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LA To Limit Telco Hotels?
City officials are considering limiting the spread of "telco hotels", fearing that downtown Los Angeles might be transformed into a warehouse district.
Trading Water on the Web
A trickle of Websites promotes trading water rights. Will it turn into a flood or a wash?
A Fake San Francisco
Opponents deride a plan for a huge history museum about San Francisco -- with fake fog and a mini-Golden Gate Bridge -- to be built in San Francisco.
LA's Chinatown May Benefit From BID
Plan to create a business improvement district and revitalize Chinatown is expected to pass.
Mockery of Urban Growth Plans?
Alameda voters will have to choose between two growth measures -- the Sierra Club's vs. Tri-Valley business'.
HUD Budget Cuts Would Limit Senior Housing
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Andrew Cuomo today urged Congressnot to cut the proposed HUD budget because it would limit the number of new units of housing andsupportive services available for the elderly.
Valley Transit Zone Found to be Financially Viable
A study finds that a San Fernando Valley transit zone could run buses 20 percent cheaper than the current costs under the MTA.
LAUSD To Sell Prime Land Parcel
Los Angeles Unified School District will sella prime land parcel valued at $14 million so profits can be used to buy school sites.
Impact Fees Linked to Home Costs
Impact fees are linked to rising home costs in University of Chicago study.
Forcing out Santa Monica's Artists?
Santa Monica used to be a haven for artists. But high rents are driving many away, and the city isn’t doing much to keep them.
Contra Costa Limits Sprawl
Contra Costa County banned development on 22 square miles of prime open space.
SF's New Office Development Plan
San Francisco's business establishment is supporting an economic-development group's proposal to relax a cap on new office development.
The End Of Cities?
Does the Digital Age require us to redraw government boundaries or eliminate them entirely?
Resale Housing Mixed In June
The resale housing market in California continues to chug along, according to the latest data from the California Association of Realtors.
LAUSD:$14 Million Albatross-Part 2
LAUSD owns 7.6 acres of land in the Santa Monica Mountains near Pacific Palisades. Appraised at $14 million, it is now for sale. Some local residents want to pool their money to buy it. They do not want it developed.
Solving California's Water Runoff Problems
An ambitious new state effort combines voluntary compliance with regulation to solve water runoff pollution problems.
Electricity, Blackouts and Deregulation
Utility bills are soaring because of inaccurate estimates of how much power would be needed to fuel an economy based on high-tech.
Tighter Growth Controls In Contra Costa
A new and powerful coalition shatters long-standing geographic and class boundaries to fight sprawl.
California's Vanishing Oaks
Researchers identify fungus responsible for killing tens of thousands of graceful oak trees along California's coast.
State, Feds, Fight Polluted Urban Runoff
State and federal environmental agencies announce a plan to fight polluted urban runoff.
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