California
Redlands Sues State Over Donut Hole
The city claims the law violates its rights to supply water and sewer service to the unincorporated area.
Lompoc Prison or Salamanders?
Small salamanders and expensive home prices are overlooked in plan to build maximum-security prison near Lompoc.
160 Prime Acres in Downey
Boeing left Downey and 160 acres of prime commercial property. Companies are rushing to move in.
Housing Plan To Proceed Without HUD
San Francisco school officials still intend to build a teacher housing project but will proceed without a controversial partnership with HUD.
LA To Limit Telco Hotels?
City officials are considering limiting the spread of "telco hotels", fearing that downtown Los Angeles might be transformed into a warehouse district.
A Fake San Francisco
Opponents deride a plan for a huge history museum about San Francisco -- with fake fog and a mini-Golden Gate Bridge -- to be built in San Francisco.
LA's Chinatown May Benefit From BID
Plan to create a business improvement district and revitalize Chinatown is expected to pass.
Mockery of Urban Growth Plans?
Alameda voters will have to choose between two growth measures -- the Sierra Club's vs. Tri-Valley business'.
Valley Transit Zone Found to be Financially Viable
A study finds that a San Fernando Valley transit zone could run buses 20 percent cheaper than the current costs under the MTA.
LAUSD To Sell Prime Land Parcel
Los Angeles Unified School District will sella prime land parcel valued at $14 million so profits can be used to buy school sites.
Forcing out Santa Monica's Artists?
Santa Monica used to be a haven for artists. But high rents are driving many away, and the city isn’t doing much to keep them.
Contra Costa Limits Sprawl
Contra Costa County banned development on 22 square miles of prime open space.
SF's New Office Development Plan
San Francisco's business establishment is supporting an economic-development group's proposal to relax a cap on new office development.
The End Of Cities?
Does the Digital Age require us to redraw government boundaries or eliminate them entirely?
Resale Housing Mixed In June
The resale housing market in California continues to chug along, according to the latest data from the California Association of Realtors.
LAUSD:$14 Million Albatross-Part 2
LAUSD owns 7.6 acres of land in the Santa Monica Mountains near Pacific Palisades. Appraised at $14 million, it is now for sale. Some local residents want to pool their money to buy it. They do not want it developed.
Solving California's Water Runoff Problems
An ambitious new state effort combines voluntary compliance with regulation to solve water runoff pollution problems.
Electricity, Blackouts and Deregulation
Utility bills are soaring because of inaccurate estimates of how much power would be needed to fuel an economy based on high-tech.
Tighter Growth Controls In Contra Costa
A new and powerful coalition shatters long-standing geographic and class boundaries to fight sprawl.
California's Vanishing Oaks
Researchers identify fungus responsible for killing tens of thousands of graceful oak trees along California's coast.
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
