The Los Angeles Times
Community Development Bank In Dire Straits
The Los Angeles Community Development Bank cuts its staff in half and has its operating account frozen by a $9 million lawsuit.
Traffic Engineers May Cause a Delay
Private contractors and Caltrans battle it out over who reaps the rewards ofGovernor Davis' multibillion dollar plan to ease traffic.
Connect Transportation and Land Use
Failure to recognize the connection between land use and transportation threatens the region's economic future and quality of life.
Paradise Lost: High-Tech in Orange County
Orange County boosters envisioned an oasis for high-tech firms. But high-tech firms have a negative impression of suburbia.
Bighorns Impact Growth
Proposed massive three-county, 1,370 square mile refuge for endangered bighorn sheep would require new land use restrictions.
Disney: A Bumpy Ride in Glendale
Impacts of Disney's proposed "creative campus" on a 125-acre site in Glendale are released in a draft environmental review.
Building Neighborhood Councils
USC experts call for flexibility in defining boundaries as the new Los Angeles Department of Neighborhood Empowerment (DONE) begins creating neighborhood councils.
LA's New Money Train Just Left the Station
LA City Councilwoman Gallanter comes out strongly against SCAG's maglev transportation proposal.
Weeds at El Toro
The former El Toro Marine base in Orange County should have been a cargo airport already. Instead, the county is losing money just trying to maintain the empty airfield.
Fresno Named All-American City
"Raisin Capital" is named as an All-American City by the National Civic League. Santa Clarita is runner-up.
Avila Beach: Oil Or Tourism?
Heavily contaminated by decades as an oil port, Avila Beach is undergoing a massive cleanup effort and hopes to become a tourist destination. Will it succeed?
Goleta: Annexation or Cityhood?
Santa Barbara is seeking to annex Goleta at the same time the unincorporated community is seeking cityhood.
OC Residents Speak Out on El Toro
LA Times prints series of letters to the editor about controversial airport development at El Toro and proposal to tax Orange County residents for use of LAX.
Conservancy To Expand Land Holdings
Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is embarking on its largest expansion in 10 years, linking two parts of the Angeles Forest.
Irvine Company Supports Open Space
$20 million for the preservation and restoration of open space on Irvine Ranch committed by Irvine Company and the foundation formed by it's Chairman.
LA's Porter Ranch Downsized and Approved
Porter Ranch requests and receives approval for scaled-back development from Los Angeles Planning Commisssion.
Cities Choose Renewable Energy Sources
Oakland, Santa Monica and Palmdale have become the first cities in the state to choose "green power."
California's Coastline At Risk
FEMA report says erosion will destroy 5,000 homes along California' coast over next 60 years.
LA County Census Discussed
Local and state officials discuss LA County's high response rate; no mention of potential census abuses in Santa Monica.
Sacramento -- An International City?
Downtown Sacramento's renaissance is nearing a critical mass, but can this sleepy town of 400,000 redefine itself as a an "international city?"
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