California

New Trend: Malls Out-Mixed Use In

Hollywood and Pasadena are the sites of TrizecHahn projects that shift the focus from malls to mixed use developments. Is this a risk?

October 17, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Will Planning Fail In San Francisco?

Once a beacon of liberal activism and Bohemian charm, this city looks increasingly like the epitome of New Economy capitalism.

October 17, 2000 - The Christian Science Monitor

Nation's Crime Rate Falling

"Nation's serious-crime rate fell to its lowestlevel in nearly 30 years in 1999.

October 17, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Commuters Long for Jobs Near Home

As number of commuters crossing the Altamont Pass continues to grow, study reveals that 90 percent would prefer to work closer to homes in the Central Valley.

October 17, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

A New California National Monument

A new National Monument near Palm Springs is being created. But the management will be by BLM and not by the National Park Service.

October 16, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Santa Barbara Showcases Green Development

A Santa Barbara building tour showcases benefits of going 'green'. Santa Barbara structures recycle and conserve.

October 16, 2000 - Santa Barbara News-Press

Battle Over San Francisco's Skyline

The fight between San Francisco's competing growth-control measures on the Nov. 7 ballot has both sides predicting doom.

October 16, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Local Growth Measures On California Ballots

The November 7th California election will see dozens of local growth-related ballot measures considered by local voters.

October 16, 2000 - California Futures Network

Sprawl Gobbling up California's Open Space

Almost 70,000 acres of open space in California was lost tourbanization from 1996 to 1998, according to the state Department ofConservation's biennial Farmland Conservation Report.

October 16, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Without Housing, Cisco Means Sprawl

Gary Patton, executive director of LandWatchMonterey County, argues that the Cisco project "perpetuates a patternof urban sprawl that is undermining the quality of our environment, andthat is damaging the foundations of our economy and the integrity

October 15, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

Calpine Clears Crucial Hurdle

Despite serious concerns with theproposed Calpine Corp. power plant in San Jose's Coyote Valley, theCalifornia Energy Commission, recommended theproject's approval.

October 15, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

Plan to Speed Power-Plant Licensing Begins

California energy officials took the initial steps to speeding up power plant approval by ordering the commencement of work on new processrules.

October 15, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Coastal Panel Seeks Stronger Role

California Coastal Commission votes to push for a role in crafting habitat conservation plans that allow development on fragile lands.

October 14, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Vote 'No' on Proposition 37

This editorial comes out against Prop. 37, which reclassifies feesused to "mitigate the societal or economic effects of an activity" as atax.

October 14, 2000 - Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Vote 'Yes' on Proposition 37

In this opinion editorial, VictorWeisser, president of the California Council for Environmental and Economic Balance (CCEEB), endorses Prop. 37 as a "responsible measure that represents sound fiscal and environmental policy.

October 14, 2000 - The Sacramento Bee

Refineries Raise Level of Pollutant In Gasoline

Despite an executive order by Gov. Gray Davis to ban MTBE usein gasoline by 2002, the amount of MTBE blended into gasoline byNorthern California refineries increased by 14% from April to June,according to a report by the California Energy Commission

October 14, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Dam Demolition In Ojai

The Matilija Dam, which was built in 1948 to provide drinking water to the Ojai Valley, will be torn down. How to do it is the problem.

October 13, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

CA Land-Use Initiatives Fill Ballots

The November 7, 2000 election is shaping up as a potential landmark in ballot-box planning in California.

October 13, 2000 - California Planning and Development Report

Copper River Ranch Project is Urban Sprawl

There are significant problems with the Copper River Ranch plan in light of League of Women Voters' positions on transportation, land use and air quality.

October 12, 2000 - The Fresno Bee

Coastal Commission OKs Seal Beach Homes

After a twenty year fight, Hellman Ranch in Seal Beach gets approval for a 70-Home project. The wetland golf course has been scrapped.

October 12, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

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