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Residents Sue Over State Density Bonus Law

Upset about the effect of California State Bill 1818's override of local zoning restrictions, a Los Angeles resident has sued the city to overturn its density bonus ordinance. Others may soon follow.
10 April 2008 - 2:00pm
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Trading In The Car For A Metro Pass

Tasked with making Los Angeles more pedestrian-friendly, a planner decides to give up his car.
7 December 2007 - 9:00am
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Los Angeles Air Will Set Record This Year - For Cleanness

The good news is that L.A., the nation's most polluted city, will enjoy its cleanest year since records were first established 30 years ago. The bad news is that L.A. is still the country's ozone capital.
5 October 2007 - 11:00am
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Friday Funny: Free Toilets And Trees

The L.A. Department of Water and Power is providing the free installation services in an effort to reduce energy consumption citywide.
20 January 2006 - 2:00pm
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Partnerships For Blight Removal

L.A. city offices partner up to locate and sell nuisance properties, through the American Dream Program.
18 January 2006 - 8:00am
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Kern County's Highway Coup

Representative Bill Thomas scores over $722 million from the Federal Highway Bill for Kerns County -- a move that has many in California perplexed.
6 August 2005 - 7:00am
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LA To Restrict Mansionization

The new ordinance would be a first step for Los Angeles in restricting housing sizes in one neighborhood to no greater than 40% of the lot size.
1 August 2005 - 5:00am
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The Painful Cost Of Transportation

Transportation costs take toll on both households and communities
16 June 2005 - 10:00am
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Telecommuting Tops Rail In L.A.

Telecommuters already outnumber rail riders in Los Angeles and could be a big part of a solution that actually reduces traffic in the biggest metropolitan areas.
25 March 2005 - 1:00pm
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Building Green With Hay

A Southern California city office building is the largest commercial project to be built with straw bale.
1 October 2004 - 11:00am
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'Freeway' A Misnomer in So. California

Traffic experts say Southern California's freeway system needs a total overhaul.
1 January 2004 - 7:00am
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Schwarzenegger to Encourage Smart Growth Policies

Planners, developers and environmentalists weigh Arnold Schwarzenegger's approach to growth policies in California.
19 November 2003 - 8:00am
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Can Growth Visioning Save Los Angeles?

A worst-case growth scenario for Los Angeles would have devastating results for San Fernando Valley gridlock.
22 May 2003 - 7:00am
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State Of The Air Report Flawed?

Air pollution has been declining for decades. So how did the American Lung Association's 2003 report get the numbers so wrong?
12 May 2003 - 12:00pm
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What's In A Name? Ask South Central Los Angeles

Following what is an increasing trend in the Los Angeles area, residents of "South Central" Los Angeles want a new name for their community to help clense the area of its stigma of crime, poverty and racial problems.
9 April 2003 - 1:00pm
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SUV Sales Slowing Down?

According to a survey conducted by Kelley Blue Book car information guide, consumer interest in gaz-guzzling sport utility vehicles is waning because of high fuel prices.
2 April 2003 - 9:00am
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Southern California Rates Traffic Worst Regional Problem

Could Southern California's love affair with the auto be fading? More people say they want their tax dollars spent on public transit.
18 February 2003 - 2:00pm
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Profile Of L.A.'s New Transit Boss

Roger Snoble, 56, the new chief executive of L.A.'s Metrpolitan Transportation Authority, is committed to high-tech.
15 November 2001 - 1:00pm
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Lancaster, CA May Give Over Parkland For Development

The city of Lancaster is prepared give more than five acres of the city park for a shopping center, but residents and two former mayors oppose the plan.
13 June 2001 - 10:00am
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Power Crisis Increasing Pollution

With power plants running around the clock, the South Coast Air Quality Management District is predicting some of the worse smog in years for Los Angeles.
27 April 2001 - 5:00am
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