California

Halting Growth In San Francisco

The Wall Street Journal presents pros and cons of two SF propositions which would regulate office development on the city's commercially-zoned land.

October 25, 2000 - Wall St. Journal

For The Greater Good

Proponents of Eminent Domain go to battle with small landowners in the name of "public purpose."

October 25, 2000 - Planning Magazine

Land Use Plan For Santa Monica Mountains

After a contentious hearing, the Board of Supervisors approved the North Area Plan which reduces building densities in the Santa Monica Mountains.

October 25, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Winning The Fight Against Monster Homes

An unincorporated community is winning the battle against "monster homes."

October 25, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

So Cal Mountains To Become Newest Monument

440-square-miles of Southern California will to become the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument.

October 25, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

A Preservation Zone in Rancho Palos Verdes?

The city of Rancho Palos Verdes hopes to purchase 800 acres in what is called one of the last major open spaces in southern Los Angeles County.

October 24, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Planners Get Involved In Dot-Com Backlash

Northern California is ground zero for a backlash on th high-tech boom, and dot-coms viewed as threat to the Bay Area lifestyle.

October 24, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Problems With Cisco-Greenbelt Truce

The alliance between Cisco Systems and the Greenbelt Alliance surrounding a proposed 20,000 worker campus meets opposition from other environmental groups.

October 23, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Queensway Bay Project May Not Float

The entertainment portion of the final phase of the Queensway Bay Project is in trouble because the theaters have gone bankrupt. A new plan is needed.

October 23, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Wealth Altering L.A.'s Beachfront Bohemia

Known for its muscle men and rollerbladers in bikinis, Venice may be Southern California's most distinctive neighborhood but new wealth and rising real estate prices is threatening L.A. beachfront Bohemia.

October 23, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

California's Problems Need Regional Solutions

California State Assembly Speaker Hertzberg announces the formation of a new commission to evaluate regional solutions.

October 22, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

Fifteen New LAUSD High Schools

Two properties are close to finalizing sales. Others pose some problems. LAUSD expects peak enrollment by 2006.

October 22, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Skiing In The Desert

Southern California must reduce reliance on Colorado River water even as its population increases, so plans to build water-ski projects southeast of Palm Springs is raising eybrows.

October 22, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

County Must Answer for Lack of Affordable Homes

A Superior Court judge has tentatively ruled that Sonoma CountySupervisors failed to address their obligations to affordable housing inthe region.

October 22, 2000 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

L.A.'s Booming Korean American Mall

Built in 1929, the historic Chapman Park Market on Sixth Street, is experiencing a resurgence, drawing a new generation of Korean Americans.

October 21, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

How Do You Fix Los Angeles?

LA's mayoral candidates explain how they will retool Los Angeles to cure its urban ills.

October 21, 2000 - The Planning Report

House of the Rising Slum

Leaving growth management in the hands of California’s local governments is a guarantee of increasingly large-scale slums.

October 21, 2000 - Urban Land Magazine

Mobile Communications: Everywhere And Nowhere

The era of mobile communications creates a new breed of digital nomad. Some fear it may be eroding the sense of belonging, community.

October 21, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

$6 Billion Transit Tax In San Jose

The San Jose BART transit plan is flawed, critics say.Backers' projections show traffic worsening.

October 20, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Planning For The Santa Monicas Is Praised

An editorial piece praises the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy as it acquires 326 acres which is called "the last piece of rural L.A."

October 20, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

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