California

With new luxury high-rises sprouting in a densifying Hollywood, and many more on the way, those hawking penthouses priced between $1-$45 million play up the unique amenities and play down the messy reality of a changing neighborhood.
1 hour ago   Los Angeles Times
Facing a doubling of passengers at the aging and space-constrained LAX, new Mayor Villaraigosa outlines plans to focus international flights at LAX, and push domestic flights to other regional airports.
Feb 2, 2006   The Los Angeles Times
The nation's largest urban park needs some sprucing up, and Melendrez landscape architects has recently submitted its draft master plan.
Feb 2, 2006   The Planning Report
A new rail plan proposes to bring mass transit to Orange County.
Feb 1, 2006   The Los Angeles Times
A re-awakening of interest in walkable urban environments in suburban locations? This trend mostly revolves around the pre-war downtowns of small Southern California cities that grew into suburban bedroom communities in the 1950s and 1960s.
Jan 31, 2006   The Los Angeles Times
Joel Kotkin and William Frey observe how the movement of high-skilled and professional jobs to rapidly growing inland California is changing the region where the "California Dream" is still possible.
Jan 30, 2006   The Los Angeles Times
Nevada's latest tongue-in-cheek marketing campaign to lure California businesses features a missing California Grizzly Bear and 'California happy cows'.
Jan 29, 2006   The Mercury News
The Ventura County Board of Supervisors agreed to a new transportation policy calling for increased use of alternative forms of transportation.
Jan 29, 2006   The Los Angeles Times
Can downtown Los Angeles' problem with homelessness on skid row be solved by the same principles that changed the image of Times Square?
Jan 28, 2006   The Los Angeles Times
Take San Francisco Weekly's quiz to find out if you are an apologist for the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill.
Jan 27, 2006   San Francisco Weekly
The palatial urban masterpiece is finally back, but its art collection has been called into question by international critics.
Jan 27, 2006   The Guardian Unlimited