 37:14problem.
- 37:15The
- 37:15public
- 37:15can't
- 37:16use
- 37:16those.
- 37:16Right?
- 37:16The
- 37:17public
- 37:17can't
- 37:17do
- 37:17it.
- 37:17But
- 37:18they
- 37:18just
- 37:18gave
- 37:18them
- 37:18right
- 37:19to
- 37:19put
- 37:19their
- 37:19own
- 37:19kayaks
- 37:20or
- 37:20something
- 37:20on
- 37:20there.
- 37:21So.
- 37:21Okay,
- 37:21that's
- 37:22the
- 37:22first,
- 37:22that's
- 37:23kind
- 37:23of
- 37:23the
- 37:23slippery
- 37:23slope
- 37:24of
- 37:24the
- 37:24first
- 37:24part
- 37:24through
- 37:25the
- 37:25Supreme
- 37:25Court
- 37:25there.
- 37:25But
- 37:26I
- 37:26bet
- 37:26you
- 37:26there's
- 37:2710
- 37:27more
- 37:27years
- 37:27of
- 37:27court
- 37:28cases
- 37:28in
- 37:28that
- 37:28beast.
- 37:29Yep.
- 37:29And,
- 37:29and
- 37:30another
- 37:30one
- 37:30to
- 37:31watch
- 37:31is
- 37:31we've
- 37:31got
- 37:31a
- 37:32case
- 37:32that
- 37:32originated
- 37:33in
- 37:33a
- 37:33New
- 37:33Mexico
- 37:34non
- 37:34navigable
- 37:35river,
- 37:35non
- 37:35navigable
- 37:36stream.
- 37:37And
- 37:38the
- 37:38public
- 37:38was
- 37:39coming
- 37:39in
- 37:40and
- 37:40using
- 37:41that.
- 37:41It's
- 37:41not
- 37:41supposed
- 37:42to
- 37:42be
- 37:42publicly
- 37:42accessible
- 37:43because
- 37:43it's
- 37:44non
- 37:44navigable.
- 37:44It's
- 37:45private
- 37:45property.
- 37:46Not
- 37:46only
- 37:46the
- 37:46riverbed,
- 37:47but
- 37:47the,
- 37:48the
- 37:48access
- 37:49to
- 37:50that
- 37:50thing.
- 37:51But
- 37:51the
- 37:51state
- 37:51of
- 37:52New
- 37:52Mexico
- 37:52sort
- 37:53of
- 37:53rewrote
- 37:53the
- 37:53laws
- 37:54and
- 37:54put
- 37:54up,
- 37:55effectively
- 37:55put
- 37:56up
- 37:56a
- 37:56sign
- 37:56telling
- 37:57the
- 37:57public
- 37:57come
- 37:57on
- 37:57in.
- 37:58And
- 37:58because
- 37:59of
- 37:59that,
- 37:59not
- 37:59only
- 38:00was
- 38:00the
- 38:01owner's
- 38:02quiet
- 38:02enjoyment
- 38:03of
- 38:03the
- 38:03property
- 38:04disturbed,
- 38:04but
- 38:05of
- 38:05course
- 38:05people
- 38:05come
- 38:05in
- 38:06and
- 38:06have
- 38:06a
- 38:07party
- 38:07on
- 38:07the
- 38:07stream
- 38:08and
- 38:08kind
- 38:08of,
- 38:09they're
- 38:09not
- 38:09good
- 38:09stewards
- 38:10of
- 38:10the
- 38:10land
- 38:11and,
- 38:11and
- 38:11our
- 38:12clients
- 38:12had
- 38:12to
- 38:13keep
- 38:13it
- 38:14up
- 38:14or,
- 38:14and
- 38:15clean
- 38:15it
- 38:15up
- 38:15all
- 38:15the
- 38:16time.
- 38:17And
- 38:17we're
- 38:17now
- 38:17taking
- 38:18that
- 38:18case.
- 38:18We
- 38:18unfortunately
- 38:19we
- 38:19lost
- 38:19those
- 38:20cases
- 38:20in
- 38:20the
- 38:20lower
- 38:21courts,
- 38:21but
- 38:21we're
- 38:21now
- 38:21taking
- 38:21that
- 38:22case.
- 38:22Supreme
- 38:22Court,
- 38:23US
- 38:23Supreme
- 38:23Court
- 38:24on,
- 38:24on
- 38:24that
- 38:25issue.
- 38:25But
- 38:25so
- 38:25yeah,
- 38:26your,
- 38:26your
- 38:27situation
- 38:27is
- 38:28not
- 38:28unfortunately
- 38:29limited
- 38:30to
- 38:30your.
- 38:30You
- 38:31and
- 38:31your
- 38:31lake,
- 38:32but
- 38:32is
- 38:32one
- 38:32that,
- 38:33that
- 38:33is
- 38:33quite
- 38:34common
- 38:35and
- 38:35frequent
- 38:36across
- 38:36the
- 38:36country.
- 38:37I'm
- 38:37sure
- 38:38every
- 38:38state
- 38:39has
- 38:39their
- 38:39own
- 38:40issues
- 38:40with
- 38:40that
- 38:41depending
- 38:41on
- 38:41where
- 38:41you're
- 38:42located.
- 38:42But
- 38:42you
- 38:43guys
- 38:43also
- 38:43do
- 38:43a
- 38:44lot
- 38:44of
- 38:44what
- 38:44I
- 38:44would
- 38:44call
- 38:44either
- 38:45separation
- 38:45of
- 38:45powers
- 38:46or
- 38:46due
- 38:46process
- 38:46stuff
- 38:47too
- 38:47out
- 38:47there
- 38:47from
- 38:48hey,
- 38:49I
- 38:49permitted
- 38:49this
- 38:5040
- 38:50years
- 38:50ago,
- 38:50but
- 38:50now
- 38:51you
- 38:51want
- 38:51me
- 38:51to
- 38:51tear
- 38:51it
- 38:51down?
- 38:52Yeah.
- 38:53I
- 38:53mean,
- 38:53not
- 38:53only
- 38:54within.
- 38:54We
- 38:54have
- 38:54several
- 38:55sort
- 38:55of
- 38:56distinct
- 38:56units
- 38:57within
- 38:57Pacific.
- 38:58The
- 38:58firm,
- 38:59the
- 38:59law
- 38:59firm,
- 38:59Pacific
- 39:00Legal
- 39:00foundation,
- 39:01mine
- 39:01focuses
- 39:02on
- 39:02property
- 39:03rights.
- 39:03We
- 39:04have
- 39:04three
- 39:04other
- 39:04groups.
- 39:05One
- 39:05focuses
- 39:06on
- 39:06energy
- 39:07and
- 39:07environmental
- 39:08laws
- 39:09like
- 39:09Clean
- 39:09Water
- 39:10act
- 39:10and
- 39:10state
- 39:11overregulation
- 39:13or
- 39:13let's
- 39:13say
- 39:14in
- 39:14some
- 39:14states
- 39:15they
- 39:15have
- 39:15anti
- 39:16fracking
- 39:16measures
- 39:17in
- 39:17place
- 39:17and
- 39:17anti
- 39:18energy
- 39:18measures.
- 39:19We
- 39:19have
- 39:19another
- 39:20group,
- 39:20as
- 39:20you
- 39:20say,
- 39:21focuses
- 39:21on
- 39:22maybe
- 39:22a
- 39:22more
- 39:23technical
- 39:23issue
- 39:23of
- 39:24separation
- 39:24of
- 39:24powers.
- 39:25And
- 39:26it's
- 39:26essentially
- 39:26trying
- 39:27to
- 39:27curb
- 39:27in
- 39:28excesses
- 39:29in
- 39:30our
- 39:30system.
- 39:31Doesn't
- 39:31like
- 39:31concentration
- 39:32of
- 39:32power
- 39:32in
- 39:32any
- 39:32particular
- 39:33branch
- 39:34of
- 39:34government.
- 39:35We
- 39:35tend
- 39:35not
- 39:36to
- 39:36be
- 39:36that
- 39:36trustful,
- 39:37I
- 39:37suppose,
- 39:37of
- 39:38government.
- 39:38And
- 39:38the
- 39:38more
- 39:38that
- 39:39power
- 39:39is
- 39:39confused
- 39:40and
- 39:40distributed,
- 39:40the
- 39:41better
- 39:41off
- 39:41we
- 39:41all
- 39:41are.
- 39:43We
- 39:43see
- 39:43that
- 39:43trend
- 39:44going
- 39:44in
- 39:44the
- 39:44other
- 39:44direction.
- 39:45And
- 39:45so
- 39:45we've
- 39:45got
- 39:45a
- 39:46group
- 39:46set
- 39:46up
- 39:47designed
- 39:48to
- 39:48focus
- 39:48on
- 39:48those
- 39:49issues.
- 39:50And
- 39:50the
- 39:50other
- 39:50issue
- 39:50that
- 39:51we
- 39:51focus
- 39:51on
- 39:51a
- 39:52lot
- 39:52is
- 39:52called
- 39:52equality
- 39:53and
- 39:53opportunity.
- 39:54That
- 39:54somewhere
- 39:55in
- 39:55the
- 39:56mix
- 39:56we
- 39:57think
- 39:57the
- 39:58idea
- 39:58of
- 39:59equality
- 40:00in
- 40:00the
- 40:00law
- 40:00has
- 40:01really
- 40:01become
- 40:01inequality
- 40:02in
- 40:02the
- 40:02law
- 40:03in
- 40:04favor
- 40:04of
- 40:04particular
- 40:05people
- 40:05or
- 40:05groups
- 40:06or
- 40:06things.
- 40:07And
- 40:08we
- 40:08have
- 40:08a
- 40:08group
- 40:09set
- 40:09up
- 40:09designed
- 40:10to
- 40:10look
- 40:10for
- 40:10those
- 40:10type
- 40:10of
- 40:11cases
- 40:11as
- 40:11well.
- 40:12Yeah,
- 40:13yeah,
- 40:13it's
- 40:14wild.
- 40:14I
- 40:14mean,
- 40:14and
- 40:15then,
- 40:15and
- 40:15again
- 40:15I
- 40:15see
- 40:15stuff
- 40:16here
- 40:16where
- 40:16we're
- 40:17seeing
- 40:17battles
- 40:17here
- 40:17in
- 40:17Oregon
- 40:18just.
- 40:18Just
- 40:19because
- 40:19I
- 40:19see
- 40:19it
- 40:19in
- 40:19the
- 40:19news
- 40:19here
- 40:20and
- 40:20it's
- 40:20local.
- 40:20But
- 40:21you've
- 40:21got
- 40:21issues
- 40:22now
- 40:22that
- 40:22it's
- 40:23been
- 40:23going
- 40:23through
- 40:23the
- 40:23courts
- 40:24where
- 40:24the
- 40:25state
- 40:25says,
- 40:25well,
- 40:25you
- 40:25have
- 40:26to
- 40:26use
- 40:26a
- 40:26union
- 40:26person
- 40:27for
- 40:27this
- 40:27job.
- 40:28And
- 40:29those
- 40:29kind
- 40:29of
- 40:30things
- 40:30also
- 40:30get
- 40:30interesting
- 40:31too
- 40:31because
- 40:32again,
- 40:33they're
- 40:33telling
- 40:33you
- 40:33who
- 40:33you
- 40:34can
- 40:34hire
- 40:34and
- 40:34who
- 40:34you
- 40:34can't
- 40:35due
- 40:35to.
- 40:35Not
- 40:36because
- 40:36of
- 40:36the
- 40:36quality
- 40:36of
- 40:36the
- 40:36work,
- 40:37but
- 40:37just
- 40:37you
- 40:37have
- 40:37to
- 40:37follow
- 40:38this
- 40:39because
- 40:39they
- 40:39want
- 40:39to
- 40:39support
- 40:40an.
- 40:40Organization
- 40:41forcing
- 40:41employees
- 40:42who
- 40:44don't
- 40:44want
- 40:44to
- 40:44be
- 40:44in
- 40:44the
- 40:45union
- 40:45or
- 40:45don't
- 40:46want
- 40:46to
- 40:46have
- 40:46their
- 40:46union
- 40:47dues
- 40:47go
- 40:47to.
- 40:48Let's
- 40:49say
- 40:49if
- 40:49a
- 40:49union
- 40:50makes
- 40:50endorses
- 40:51political
- 40:51candidates
- 40:52or
- 40:52makes
- 40:52political
- 40:53statements
- 40:53saying,
- 40:53hey,
- 40:54okay,
- 40:54hey,
- 40:54I
- 40:54don't
- 40:54want.
- 40:55These
- 40:55are
- 40:55mandatory
- 40:56union
- 40:56dues.
- 40:57So
- 40:57you're
- 40:58effectively
- 40:58putting
- 40:59words
- 40:59in
- 40:59my
- 40:59mouth
- 41:00that
- 41:00I
- 41:01don't
- 41:01agree
- 41:01with.
- 41:01Right.
- 41:02I
- 41:02have
- 41:02to
- 41:02pay
- 41:02for
- 41:03a
- 41:03union
- 41:03that
- 41:03goes
- 41:04out
- 41:04and
- 41:04makes
- 41:04political
- 41:04statements.
- 41:06So
- 41:06you
- 41:06see
- 41:06some
- 41:06of
- 41:06that
- 41:07as
- 41:07well,
- 41:07right?
- 41:08Pretty
- 41:08commonly,
- 41:09yeah.
- 41:09And
- 41:09the
- 41:10U.S.
- 41:10supreme
- 41:10Court
- 41:11and
- 41:11several
- 41:11state
- 41:12courts
- 41:12have
- 41:12dealt
- 41:13with
- 41:13that
- 41:13issue
- 41:13lately.
- 41:14And
- 41:14that's
- 41:14held
- 41:15handled
- 41:15by
- 41:15one,
- 41:16one
- 41:16of
- 41:16the
- 41:16other
- 41:16groups
- 41:17I
- 41:17just
- 41:17mentioned
- 41:17within
- 41:18our
- 41:19law
- 41:19firm
- 41:19does
- 41:19that.
- 41:19We
- 41:20don't
- 41:20do
- 41:20that
- 41:20within
- 41:20my
- 41:21property
- 41:21rights
- 41:21group.
- 41:22My
- 41:23colleagues
- 41:23do
- 41:23that
- 41:23and
- 41:24others.
- 41:24So
- 41:24if
- 41:24you
- 41:24have
- 41:24a
- 41:24case
- 41:25like
- 41:25that,
- 41:25give
- 41:25them
- 41:25a
- 41:25call.
- 41:26Yeah.
- 41:27The
- 41:27other
- 41:27one
- 41:27I'm
- 41:27seeing
- 41:27too
- 41:28is
- 41:28just
- 41:29building
- 41:29department
- 41:29issue
- 41:30stuff.
- 41:30That's
- 41:31just
- 41:31way
- 41:31crazy.
- 41:32I
- 41:32mean
- 41:32great
- 41:32example
- 41:33city
- 41:33of
- 41:33Portland
- 41:34here,
- 41:34when
- 41:35they
- 41:35took
- 41:35all
- 41:36of
- 41:36their
- 41:36permits
- 41:37and
- 41:37went
- 41:38electronic
- 41:38with
- 41:39them,
- 41:39they
- 41:40somehow
- 41:40lost
- 41:40about
- 41:41eight
- 41:41years
- 41:41of
- 41:42permits
- 41:43in
- 41:43that
- 41:43transition.
- 41:45So
- 41:45I
- 41:45have
- 41:46had
- 41:46multiple
- 41:46clients
- 41:47go
- 41:47through
- 41:47projects
- 41:49where
- 41:49they
- 41:50were
- 41:50told
- 41:51by
- 41:51the
- 41:51previous
- 41:51homeowner
- 41:52they
- 41:52have
- 41:52plans
- 41:53with
- 41:53a
- 41:53permit
- 41:53stamp
- 41:54on
- 41:54it
- 41:55that
- 41:55it
- 41:55was
- 41:55accepted,
- 41:56but
- 41:57there's
- 41:58no
- 41:58record
- 41:58of
- 41:58it.
- 41:59And
- 41:59the
- 41:59city
- 41:59goes,
- 42:00well
- 42:00prove
- 42:00that
- 42:00you
- 42:00got
- 42:01a
- 42:01permit.
- 42:01Yep.
- 42:02And
- 42:02they
- 42:02put
- 42:02the
- 42:03burden
- 42:03on
- 42:03you.
- 42:04Yep.
- 42:04That
- 42:05I
- 42:05know
- 42:05of
- 42:05at
- 42:05least
- 42:06one
- 42:06other
- 42:06situation
- 42:07like
- 42:07that
- 42:07invalidating
- 42:09something
- 42:09like
- 42:0910,000
- 42:10historical
- 42:11permits
- 42:12and
- 42:13then
- 42:13now
- 42:13saying
- 42:14all
- 42:14of
- 42:14these
- 42:14owners
- 42:15have
- 42:15either
- 42:15have
- 42:16illegal
- 42:16structures
- 42:17that
- 42:17at
- 42:18least
- 42:18in
- 42:18the
- 42:18county's
- 42:19position
- 42:21go
- 42:21back
- 42:21with
- 42:22daily
- 42:22violations
- 42:23of
- 42:23I
- 42:23don't
- 42:23know,
- 42:24$100.
- 42:24But
- 42:24oh,
- 42:25you've
- 42:25been
- 42:25in
- 42:25violation
- 42:26by
- 42:26our
- 42:26records,
- 42:27the
- 42:27records
- 42:28we
- 42:28lost
- 42:28or
- 42:29don't
- 42:29have.
- 42:30You've
- 42:30been
- 42:30in
- 42:30violation
- 42:30for
- 42:3125
- 42:31years
- 42:32at
- 42:32100
- 42:32bucks
- 42:33a
- 42:33day.
- 42:33And
- 42:34that
- 42:34is
- 42:34one
- 42:35thing
- 42:35we're
- 42:36raising
- 42:36right
- 42:36now.
- 42:37We're
- 42:37about
- 42:37to
- 42:38file
- 42:38a
- 42:39lawsuit
- 42:39against
- 42:40the
- 42:40city
- 42:40and
- 42:41county
- 42:41of
- 42:41Honolulu
- 42:42for
- 42:42the
- 42:43short
- 42:43term
- 42:43rental
- 42:43issue.
- 42:44And
- 42:44in,
- 42:44in
- 42:44the
- 42:44city
- 42:45and
- 42:45county
- 42:46it's
- 42:46minimum.
- 42:48Well
- 42:48it
- 42:48varies
- 42:49but
- 42:49it's
- 42:49anywhere
- 42:50between
- 42:50minimum
- 42:5130
- 42:51days
- 42:51or
- 42:5231
- 42:52days
- 42:53or
- 42:53whatever
- 42:53it
- 42:53is.
- 42:54And
- 42:54I
- 42:54think
- 42:54now
- 42:55it's
- 42:55up
- 42:55at,
- 42:56up
- 42:56at
- 42:56180
- 42:56days.
- 42:57You
- 42:57can't
- 42:57rent
- 42:58for
- 42:58less
- 42:58than
- 42:58180
- 42:59days.
- 42:59But
- 43:00they,
- 43:00the
- 43:00important
- 43:00thing
- 43:01is
- 43:01they
- 43:01also
- 43:01make
- 43:01it
- 43:02illegal
- 43:02simply
- 43:03to
- 43:04advertise
- 43:04your
- 43:05property
- 43:05for
- 43:05rent.
- 43:06So
- 43:07it's
- 43:07sounds
- 43:08like
- 43:08can
- 43:08of
- 43:08beach.
- 43:09Yeah.
- 43:09And,
- 43:10and
- 43:10when
- 43:10I
- 43:10ask
- 43:11people
- 43:11to
- 43:11guess
- 43:11what
- 43:11the
- 43:11daily
- 43:12fine
- 43:12is,
- 43:12those
- 43:13people
- 43:13who
- 43:13have
- 43:13had
- 43:14dealt
- 43:14with
- 43:14building
- 43:15departments
- 43:15and
- 43:16planning
- 43:16departments
- 43:16before
- 43:17say
- 43:17I
- 43:17don't
- 43:17know,
- 43:17150,
- 43:18200
- 43:18bucks
- 43:18a
- 43:19day.
- 43:19No,
- 43:2010
- 43:20grand
- 43:20a
- 43:21day
- 43:21is
- 43:21the
- 43:21violation,
- 43:22is
- 43:23the
- 43:23cost.
- 43:23And
- 43:24so
- 43:24we
- 43:24have
- 43:24a
- 43:25client,
- 43:25a,
- 43:25an
- 43:2681
- 43:26year
- 43:26old
- 43:27widow
- 43:28who
- 43:28from
- 43:29rented
- 43:29her
- 43:29property
- 43:30on
- 43:30one
- 43:30of
- 43:30the
- 43:30electronic
- 43:31platforms
- 43:32and
- 43:32while
- 43:33she
- 43:33was
- 43:33in
- 43:33the
- 43:34hospital
- 43:34due
- 43:34to
- 43:34a
- 43:35car
- 43:35accident,
- 43:36somehow
- 43:37her
- 43:38property,
- 43:39which
- 43:39she
- 43:40didn't
- 43:40rent
- 43:41for
- 43:42less
- 43:42than
- 43:42the
- 43:42minimally
- 43:43allowed
- 43:43legal
- 43:44period
- 43:45got
- 43:45advertised.
- 43:47Or
- 43:47you
- 43:48could
- 43:48click
- 43:48and
- 43:48click
- 43:49two
- 43:49days
- 43:50or
- 43:50something
- 43:50instead
- 43:51of
- 43:5131
- 43:51days.
- 43:52Yeah.
- 43:52And
- 43:53city
- 43:53zoning
- 43:53inspectors
- 43:54went
- 43:54and
- 43:54clicked
- 43:54and
- 43:55sent
- 43:55her
- 43:55a
- 43:55notice
- 43:56of
- 43:56violation
- 43:57and
- 43:57said
- 43:58it
- 43:58took
- 43:58her
- 43:5859
- 43:59days
- 43:59once
- 43:59she
- 43:59got
- 44:00out
- 44:00of
- 44:00the
- 44:00hospital.
- 44:01Oh,
- 44:01she
- 44:02got
- 44:02out.
- 44:02Oh
- 44:02my
- 44:03goodness.
- 44:03I
- 44:03better
- 44:03deal
- 44:04with
- 44:04this.
- 44:04Dealt
- 44:04with
- 44:05it.
- 44:05Fixed
- 44:05it
- 44:05within
- 44:06two
- 44:06Minutes
- 44:06dealt
- 44:07with
- 44:07the
- 44:07platform
- 44:07and
- 44:07said,
- 44:08hey,
- 44:08get
- 44:08that.
- 44:08Don't
- 44:09make
- 44:09it
- 44:09so
- 44:09people
- 44:10can
- 44:10click.
- 44:10Two
- 44:11days
- 44:11only.
- 44:11It's
- 44:1130
- 44:12days
- 44:12here
- 44:12in
- 44:12Honolulu.
- 44:13They
- 44:14did,
- 44:14but
- 44:15Meanwhile,
- 44:15it
- 44:15was
- 44:1559
- 44:16days
- 44:16at
- 44:1610
- 44:17grand
- 44:17a
- 44:17day.
- 44:18So
- 44:18the
- 44:18city's
- 44:18coming
- 44:18after
- 44:19her
- 44:19for
- 44:19$590,000.
- 44:23Wow.
- 44:23That
- 44:23makes
- 44:23my
- 44:24thousand
- 44:24dollar
- 44:24fine
- 44:25for
- 44:25using
- 44:25the
- 44:25solo
- 44:26stove
- 44:26in
- 44:26the
- 44:26driveway
- 44:27looks
- 44:27small.
- 44:27Yeah.
- 44:28Or
- 44:29your
- 44:29fire
- 44:29pit.
- 44:30Right,
- 44:30Exactly.
- 44:32I
- 44:32mean,
- 44:32we
- 44:33look
- 44:33for
- 44:33those
- 44:33type
- 44:34of
- 44:34cases
- 44:34as
- 44:34well.
- 44:34And
- 44:35again,
- 44:35fortunately
- 44:36for
- 44:37us,
- 44:37the
- 44:37US
- 44:38Constitution
- 44:38and
- 44:39state
- 44:39constitutions
- 44:40bar
- 44:40what
- 44:40they
- 44:40call
- 44:40excessive
- 44:41fines.
- 44:42Yes.
- 44:42And
- 44:43we
- 44:43think
- 44:4310
- 44:43grand
- 44:44a
- 44:44day
- 44:44for
- 44:44a
- 44:45mistake,
- 44:46kind
- 44:46of.
- 44:47If
- 44:47there
- 44:47was
- 44:47a
- 44:47definition,
- 44:48an
- 44:48example
- 44:49in
- 44:49the
- 44:49dictionary
- 44:50of
- 44:50what
- 44:50an
- 44:50excessive
- 44:51fine
- 44:51is,
- 44:51that
- 44:51would
- 44:51qualify.
- 44:52No
- 44:53kidding.
- 44:53Especially
- 44:53when
- 44:54it's
- 44:54an
- 44:54administration
- 44:55issue
- 44:55of
- 44:56a
- 44:56website
- 44:56that
- 44:56she's
- 44:57not
- 44:57in
- 44:57control
- 44:57of.
- 44:58Right.
- 44:58And
- 44:58it's
- 44:58not
- 44:59like
- 44:59she
- 44:59rented
- 44:59it
- 44:59or
- 45:00intended
- 45:00to
- 45:00rent
- 45:01it,
- 45:01or
- 45:01these
- 45:02guys
- 45:02showed
- 45:02up
- 45:02and
- 45:03said,
- 45:03I
- 45:03have
- 45:03a
- 45:03reservation,
- 45:04you
- 45:04have
- 45:04to
- 45:04honor
- 45:04it.
- 45:04She'd
- 45:05say,
- 45:05I
- 45:05can't.
- 45:05It's
- 45:05illegal.
- 45:06Right.
- 45:06Yeah.
- 45:07I
- 45:07mean,
- 45:07that
- 45:07was,
- 45:07That's
- 45:07a,
- 45:08that's
- 45:08a
- 45:08property.
- 45:09That's
- 45:09a
- 45:09VRBO
- 45:10or
- 45:11Airbnb
- 45:12or
- 45:12whoever
- 45:12was
- 45:13administrating
- 45:13that.
- 45:14I
- 45:14have
- 45:14no
- 45:14idea
- 45:14who
- 45:14it
- 45:14was,
- 45:14but
- 45:15it
- 45:15was.
- 45:15That's
- 45:15their
- 45:16problem.
- 45:16But
- 45:17it's
- 45:17now
- 45:17her
- 45:17problem
- 45:18because
- 45:18it's
- 45:19costing
- 45:19her
- 45:20tons
- 45:20of
- 45:20money
- 45:20for
- 45:20that.
- 45:21So
- 45:21look
- 45:22for
- 45:22that
- 45:22one.
- 45:22One
- 45:23of
- 45:23the.
- 45:23Not
- 45:24very
- 45:24soon.
- 45:25Yeah.
- 45:27When
- 45:27we
- 45:27will
- 45:27launch
- 45:28that
- 45:28one.
- 45:28But
- 45:29yeah,
- 45:29I
- 45:29mean,
- 45:29again,
- 45:30there's.
- 45:30There's
- 45:30not
- 45:31a.
- 45:31You
- 45:31wish
- 45:32there
- 45:32wasn't.
- 45:32Maybe
- 45:32in
- 45:33my.
- 45:34My
- 45:34dream
- 45:34is
- 45:34to
- 45:35have
- 45:35the
- 45:35world
- 45:36such
- 45:36that
- 45:36I'd
- 45:37have
- 45:37to
- 45:37go
- 45:37be
- 45:37a.
- 45:38I
- 45:38don't
- 45:39know,
- 45:39a.
- 45:39A
- 45:40estate
- 45:40planning
- 45:41lawyer
- 45:41or
- 45:41something
- 45:42like
- 45:42that.
- 45:42Because
- 45:43none
- 45:43of
- 45:43these
- 45:43problems
- 45:44would
- 45:44exist.
- 45:44Right.
- 45:45That
- 45:45everybody.
- 45:46The
- 45:46government
- 45:47played
- 45:47by
- 45:48the
- 45:48rules,
- 45:49did
- 45:49not
- 45:49come
- 45:49after
- 45:50people
- 45:50like
- 45:51this.
- 45:51But
- 45:51I
- 45:51have
- 45:52to
- 45:52say,
- 45:52unfortunately,
- 45:53I
- 45:53don't
- 45:53think
- 45:53there's
- 45:53any
- 45:53danger
- 45:54of
- 45:54us
- 45:54being
- 45:54put
- 45:54out
- 45:55of
- 45:55business
- 45:55anytime
- 45:56soon
- 45:56because
- 45:56they
- 45:57keep
- 45:57doing
- 45:57it
- 45:58and
- 45:58it.
- 45:58Seems
- 45:59like
- 45:59it's
- 45:59getting
- 45:59worse,
- 46:00not
- 46:00better.
- 46:01A
- 46:01lot.
- 46:01Those
- 46:02of
- 46:02us
- 46:02who've
- 46:02been
- 46:02around
- 46:02for
- 46:03a
- 46:03while
- 46:03have
- 46:03seen.
- 46:04Seen
- 46:04a
- 46:04lot.
- 46:05What's
- 46:06very
- 46:06good
- 46:06now
- 46:07is
- 46:07that
- 46:08with
- 46:09the
- 46:09Internet,
- 46:09with
- 46:10social
- 46:10media,
- 46:11with
- 46:11media
- 46:12itself,
- 46:13they
- 46:13cover
- 46:13these
- 46:14stories
- 46:14that
- 46:14would
- 46:15before,
- 46:15would
- 46:15never
- 46:15make
- 46:16anything
- 46:16maybe,
- 46:16but
- 46:17the
- 46:17local
- 46:17paper.
- 46:18And
- 46:18so
- 46:18there's
- 46:19an
- 46:19opportunity
- 46:20to
- 46:20find
- 46:21out
- 46:21more
- 46:21what's
- 46:22going
- 46:22on.
- 46:22And
- 46:22I've,
- 46:23I've
- 46:23wondered
- 46:23that
- 46:24same
- 46:24thing
- 46:24that
- 46:24you.
- 46:25Is
- 46:25it
- 46:25that
- 46:25it's
- 46:25happening
- 46:26more?
- 46:27Is
- 46:27it
- 46:27that
- 46:27we
- 46:27know
- 46:27about,
- 46:28that
- 46:28it's
- 46:28happening
- 46:29more?
- 46:31Yeah,
- 46:32I'VE
- 46:32been
- 46:33around
- 46:33doing
- 46:33this
- 46:33for
- 46:3435
- 46:35years
- 46:35or
- 46:35so.
- 46:36And
- 46:36so
- 46:36I'm
- 46:36so
- 46:37into
- 46:37it
- 46:37that,
- 46:38oh,
- 46:38it's
- 46:39always
- 46:39been
- 46:39this
- 46:39way,
- 46:39but
- 46:40maybe
- 46:40it
- 46:40hasn't.
- 46:40Is
- 46:41it,
- 46:41is
- 46:41it
- 46:41getting
- 46:42worse?
- 46:43Yeah.
- 46:43And
- 46:43I
- 46:43think
- 46:43before,
- 46:44to
- 46:44be
- 46:44honest,
- 46:44I
- 46:45think
- 46:45what
- 46:45might
- 46:45happen
- 46:46too
- 46:46is
- 46:46you
- 46:46have
- 46:46your,
- 46:47your
- 46:47local,
- 46:47let's
- 46:48call
- 46:48it
- 46:48your
- 46:48local
- 46:48newspaper.
- 46:49They
- 46:50maybe
- 46:50don't
- 46:50want
- 46:50to
- 46:51step
- 46:51on
- 46:51the
- 46:51toes
- 46:52of
- 46:52the
- 46:52local
- 46:53commissioners
- 46:54and
- 46:54hey,
- 46:55let's,
- 46:55let's,
- 46:56let's
- 46:56do
- 46:56a
- 46:56little
- 46:56tiny
- 46:57story
- 46:57on
- 46:57the
- 46:57back
- 46:57of
- 46:58the
- 46:58B
- 46:58section
- 46:59or
- 46:59something
- 46:59and
- 47:00you
- 47:00bury.
- 47:00It
- 47:00where
- 47:01nowadays
- 47:01it's
- 47:01facility,
- 47:02right?
- 47:03Where
- 47:03they
- 47:03have
- 47:03the
- 47:03weekly
- 47:04menu
- 47:04at
- 47:04the,
- 47:04of
- 47:04the
- 47:05senior
- 47:05facility
- 47:05or
- 47:06the
- 47:06school.
- 47:07It's
- 47:08buried
- 47:08in
- 47:08there
- 47:08and
- 47:08they
- 47:09covered
- 47:09it.
- 47:09But
- 47:09really
- 47:10now
- 47:10I
- 47:11think
- 47:11somebody
- 47:11posts
- 47:12it
- 47:12up
- 47:12on
- 47:12Tik
- 47:12Tok
- 47:13and
- 47:13it's
- 47:13out
- 47:13there.
- 47:13Boom.
- 47:14Right?
- 47:15And,
- 47:15and
- 47:16we
- 47:16see
- 47:16that
- 47:16too
- 47:17with
- 47:17the
- 47:17willingness
- 47:18of
- 47:18lawyers.
- 47:19Right.
- 47:20Or
- 47:21clients,
- 47:22let's
- 47:22say.
- 47:23And
- 47:23for
- 47:24the
- 47:24longest
- 47:24time
- 47:24before
- 47:25I
- 47:25came
- 47:25to
- 47:26this,
- 47:26the
- 47:26non
- 47:26profit
- 47:27that
- 47:27I
- 47:27work
- 47:27for
- 47:28now
- 47:28as
- 47:29a
- 47:29lawyer,
- 47:29that
- 47:30vibe
- 47:30was
- 47:30definitely
- 47:31there.
- 47:31You
- 47:31had
- 47:32clients
- 47:33who
- 47:33had
- 47:34multiple
- 47:35projects
- 47:36maybe
- 47:36underway
- 47:37and
- 47:38you
- 47:38didn't
- 47:38want
- 47:38to
- 47:38be
- 47:39the
- 47:39guy
- 47:39that
- 47:39sues
- 47:39the
- 47:40city
- 47:40because
- 47:40they
- 47:41did
- 47:41a
- 47:41bad
- 47:41thing
- 47:42with
- 47:42respect
- 47:42to
- 47:42Project
- 47:43A,
- 47:43because
- 47:43you
- 47:44got
- 47:44Project
- 47:44B,
- 47:44C,
- 47:45D
- 47:45and
- 47:45E
- 47:45there.
- 47:46But
- 47:46if
- 47:47you
- 47:47challenge
- 47:47them
- 47:48on
- 47:48A,
- 47:49there's
- 47:49at
- 47:49least
- 47:50a
- 47:50feeling
- 47:50that
- 47:51B,
- 47:51C,
- 47:51D
- 47:52and
- 47:52E,
- 47:52you're
- 47:52going
- 47:52to
- 47:52end
- 47:53up
- 47:53in
- 47:53the
- 47:53later
- 47:54box
- 47:55or
- 47:55in
- 47:55purgatory
- 47:56someplace.
- 47:57And
- 47:57so
- 47:57there's
- 47:57that
- 47:58as
- 47:58well.
- 47:58And,
- 47:59and
- 47:59there
- 47:59is
- 48:00a,
- 48:00a
- 48:02sense
- 48:03that
- 48:03sometimes
- 48:04local
- 48:04law
- 48:04firms
- 48:05may
- 48:05not
- 48:05want
- 48:05to
- 48:06do
- 48:06that,
- 48:06which
- 48:06is
- 48:06why
- 48:07our
- 48:07outfit,
- 48:08one
- 48:08of
- 48:08the
- 48:08reasons
- 48:09our
- 48:09outfit
- 48:09was
- 48:09formed
- 48:10is
- 48:10we
- 48:10don't
- 48:10have
- 48:10those
- 48:11kind
- 48:11of
- 48:11ties.
- 48:12Right.
- 48:12We're
- 48:12not
- 48:12in
- 48:13the
- 48:13area,
- 48:14generally
- 48:14speaking.
- 48:15And
- 48:16so
- 48:16we're
- 48:16not
- 48:16bound
- 48:16to
- 48:17say
- 48:17we're
- 48:17worried
- 48:18about
- 48:18the
- 48:18political
- 48:19relationships
- 48:20with
- 48:20the
- 48:21local
- 48:21governments
- 48:21and
- 48:22appeasing
- 48:22them.
- 48:22We
- 48:22can
- 48:23look
- 48:24for
- 48:24cases
- 48:24that
- 48:25are
- 48:26good
- 48:26cases
- 48:26to
- 48:27develop
- 48:27and
- 48:27shape
- 48:28the
- 48:28law
- 48:29the
- 48:29right
- 48:29way,
- 48:30regardless
- 48:31of
- 48:31what
- 48:31impacts
- 48:32they
- 48:32may
- 48:32have.
- 48:33That
- 48:33makes
- 48:34sense.
- 48:34You're
- 48:34not
- 48:34trying
- 48:34to
- 48:35step
- 48:35on,
- 48:35you're
- 48:35not
- 48:36worried
- 48:36about
- 48:36stepping
- 48:36on
- 48:36Jim
- 48:37and
- 48:37Tina's
- 48:38making
- 48:38up
- 48:38names
- 48:39down
- 48:39at
- 48:39the
- 48:39City
- 48:39Hall.
- 48:40You're
- 48:40not
- 48:40worried
- 48:40about
- 48:40stepping
- 48:41on
- 48:41their
- 48:41toes
- 48:41because
- 48:41you
- 48:42got
- 48:42a
- 48:42barbecue
- 48:42with
- 48:42them
- 48:42next
- 48:43weekend.
- 48:43Precisely,
- 48:44Precisely.
- 48:44Makes
- 48:45sense.
- 48:45We
- 48:45think
- 48:45that's
- 48:46helped,
- 48:46I
- 48:46mean,
- 48:46in
- 48:46terms
- 48:47of
- 48:47making
- 48:47the
- 48:47law
- 48:47more
- 48:48predictable,
- 48:49more
- 48:49uniform,
- 48:50more,
- 48:50let's
- 48:51say,
- 48:52government
- 48:52actions
- 48:52conforming
- 48:53to
- 48:54the
- 48:54requirements
- 48:55that
- 48:56you
- 48:56read
- 48:56either
- 48:57in
- 48:57state
- 48:58laws
- 48:58or
- 48:59the
- 48:59U.S.
- 48:59constitution
- 49:00or
- 49:00other
- 49:00places.
- 49:01The
- 49:02whole
- 49:02idea
- 49:02of
- 49:02having
- 49:03these
- 49:03laws
- 49:03here
- 49:03Is
- 49:04to
- 49:04make
- 49:04it
- 49:04so
- 49:04you
- 49:04and
- 49:05I
- 49:05know
- 49:05how
- 49:05to
- 49:05shape
- 49:06our
- 49:06behavior
- 49:07in
- 49:07a
- 49:08way
- 49:08that's.
- 49:08That's
- 49:09predictable
- 49:09and
- 49:10maybe
- 49:10we
- 49:10hope
- 49:11is
- 49:12least
- 49:12burdensome.
- 49:13But
- 49:13boy,
- 49:14I've.
- 49:14You've
- 49:15got
- 49:15to
- 49:15be
- 49:16a
- 49:16lawyer
- 49:17just
- 49:17to
- 49:18be
- 49:18a
- 49:18be.
- 49:19If
- 49:19you
- 49:19want
- 49:20to
- 49:20do
- 49:20some
- 49:20remodelings
- 49:21on
- 49:21your
- 49:21house,
- 49:21not
- 49:22only
- 49:22have
- 49:22to
- 49:22be
- 49:22your
- 49:22own
- 49:23gc,
- 49:23you
- 49:23got
- 49:23to
- 49:24go
- 49:24be
- 49:24a
- 49:24lawyer
- 49:24too,
- 49:25right?
- 49:25At.
- 49:26At
- 49:26your
- 49:26own
- 49:26risk,
- 49:27right?
- 49:28You,
- 49:28You.
- 49:28You
- 49:28move
- 49:29a
- 49:29piece
- 49:29of
- 49:30dirt
- 49:30that's
- 49:30wrong,
- 49:30and
- 49:31it
- 49:31turns
- 49:31out
- 49:31that
- 49:31it's
- 49:32part
- 49:32of
- 49:32wetlands.
- 49:33Better
- 49:34call
- 49:34me
- 49:34up
- 49:34because
- 49:35the
- 49:36u.
- 49:36S.
- 49:36Attorney
- 49:37could
- 49:37be
- 49:37knocking
- 49:37on
- 49:37your
- 49:37door.
- 49:39And
- 49:39I
- 49:39thought
- 49:39I
- 49:39had
- 49:39a
- 49:40dirt
- 49:40field.
- 49:40And
- 49:41there's
- 49:41literally
- 49:41a
- 49:41case
- 49:42like
- 49:42that
- 49:42from
- 49:4315
- 49:43years
- 49:43ago
- 49:44at
- 49:44the
- 49:44u.
- 49:44S.
- 49:44Supreme
- 49:45court.
- 49:45Farmer
- 49:46plowed
- 49:47what
- 49:48every
- 49:48picture
- 49:49I've
- 49:49ever
- 49:49seen
- 49:50looks
- 49:50like
- 49:50just
- 49:51some
- 49:51fields
- 49:51for
- 49:52his
- 49:52crops.
- 49:52Well,
- 49:53it
- 49:53turns
- 49:53out
- 49:53that
- 49:53it
- 49:53was
- 49:54deemed
- 49:54wetlands
- 49:55under
- 49:55government
- 49:55regulations.
- 49:56And
- 49:56so
- 49:56he
- 49:56got
- 49:57criminally
- 49:57charged
- 49:58with
- 49:58violation
- 49:59of
- 49:59the
- 49:59clean
- 49:59water
- 50:00act.
- 50:00Yeah,
- 50:01it's
- 50:01crazy.
- 50:02It's
- 50:02crazy.
- 50:03You
- 50:03know,
- 50:03and
- 50:03it's.
- 50:03And
- 50:04it's
- 50:04everywhere.
- 50:04I
- 50:04mean,
- 50:04it's
- 50:04just.
- 50:05Just
- 50:05like
- 50:05here
- 50:05with.
- 50:06We
- 50:06pulled
- 50:06every
- 50:06permit
- 50:07we
- 50:07needed
- 50:07to
- 50:07on
- 50:07that
- 50:08cannon
- 50:08beach
- 50:08house
- 50:08remodel.
- 50:10And
- 50:10the
- 50:10inspection
- 50:11for
- 50:12the
- 50:12permit
- 50:14for
- 50:14the
- 50:14short
- 50:15term
- 50:15rental
- 50:15permit
- 50:16that
- 50:16we
- 50:16had
- 50:16to
- 50:16do
- 50:17was
- 50:1810
- 50:18times
- 50:18the
- 50:19inspection
- 50:20of
- 50:20the
- 50:20building
- 50:21department
- 50:21and
- 50:22the
- 50:22electrical
- 50:22department.
- 50:23And
- 50:24it's
- 50:24like,
- 50:24wow,
- 50:26way
- 50:26deeper
- 50:26inspection
- 50:27than
- 50:27even
- 50:27what
- 50:27the
- 50:27building
- 50:27department
- 50:28was
- 50:28doing.
- 50:29There
- 50:29was
- 50:29a
- 50:29study
- 50:30released
- 50:30not
- 50:30too
- 50:30long
- 50:31ago
- 50:31about
- 50:31what
- 50:32wire
- 50:33home.
- 50:33The
- 50:34average.
- 50:34The
- 50:34median
- 50:34home
- 50:35price
- 50:35in
- 50:35California
- 50:36something
- 50:36like
- 50:36900
- 50:37grand.
- 50:38Well,
- 50:38200
- 50:38grand
- 50:39or
- 50:39more
- 50:39of
- 50:40that
- 50:40is
- 50:40regulatory.
- 50:41The
- 50:41costs
- 50:41of
- 50:42regulatory
- 50:42compliance.
- 50:43And
- 50:44yeah,
- 50:44I'm
- 50:44not
- 50:44saying.
- 50:45And
- 50:45we're
- 50:45not
- 50:45saying
- 50:46that
- 50:46we
- 50:46should
- 50:46just
- 50:46be
- 50:47the
- 50:47wild
- 50:47west
- 50:47and
- 50:47just
- 50:48build
- 50:48whatever
- 50:48you
- 50:48want,
- 50:49but
- 50:49there's
- 50:50got
- 50:50to
- 50:50be
- 50:50some
- 50:50kind
- 50:51of
- 50:51limits
- 50:51to
- 50:51that
- 50:51because
- 50:52it's.
- 50:52It's
- 50:52forcing
- 50:53people
- 50:53out.
- 50:54California
- 50:54had
- 50:55this
- 50:55massive
- 50:55out
- 50:56migration
- 50:56of
- 50:57people
- 50:57moving
- 50:58to
- 50:58places
- 50:58that
- 50:59are
- 51:00less
- 51:01burdensome,
- 51:01have
- 51:02less
- 51:02regular
- 51:03burdensome
- 51:03regulatory
- 51:04schemes,
- 51:04a
- 51:04little
- 51:04more
- 51:04freedom.
- 51:05Florida
- 51:06is
- 51:06a
- 51:06prime
- 51:06example.
- 51:07Texas
- 51:07is
- 51:07a
- 51:07prime
- 51:07example.
- 51:08But
- 51:09you
- 51:09know,
- 51:09when.
- 51:09When
- 51:10you
- 51:10lose
- 51:10your
- 51:11young
- 51:11people
- 51:12to
- 51:12other
- 51:13states
- 51:13because
- 51:13they
- 51:14can't
- 51:14afford
- 51:14to
- 51:14live
- 51:15there
- 51:15unless
- 51:16they
- 51:16live
- 51:16in
- 51:16two
- 51:17or
- 51:17three
- 51:17generation
- 51:17households
- 51:18with
- 51:18their
- 51:18grandpa
- 51:19and
- 51:19grandma.
- 51:20Something.
- 51:20Something's
- 51:21off
- 51:21kilter.
- 51:22That
- 51:22should
- 51:22tell
- 51:22you
- 51:22something's
- 51:23off
- 51:23kilter.
- 51:23So
- 51:24one
- 51:24of
- 51:24that's
- 51:24what
- 51:25motivates
- 51:25us
- 51:26in
- 51:26many
- 51:27circumstances
- 51:28is
- 51:28we're
- 51:29trying
- 51:29to,
- 51:29you
- 51:29know,
- 51:30ultimately,
- 51:30yeah,
- 51:30we're
- 51:31interested
- 51:31in
- 51:33shaping
- 51:33government
- 51:33behavior
- 51:34to
- 51:34the
- 51:34requirements
- 51:35of
- 51:35law,
- 51:36but
- 51:36also
- 51:36to
- 51:36the
- 51:37sort
- 51:37of
- 51:37the
- 51:37real
- 51:37consequences
- 51:39of
- 51:40not
- 51:40doing
- 51:40so.
- 51:41And
- 51:41that's
- 51:42like,
- 51:42yeah,
- 51:42my
- 51:42house.
- 51:43I
- 51:43can't
- 51:43afford
- 51:43a
- 51:43house
- 51:44because
- 51:44it's
- 51:44a
- 51:44million
- 51:45two
- 51:45in
- 51:45my
- 51:45neighborhood.
- 51:47If
- 51:47I
- 51:47want
- 51:47to
- 51:47live
- 51:47in
- 51:48the
- 51:48neighborhood
- 51:48I've
- 51:48lived
- 51:49in
- 51:49with
- 51:49my
- 51:49mom
- 51:49and
- 51:49dad
- 51:50all
- 51:50my
- 51:50life,
- 51:51when
- 51:51it
- 51:51comes
- 51:51time
- 51:52to
- 51:52leave
- 51:52the
- 51:52nest,
- 51:52I
- 51:53can't
- 51:53afford
- 51:53to
- 51:53do
- 51:53so.
- 51:54Well,
- 51:55that's
- 51:55crazy.
- 51:55I
- 51:55mean
- 51:55like
- 51:56here
- 51:56for
- 51:56instance,
- 51:56they
- 51:56just
- 51:57put
- 51:57a
- 51:57hold
- 51:57on
- 51:57it
- 51:57because
- 51:58they're
- 51:58trying
- 51:58to
- 51:58get.
- 51:58Because
- 51:59everybody's
- 51:59been
- 51:59leaving
- 51:59Portland.
- 52:00Same
- 52:00kind
- 52:00of
- 52:00thing.
- 52:01But
- 52:02as
- 52:02of
- 52:02a
- 52:03year
- 52:03ago,
- 52:03if
- 52:03you
- 52:03were
- 52:03going
- 52:03to
- 52:04go
- 52:04pull
- 52:04a
- 52:04permit
- 52:04to
- 52:04build
- 52:05a
- 52:05house
- 52:05on
- 52:05an
- 52:06existing
- 52:06lot
- 52:06that
- 52:07maybe
- 52:07had
- 52:07a
- 52:07burned
- 52:07down
- 52:08house
- 52:08or
- 52:08something
- 52:08on
- 52:08it,
- 52:09you
- 52:09could
- 52:09spend
- 52:10$90,000
- 52:11on
- 52:11permit
- 52:12fees
- 52:13because
- 52:13you
- 52:13had
- 52:13to
- 52:13give
- 52:14money
- 52:14to
- 52:14transit,
- 52:15to
- 52:15the
- 52:15parks,
- 52:15to
- 52:16water
- 52:17and
- 52:18all
- 52:18of
- 52:18those
- 52:18little
- 52:19hoops
- 52:19to
- 52:19jump
- 52:20in
- 52:20to
- 52:20fund
- 52:20all
- 52:21these
- 52:21other
- 52:21little
- 52:21pet
- 52:21projects.
- 52:22But
- 52:23nonetheless
- 52:23it
- 52:23still
- 52:24added
- 52:24$90,000
- 52:25to
- 52:25the
- 52:25price
- 52:25of
- 52:25a
- 52:25house.
- 52:26Yeah,
- 52:26they're
- 52:26very
- 52:26famous
- 52:27case
- 52:27and
- 52:27I
- 52:28always
- 52:28mistake
- 52:29how
- 52:29to
- 52:29pronounce
- 52:29this
- 52:30town
- 52:31in
- 52:31Oregon.
- 52:32Tiger,
- 52:33Tigard.
- 52:34Tiger
- 52:34right
- 52:34next
- 52:34door
- 52:35to
- 52:35me.
- 52:35Right
- 52:35next
- 52:36door
- 52:36to
- 52:36me.
- 52:36Oh
- 52:36well,
- 52:36very,
- 52:37very,
- 52:37very
- 52:38famous
- 52:38case
- 52:38along
- 52:39fano
- 52:39creek
- 52:40in
- 52:41yeah.
- 52:42That
- 52:42went
- 52:42to
- 52:42the
- 52:42u.
- 52:42S.
- 52:42Supreme
- 52:43court
- 52:43on
- 52:43those
- 52:43permitting
- 52:44fees.
- 52:45And
- 52:45the
- 52:45court
- 52:46said
- 52:46well,
- 52:47struck
- 52:47down
- 52:48the
- 52:48city's
- 52:48attempt
- 52:49to
- 52:50impose
- 52:51a.
- 52:52A
- 52:52said
- 52:53not
- 52:53only
- 52:53did
- 52:53you
- 52:54have
- 52:54to
- 52:54give
- 52:54up
- 52:54some
- 52:54fees,
- 52:54but
- 52:55you
- 52:55actually
- 52:55give
- 52:55up
- 52:56a
- 52:56portion
- 52:56of
- 52:56your.
- 52:56Your
- 52:57properties
- 52:57for
- 52:57a
- 52:57bike
- 52:58path
- 52:58for
- 52:58the.
- 52:58For
- 52:59what?
- 52:59A
- 52:59hardware.
- 52:59Hardware
- 53:00store
- 53:00want
- 53:00to
- 53:01do
- 53:01a
- 53:01little
- 53:01renovation.
- 53:02And
- 53:02so
- 53:02the
- 53:02city
- 53:03said
- 53:03as
- 53:03a
- 53:03condition
- 53:03of
- 53:03that,
- 53:04you
- 53:04gotta
- 53:04give
- 53:04up
- 53:05a
- 53:05bike
- 53:05path
- 53:05along
- 53:06the
- 53:06creek.
- 53:07And
- 53:07the
- 53:07city's.
- 53:08The
- 53:08owner
- 53:08was
- 53:09like
- 53:09what,
- 53:10what
- 53:10is
- 53:10what
- 53:10I'm
- 53:10doing
- 53:11have
- 53:11to
- 53:11do
- 53:11with
- 53:11a
- 53:11bike
- 53:12path?
- 53:12The
- 53:12city's
- 53:13response
- 53:13was
- 53:13well,
- 53:14we
- 53:14can.
- 53:15That's
- 53:15why.
- 53:16Yep.
- 53:17I
- 53:18forgot
- 53:18about
- 53:18that
- 53:18until
- 53:19you
- 53:19mentioned
- 53:19it.
- 53:19I
- 53:19remember
- 53:20that
- 53:20because
- 53:20I
- 53:20remember
- 53:20that
- 53:20hitting
- 53:21a
- 53:21number
- 53:21of
- 53:22years
- 53:22back
- 53:22and
- 53:23that's
- 53:23exactly
- 53:23what
- 53:24it
- 53:24was.
- 53:24Fano
- 53:24creek
- 53:25trail,
- 53:25which
- 53:25goes
- 53:26right
- 53:26up
- 53:26the
- 53:26road
- 53:26from
- 53:27me.
- 53:27So
- 53:27forever
- 53:27on
- 53:28the
- 53:28trail.
- 53:29One
- 53:29of
- 53:29the
- 53:29conditions
- 53:30when
- 53:30the
- 53:30owner
- 53:30finally
- 53:31wins
- 53:32and
- 53:32said
- 53:32and
- 53:32the
- 53:32city
- 53:33says
- 53:33okay,
- 53:34cry
- 53:34uncle.
- 53:34And
- 53:34we
- 53:35tap
- 53:35out.
- 53:35What
- 53:35do
- 53:36you
- 53:36want?
- 53:36Owner?
- 53:37The
- 53:37owner
- 53:37said
- 53:37well
- 53:38help
- 53:38me
- 53:38pay
- 53:38some
- 53:39of
- 53:39my
- 53:39attorney's
- 53:39fees.
- 53:39And
- 53:40I
- 53:40want
- 53:40you
- 53:40to
- 53:40put
- 53:40a
- 53:40plaque
- 53:42on
- 53:42the
- 53:42bike
- 53:43path
- 53:44that
- 53:44said
- 53:44with
- 53:45the
- 53:45case
- 53:45name
- 53:45and
- 53:45citation
- 53:46from
- 53:47the
- 53:47u.
- 53:47S.
- 53:47Supreme
- 53:48court
- 53:48to
- 53:48remind
- 53:48people
- 53:49of
- 53:49that.
- 53:49It's
- 53:49very
- 53:49famous
- 53:50among
- 53:50us
- 53:50dirt
- 53:51lawyers.
- 53:51And
- 53:51we
- 53:51go
- 53:52there
- 53:52and
- 53:52let
- 53:52take
- 53:52pictures
- 53:53of
- 53:53the
- 53:53plaque
- 53:53that's
- 53:54Set
- 53:54into
- 53:54the
- 53:54ground
- 53:55right
- 53:55there
- 53:55on
- 53:55the
- 53:55bike
- 53:56path.
- 53:56Okay.
- 53:57I
- 53:57think
- 53:57for
- 53:57this
- 53:58episode,
- 53:58we're
- 53:58gonna
- 53:58have
- 53:58to.
- 53:59I'm
- 53:59gonna
- 53:59have
- 53:59to
- 53:59go
- 53:59find
- 54:00that
- 54:00and
- 54:00use
- 54:00that
- 54:01as
- 54:01our
- 54:01cover.
- 54:02There
- 54:02you
- 54:02go.
- 54:03There
- 54:03you
- 54:03go.
- 54:04I
- 54:04can.
- 54:04I
- 54:05can
- 54:05give
- 54:05you
- 54:05the
- 54:05GPS
- 54:06coordinates.
- 54:07There
- 54:07we
- 54:07go.
- 54:07I
- 54:08think
- 54:08I
- 54:08know
- 54:08where
- 54:08it
- 54:08is
- 54:09because
- 54:09it's
- 54:09right
- 54:09over
- 54:09by
- 54:10the.
- 54:10The
- 54:10pub.
- 54:10That's
- 54:11there
- 54:11too.
- 54:11That's
- 54:11on
- 54:12the
- 54:12trail.
- 54:12So
- 54:12it's
- 54:12right
- 54:12on
- 54:13what
- 54:13the
- 54:14main
- 54:14street
- 54:14is.
- 54:15Crosses
- 54:16the
- 54:16bike
- 54:16path.
- 54:16Yep.
- 54:17It
- 54:17used
- 54:17to
- 54:17be
- 54:18an
- 54:18Ace
- 54:18Hardware
- 54:19100.
- 54:20It's
- 54:20no
- 54:21longer
- 54:21anymore
- 54:21because
- 54:22the
- 54:22owners
- 54:23passed
- 54:23away.
- 54:24But
- 54:24one
- 54:24of
- 54:24the
- 54:25things
- 54:25that
- 54:25Mrs.
- 54:26Dolan
- 54:26said
- 54:27she
- 54:27wanted
- 54:28before
- 54:28at
- 54:29the
- 54:29end
- 54:29of
- 54:29the
- 54:29case
- 54:29was
- 54:30she
- 54:30wanted
- 54:30that
- 54:30plaque
- 54:31to
- 54:31remind
- 54:31people.
- 54:32And
- 54:32there
- 54:32it
- 54:32is.
- 54:33So
- 54:33it's.
- 54:33It's.
- 54:34It's
- 54:34really
- 54:34neat.
- 54:35I
- 54:35don't
- 54:35know
- 54:35why.
- 54:35It's
- 54:36just.
- 54:36It's.
- 54:36It's.
- 54:36It's
- 54:37not
- 54:37this
- 54:37spectacular
- 54:38national
- 54:39park,
- 54:39but
- 54:40we
- 54:40kind
- 54:40of
- 54:40go
- 54:40there
- 54:41and
- 54:41pay
- 54:41homage
- 54:42to
- 54:42her
- 54:43anytime
- 54:43we're
- 54:43in
- 54:43the
- 54:43neighborhood.
- 54:45Absolutely.
- 54:45Well,
- 54:45Robert,
- 54:46we're
- 54:46running
- 54:46out
- 54:46of
- 54:46time,
- 54:47brother.
- 54:47What
- 54:47is
- 54:47the
- 54:48best
- 54:48way
- 54:48to
- 54:48people
- 54:48to.
- 54:49To
- 54:49find
- 54:50you
- 54:50guys
- 54:50if
- 54:50they
- 54:50have
- 54:51a
- 54:51case,
- 54:51if
- 54:51they
- 54:51want
- 54:51to
- 54:52donate
- 54:52to
- 54:52the
- 54:53cause
- 54:53and
- 54:54help
- 54:54support
- 54:54you
- 54:55guys?
- 54:55How
- 54:55do
- 54:55they
- 54:55do
- 54:56that?
- 54:56You're
- 54:57talking
- 54:57my
- 54:57language.
- 54:58The
- 54:58easiest,
- 54:59best
- 54:59place
- 54:59is
- 54:59like
- 55:00everything
- 55:00else
- 55:00on
- 55:00the
- 55:01Web,
- 55:01www.pacificlegal.org.
- 55:05Or
- 55:06just
- 55:06hit
- 55:06your
- 55:07search
- 55:07engines
- 55:07and
- 55:08say,
- 55:08find
- 55:08me
- 55:08Pacific
- 55:09Legal
- 55:09Foundation.
- 55:10You're
- 55:10going
- 55:10to
- 55:10find
- 55:10us.
- 55:11We
- 55:11have
- 55:12a.
- 55:12A
- 55:12place
- 55:13where
- 55:13we
- 55:13say
- 55:13if
- 55:14you
- 55:14have
- 55:14questions,
- 55:15comments,
- 55:15a
- 55:16potential
- 55:16case
- 55:16you
- 55:16want
- 55:17us
- 55:17to
- 55:17evaluate
- 55:18free
- 55:18of
- 55:18charge.
- 55:19Give
- 55:19us
- 55:19some
- 55:20details.
- 55:20Let
- 55:20us
- 55:20know
- 55:20how
- 55:21to
- 55:21find
- 55:21you.
- 55:21Tell
- 55:21us
- 55:22what's
- 55:22going
- 55:22on
- 55:22and
- 55:22hit
- 55:23send
- 55:24and
- 55:24it'll
- 55:25come
- 55:25to
- 55:25us.
- 55:25I
- 55:25get
- 55:26those
- 55:26every
- 55:26day.
- 55:27We
- 55:27love
- 55:27talking
- 55:28to
- 55:28people
- 55:28and
- 55:29evaluating
- 55:30their
- 55:30cases.
- 55:30Not.
- 55:31We
- 55:31may
- 55:31not
- 55:31be
- 55:31able
- 55:32to
- 55:32take
- 55:32every
- 55:32case
- 55:32that
- 55:33comes
- 55:33along,
- 55:33but
- 55:33we're
- 55:34very
- 55:34happy
- 55:34to
- 55:35take
- 55:35a
- 55:35look
- 55:35at
- 55:35it
- 55:35without
- 55:36charging
- 55:36legal
- 55:37fees.
- 55:38So
- 55:38find
- 55:38out
- 55:39what
- 55:39we
- 55:39do.
- 55:39There's
- 55:39a
- 55:40donation
- 55:40place
- 55:40for
- 55:41donations.
- 55:41We
- 55:42live
- 55:42100%
- 55:43on
- 55:43donations,
- 55:44and
- 55:45our
- 55:45donors
- 55:46have
- 55:46very
- 55:47generously
- 55:47allowed
- 55:48us
- 55:48to
- 55:48go
- 55:48out
- 55:48and
- 55:48do
- 55:48things
- 55:49and
- 55:49fight
- 55:49the
- 55:49good
- 55:50fight.
- 55:50So
- 55:51anything.
- 55:52Most
- 55:52of
- 55:52our
- 55:52donors
- 55:53are
- 55:53small
- 55:54donors.
- 55:54They're
- 55:54not
- 55:54big
- 55:55corporate
- 55:55donors,
- 55:56that
- 55:56sort
- 55:56of
- 55:56thing.
- 55:57So
- 55:57most
- 55:57of
- 55:57our
- 55:58funding
- 55:58comes
- 55:58through
- 55:59smaller,
- 56:00modest
- 56:01individual
- 56:02donations.
- 56:03Everything
- 56:04helps.
- 56:05There's
- 56:05a
- 56:06big
- 56:06safety
- 56:06orange.
- 56:07Yeah,
- 56:08the
- 56:08government
- 56:08litigates
- 56:09without
- 56:10budget.
- 56:11Except
- 56:11it's
- 56:12your
- 56:12money
- 56:13if
- 56:13you
- 56:13have
- 56:13to
- 56:14hire
- 56:14private
- 56:14lawyers.
- 56:15One
- 56:15of
- 56:15the
- 56:15first
- 56:15things
- 56:16I
- 56:16used
- 56:16to
- 56:16do
- 56:17was
- 56:17to
- 56:17tell
- 56:17a
- 56:18lot
- 56:18of
- 56:18clients,
- 56:18I
- 56:19want
- 56:19to
- 56:19take
- 56:19your
- 56:20case
- 56:20as
- 56:20a
- 56:20private
- 56:20lawyer,
- 56:21but
- 56:21I
- 56:21can't
- 56:22because
- 56:22it
- 56:22makes
- 56:22no
- 56:23economic
- 56:23sense
- 56:24to
- 56:24take
- 56:24your
- 56:24case.
- 56:24And
- 56:24the
- 56:25government's
- 56:25going
- 56:25to
- 56:25sit
- 56:25there
- 56:26and
- 56:26string
- 56:27you
- 56:27out
- 56:27till
- 56:27you
- 56:27bleed
- 56:28out
- 56:28economically.
- 56:30We
- 56:30don't
- 56:30worry
- 56:31about
- 56:31that
- 56:31with
- 56:31plf.
- 56:32If
- 56:32the
- 56:32principal
- 56:33is
- 56:33good,
- 56:33if
- 56:33the
- 56:33case
- 56:34is
- 56:34good,
- 56:35we're
- 56:35in.
- 56:35We
- 56:36stay
- 56:36the
- 56:36course.
- 56:37You
- 56:37don't
- 56:37worry
- 56:38about
- 56:38budget.
- 56:39Robert,
- 56:40thank
- 56:40you
- 56:40for
- 56:40coming
- 56:41on
- 56:41the
- 56:41show,
- 56:41man.
- 56:42I
- 56:42love
- 56:43what
- 56:43you
- 56:43guys
- 56:43are
- 56:44doing.
- 56:44Pacific
- 56:44Legal
- 56:45Foundation.
- 56:46Robert
- 56:47H.
- 56:47Thomas.
- 56:47Brother,
- 56:48thanks
- 56:48for
- 56:48coming
- 56:48on
- 56:49today
- 56:49and
- 56:49educating
- 56:49everybody.
- 56:50I
- 56:50love
- 56:50this.
- 56:51Eric.
- 56:51It's.
- 56:52It's
- 56:52a
- 56:52pleasure
- 56:52to
- 56:52have
- 56:53met
- 56:53you
- 56:53and
- 56:53to
- 56:54talk.
- 56:54A
- 56:54little
- 56:54shy
- 56:55with
- 56:55you
- 56:55for
- 56:55the
- 56:55last
- 56:56hour.
- 56:56I
- 56:56appreciate
- 56:56it.
- 56:57Thanks,
- 56:58brother.
- 56:58I'm
- 56:58Eric
- 56:58G.
- 56:59You've
- 56:59been
- 56:59listening
- 57:00to
- 57:00around
- 57:01the
- 57:01House.
- 57:10Don't
- 57:11make
- 57:11the
- 57:11good
- 57:11story.
- 57:12Knock
- 57:13one
- 57:13back.
- 57:13No
- 57:14buzz,
- 57:14no
- 57:15worry.
- 57:15No
- 57:16one
- 57:16ever
- 57:16talks
- 57:17about
- 57:17the
- 57:17shots.
- 57:17They
- 57:18didn't
- 57:18take
- 57:19drinks.
- 57:19They
- 57:19never
- 57:20drank.
- 57:20Hell,
- 57:21they
- 57:21never
- 57:21raised.
- 57:22Yee
- 57:22haw.
- 57:23Y',
- 57:23all,
- 57:23it's
- 57:23only
- 57:24nine.