California 2000

Critics say "smart growth" is great if your dream is to live in a noisy apartment, take a crowded train to work and never see a tree, but it is hardly a model for a utopian society.

A $600-million program to convert recycled sewage for taps is nearing approval in Southern California.

Both Toyota and Honda, two of the largest car companies in the world, have been producing and marketing fuel efficient hybrid cars.

San Francisco has just initiated a City CarShare program thatrents cars by the hour to its members.

The national passenger rail corporation announced a $10 billion plan to dramatically improve service in the state.