The Sacramento Bee

California court reinforced the critique thatCalifornia has fueled excessive development by promising more water than it can deliver.

Create the impact first, then deal with it. "Mitigate" is the government verb describing this constant catch-up.

A dangerous ballot-box assault on the quality of life in the Sacramento region will appear before California voters in the form of Measure O.

Bocce ball in the inner city? Sacramento Bee writer Bob Sylvia looks at new urbanism on an embattled street in a longtime Hispanic neighborhood.

In the aftermath of the defeat by the California stateLegislature of bills that would have created an oversight commission forCalFed and provided $12 million to protect endangered fish, CalFed facesadditional obstacles as Republicans in Congress are

The Sacramento Bee comes out against AB1147, which would require local California communities to pay a higher share for flood-control projects.

Is the original purpose of redevelopment-- creating more jobs, and better housing -- being fulfilled in California?

Five of 10 bills that California's home-building industry pushed to boost housing construction survived to make it to the governor's desk.

California's San Joaquin farmers break faith with allies and try to claim one-third of the San Joaquin's water.

Telecom hotels in downtown Sacramento are turning out to be a mixed blessing.

California's zero emissions vehicle mandate is at stake. Will it be postponed again? Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters reports.

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

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

Judge calls North Natomas plan illegal: Environmental concerns could halt development

Green energy providers may be able to offer Californians analternative power source that is not subject to the power spikesoccurring in the deregulated energy market by establishing a fixed ratefor their customers.

Supporters of a UC Merced campus have launched a lobbying campaign charging environmental critics as "elitists" who put the fairy shrimp ahead of students.

After several years in decline, new cellular phone towers are on the rise again, and this time designers are getting better at hiding them.

A much-needed bridge is being held hostage to politics, causing traffic atop Fulsom dam to slow to a craw.

The Capitol warms up to smart growth, but splits emerge as smart growth means different things to different people.

Placer County faces a water shortage by 2004 if officials cannot come to an agreement on drawing water from the American River.