The Sacramento Bee

A study suggest that what is believed to be California's statewide housing shortage may only be limited to major cities.

Mayor Gavin Newsom wants San Francisco to become the nation's car-sharing capital.

California's net population growth is 600,000 per year, or 6 million per decade.

The Bee's "Back-seat Driver" columnist tries Portland's train to the airport and pronounces it a success that Sacramento should emulate.

California's budget crisis is bringing the issue of transportation funding to the forefront

An attempt to build a park restroom exemplifies the California's inane bureaucracy.

Officials oppose plans for a light-rail line behind the federal building in Sacramento, CA due to terrorism concerns.

After years of having pent up, underutilized urban planning energy, West Sacramento's new City Manager finally gets the chance to practice planning, and encounters nothing but success and praises along the way.

A regional visioning project has drawn about 2000 people to workshops to plan the future of the Sacramento region, in California.

A city in California hopes to create new housing from aging strip malls.

Growth in California is driving need for increased transportation investment. [Link Corrected.]

Borrowing a successful idea from Europe, this town has a free volunteer-run "bike library."

Older neighborhoods near downtown Sacramento command a premium for their eclectic architecture and proximity to jobs and cultural attractions.

Downtown Sacramento, CA, has developed a healthy night life through coordination between developers, the City, and the Downtown Sacramento Partnership.

After a four-year battle, the City of Sacramento reached a agreement on a lawsuit over sidewalk accessibility.

It would be ironic if anti-tax conservatives were in fact unknowingly creating strong incentives for smart growth. This may be what's happening in California.

A new California law prioritizes smart growth principles a priority as the state distributes billions in infrastructure spending.

Sacramento County, CA is losing two top planning officials at a time when land-use is being redefined by the shift of growth to newly incorporated cities.

The California budget crisis has gotten so bad some cities are considering charging owners of new homes annual assessments for basic services.

"Urban surgeon" Jon Jerde has plans to revitalize Sacramento's gritty downtown -- the largest undeveloped downtown land in any major U.S. city.