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NPS Sued Over Yosemite Management Plan

Environmental groups sue National Park Service over Merced River management plan.

August 16 - The Stockton Record

El Toro Lease Still Up In Air

Negotiations with the Navy snag on potential environmental problems with base reuse.

August 16 - Orange County Register

Huge Developer Catellus Restructuring

Real estate: With a surge in major urban projects, the developer has the potential to boost its earnings, analysts say.

August 16 - The Los Angeles Times

A Metro Aqua Line?

A Metro Aqua Line on the Westside? A civic group decided to promote transportation dialogue by posting 8 MTA-like signs showing westside stations.

August 16 - The Los Angeles Times

Giant Santa a Historical Mistake?

Preservationists want to keep a 50-year old giant Santa in Santa Barbara, CA, while opponents say the statue is a "historical mistake."

August 16 - The San Diego Union-Tribune


Burbank Airport Compromise

A smaller terminal may be the middle ground in an ongoing dispute over the future of Burbank airport.

August 16 - The Los Angeles Times

Court Denies Affluent City's Redevelopment District

California Supreme Court refuses to review alower court decision ordering the city of Diamond Bar to disband its redevelopment district, saying the affluent suburb failed to prove therewas any blight.

August 16 - The San Diego Union-Tribune


Boulder's Experiment With Transit

Residents in eight neighborhoods could be the first in the country to tax themselves for a seat on every commuter bus and train in a metro area.

August 16 - The Denver Post

Growth Halted In Sacramento's Final Frontier

Judge calls North Natomas plan illegal: Environmental concerns could halt development

August 16 - The Sacramento Bee

A Chicagoan's View Of LA Subways

Chicago writer describes her experience on the LA Subway: "The honor system on a city subway? Isn't that a little like an honor system at an ATM?"

August 16 - The Chicago Tribune

LA Sees Profit

This is how good the times are: Even the Los Angeles city government has managed to produce a surplus.

August 16 - Los Angeles Daily News

Humboldt's Environmental Deal

A forest deal is cutting heavily into Pacific Lumber's Business in Humboldt County.

August 16 - Wall St. Journal

FEATURE

Wanted: Fast Growing Technology Company

The booming success of e-commerce and the accompanying revenue it generates for the cities where it locates has made dot.coms the businesses to have in your community.

August 16 - Larry Kosmont

Sculptor Compensated For Destruction of Public Art Work

There's at least one incentive for property owners to maintain required public artwork.

August 15 - The Los Angeles Times

Orange County Home Sales Cooling

Orange County's median home price drops after four record-breaking months.

August 15 - Orange County Register

Shaping The City

Why do many Americans buy second homes? Is it because their cities and suburbs are confining, cluttered and architecturally mundane?

August 15 - The Washington Post

Breaking LA Into Pieces

Hollywood, the symbolic heart of Los Angeles, has enough signatures to join the San Fernando Valley in a study of breaking up Los Angeles.

August 15 - The Los Angeles Times

Water War Counterattack

The public counterattack in the San Joaquin Valley's newest water war surfaces as Kern County confront Westlands Water District.

August 15 - The Fresno Bee

Bad News for O.C. Commuters

Going to Orange County? Plan to spend a lot more time in getting there.

August 15 - The Los Angeles Times

Transit Success Downside

The North Hollywood subway is so successful, that there is a shortage of parking. Commuters are frustrated.

August 15 - The Los Angeles Times

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