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Angeles National Forest Gets New Chief

Jody Cook is the new supervisor of Angeles National Forest. The 656,000-acre forest represents over one quarter of Los Angeles County's land.

September 6 - The Los Angeles Times

Why Is Sacramento Growing So Quickly?

Sacramento County continues to benefit from the Bay Area's tight real-estate and labor markets.

September 6 - Wall St. Journal

EPA's Innovative Underwater Cleanup

DDT is spread across a massive 17-square mile underwater Superfund site 100 feet below the ocean surface. The EPA has a new solution.

September 6 - The Washington Post

Housing Mobility Key To Welfare Reform

Is housing mobility the key to welfare reform?Lessons from Chicago’s Gautreaux program.

September 6 - The Brookings Institution

The Gateway City

With forty percent of New Yorkers being foreign-born, the city faces major challenges even as it continues to be enriched by immigration.

September 6 - The New York Times


L.A. Traffic Good for Drivers' Health?

Study ranks California as the fourth safest state for drivers.

September 5 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Dot-Com Backlash To Save Cultural Landmark

San Francisco bookstore to be deemed as an endagered landmark not for architectural value but purely for its cultural significance.

September 5 - The Washington Post


No More Cozy Fires?

Berkeley's environmental commission finds home fireplaces to be major polluters and may ban new fireplaces.

September 5 - The San Francisco Chronicle

ADA Leaves Its Mark

Ten years after it was adopted the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) has left its mark on the nation's buildings.

September 5 - The Los Angeles Times

Sudden Oak Death a Catastrophe for Wildlife

Wildlife experts warn that the Sudden Oak Death epidemic that is devastating California's oaks could have a catastrophic impact on wildlife.

September 5 - National Geographic

HUD Rental Assistance for 60,000 Families

Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded rental assistance vouchers that will help 60,000 very low-income families live in housing they otherwise could not afford.

September 5 - HUD News

California's Coastal Sanctuaries-Part 2

The second in a two-part series, today's look is at Monterey Bay and the Gulf of Farallones National Marine Sanctuaries. The marine life is incredible.

September 5 - The Los Angeles Times

The Online Commute

Information technology and telecommuting was supposed to reduce the strain on the freeways. So why are Silicon Valley's freeways still clogged and giants such a Cisco building new office complexes?

September 5 - The New York Times

Disney To Develop In Glendale

Walt Disney Company will develop a $2-billion creative campus in Glendale. The environmental impact report has raised some questions.

September 5 - The Los Angeles Times

Clean Air Credits Costly For Polluters

As Southern California air becomes cleaner, the cost to polluters becomes greater. The Clean Air Credits program is doing its job, say proponents.

September 5 - The Los Angeles Times

Redondo Beach Revitalization

King Harbor in Redondo Beach will undergo commercial and tourist redevelopment. A pact with the local power plant makes this possible.

September 5 - The Los Angeles Times

LA Suburb Deals With Ethnic Change

Monterey Park's experience with ethnic change holds lessons for minorities are now the majority.

September 5 - The Washington Post

California Cracking Down On Water Polluters

California state water officials are cracking down on water polluters with stringent enforcement and unprecedented fines.

September 5 - The Los Angeles Times

Is New Orleans Sinking?

Scientists say the Big Easy is sinking and could be underwater in 50 years.

September 5 - National Geographic

Saving California's Coastal Sanctuaries?

This special two-part LA Times series focuses on California's underwater sanctuaries, and the federal government's surprising new interest in them.

September 5 - The Los Angeles Times

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