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California is spending more on the environment as the state's giant and influential electorate is demandinggreener communities and environmental protections.

Santa Barbara is seeking to annex Goleta at the same time the unincorporated community is seeking cityhood.

Daily News Editorial blasts U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's decision to stop development for arroyo southwestern toads.

Although run-down, West Oakland's prime location is drawing attention from developers and dot-com companies who can't find space in the Bay Area.

Smart growth,the environment, and what it means to be a developer.

Police have begun to crack down on homeless areas that were previously declared "safe sleeping zones" by the City Council.

Both Sacramento and Portland have roughly the same population. So why is Portland so much more "livable?" More importantly, is Portland's smart growth sustainable?

Reports and photographs from the 2000 ESRIUser Conference in San Diego.

The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy will buy land in theSanta Clara River Watershed to provide a habitat link.

A historic hotel in San Jose is being restored as a boutique hotel.

LA Times prints series of letters to the editor about controversial airport development at El Toro and proposal to tax Orange County residents for use of LAX.

New $250 million University of California campus is looking at innovative ways to deal with environmental and land use concerns while maintaining political support.

Stiff penalties for unlawful construction noise has reducednoise violations in Redondo Beach, California.

The American Planning Association has issued a call for presentations for the 2001 National Planning Conference. Proposals are due August 1, 2000.

Ten governors urge Clinton administration to consultlocal communities before creating or expanding nationalmonuments.

A plan to pay for transportation projects is being called a breakthrough but critics says it isinadequate.

Regional transportation study finds Organge County trafficwill worsen over the next 20 years

Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is embarking on its largest expansion in 10 years, linking two parts of the Angeles Forest.

San Diego State University professor writes in favor of a Citywide policy would require that a portion of all new housing be desginated as "affordable."

ESRI launches its new website featuring geography links, demonstration, software and map layers at the annual User Conference June 26-30 in San Diego, CA.