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Analysts Find Open Space Proposal Flawed

County planning analysis finds Sierra Club's open space initiative unlikely to ease traffic and or save agriculturein Alameda County, California.

July 20, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Oceanside Approves 1000-Home Project

Proposed 1000-home project in Oceanside, CA, approved by City Council.

July 20, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

San Diego Growth Survey

Concerns about growth loom large in San Diego. Residents see government as major part of problem, but optimism about region’s future reigns.

July 20, 2000 - Public Policy Institute of California

$39 Million for San Mateo County Land

The Peninsula Open Space Trust plans to purchase 1,719 acres of land along California's San Mateo coast for $39 million.

July 19, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

Buyer Be Worried!

Not enough sellers, not enough homes, what's a prospective homebuyer to do?

July 19, 2000 - Orange County Register

Delta's Field of Dreams

San Joaquin farming town hedges future on theme park and European villages despite warnings that plan is doomed.

July 19, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Cinema Proposal Sparks Debate

In Redwood City, CA, a downtown cinema complex is being designed to blend in with surrounding historic buildings, but also comes with a five story garage.

July 18, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

Southern California's Hot Housing Market

Job growth in Los Angeles and Orange Counties has resulted in housing prices reaching an all-time high.

July 18, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Toward a New Urban Agenda

The marginalization of urban policies is in part a response to the diminishing political influence of cities after decades of depopulation and suburban growth.

July 18, 2000 - The Brookings Institution

National City Projects Back on Track

National City, CA, plans to replace abandoned industrial buildings and unused railroads with tourist attractions.

July 17, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Genesis LA Targets Inner City Development

With support of Mayor Riordan a new project called Genesis LA is focusing $250 million on 15 major unused parcels in Los Angeles.

July 17, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

San Francisco's Loft Movement

Joe O'Donoghue, director of the San Francisco Residential Builders Association, has reshaped the San Francisco landscape through loft construction.

July 17, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Rents Soar in Silicon Valley

Up to 40 percent increase in apartment rents hits the Silicon Valley.

July 17, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

Planners Tour SeaWorld

Members of the San Diego Planning Commission tour San Diego's SeaWorld to investigate proposedrides.

July 14, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

A New Airport for Las Vegas

Senate approves a bill to allow construction of a new airport in the Mojave Desert outside of Las Vegas.

July 14, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Norco Ridge Ok'd

Norco Planning Commission recommends subdivision of the 978-acre site in Norco Hills into 588 residential lots.

July 14, 2000 - Press-Enterprise

Record Price for San Diego County Residence

A 1937 residence in Del Mar, CA, sold for $25 million asnew wealth from high-tech industries flows into real estate.

July 13, 2000 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

San Francisco's Monster Homes

Starter Castles. McMansions. Edifice Rezes. Monster houses in San Francisco have residents enraged and planners on the defensive.

July 13, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Home Builders Assn Markets Smart Growth?

The National National Association of Home Builders outrages opponents by co-opting Smart Growth concepts in their own advertising efforts.

July 13, 2000 - The Washington Post

Property Values Skyrocket in Santa Cruz

Property values in Santa Cruz County, CA, have gone up by 8 percent over the previous year.

July 12, 2000 - San Jose Mercury News

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