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The Battle Against More Density In Westside Of Los Angeles

The already dense Westside of Los Angeles, from Westood to Santa Monica continues to densify at a dizzying rate. Residents prepare for a protracted battle to keep growth at bay. Has planning failed one of LA's most desirable communities?

September 23, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Cameras And Free Wi-Fi To Combat High-Crime Area In Watts

To attack both the digital divide and the violence at one of the city's most dangerous public housing projects, police plan to place surveillance cameras inside the Jordan Downs complex ald also provide free wireless Internet access.

September 23, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Southern California Cities Test Smart Parking Meters

Los Angeles is testing out new 'smart' parking meters that use credit or ATM cards as payment and remind you to pay via text messaging.

September 22, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Dreaming Of A Car-Free Development

While local developers and city leaders reject the idea, Sherman Lewis, professor emeritus at California State University, East Bay, continues to advocate for a pedestrian-friendly development of 1,000 residences in Hayward, CA.

September 21, 2005 - The Argus

Frank Gehry Goes Hollywood

The acclaimed architect is the subject of Academy-award winning director Sydney Pollack's new documentary.

September 20, 2005 - Brenda Meyer

Los Angeles Grapples With Saving Its Murals

The preservation of urban wall art is stirring controversy in the city and around the country.

September 19, 2005 - The Christian Science Monitor

Preparing L.A. For Disaster

According to several sources, Los Angeles is one earthquake away from becoming a new New Orleans -- and they warn that local preparedness is imperative.

September 19, 2005 - LA Weekly

Building America's Longest Underground Highways

As land becomes more scarce and traffic gets progressively worse, Southern California's transit planners begin to look seriously at underground highways.

September 19, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Public Transit In L.A. Is For Other People, Not Natives

Traffic may be horrible in Los Angeles, but for many, it still beats the alternative of public transportation.

September 18, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Getting Serious About Greening The Los Angeles River

Los Angeles has hired a team of consultants to study ways to make the LA River a focus of urban revival instead of a flood control system. A series of public meetings may be a prelude to massive public works projects.

September 17, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

Courtyard Apartments: An Idea Whose Time Has Come Back

Courtyard complexes provide an affordable, mid-density, low-rise housing alternative as Los Angeles moves from single-family to high-rise residential development.

September 16, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

America's Most Polluted Park

The air quality in Sequoia-Kings Canyon has dropped so rapidly that it's surpassing even Grand Canyon and Joshua Tree as the most polluted.

September 16, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

L.A.-Based Architectural Firm Thinks Locally, Acts Globally

Mark Rios and his firm RCH Studios are known for their interdisciplinary approaches to architecture and landscape architecture. Despite being 'creative generalists', the firm has managed to thrive in an era of specialization.

September 16, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

San Diego Awards $19 Million in 'Smart-Growth Incentives'

San Diego's regional government awards $19 million to 14 'smart growth' projects in an innovative smart growth incentive program.

September 14, 2005 - San Diego Union Tribune

The Next Katrina-Like Disaster?

Could this region with more than a thousand miles of deteriorating levees protecting cities and farmland be the next Katrina-like disaster in the making?

September 12, 2005 - The New York Times

Freeway Transforms Into People-Friendly Boulevard

A new chapter in San Francisco's freeway saga.

September 10, 2005 - The San Francisco Chronicle

California To Go Solar

A partnership between Southern California Edison and Stirling Energy Systems will result in the largest solar farm in the United States.

September 8, 2005 - Technology Review

LA's New Downtown Entertainment District

The development of the LA Live entertainment district in downtown Los Angeles seems certain with approval of $400+ million hotel.

September 3, 2005 - Downtown News

Unversity Of California, Merced To Have Green Campus

Planners are mapping out the new campus with enviromental concerns at the forefront.

August 31, 2005 - University Of California

L.A. Conservancy Ends Bid To Save Historic Ambassador Hotel

The L.A. Conservancy gives up its bid to save historic structure which could be razed to make way for schools.

August 31, 2005 - The Los Angeles Times

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