California

Boroughs Could Save Los Angeles

If Los Angeles secessions succeeds, it will be the greatest political division since the Civil War. Perhaps boroughs are an alternative.

July 14, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

The Ugly Side Of Preferential Parking Districts

Preferential parking districts are a popular planning tool, but do they do the districts create "parking have-nots?"

July 10, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

New Cities Raise Taxes, Pay Alimony

A decade after the passage of the "revenue neutrality" law, the incorporation of new cities appears to be back as a major planning issue in California.

July 10, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

'Anti-Urban' City: The End of Suburban Dreams?

The 'suburban frontier' is rapidly closing for the nation's first suburban city.

July 9, 2002 - The New York Times

Planning For California's Population Explosion

California and other western states are growing faster in population than several third-world countries. How can planning keep up?

July 8, 2002 - The Sacramento Bee

Skirting Safety Codes In Los Angeles?

Do high-profile developers get breaks on safety rules? The Los Angeles Times reports on a prominent L.A. developer.

July 8, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

California's War On SUVs

A Reason Foundation scientist explains the danger of a bill that would limit consumers' choices in buying SUVs.

July 6, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

San Francisco Bans Public Urination

Responding to public outcry, the Board of Supervisors bans public urination to 'demonstrate we live in a civilized society'.

July 3, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

San Diego Regional Authority Proposed

Proposals to create regional planning agencies with real power have amountedto political suicide in California.

July 3, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

L.A.'s Transit Agency Re-organizes

Arthur Sohikian, a former lobbyist for the Los Angeles County MTA, discusses recent changes at the MTA, and where the agency is looking for money.

July 2, 2002 - The Metro Investment Report

BART Expansion Into San Jose Approved

Santa Clara and San Francisco transit boards approve a historic $3.7 billion rail extension into downtown San Jose.

July 1, 2002 - San Jose Mercury News

L.A. Secession: It Can't Be Worse Then Being Ignored

L.A.'s San Fernando residents feel like they've been ignored or rebuffed at every turn by L.A.'s City Hall. Secession couldn't be any worse.

July 1, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

A Quiet Revolution: Neighborhood Councils

Nearly unnoticed in the debate surrounding secession, Los Angeles' neighborhood councils are a revolution in the making.

July 1, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

A New Model For Regional Governance

A newly-formed regional association of governments in California would have unprecedented responsibility for planning and building transit.

June 30, 2002 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

L.A.'s Airport Plan: Political Finesse Or Regional Solution?

L.A. Mayor James Hahn is shopping around a $8 billion modernization project for LAX...but does it address any of the region's key air transportation needs?

June 29, 2002 - The Metro Investment Report

Residents Protest Expanded Redevelopment Zones

Residents of Garden Grove protest ambitious redevelopment plan.

June 27, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Moratoriums Prove Useful In Limited Quantities

No word that strikes terror into the hearts of developers more than the word "moratorium."

June 26, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

Sunshine State Shake Up

REIS, Inc. reports on the Los Angeles retail market in light of secession.

June 26, 2002 - REIS

Modernizing L.A.'s Airport

Eight years and 33 alternatives later, Los Angeles is still without a solid proposal for modernizing it's airport.

June 24, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

When Will Smart Growth Start Working?

San Francisco Chroncile columnist John King asks: is 'Smart Growth' simply code for another attack on suburbia?

June 24, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

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