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California Must Give Up Colorado Water
California has signed a tentative pact giving the state 15 years to reduce its use of Colorado River water by 800,000 acre-feet per year.
America's Endangered Rivers
Dams blamed for North America's native freshwater species going extinct as fast as species in rainforests.
Local Governments Suffer Under State Budget
The passage of the state budget late last month begins another year of belt tightening by city and county governments.
Goodbye, Sonoma Parks...
Sonoma County set aside a $100 million park program due to concerns that the Rural Heritage Initiative would freeze land use and building rights.
Smart Growth: Devil Is In The Definition
The Capitol warms up to smart growth, but splits emerge as smart growth means different things to different people.
Growth Boundaries in San Joaquin
Practical challenges face growth boundary advocates. Supporters should work together to identify common solutions.
Governor's Transportation Plan Is Porkish
The Legislature recently realized that infrastructure and transit are integral to a states continued economic prosperity.
Cisco To Wire L.A. Homes
Cisco Systems is teaming up with a Southern California land developer and a service provider to wire to wire 13,000 new homes in Los Angeles with networking technology.
Home Ownership Rate Hits Record High
A record 67.2 percent of American households owned their own homes in the second quarter of 2000 – once again shattering all previous records.
Main Street Certifications
California Trade and Commerce program recognizes nine commuities with California Main Street certification.
Placer River Held Hostage
Placer County faces a water shortage by 2004 if officials cannot come to an agreement on drawing water from the American River.
Dot-Com Development Draws Protests
Planned conversion of a historic structure into multimedia offices attracts protests in San Francisco.
Yosemite's New Posh Resort?
A proposal is quietly advancing for a new upscale resort inside Yosemite Valley's park gates.
$34.4 Million HUD Grant for Oakland
U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo awarded a$34.4 million grant to the Housing Authority of the City of Oakland, CA, that will be used to provide housing for 329 families and to demolish 178 deteriorated public housing apartments.
Lofty Living in San Francisco
Developers in San Francisco are converting oldindustrial buildings into high-priced and controversial living spaces.
Saving Santa's Barbara's Gaviota Coast
Gaviota Coast from Goleta to Guadalupe in Santa Barbara County is one of the last uspoiled streteches of coast in Southern California.
Think Big, Think Long-Term
Daily News explores the varying opinions on L.A.’s transit efforts and explains why we must have courage.
Ventura Tech
The Ventura Freeway Corridor, which stretches from Glendale to Ventura, is the latest region to try to get itself on the high-tech map.
Congressman Critiques LA's Transit System
The success of LA's Red Line Subway in North Hollywood last month prompted a frank discussion with Congressman Earl Blumenauer.
Mukowski's CARA Bill
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee passed and sent to the Senate floor the Conservation and Reinvestment Act (CARA) by a 13-7 bipartisan vote on Tuesday, July 25.
Ada County Highway District
Clanton & Associates, Inc.
Jessamine County Fiscal Court
Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies (IHS)
City of Grandview
Harvard GSD Executive Education
Toledo-Lucas County Plan Commissions
Salt Lake City
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
