The Daily Source of Urban Planning News

The dot-com invasion of the Mission district in San Francisco has inspired a guerrilla response from area artists and even some dot-commers themselves.

July 11 - The Industry Standard

Academic programs are using ESRI virtual campus for online training in geographic information systems and data manipulation.

July 11 - ESRI, Inc.

The Irvine Company has helped to breathe new life into a $300-million, 185-acre technology park that will serve as Orange County's tech hub.

July 10 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

A survey by California's Seismic Safety Commission found165 buildings in the North County area of San Diego County don't meet earthquake safety guidelines.

July 10 - North County Times Escondido-Oceanside-Vista

Los Angeles International Airport $112 milion beautification efforts are facing criticism and opponents say the money could have been better used to alleviate serious problems like traffic congestion.

July 10 - Los Angeles Daily News

A profile of Rem Koolhaas, the highly influential superarchitect who earned his popularity by writing aboutarchitecture.

July 10 - The New York Times

Palm Springs, California, the desert hideaway of the rich and famous, is seeing a boom in casinos that is upsetting residents and businesses that do not want to see their city turn into another Las Vegas.

July 10 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

What can San Francisco's BART learn from Los Angeles' new subway?

July 10 - San Jose Mercury News

Across the country rapid Internet growth is causing evictions, traffic, and other urban problems. The dot-com culture is discovering smart growth.

July 10 - The Industry Standard

Failure to recognize the connection between land use and transportation threatens the region's economic future and quality of life.

July 10 - The Los Angeles Times

Catellus Development Corp., one of the West's largest developers, is selling the majority of its home building operations. Is this a sign?

July 10 - The San Francisco Chronicle

National trust names Santa Anita as one of America's 11 most endangered places. The City of Arcadia is making dramatic changes -- but at what price?

July 10 - Los Angeles Conservancy

Orange County boosters envisioned an oasis for high-tech firms. But high-tech firms have a negative impression of suburbia.

July 10 - The Los Angeles Times

Oregon is experimenting with a new urban village in Orenco. Right now it's just a field of grass with a railway station. Is this planning, or fantasy?

July 9 - The New York Times

California needs to improve its land acquisition planning and oversight, according to a new report by the California State Auditor/Bureau of State Audits.

July 9 - California State Auditor

HUD publishes its results on research into voluntarily entering into consent decrees on discriminatory housing practices instead of litigating.

July 9 - HUD News

A profile of two towns in Iowa that have managed to maintain vibrant downtowns

July 9 - Time

Sacramento Bee editorial praises annual "Fainted Ladies" tour to save historic homes endangered by demolition.

July 8 - The Sacramento Bee

Proposed massive three-county, 1,370 square mile refuge for endangered bighorn sheep would require new land use restrictions.

July 8 - The Los Angeles Times

Feature article in the Brookings Review focuses on how to tame metropolitan growth -- what must government do?

July 8 - California State Auditor