California

Unprecedented Water War In San Joaquin

Westlands deal cites untested 57-year-old statutes to seek a third of San Joaquin's flow.

August 20, 2000 - The Fresno Bee

Where Will 10 Million New Californians Live?

In an international competition architects were challenged to develop a growth pattern in the Central Valley that would have minimal encroachment on farmland.

August 20, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

SF: Even More Slow Growth

A second slow-growth measure on San Francisco's ballot will compete with a similar plan supported by the Mayor.

August 20, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Streamlining Permitting Of Power Plants

Environmentalists and regulators support a bill that would streamline the permitting and construction of power plants in California.

August 20, 2000 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

UC Riverside's Growing Pains

The fastest-growing UC campus is giving up acres of agriculture to accommodate growth. The proposal has aroused mixed emotions.

August 19, 2000 - Press-Enterprise

Fire Protection or Subsidized Sprawl?

Proposed legislation is irresponsible and would encourage urban sprawl into fire prone wildlife areas in El Doradao County.

August 19, 2000 - The Sacramento Bee

Where Is The Future For EVs?

Ten years after California mandated zero-emission vehicles, major automobile manufacturers have pulled the plug on electric-powered models.

August 18, 2000 - The Sacramento Bee

Study Finds Less Earthquake Risk

A study suggests that the chance of a major earthquake along the northern Hayward Fault in Northern California is less than previously thought.

August 18, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Flood-Protection Plan Gaining Favor

$27 Million plan to provide flood protection and save lizard habitat in Thousand Palms, California.

August 18, 2000 - Desert Sun Palm Springs

BART Fight Is On

Silicon Valley opposes a mandated fee while Assemblyman looks to annexation in BART extension to San Jose.

August 18, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Wanted: Fast Growing Technology Company

The booming success of e-commerce and the accompanying revenue it generates for the cities where it locates has made dot.coms the businesses to have in your community.

August 18, 2000 - Planetizen

California's Housing Policies Create Slums

As California's population continues to grow, the state's housing policies result in acute housing shortages that create the nation's largest slums in California.

August 18, 2000 - Planetizen

Backwater Considers Cityhood Again

The first California community to give up cityhood 32 years may consider reincorporation.

August 17, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

Farmers Oppose Rural Land Initiative

Sonoma County's farming community has announced its opposition to a rural land initiative that aims to prevent large-scale development on agricultural land.

August 17, 2000 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Activists Unite on Housing

Representatives from the Sierra Club, the Sonoma CountyHousing Advocacy Group, Greenbelt Alliance and the Sonoma County FaithBased Coalition signed an agreement promotingcooperation among environmentalist and affordable housing advocates.

August 17, 2000 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Report Is Tough On Dioxin Data

A report released by Communities for a Better Environmentasserts that water quality regulators have drastically underestimatedthe amount of dioxin pollution produced by oil refineries in the BayArea.

August 17, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

San Francisco's Dot-com Blight

San Francisco residents are protesting technology companies, which have shut out families, artists' groups and nonprofits from low-rent neighborhoods.

August 17, 2000 - Wall St. Journal

Businesses Frustrated With Relocation Effort

A year after San Jose approved a plan to build a City Hallcomplex downtown and help area business owners relocate, businesses are yet to find new places.

August 17, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

LA's Chinatown Becomes BID

Merchants and property owners vote 56-43 to create a Business Improvement Zone in Chinatown. Some are not happy with this decision.

August 17, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Telco Hotels Worry Cities

Even as California cities rush to restrain the spread of "telco hotels," investors can't get enough of them.

August 17, 2000 - Wall St. Journal

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