California
L.A.'s Hot Zones
HUD designated certain Los Angeles neighborhoods as Hot Zones for protection from possible predatory lending practices and also allocated resources to protect consumers from unscrupulous lenders.
Freeway Landscapes and Timescapes
"As 'natural landscapes' become increasingly elusive and scarce, and as sprawl consumes greaterterritory, there may be more attempts to create 'wilderness infills' in the midst of urbanized areas."
A Little Local Color
"Our cities seem so insecure about identity that any brush with expressiveness sends them scampering to pass another ordinance."
L.A. County Tech Center Wins HUD Award
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo presents a HUD Best Practices Award to the Business Technology Center of Los Angeles County’s Community Development Commission.
Cathedral Of Our Lady Of The Angels
Moneo designs an exciting new landmark for the Catholic Archdiocese in downtown Los Angeles.
Renters Get Warning For Large Hikes
New legislation forces landlords to notify tenants 60 days in advance for rent increases over 10 percent.
Silicon Valley Towns Turn Anti-Growth
Redwood City, Palo Alto, Menlo Park consider stringent growth controls.
Crystal Cove Dispute Continues
Runoff from the Irvine Company's Crystal Cove building project is polluting pristine coastal waters. State officials are backing off. Why?
Colorado's Transit Ultimatum
Colorado Transportation director gives Jefferson County officials an ultimatum: plan for the missing link to the metro beltway.
Housing Assistance for Low-Income Elderly
HUD announced fourgrants totaling $27.5 million to provide 270 affordable housing units and rental assistance for the elderly in Reseda, Sylmar, Moreno Valley and Bakersfield.
San Diego's Regional Growth Uneven
Researchers find San Diego's regional growth leaving the majority of workers behind.
Goodbye Mall, Hello Main Street
The downtowns of tomorrow will lookmore like traditional downtowns.
HUD Stalls LA Cornfield Project
HUD is withholding $12 million from the Los Angeles Chinatown Cornfield industrial development until an environmental impact report is completed.
The Lake Effect
San Bernardino city and water officials want to carve out a network of lakes and streams in a controversial attempt to spur development in this ailing desert city.
San Jose's Housing Crisis Team
On the heels of another study confirming the acute housing shortage in Silicon Valley, San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales has convened a 'housing production team.'
CA Water Policy Causes Sprawl
California doesn't require developers to prove they have the water to serve massive new housing developments.
Best Of LA 2000
The Los Angeles Weekly publishes their perennial Best of Los Angeles 2000 issue.
CA Fueled Sprawl By Over-Promising Water
California court reinforced the critique thatCalifornia has fueled excessive development by promising more water than it can deliver.
Panel Addresses CA Housing Shortage
At a day long conference on housing and urban policy a panel of experts on housing reform addressed California housing needs and issues.
Big Sur Growth Spurt
A $4.5-million 784 acre parcel at the southern boundry to Big Sur has been purchased by the US Forest Service.
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
