Social / Demographics

Dallas becomes the largest metro area in the U.S. to adopt the 'verified response' to business burglar alarms, meaning that local police will not respond unless business security guards tell them to.

February 3, 2006 - The Dallas Observer

From pawnshops to check cashers and rent-to-own stores, usurious companies are exploiting the nation's poor, creating a lucrative 'fringe economy' in the process.

January 31, 2006 - Houston Press

Joel Kotkin and William Frey observe how the movement of high-skilled and professional jobs to rapidly growing inland California is changing the region where the "California Dream" is still possible.

January 30, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

How Chinese New Year in Vancouver symbolizes the emergence of a new, unique civic culture.

January 30, 2006 - Maisonneuve

Latino new urbanism is quickly gaining popularity in California and Texas, the nation's two most populous states and the ones with the largest numbers of Hispanics.

January 29, 2006 - USA Today

As student enrollment spikes in the UK, university cities are scrambling to find new and better ways of planning for the up and downsides of waves of students moving into near-campus areas.

January 27, 2006 - The Guardian

Despite a drop in Men's Fitness magazine's standings, Portlanders have their chin up about exercise.

January 25, 2006 - Willamette Week

An interview with the author of Guns, Germs, and Steel and Collapse on topics from water resources to long-range planning and the U.S.'s isolationism.

January 25, 2006 - Albuquerque Weekly Alibi

The ethnic group known for fighting for the U.S. in Vietnam faces adversity after their last refugee camp closes in Thailand.

January 25, 2006 - Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages

Illegal conversion of single room occupancy ('efficiency') apartments in NYC threaten one of the few remaining sources of private, affordable housing in the City. Housing advocates attempt to stem the tide, but it's rough going.

January 24, 2006 - The New York Times

Local police departments are increasingly relying on federally-funded surveillance camera networks to pick up where local citizens and underfunded police left off -- keeping their 'eyes on the street'.

January 23, 2006 - The Washington Post

As baby boomers begin to retire, many homebuilders look to create resort and retirement communities to fit their needs in Mexico.

January 21, 2006 - The Wall Street Journal

There were 269 murders in Baltimore City in 2005, after a 1999 campaign promise by Mayor Martin O'Malley to reduce the number to 175. What do so many homicides do to a city's psyche?

January 20, 2006 - Baltimore City Paper

Despite anecdotal evidence to the contrary, the core areas of the nation's major metropolitan areas are experiencing major net domestic migration losses, according to Wendell Cox.

January 18, 2006 - Demographia

Baltimore looks in the mirror and is surprised to see itself emerge victorious.

January 16, 2006 - USA Today

By focusing resources on seemingly minor infractions like graffiti, some cities hope to discourage more widespread criminal behavior.

January 14, 2006 - Tucson Weekly

A new book chronicles the state of American urban Christianity in 21 cities.

January 13, 2006 - Detroit Metro Times

Shortage of affordable housing causes problems recruiting new faculty at one of the world's top higher education institutions.

January 12, 2006 - The Guardian Unlimited

A new report details just how serious the homeless problem is in Los Angeles County.

January 12, 2006 - Los Angfeles Times

Also known as the Iroquois, the tribe worked with a non-profit and college professors to make the purchase after centuries of effort.

January 12, 2006 - Ithaca Times