California
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.
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.
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.
How Do You Fix Los Angeles?
LA's mayoral candidates explain how they will retool Los Angeles to cure its urban ills.
House of the Rising Slum
Leaving growth management in the hands of California’s local governments is a guarantee of increasingly large-scale slums.
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.
$6 Billion Transit Tax In San Jose
The San Jose BART transit plan is flawed, critics say.Backers' projections show traffic worsening.
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."
Homeless Man Sues Over Closed Housing List
Homeless man claims the Richmond Housing Authority violated state and federal fair housing laws by blocking persons with disabilities from a waiting list.
EPA to Clean World's Worst Water
EPA has awarded a contract to clean one of the most toxic Superfund sites in the nation that is "home to the world's most acidic water."
Village Green Is People
A residential development in north Los Angeles is smart, sustainable, and, most of all, affordable.
LA's School District --Can They Build 'Em?
Consider the bleak picture: the Los Angeles Unified School District must create 85,000 new seats in the next five years.
Berkeley Tells Jack to Hit the Road
City Council approves a proposal for a block on new fast-food restaurants along popular corridor.
Harvesting Carbon Credits From Forests
Group wants to bring to Caifornia the practice of buying "credits" for preserving a forest's carbon-absorbing capacity by industries looking to offset their companies' pollution contribution
State Barreling Ahead Toward a Fuel Shortage
California could face a 10% shortfall in gasoline when theCalifornia Air Resources Board mandate for cleaner burning gasoline by2003 comes into play, energy officials say.
State Developers Feel Pinch of Habitat Law
State developers are worried by a dramatic increase of activityunder the 1973 Endangered Species Act as protection agencies designatelarge areas as critical habitat throughout California.
California Unprepared for Teen Boom
Study says California is unprepared for the implications of a predicted 22 percent increase in its teenage population.
Smart Growth Demystified
How can smart growth principles be tailored for California?
Place Doesn't Matter Anymore
Imagine owning a business with 100 employees--most of whom have never met except online or in conference calls. Are you a digital nomad?
The Last Piece Of Rural Los Angeles
A 326-acre parcel in the Santa Monica Mountains, a part of the space called the "Big Wild," is being purchased with Proposition 12 funds.
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
