California
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.
State, Feds, Fight Polluted Urban Runoff
State and federal environmental agencies announce a plan to fight polluted urban runoff.
BART Tax Plan Criticized For Ignoring Buses
Coalition of Santa Clara community organizations criticized a proposes BART tax plan for meeting transit needs of minorities and low-income families.
LA Weekly On LA's Neighborhood Councils
The Department of Neighborhood Empowerment, created to run LA's new neighborhood councils, is under fire.
Coming Clean About 'Clean' Industry
High-tech manufacturing is seen as a "clean" industry and cities court such companies, but there is a growing awareness of dangerous chemicals used in this industry.
East Palo Alto Struggles With Success
East Palo Alto is experiencing long-sought after redevelopment and growth, but the economic boom is upsetting the balance of power.
Going With The Flow
$200 million project to reduce Napa river flooding by working with the river rather than trying to tame it may usher in a new era in water planning.
Pipe Rupture Caused Beach Closure
Sewage spill that closed the Aliso Beach was causedby a pipeline rupture inside the Aliso Water Management Agency sanitation plant.
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
