Chris Stines is Planetizen's former Editor and the founder of Urban Insight, a leading digital agency. Chris has 25 years of experience in technology consulting and urban planning and has served as a consultant to public sector state, county, and local agencies, Fortune 500 private firms, educational institutions, and nonprofit organizations.
Non Residential Activity Mixed in May
For the first 5 months of 2000, new industrial permit values in LosAngeles County continued to lag the year ago, but the gap seems to benarrowing, down just 2.3%.
New Homebuilding Up In May
The number of housing units permitted in California was up in May, both over the year and from the preceding month.
There Goes the Dot-Com Neighborhood
The dot-com invasion of the Mission district in San Francisco has inspired a guerrilla response from area artists and even some dot-commers themselves.
Schools Using Online GIS Campus
Academic programs are using ESRI virtual campus for online training in geographic information systems and data manipulation.
Creating a Tech Hub in Orange County
The Irvine Company has helped to breathe new life into a $300-million, 185-acre technology park that will serve as Orange County's tech hub.