The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The homeless population of Silicon Valley has grown by 23 percent in the last five years with families making up a growing segment.

November 14 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

"What happens to people who live under the widening ozone hole?"

November 14 - Salon

New federal rule will require 155 national forests to place the health of the ecosystem above all other concerns.

November 14 - The Los Angeles Times

Sprawl is threatening quality of life, endangering old neighborhoods, and eroding the "collective memory" of our cities, says National Trust for Historic Preservation

November 14 - The Cincinnati Post

Dispute concerning EPA's delegation of Clean Water Act administration to the state of Maine expands.

November 14 - The Washington Post

Both Alameda and Santa Clara Counties approved sales tax increases to fund transit measures, including the extension of BART to San Jose.

November 13 - The San Francisco Chronicle

NAACP is demanding an apology and reparations from Palm Springs for destroying homes in a "city-engineered holocaust."

November 13 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

The Greenbelt Alliance highlights seven Bay Area ballot measures approved by voters November 7.

November 13 - Greenbelt Alliance

New homes face design limitations if county passes air quality law.

November 13 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

EDS has created the first and largest temporary Metropolitan Area Network for the massive COMDEX technology conference in Las Vegas.

November 13 - COMDEX

Landmark sale of "carbon-credits" establishes environmental value of standing forests "independent of their worth as cut timber."

November 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Redevelopment is supposed to be out of fashion and more difficult these days. But some cities and even counties are moving ahead with gigantic redevelopment projects.

November 13 - California Planning and Development Report

President Clinton signed into law a controversial proposal to treat sewage from Mexico flowing into the U.S.

November 13 - The Los Angeles Times

Winning design selected from 400 entries in nationwide competition but chosen site is controversial and opposition to the project is strong.

November 13 - National Geographic

Developers blame drawn-out negotiations over incentives and tax abatements with the city and county.

November 12 - Wall St. Journal

A race for water rights 90 miles north of Las Vegas could signal the construction of thousands of new homes.

November 12 - Las Vegas Sun

Developers in Florida are using public bond money to build large master-planned exclusive communities on the fringe.

November 12 - The Orlando Sentinel

The Crossroads of the Pacific is coming of age -- it's not just a beach town anymore.

November 12 - Interactive Week

In Southwest Florida, a housing development is banking on the surrounding nature to attract buyers, and working to protect it.

November 11 - Wall St. Journal

Efforts to protect waterfront neighborhoods from pollution are are starting to lock out good businesses.

November 11 - Center For An Urban Future