California

Is The Hollywood Bowl Headed For Demolition?

New Times LA reports that plans to fix L.A.'s famous Hollywood Bowl have taken a suspicious turn: demolition.

February 6, 2001 - New Times-LA

San Jose's Last Frontier

Cisco Systems's plan for a 20,000 worker research and developmentcenter has caused a controversial battle.

February 5, 2001 - The Sacramento Bee

Largest Concrete Pour Completed In L.A.

Perhaps the largest single concrete pour in history took place at Los Angeles' Howard Hughes Center.

February 5, 2001 - Business Wire

Hey! Check Out LA's Urban Landscape Art

MOCA's billboards-61 of them throughout LA -encourage motorists to consider urban details as art in the landscape.

February 5, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

California's Power Plant Zoning Dilemma

Amid California's power crisis, the battle over the new Metcalf Energy Center heats up.

February 5, 2001 - San Jose Mercury News

New Concept: Environmental Water

CALFED has begun a new program to acquire water for endangered species and hold it in reserve for when endangered species need it most.

February 5, 2001 - California Legislative Analyst's Office

California's Housing Crisis - What To Do?

Business leaders, labor representatives, and housing and consumer advocates are pleading for the state legislature to take action to alleviate the housing shortage.

February 4, 2001 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

Preserving California's Coastline

County officials and activists will lobby for millions in state conservation dollars to saving precious coastal wetlands.

February 4, 2001 - Orange County Register

A Black LA Church On Fire--With Vision

The new sanctuary is a synthesis-'which is what we're trying to do with society.'It will renew the Southwest LA area.

February 3, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Orange County A Hot Spot For Office Space

A survey shows Orange County, CA, is one of the nation's top 10 office space hot spots.

February 3, 2001 - Orange County Register

Sprawl Vs. Development

The land between San Francisco and Sacramento in California has become too valuable for crops. Farmers are crying "Sprawl!".

February 2, 2001 - USA Today

Proactive Ecological Review In LA County

The Regional Planning Commission is beginning its first review of significant ecological areas in 20 years.

February 1, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Smog And Mirrors

The Bush administration says allowing more smog will solve California's energy crisis. The energy industry states that environmental regulations are not affecting power production. Paul Krugman asks, "What exactly is going on here?"

February 1, 2001 - The New York Times

Community Building With Al Gore At UCLA

Al Gore will be working with staff at UCLA to develop a family-centered community building curriculum.

January 31, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

The Most Dense City You've Never Heard Of

The City of Maywood in Los Angeles is the most densely populated city in California. Chances are you've never heard of it.

January 31, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Transit-oriented Housing In San Francisco

San Francisco needs housing but the question is where to put it. How about along a transit route?

January 31, 2001 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Congestion Diminishing Quality Of Life

It's not just a traffic issue anymore; congestion in Peninsula is a business issue.

January 30, 2001 - San Francisco Business Times

LA's Mega-Billboard Plan: Visual Blight?

What started out as a welcome effort to thin out the city's 7,000 billboards may become visual blight in Los Angeles.

January 30, 2001 - The Los Angeles Times

Builders Reassess Attached Housing

Builders are scared of constructing condominiums because of the threat of lawsuits but looking at ways to live with the risk as demand for less-expensive homes increases.

January 30, 2001 - Orange County Register

Sonoma County Simplifies Recycling

The Sonoma County Waste Management Agency plans to adopt a "single-stream" recycling program.

January 30, 2001 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools

This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.

Planning for Universal Design

Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.

Top Books

An annual review of books related to planning.

Top Schools

The definitive ranking of graduate planning programs.

100 Most Influential Urbanists

The who's who of urbanism, according to Planetizen readers.

Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

A short list of voices on social, video, and podcasting platforms.