California
$1 Million Northeast Valley Fix
The northeast San Fernando Valley lacks affordable housing and suffers poverty and blight. Many think that $1-million is too little and too late.
County-USC Baldwin Park Hospital Gets OK
A $47-million 80-bed San Gabriel Valley Hospital was OK'd by the County Board of Suervisors. Antonovich calls it a budget-buster.
Say Goodbye To Green Power
A hidden provision in new California energy legislation threatens green-power subsidy
Rising Cost of Legal Pollution
Southern California companies are facing rising costs of pollution credits in a booming economy.
Angeles National Forest Gets New Chief
Jody Cook is the new supervisor of Angeles National Forest. The 656,000-acre forest represents over one quarter of Los Angeles County's land.
Why Is Sacramento Growing So Quickly?
Sacramento County continues to benefit from the Bay Area's tight real-estate and labor markets.
EPA's Innovative Underwater Cleanup
DDT is spread across a massive 17-square mile underwater Superfund site 100 feet below the ocean surface. The EPA has a new solution.
L.A. Traffic Good for Drivers' Health?
Study ranks California as the fourth safest state for drivers.
Dot-Com Backlash To Save Cultural Landmark
San Francisco bookstore to be deemed as an endagered landmark not for architectural value but purely for its cultural significance.
No More Cozy Fires?
Berkeley's environmental commission finds home fireplaces to be major polluters and may ban new fireplaces.
Sudden Oak Death a Catastrophe for Wildlife
Wildlife experts warn that the Sudden Oak Death epidemic that is devastating California's oaks could have a catastrophic impact on wildlife.
California's Coastal Sanctuaries-Part 2
The second in a two-part series, today's look is at Monterey Bay and the Gulf of Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries. The marine life is incredible.
Disney To Develop In Glendale
Walt Disney Company will develop a $2-billion creative campus in Glendale. The environmental impact report has raised some questions.
The Online Commute
Information technology and telecommuting was supposed to reduce the strain on the freeways. So why are Silicon Valley's freeways still clogged and giants such a Cisco building new office complexes?
Clean Air Credits Costly For Polluters
As Southern California air becomes cleaner, the cost to polluters becomes greater. The Clean Air Credits program is doing its job, say proponents.
Redondo Beach Revitalization
King Harbor in Redondo Beach will undergo commercial and tourist redevelopment. A pact with the local power plant makes this possible.
LA Suburb Deals With Ethnic Change
Monterey Park's experience with ethnic change holds lessons for minorities are now the majority.
California Cracking Down On Water Polluters
California state water officials are cracking down on water polluters with stringent enforcement and unprecedented fines.
Saving California's Coastal Sanctuaries?
This special two-part LA Times series focuses on California's underwater sanctuaries, and the federal government's surprising new interest in them.
Energy Program Pays Its Way
This Los Angeles Times editorial endorses two California bills to extend an electricity saving program that encourages renewable energy.
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.
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
KFH Group Inc.
Greater Baltimore Committee
The Architects Foundation
University of Cincinnati Online
The Pocatello Development Authority
The Urban Renewal Agency of the City of Pocatello
