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Attack of the Killer Billboards
Monster billboards are becoming the bane of San Francisco planners, wher huge dot-com billboards are being hoised without permits.
Old Mill Camp May See Chips Fly Yet Again
Somoa, a former mill town 300 miles north of San Francisco, has offered itself for sale as an opportunity for historic preservation or affordable housing.
The Mojave Desert: Future Tense
In the Mojave Desert, military bases could become islands of habitat in a sea of urban sprawl. Now researchers are using GIS and other tools to study the options.
LA's Red Busses Win Praise
MTA's new red busses are a surprisingly successful experiment for LA's public transportation system.
Nothing Left to Lose
Only radical strategies can help America's most distressed cities.
$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.
Good Economy Benefits Kern County
Kern County Administrators release their pleasantly plump spending plan for fiscal year 2000-2001.
Big Fine Day
A new report endorses the use of fines to punish gas stations and oil companies who have polluted public drinking water sources.
A New, New River
The New River will be the subject of a clean-up effort that should deliver cleaner water to the Salton Sea in four years or less.
Buyer Be Worried!
Not enough sellers, not enough homes, what's a prospective homebuyer to do?
Keeping the Richmond Ferry Afloat
Op Ed Columnist Karen Hershenson bemoans the fate of the Richmond Ferry, currently slated to be discontinued September 17, while offering solutions on how to keep it going.
San Francisco: Redeveloping the Rules?
San Francisco Chronicle editorial questions the trade off between breaking planning laws and bringing desired development into downtown San Francisco.
Downtown LA's Dot-Com Boom
Downtown Los Angeles is drawing the interest of dot-coms looking for lower rents.
Palm Desert's Proposed Tribal Land Bill
The Torres-Martinez Indian Tribe have yet to be compensated for land they lost almost ninety years ago. Mary Bono's new bill may fix that.
Friant, L.A. Form Water Partnership
Groundbreaking partnership could be a model for other water districts, even though plan raises the specter of Owen's Valley takeover in the movie "Chinatown."
The Market Power of Cities?
Before the mid-20th century no one would have thought to ask such a question. The market power of cities was manifest.
Delta's Field of Dreams
San Joaquin farming town hedges future on theme park and European villages despite warnings that plan is doomed.
A River Runs Back Through It
The California Coastal Conservancy is pursuing a proposal to restore a twelve mile stretch of the Santa Clara River to its natural state.
Mountain Ranch Purchased for State Park
A 4,413-acre mountain ranch in California's Mount Hamilton range will be acquired by the Nature Conservancy and will become park of a State Park.
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.
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