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Los Angeles: Hapless Giant?

Columnist Dan Walters asks: Is LA's political clout clouded by a population that is heavily low-income?

December 12 - The Sacramento Bee

Land Compensation Approved For Salton Sea Tribe

U.S. Congress has approved land compensation for Native American tribe that lost half its reservation to flooding.

December 12 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

HUD Selects Candidates For New Masters Program

U.S. Housing and Urban Development announced the first candidates selected for the HUD Masters Program in public policy.

December 12 - HUD News

Huntington Beach Sewer Leaks Kept Secret

Fouled waters off the city's shore kept the beach closed for two months in 1999. The city knew the extent of the leaks.

December 12 - The Los Angeles Times

Amtrak's High Speed Train Launches

Amtrak's first high-speed train is rejuvenating hopes for rail travel in America.

December 12 - USA Today


Culver City's High-Tech Advantage

Culver City, CA has created it's own high-tech nirvana in the The Heart of Screenland.

December 12 - Zone News

Earmarking Funds for Public Transit

Maryland plans to double mass transit ridership with $750 million proposal.

December 12 - The Washington Post


New Mission For Brownfields

The NGA Center for Best Practices discusses how to attack sprawl by revitalizing older communities.

December 12 - National Governor's Association

A Sewer Runs Through it

A story of raw sewage, public health, environmental justice, and politics.

December 11 - HoustonPress

New Urbanism: Back To The Future

Columbus' new zoning strategy is a "radical departure" for the city and could make it a national trend-setter.

December 11 - The Columbus Dispatch

Across The Bay Bridge

Modern pressures for car-pooling bring back echoes of a more innocent era.

December 11 - The New York Times

Public Beach Access Fight

Santa Barbara case has implications for public beach access on both coasts. Wendy McCaw says that her easement is illegal.

December 11 - The Los Angeles Times

Livermore Tries To Decide If It Should Go North

County's November approval of urban growth limit measure comes in the way of city's long planned development.

December 11 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Price Of Restoring Rivers

Dismantling dams is no longer a radical movement; it is gaining mainstream acceptance. But it may be more expensive to remove these dams than it cost to build them and could have devastating environmental impacts.

December 11 - The Washington Post

States Ranked By Open Space Funding

The Land Trust Alliance has gathered the results of open space protection measures for each state for the last three years.

December 11 - Land Trust Alliance

APA Poll Finds Support For Managing Growth

The results of the American Planning Association poll show broad public support for a federal Smart Growth Agenda.

December 11 - American Planning Association

ZEV Incentive Program Released

The California EPA's Air Resources Board approved guidelines for zero-emission vehicle incentives.

December 11 - California Environmental Protection Agency

San Diego's City Of Villages General Plan

San Diego's new general plan creates a "City of Villages", and increases housing density around designated urban centers.

December 11 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Highways Will Fare Better With Tolls

A report by the Reason Public Policy Institute recommends the removal of tollbooths, and increased use of tolls.

December 11 - Reason Public Policy Institute

Orange County Outlook Good For 2001

New jobs, defense spending and exports are expected to continue the county's upward economic trend.

December 10 - Orange County Register

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