California
Does The Tortoise Lose At Ft. Irwin?
The US Army will expand its training operations, adding more than 200 square miles to Ft. Irwin. Environmentalists say this will kill the tortoises.
Promises Made, Promises Kept?
Threats loom to the Community Reinvestment Act.
Cleaning Up Our Beaches and Bays
San Diego County Board of Supervisors member Greg Cox urgescommunity members to take action against local water pollution in thisUnion-Tribune opinion piece.
County farmland loss considered minimal
Increasing crop yieldscontinue to offset recent farmland loss due to urbanization in NorthCounty and throughout California.
Open Space, Urban Sprawl On Ballots Around The Bay
Local growth control measures will be on 50 ballots statewidein the November elections, and several Bay Area cities in particularwill be voting on whether to enact strict measures to limit developmentand preserve open space.
Restoration Along Santa Clara River
Prop.12 funds ride to the rescue in the purchase of 220 acres along the Santa Clara River in Ventura County. Negotiations are underway for another 1000.
Cisco's High-Tech Campus Sprawl?
San Jose approves Internet company's plans for a sprawling development in rural Coyote Valley, stunning observers.
A New Building, An Old Problem
Overcrowded school district implements innovative plan to create space.
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.
For The Greater Good
Proponents of Eminent Domain go to battle with small landowners in the name of "public purpose."
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.
Winning The Fight Against Monster Homes
An unincorporated community is winning the battle against "monster homes."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
California's Problems Need Regional Solutions
California State Assembly Speaker Hertzberg announces the formation of a new commission to evaluate regional solutions.
Fifteen New LAUSD High Schools
Two properties are close to finalizing sales. Others pose some problems. LAUSD expects peak enrollment by 2006.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
