Alternative Dispute Resolution
Oct. 24, 2008
Redesigning L.A. Reservoirs Is An Oceanic Effort
"This is classic, long-term mediated public policy," Helen V. Smookler said, looking out over the 87-year-old Lower Stone Canyon reservoir, one of two man-made lakes above Beverly Hills.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - When mediation talks convened recently in the Santa Monica Mountains, just outside the majestic Stone Canyon reservoirs, it looked more like a gathering of friends than adversaries. But the relationship between the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power and homeowners' groups negotiating the redesign of Los Angeles reservoirs hasn't always been so pleasant. Twenty years ago, changes ...
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