California

A Hot Real Estate Market...For Frogs

Why are developers scrambling to buy frog habitat?

December 25, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Preservationists Lose To Churches

The California Supreme Court decided that religious groups are not bound by local historic preservation laws.

December 22, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

How Will California Get More Water?

There are two answers to California's water supply problem. You won't like either of them.

December 22, 2000 - The Sacramento Bee

The Future Of High Speed Rail In California

What's the future for a high-speed train network connecting Northern and Southern California?

December 22, 2000 - California Real Estate Journal

Long Beach Serves Notice To Developer

The Queensway Bay project is behind schedule. Long Beach officials have given the developer 30 days to begin.

December 21, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Two Poor LA County Areas Receive Grants

Targeted Neighborhood Initiative grants were awarded to distressed neighborhoods in San Fernando Valley and Harbor area.

December 20, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Highway Vs. Hearth

Freeway expansion means that some people loose their homes. What are the alternatives being considered in Southern California?

December 19, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

GPS: An Alternative for the Gas Tax?

Nine states are conducting a feasibility study to find out if global positioning technology (GPS) can be an alternative to the gas tax by tracking each car and charging drivers based on where and how many miles they drive.

December 18, 2000 - Contra Costa Times-Walnut Creek

Public Transit Shapes Housing

In San Francisco, proximity to public transit has become a major factor in purchasing a home.

December 18, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Geography-Based Domain Names

A private firm will license .la domain names to Los Angeles-based companies.

December 18, 2000 - ComputerWorld

Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Slow Sprawl

The new bill would authorize the state to sell bonds to buy development rights to farmland threatened by sprawl.

December 17, 2000 - The Sacramento Bee

Can Los Angeles Be Split In Two?

Income versus expenditures for services is causing disputes already as the study about the breakup of L.A. begins.

December 16, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Bay Area Transit Must Involve Public

A review by a consulting group determined that the Metropolitan Transportation Commission must work to involve citizens in the decision making process.

December 16, 2000 - The San Francisco Chronicle

Private Developers Love LA School Site

The site near downtown Los Angeles is a prime location. But the developers will wait until the wrangling is settled.

December 15, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Orange County Park One Step Further

The Irvine City Council voted to retain local control of a plan to transform the El Toro Airbase into a large park.

December 15, 2000 - Orange County Register

Planners Look At SC's Transit Future

The future of Southern California's transportation system will be overwhelmed by new demands. Creative plans are vital.

December 15, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Making LA More Pedestrian Friendly

A three-phased plan is proposed to make the downtown Los Angeles civic center pedestrian-friendly.

December 14, 2000 - CNN

CA Coastal Commission May Battle U.S.

The U.S.Department of Commerce may deny a request by the California Coastal Commission for a seat to review plans.

December 14, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

Unraveling Transportation and Land Use

How 1.6 million people became part of the transportation and land use solution.

December 14, 2000 - Southern California Transportation And Land Use Co

Group Calls for Vast Plaza in Revival of Civic Center

Proposal by city's influential figures calls for a pedestrian-friendly plaza in downtown Los Angeles but faces "formidable political andfinancial obstacles."

December 13, 2000 - The Los Angeles Times

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