A federal appeals court rules that cities cannot block construction of the towers for aesthetic reasons alone.
"In the nation's first appellate ruling on an increasingly contentious local issue, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals struck down parts of a La Cañada Flintridge law that had allowed the city to withhold building permits on public rights of way for purely aesthetic reasons."
"Unlike telephone or cable lines, cellphone transmitters can't be buried underground and need to be high enough to relay signals without obstruction. And they're seemingly everywhere. By June, service providers had installed 178,025 cell sites nationwide â€" adding more than 15,000 a year for the last four years."
FULL STORY: City Can't Bar Cell Towers on Looks Only, Court Says
San Diego to Rescind Multi-Unit ADU Rule
The city wants to close a loophole that allowed developers to build apartment buildings on single-family lots as ADUs.
The VW Bus is Back — Now as an Electric Minivan
Volkswagen’s ID. Buzz reimagines its iconic Bus as a fully electric minivan, blending retro design with modern technology, a 231-mile range, and practical versatility to offer a stylish yet functional EV for the future.
Has President Trump Met His Match?
Doug Ford, the no-nonsense premier of Canada's most populous province, Ontario, is taking on Trump where it hurts — making American energy more expensive.
Honolulu's Iwilei Center Plans for Redevelopment Into Mixed-Use Space
Striving to expand affordable housing options for Oahu residents, Honolulu's Department of Land Management requests to redevelop the Iwilei Center into a mixed-use space.
Biketown Lives
Despite public perception of its decline, Portland’s bike share system is alive and well.
‘Stockholm Tree Pit’ Saves Dying Urban Trees
After noticing that two-thirds of its trees were dying, Stockholm developed a new planting method to protect trees surrounded by concrete.
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