California

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

Ben Quiñones shares his observations about traveling on L.A.'s 'Ghetto Blue' -- the busiest and the deadliest light-rail line in the nation.

January 23, 2004 - LA Weekly

Cities and counties throughout California are developing 'inclusionary zoning' programs. But do they work?

January 23, 2004 - California Planning and Development Report

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to speed California drivers to a future in which hydrogen, instead of petroleum, will power their cars.

January 21, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Analysts argue that the $3.4 billion loss will exacerbate Southern California's air quality, congestion and economic woes.

January 20, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Community groups are protesting higher densities called for in San Francisco's long-overdue Housing Element.

January 19, 2004 - San Francisco Business Times

California's new Business, Transportation and Housing Secretary, Sunne Wright McPeak, wants to link state transportation fuding with housing construction.

January 15, 2004 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Tired of trying to get the approval of a city? Go directly to the voters instead.

January 14, 2004 - The Chicago Tribune

Wal-Mart is attempting to use the California intiative process to bypass planning regulations in Inglewood, CA.

January 14, 2004 - The Chicago Tribune

A UCLA team has developed a methodology to predict earthquakes. The last two predictions have been correct.

January 13, 2004 - University Of California

Efforts to create new civic identities -- new logos and slogans -- are often highly controversial.

January 13, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

A Southern California family tries to make due with one car and public transit. It's a love-hate relationship.

January 13, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Should San Francisco bend the city's height limit rules for a worthwhile project? If you're going to meddle in planning, writes columnist John King, meddle well.

January 13, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Five teams make a short list for Los Angeles' high-profile and ambitious Grand Avenue makeover.

January 9, 2004 - The Slatin Report

Subsidised homes are a major draw for top-notch faculty and students at the new Cal State Channel Islands campus.

January 8, 2004 - The Los Angeles Times

Suburban development in wildland areas increases the risk of devastating forest fires.

January 8, 2004 - Independent Arts And Media

The San Francisco Chronicle offers the S.F. Planning Department advice on how to fix itself.

January 8, 2004 - The San Francisco Chronicle