Keep Informed

April 2007

• CALIFORNIA -- Pacific whale decline 'a mystery'
• OPINION -- City of L.A. Approves TFAR Ordinance to Let High Rises Rise
• NEW YORK -- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
• CANADA -- Gore Calls Canada Climate Plan a 'Fraud'
• SOUTH CAROLINA -- ‘Smart Growth’ in South Carolina
• MIAMI -- Plan aims to change city's atmosphere, growth
• U.S. -- Libraries That Matter
• OPINION -- The Real Housing Crisis
• CALIFORNIA -- Foreclosure activity hot in state, sizzling in Inland Empire
• CALIFORNIA -- Bill would let drivers report carpool lane scofflaws
• NEW YORK -- Bloomberg Draws a Blueprint for a Greener City
• WASHINGTON -- Federal Workers Taking Government for a Ride
• WINSTON-SALEM -- Helping the Homeless
• TEXAS -- Rail might one day link Rio Grande Valley cities
• U.S. -- Home prices, sales tumble
• OPINION -- Monday Morning Thinkage
• LA -- Neighborhood council crisis
• LA -- LAX risks losing its high profile if it can't get modernization off the ground SEATTLE -- Concern follows Casa Latina's day-laborer program
• BRITISH COLUMBIA -- Housing homeless would save money, says Cool Aid study
• WASHINGTON -- Pearls Before Breakfast
• UK -- Local energy generation system in Woking, England, draws admirers - and skeptics
• OPINION -- Why we shouldn't be bailing out subprime lenders or borrowers
• OPINION -- Forget the whales -- save the Earth
• U.S. -- Thirst for bottled water may hurt environment
• CARACAS -- Airships to tackle Caracas crime
• BAKERSFIELD -- Homeless encampments cleared
• U.S. -- Consequences of Housing Bubble Crash Ignored by the Media for 2 Years
• U.S. -- Home Depot Paints Itself Green
• OPINION -- Exploring strategies to solve housing crunch
• OPINION -- Cities for Sale
• US -- Financially, Solar Power for the Home Is a Tough Sell
• OLYMPIA -- Ban on text messaging while driving headed to WA governor
• BRAZIL -- Brazil's homeless and landless unite
• MISSOURI -- Homeless by Choice and by Chance
• OPINION -- Pedal pushers making headway
• LOS ANGELES -- New guidelines on gangs provide room for reform
• SAN DIEGO -- San Diego sees record number of foreclosures in March
• ATLANTA -- Keeping the city artist-friendly
• LOS ANGELES -- Red-light photos in slow lane
• CHICAGO -- Homeless vets get back on track with help
• SAN FRANCISCO -- Telemarketers getting through
• SEATTLE -- Can Seattle recycle 72% of its waste? It won't be easy
• NEW YORK -- City to Seek Broader Power Over Buildings
• OPINION -- What"s On Deck?
• LOS ANGELES -- Protestors raise tent city in front of City Hall, demand solution to homeless problem MASS -- Gone with the Wind Farm
• LOS ANGELES -- LA police probe possible 'homeless dumping' case on Skid Row
• OPINION -- Commentary: Development Bonanza Behind Artist Housing
• PALO ALTO -- 'Tough love' for the homeless
• LOS ANGELES -- Paper or plastic or what else for L.A.?
• U.S. -- Realtors group says median home prices will decline for first time in 4 decades
• OPINION -- Subprime Lending Crisis: Millions of Families Face Losing Their Homes to Foreclosure
• OPINION -- What's Wrong with LEED?
• U.S. -- Increasingly, Homeless Are Targets Of Attacks
• LA -- L.A. County plan for homeless taking shape
• LOS ANGELES -- County unions offer strike support
• U.S. -- Housing analysts forecast gloomy spring
• OPINION -- End of housing bubble should have been obvious to everyone
• OPINION -- Philosopher Jacob Needleman asks in his latest book, 'Why Can't We Be Good?'
• U.S. -- American dream ends in property market crash
• SAN FRANCISCO -- S.F. moves to stem African American exodus
• SAN DIEGO -- Municipal union members decry contract, raise plan
• BRITISH COLUMBIA -- Saanich sweetens pot for building 'green'
• OPINION -- Is There A Gender Gap In Commuting?
• SAN FRANCISCO -- Two views of mass confusion
• ORLANDO -- Activist arrested for feeding homeless
• OPINION -- Feeding the Homeless in Downtown Orlando
• SAN FRANCISCO -- After several years of decline, population starts to grow again
• LOS ANGELES -- Council hikes eviction help
• LOS ANGELES -- 5 deaths at Los Angeles VA facility prompt investigation
• U.S. -- It's a plug-in hybrid – and it's a school bus
• UK -- Emissions-linked parking in force
• U.S. -- America Gone Wrong: A Slashed Safety Net Turns Libraries into Homeless Shelters
• LOS ANGELES -- Steps taken to stem flow of sewage
• LOS ANGELES -- Tough times for L.A.
• SACRAMENTO -- Nuclear power revisited in state
• SAN FRANCISCO -- Linking Social Equity and Smart Growth
• SEATTLE -- Mayor shelves plan for new parks paid for by developers
• UK -- Welcome to Ikeatown
• GAINESVILLE -- Program Reunites Homeless With Families And Friends
• LOS ANGELES -- Crying foul on fares: Planned MTA hikes could strand some
• WASHINGTON -- Ruling helps California fight global warming
• LOS ANGELES -- Arguments end in Rancho Palos Verdes cliff-lot trial
• NEWPORT NEWS -- Transit's future in the past?
• SAN DIEGO -- Settlement would limit number of condo conversions
• OPINION -- If selling a car online, heed the red flags
• U.S. -- Need outstrips supply of beds for homeless veterans
• U.S. -- Smoke-Free Multifamily Communities Gaining Popularity
• LOS ANGELES -- Study: California being warmed by urbanization
• LONG BEACH -- Landlord convicted of assault on tenant
• NEW ORLEANS -- Surge in homeless hits New Orleans
• SEATTLE -- Cyclists soon to get safer routes
• SEATTLE -- Is your yard a mess? Clean it up, or else
• OPINION -- Gone Parkin’ U.S. -- Cities set limits on serving food to homeless people
• LOS ANGELES -- From Persian folly to boring boxes
• SAN DIEGO -- Historic moment for homeless
• SAN FRANCISCO -- Homeless count up 2 percent