California
Norco Ridge Ok'd
Norco Planning Commission recommends subdivision of the 978-acre site in Norco Hills into 588 residential lots.
How Green is Our Valley?
Technology and transformation are happening along the Ventura Freeway Corridor.
Riverside Gambles on Highway Study
The Riverside County Transportation Commission takes a gamble that it willobtain the funds needed for the new highway study they've approved.
Record Price for San Diego County Residence
A 1937 residence in Del Mar, CA, sold for $25 million asnew wealth from high-tech industries flows into real estate.
Placer "Legacy" Open Space Plan
A Placer County plan to conserve open space through a quarter-cent sales tax increase has been approved for the November ballot.
Critical Habitat for Endangered Snail Proposed
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposed a "critical habitat"designation for more than 2,500 acres on California's central coast to protect an endangered snail.
San Jose's Spending Survey
City asks residents to vote on how tax dollars are spent.
San Francisco's Monster Homes
Starter Castles. McMansions. Edifice Rezes. Monster houses in San Francisco have residents enraged and planners on the defensive.
Community Development Bank In Dire Straits
The Los Angeles Community Development Bank cuts its staff in half and has its operating account frozen by a $9 million lawsuit.
Property Values Skyrocket in Santa Cruz
Property values in Santa Cruz County, CA, have gone up by 8 percent over the previous year.
A Fight for the Beaches
Southern California dumps nearly a trillion gallons of polluted urban runoff into the ocean alongside its famous beaches. What is being done about it?
Expansion Follows Convention Center
While construction continues on the San Diego Convention Center, its board is ready to commission new studies for a bigger facility.
Proposed Power Plant Criticized
Plan for a new power plant in South San Jose, CA, less than a mile from a residential neighborhood is being criticized for not being environmentally sensitive.
Non Residential Activity Mixed in May
For the first 5 months of 2000, new industrial permit values in LosAngeles County continued to lag the year ago, but the gap seems to benarrowing, down just 2.3%.
FBI Probing S.F. Building Inspectors
The F.B.I. is looking into allegations the Building Inspection Departmentpromotes dirty dealing in its inspections.
Fresno's Expecting ... a Population Explosion
Fresno's population increases and so does residents' ire at Mayor Jim Pattersonplan to deal with it.
Traffic Engineers May Cause a Delay
Private contractors and Caltrans battle it out over who reaps the rewards ofGovernor Davis' multibillion dollar plan to ease traffic.
Housing or Health Care - Choose One
Palo Alto, CA, planners suggest evicting doctors, dentists, and medical practitioners near Stanford University to make room for housing.
Gambling On a Gaming Future
A small tribe in San Diego County is planning a casino to bring in money for housing and a health clinic but some residents don't think it is a good idea.
Tahoe's Tent City
Facing an affordable housing crisis, a Lake Tahoe businessman has built a tent city for his college-age employees.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Economic & Planning Systems, Inc.
UCLA Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Chaddick Institute at DePaul University
City of Piedmont, CA
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
