<p>The old San Francisco Armory, which has sat empty for more than three decades in city's Mission district, has found a new use, but local residents aren't exactly excited about this latest chapter of the neighborhood's gentrification.</p>
Jan 19, 2007 Archinect
<p>Chain stores have invaded Manhattan and now look to open in other New York City neighborhoods. Meanwhile, San Francisco's planning commission has the power to reject chain retail and restaurants. And they have been using that power.</p>
Jan 18, 2007 The New York Times
<p>East Palo Alto may be one of the few U.S cities of 30,000 residents lacking a supermarket. Now this 23-year-old city is close to getting one on a 6-acre vacant lot, but increased land costs forced the new developer to renegotiate the prior plan.</p>
Jan 18, 2007 Palo Alto Daily News
<p>City officials in Berkeley, California, are voicing concerns about a regional government association's proposed ousing quota for the next seven years, one which calls for a yearly increase of more than 200%.</p>
Jan 18, 2007 The Berkeley Daily Planet
<p>In many urban areas, farmers' markets provide both a connection to nature and a sense of community.</p>
Jan 16, 2007 The San Francisco Chronicle
<p>San Francisco's new light rail line, the 5-mile T-Third, opened for free, weekend service Jan 13. The service is intended to revitalize the sagging south-east neighborhoods, but some bus riders question the new line. Daily service begins April 7.</p>
Jan 15, 2007 The San Francisco Chronicle
<p>At almost 30 years of age, L.A.'s rent control ordinance is a double-edged sword -- reviled by some and relied upon by others.</p>
Jan 15, 2007 The Los Angeles Times
<p>A small Delta town near Sacramento is pushing a state commission to loosen barriers on development in an area set aside in the '90s to protect agricultural land, the area's migratory bird life, and water resources that provide for much of the state.</p>
Jan 15, 2007 The Sacramento Union
<p>Hailed by many as setting a new fuel standard to reduce carbon emissions and questioned by others as to its effect on smog levels and gas prices, the new regulation will reduce the carbon content of transportation fuels 10% by 2020.</p>
Jan 12, 2007 The San Francisco Chronicle
<p>With Southern California's strictest urban growth rules and a commitment to preserving open space and agriculture, Ventura County has become the region's hotbed of smart growth.</p>
Jan 12, 2007 The Planning Report
