California

SF Refugee Shacks Looking For A New Home

Temporary earthquake shelters built after the 1906 earthquake are endangered.

December 3, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Downtown Housing Brings Vitality To Pasadena

By encouraging housing in its urban core, Pasadena, CA, is bringing in new residents and vitality.

December 3, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Where In L.A. Will The New Police Chief Live?

If L.A's trendy Los Feliz neighborhood is safe enough for the police chief...

December 2, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Fight Sprawl, Or Learn To Live With It

Curtis P. Stiles and Joseph Anthony Perez provide a citizen's primer on recognizing and fighting sprawl in Ventura County, California.

December 2, 2002 - Ventura County Star

Are Planners Apolitical?

Many planners lack the political skills or desire to make their projects a success.

December 2, 2002 - The Planning Report

Cities Embrace The Segway -- Except One

Although 32 states have passed laws to make Segways legal on streets and sidewalks, San Francisco is considering banning the devices.

December 2, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

A Sense Of Place In Los Angeles

Neighborhood councils may be necessary, but great cities have more than great neighborhoods.

November 30, 2002 - The Planning Report

Los Angeles Adopts Mixed Use Zoning

A new, just-approved ordinance in Los Angeles will make it easier to build mixed use projects.

November 29, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

An Assessment Of L.A.'s Housing Crisis

For almost ten years, Los Angeles hasn't had much of a housing policy. Now it has a $100 million housing trust fund.

November 29, 2002 - The Planning Report

The Battle For Local Control Of Housing Elements

The California State Association of Counties provided the latest battlefield in the war of words over the state housing element law.

November 27, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

Where's The Real Route 66?

The famous 'mother road' from Chicago to Los Angeles was realigned numerous times. Where is the real route?

November 26, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Template Hospitals

Kaiser Permanente lauches a new program that will establish standardized models for design and construction of its hospitals.

November 24, 2002 - Sacramento Business Journal

Learning From L.A. Secession

Tavis Smiley speaks with regular commentator Connie Rice about the wider implications of Los Angeles' failed secession initiative.

November 22, 2002 - National Public Radio

A New Battleground For Anti-Growth Supporters

Hired tree-sitter is camped out in the branches of a 400-year old tree in an attempt to halt development of a highway in Santa Clarita. His protest has attracted supporters and the media.

November 21, 2002 - San Jose Mercury News

Sacrifice The Oak For Los Angeles Growth

Columnist Steve Lopez takes a humorous look at a 400-year old oak tree standing in the way of a subdivision in the Los Angeles suburb of Santa Clarita.

November 21, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

CA Lawmaker Vows To Reform Housing Element Law

A proposed bill woudl put teeth in the state's housing element law by fining local governments that refuse to plan for new housing.

November 21, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

How Do You Pay For A City Of Villages?

For San Diego's 'City of Villages' concept, dollars, not density, are the real obstacle.

November 21, 2002 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Segway Runs Into Opposition At City Hall

The Segway Human Transporter, the much-hyped, high-tech scooter billed as the future of transportation runs into opposition in San Francisco.

November 20, 2002 - CNET News

San Mateo County Wins EPA Smart Growth Award

San Mateo policy is one of four winners of EPA's first National Award for Smart Growth Achievement.

November 20, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Hummer H2: A Mammoth Even Among SUVs

The H2, the newest model of the massive military Hummer is a surprise hit at $50,000, outselling SUVs from BMW, Cadillac, Lincoln and Lexus.

November 19, 2002 - San Jose Mercury News

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