California

L.A. Transit Agency Breakup?

The Los Angeles Valley MTA Transit Chief is trying to prove transit doesn't have to be part of secession. But bigger is not always better.

July 29, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

L.A. Secession Would Change Rent Control

Los Angeles rent control laws won't survive in the new Valley or Hollywood cities if they are successful in their bid for secession.

July 29, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

How To Bring Density To Pleasant Neighborhoods?

Architecture Week reviews Southern California housing projects by Elizabeth Moule and Stefanos Polyzoides.

July 28, 2002 - Architecture Week

S.F. Planning Chief Took Money From Developer

San Francisco's Planning Commission President violated conflict of interest law by taking $20,000 from a developer.

July 28, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Fire Threatens Giant Sequoias

Giant Sequoias, some up to 1500 years old, are threatened by a forest fire. The debate over how to care for them rages.

July 25, 2002 - The Washington Post

Eminent Domain: Church Or Costco?

Eminent domain proceedings in Cyrpus, CA are shaping up to be a test of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000.

July 25, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Jane Pisano Articulates Case For Urban Revitalization

Jane Pisano, former Dean of External Affairs at the University of Southern Califronia and current President and Director of the Museum of Natural History in LA, discusses the role of institutions in urban revitalization.

July 25, 2002 - The Planning Report

El Toro Saga Continues

What will be the fate of the closed Orange County, CA El Toro Marine Corps Air Station? A voter-approved park seems unlikely.

July 24, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Growth Management Clashes With Housing

At a San Luis Obispo, CA workshop, local officials complain that housing elements don't take resource constraints into account.

July 24, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

Congressman Champions Smart Growth For CA

Portland's progressive congressional representative, Earl Blumenauer, discusses the ISTEA reauthorization and the momentum building in Washington for smart growth development.

July 23, 2002 - The Planning Report

Mobile Home Parks Fighting Rent Control

Owners of several California mobile home parks want to boost monthly rents, and are suing cities for the right to do so.

July 23, 2002 - San Jose Mercury News

The Case For Congestion Pricing

According to one observer, Southern California traffic is going to get so disastrously worse, we're going to look back longingly on the mess we've got now. He's probably right.

July 23, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

San Francisco Suddenly Without A Planning Commission

Until the showdown between the major and Board of Supervisors is resolved, new projects remain on hold.

July 22, 2002 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Landmark CA Law May Affect All U.S Drivers

New legislation is aimed at reducing amount of greenhouse gases generated by passenger vehicles.

July 22, 2002 - The Washington Post

Los Angeles' Worst Projects That Didn't Happen

The Downtown News publishes a list of seven mega-projects for Los Angeles that, thankfully, never got started.

July 22, 2002 - Downtown News

What If: A Downtown Los Angeles Utopia

The Downtown News asks business and community leaders what they would do in Downtown Los Angeles if they could go on an urban planning shopping spree.

July 21, 2002 - Downtown News

A Shift In Thinking About The Public Realm

The renovation of Los Angeles' international airport offers a lens into post 9/11 projects.

July 19, 2002 - The Los Angeles Times

Their Own Private Malibu

What does it take to get liberals sounding like Ayn Rand in defense of property rights? Having their own property threatened.

July 19, 2002 - Reason Online

Too Many Environmental Mandates?

The balance among farmers, cities and wildlife is a tenuous one -- especially in Southern California.

July 18, 2002 - Press-Enterprise

Guidelines To Nurture Community Character

Last week, the City Council of Encinitas voted 3-2 to forward to the PlanningCommission preliminary guidelines and code amendments defining how new,residential development should be built.

July 18, 2002 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

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