Los Angeles Daily News

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.

Tasked with making Los Angeles more pedestrian-friendly, a planner decides to give up his car.

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.

The L.A. Department of Water and Power is providing the free installation services in an effort to reduce energy consumption citywide.

L.A. city offices partner up to locate and sell nuisance properties, through the American Dream Program.

Representative Bill Thomas scores over $722 million from the Federal Highway Bill for Kerns County -- a move that has many in California perplexed.

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.

Transportation costs take toll on both households and communities

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.

A Southern California city office building is the largest commercial project to be built with straw bale.

Traffic experts say Southern California's freeway system needs a total overhaul.

Planners, developers and environmentalists weigh Arnold Schwarzenegger's approach to growth policies in California.

A worst-case growth scenario for Los Angeles would have devastating results for San Fernando Valley gridlock.

Air pollution has been declining for decades. So how did the American Lung Association's 2003 report get the numbers so wrong?

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.

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.

Could Southern California's love affair with the auto be fading? More people say they want their tax dollars spent on public transit.

Roger Snoble, 56, the new chief executive of L.A.'s Metrpolitan Transportation Authority, is committed to high-tech.

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.

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.