California

Columnist John King profiles two Bay area suburban developments that accommodate density in innovative ways.

February 2, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Reason Jacobs Fellow Ted Balaker explains how banning big box stores like Wal-Mart actually harms families.

January 31, 2004 - Reason Public Policy Institute

LA Times Magazine offers a feature article about California's growth. Is it desirable or even feasible to manage large-scale flows of labor and capital?

January 31, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles should not try to shut-out Wal-Mart, according to a new report on the impact of Wal-Mart supercenters by the region's economic development agency.

January 30, 2004 - Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation

Water boards in fast-growing cities are beginning to reject optimistic estimates of water supply -- effectively halting development.

January 30, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Want to live Northern California's Bay Area? You'll need to earn at last $124,000 per year, according to a new study.

January 29, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Cecilia Estolano, Special Assistant to the City Attorney, discusses the latest developments in L.A.'s efforts to restrict the proliferation of these gigantic retail/grocery outlets.

January 29, 2004 - The Planning Report

California's budget crisis is bringing the issue of transportation funding to the forefront

January 29, 2004 - The Sacramento Bee

Subsidized low-cost housing costs more than private projects, according to new research.

January 29, 2004 - Bakersfield Californian

How Vancouver ideas do -- and do not -- help in shaping San Francisco's first high density neighborhood.

January 29, 2004 - ArchNewsNow.com

Martha Welborne, managing director of the Grand Avenue Authority, discusses the most recent developments in the project that promises to define downtown L.A. and finally create a center for the region.

January 28, 2004 - The Planning Report

By 2020, over 68 million riders would use a statewide bullet train connecting Los Angeles and San Francisco. But is $37-billion too much?

January 28, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles has two of the most ecologically advanced buildings in the country -- and both are competing for the title of the greenest building in America.

January 27, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Building new schools ought to serve as the foundation for community development, write David Abel and Jonathan Fielding.

January 27, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

An attempt to build a park restroom exemplifies the California's inane bureaucracy.

January 26, 2004 - The Sacramento Bee

An Indian tribe plans to use its land and casinos to anchor a mile-square entertainment district in Palm Springs.

January 26, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

An innovative nonprofit car sharing program that rents cars for $2-$4 per hour is catching on.

January 25, 2004 - San Mateo Times

A new California law makes it much easier to legally convert a garage into a small rental.

January 25, 2004 - New Urban Living

J. Eric Priestley tells a story about gang confrontation on the nation's busiest and deadliest light-rail line.

January 24, 2004 - LA Weekly

A California Indian tribe has proposed a 'tax for monopoly' initiative that would allow casinos to expand as much as the market allows.

January 23, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times