California

San Diego Affordable-Housing Setbacks

Three affordable-housing programs in San Diego are failing or costing the citymillions more than expected.

August 29, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Goldberg's Way of Planning L.A.'s Neighborhoods

Jackie Goldberg discusses the plan, gives advice to LAUSD, and outlines the issues she will tackle as a State Legislator next year.

August 29, 2000 - The Planning Report

Wines, Vines, Tourism and Traffic

Santa Barbara County's boom in wineries and tourism has prompted concerns about traffic and a proposed moratorium on tasting rooms.

August 28, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Do Urban Growth Controls Save Farms?

Banning urban development using urban limit lines may save farms but doesn't help to save farmers.

August 28, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Housing Crisis in Northeast SF Valley

Dilapidated, unsafe housing is not being repaired. The poor are being evicted and become homeless. There is no end in sight.

August 28, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Assessment of Brownfield Initiatives

HUD Office of Policy Development and Research published an Assessment of State Brownfields Initiatives.

August 28, 2000 - HUD News

California Prison Plan Criticized

A plan for a new $335 million prison in Delano, CA, is raising questions whether the country is building too many prisons.

August 28, 2000 - The New York Times

Dot-Commers Go Home!

The dot-com backlash in San Francisco has gotten to the point where apartment-hunters indicate that they don't want to live with dot-commers.

August 28, 2000 - Wired

New Role for L.A. River?

Los Angeles County Department of Public Works' new watershed management division is planning a revolutionary new role for the Los Angeles River.

August 28, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Proposal for Delta Hits Clog

A battle is being fought over the seven-year, $8.6 billion water-management plan for restoring the Delta.

August 28, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

G. M., Air District Partner To Reduce Smog

In an unusual partnership General Motors and the South Coast Air Quality Management District will retrofit school buses, study natural gas trains and run hybrid vehicles.

August 28, 2000 - Press-Enterprise

Growing Pains of Sprawl

The challenge for every Governor: to properly balance growth with livability.

August 28, 2000 - The Planning Report

Landlords Pulling Out Of HUD Contracts

According to the Southern California Association of Governments, 2,200 units of affordable housing are needed in Ventura County, but new apartment starts remain stagnant.

August 28, 2000 - Ventura County Star

Funds Available For Reducing Pollution

$14.5 million in MSRC funding is available for projects to reduce car, truck, bus pollution in Southern California.

August 28, 2000 - Bakersfield Californian

New Push For Cleaner Air

New report recommends that cigarette-style "biohazard" warning labels be placedon new cars.

August 27, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Extension Of Runways Backed

Despite criticism from environmental groups, Regional Airport Planning Committee is likely to recommend runway expansion at San Francisco and Oakland airports.

August 27, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

San Fernando Valley Slums

A lack of affordable housing and medical care are both contributing to the deterioration of the northeast San Fernando Valley.

August 27, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

New OC Toll Road

The Orange County Transportation Authority is divided on the new toll road issue. Opponents cite environmental issues.

August 27, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Hertzberg's Ambitious Agenda

Robert Hertzberg was unanimously elected as Speaker of the State Assembly this April while pledging to support planning issues and the New Economy.

August 27, 2000 - The Metro Investment Report

Have Californians Kept Up in the 1990s?

Although the California economy has been outperforming the U.S., statistics on family income suggest that Californians are losing ground.

August 26, 2000 - Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

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