Gwen Hilburn

As one of his final acts as President, Clinton creates 6 additional national monuments. One is in central California.

Residents fear that Yucca Mountain, in western Nevada, will become the burial ground for nuclear waste.

Culver City, MGM's former home, must bring new life to downtown businesses. A new town plaza is the answer.

SCAG is refusing to accept the state's order for 503,000 new units. It is an inflated number, SCAG maintains.

Logging and mining has been halted in the Sierra Nevadas. This will increase protections for old trees and wildlife.