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Houston's Transit Chief's Resume Under Fire

Transit Chief with 25 years experience and a reputation for accomplishment does not hold degrees listed résumé.

October 28 - The Houston Chronicle

State Legislature's Environmental Record

Metro Investment Report presents an insider's candid review of what happens when a former environmental advocate finds himself working from the inside.

October 28 - The Metro Investment Report

Red-legged Frog May Slow Dublin's Growth

U.S. Fish and Wildlife may designate the entire city of Dublin as a critical habitat for the red-legged frog.

October 28 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Millions Ride on Prop. 35

What is Prop. 35? Why have private companies contributed $11.5 million to try to convince voters to approve it?

October 28 - Los Angeles Daily News

Smart, Equitable Investment

Phil Angelides advances smart, equitable investment in urban infrastructure in his first year as California's State Treasurer.

October 28 - The Planning Report


Homeownership Rate Highest In Nation's History

The percent of Americans who own their homes hit a record high 67.7 percent in the third quarterof 2000.

October 28 - HUD News

Environmentalists Decry Army Plan

Environmentalists criticize a proposed compromise involving an exchange of 2,500 acres of public land for 131,000 acres to expand artillery training.

October 27 - The New York Times


Mexican Farmers Protest Against Deforestation

In Mexico, the Organization fo Peasant Farmer Ecologists is fighting for the environment ...and their lives.

October 27 - The New York Times

Water Pollution Meeting Criticized

A meeting organized by San Diego county Supervisors Ron Robertsand Greg Cox to design a regional effort to clean the county's beaches,rivers, streams, and watersheds was boycotted by environmental groups on Oct 18th.

October 27 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

Commuter Rail Or Freight In Atlanta?

Georgia wants to run it's commuter rail on the lines owned by the freight carriers. The freight carriers don't care. A recipe for disaster?

October 27 - Wall St. Journal

Talking About Good Parks Is Cheap

The Planning Report interviews Ellen Oppenheim and her reponse to the Trust for Public Land and Urban Land Institute's recent report.

October 27 - The Planning Report

A Dirty-Air Puzzle

New report tackles a pollution puzzle: while other pollutants drop on weekends, smog-causing ozone levels actually increase over the weekend in certain parts of California.

October 27 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

California Regional Tech Scorecard

The Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance has released the first Southern California Technology Innovation Index.

October 27 - Los Angeles Regional Technology Alliance

Does The Tortoise Lose At Ft. Irwin?

The US Army will expand its training operations, adding more than 200 square miles to Ft. Irwin. Environmentalists say this will kill the tortoises.

October 27 - The Los Angeles Times

Promises Made, Promises Kept?

Threats loom to the Community Reinvestment Act.

October 27 - Planning Magazine

World's Fairs: Vehicles For Urban Improvement

With the right planning, a world’s fair can be a powerful agent for urban renewal.

October 27 - Urban Land Magazine

Global Warming Theory Affirmed

UN-sponsored panel affirms human influence on global climate caused by the greenhouse effect and predicts continued temperature increase if release of greenhouse gases is not curtailed.

October 27 - The Washington Post

Cleaning Up Our Beaches and Bays

San Diego County Board of Supervisors member Greg Cox urgescommunity members to take action against local water pollution in thisUnion-Tribune opinion piece.

October 26 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

County farmland loss considered minimal

Increasing crop yieldscontinue to offset recent farmland loss due to urbanization in NorthCounty and throughout California.

October 26 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

Open Space, Urban Sprawl On Ballots Around The Bay

Local growth control measures will be on 50 ballots statewidein the November elections, and several Bay Area cities in particularwill be voting on whether to enact strict measures to limit developmentand preserve open space.

October 26 - The San Francisco Chronicle

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