Keep Informed

May 2006

MARIN -- Marin to copy S.F. homeless plan

SAN DIEGO -- Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance Ruled Unconstitutional In San Diego

PALM SPRINGS -- ID cards for Palm Springs homeless?

SAN JOSE -- Apple loses court bid to identify source

CHICAGO -- City might require microchip IDs for dogs

US -- Four Reasons To Downsize

US -- GM to top up drivers' fuel bills

BERKELEY -- Telegraph Avenue plan approved; Cleanup could start in June

LONG BEACH -- L.B. in need of open space

SAN JOSE -- Health hazard: cleaning house

PALM SPRINGS -- Homeless, city find co-existing in public park a difficult issue

GAINESVILLE -- City endorses homeless initiatives

HERCULES -- City may try eminent domain to take land

OPINION -- The high price of land-use planning in San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO -- Board has plan to oust ROTC from S.F. schools

CHICAGO --One family's rise, a century of power

FT. LAUDERDALE -- Taxing developers green for cheap homes looks red to mayor

US -- Web inventor warns of 'dark' net

SEATTLE -- New language school trains kids up to 5 years when brains are 'spongy'

OPINION -- The headphone menace

LOS ANGELES -- Police: Elderly women target homeless men in fraud plot

LOS ANGELES -- L.A.'s Skid Row immigrant population grows

BURBANK -- No meters, but maybe more fines

OPINION -- Connecting The Dots On High Gas Prices

US--Number of Homeless Vets Called a 'Disgrace'

SAN FRANCISCO -- State to appeal exam suspension

LOS ANGELES -- Shelter for homeless moms, kids hits snag

SAN DIEGO -- Pay constraints said to be driving talent out the door

OPINION -- Homeless progress report

LOS ANGELES -- Downturn in fortunes belies other good news

CHICAGO -- To Revitalize a City, Try Spreading Some Mulch

DENVER -- Judge upholds Belcaro Park HOA decision

UK -- Wireless boost for British cities

SAN DIEGO -- Aguirre, ex-officials' lawyers argue pension issues in court

SEATTLE -- Meeting basic needs of homeless is goal of new downtown facility

LOS ANGELES -- As bodies increase, pressure growing on county coroner

LONG BEACH -- Civic group seeks radical council shifts

NEW YORK -- Central Park to be wireless hub

U.S. -- U.S. Housing Starts Fell 7.4% in April

OTTAWA -- Biz leaders slam city's unlicensed vendoring plan for homeless

SAN FRANCISCO --Suburbia will survive a gas crunch

CHICAGO -- New law bans smoking in college dorms

LOS ANGELES -- Phonies flocking to L.A.

SEATTLE -- Political bloggers step in to rally the troops

OPINION -- The B.S. Bus Solution

SAN DIEGO -- Construction could start in 6-12 months

VIRGINIA -- Many moving to cities, UVa professors find

CALIFORNIA -- State cost of living too expensive for many

CHICAGO -- Cops probe UCLA student's fall from high-rise

SACRAMENTO -- Governor reaches nearly $3 billion deal with teachers

SACRAMENTO -- State, local finance plans advance

LOS ANGELES -- LA seeks to balance rich and poor

LOS ANGELES -- Thirteen ways of seeing nature in LA

OAKLAND -- Judge to rule on exit exams on Friday

SEATTLE -- Cigarette sales increase despite taxes, ban

SAN FRANCISCO -- Advocacy is way of life for transport panel nominee

LOS ANGELES -- 'Fudged' crime stats hide domestic abuse

US -- The Least Affordable Place to Live? Try Salinas

SAN DIEGO -- Surveillance cameras to monitor City Heights park

SEATTLE -- Virtual high school offers real diplomas

SAN FRANCISCO -- Judge bars state from implementing exit exam

US -- US housing slowdown appears to be spreading nationwide

US -- Newspaper Circulation Declines 2.6 Percent

DENVER -- Nearly 60 Percent Of Homeless Are Families

SAN DIEGO -- Call for depositions is latest point of contention

CALIFORNIA -- Gov. Says Borders Are Vulnerable

LONG BEACH -- MTA project focuses on affordable housing

HERCULES -- City to consider taking land from Wal-Mart

OPINION -- Why The Housing Bubble Won't Burst

US -- Job market to boom as baby boomers retire

SAN FRANCISCO -- Web 2.0 offers niche careers for a clever few

LOS ANGELES -- Hearings To Be Held On Condo Conversions, Rent-Control Ordinance

SAN DIEGO -- Planners know: 'Smart growth' not an easy sell

SAN DIEGO -- Sanders' budget for police blasted

CHICAGO -- New homes on Taylor site for mix of incomes

CANADA -- Beware the sophisticated 'spam zombies' to come

LOS ANGELES -- Council votes for homeless ruling appeal

LONG BEACH -- L.B. Housing Fund vote delayed 1 month

NEW YORK -- Soda Distributors to End Most School Sales

SACRAMENTO -- California on record pace for tax revenue

US -- $30 million to target gangs, guns

US -- The Sky's the Limit

NEW YORK -- Making a Flophouse a Home, and a Decent One at That

US -- Americans sicker than British

SAN DIEGO -- 'Nothing nefarious,' Sanders declares

US -- 1M Immigrants Skip Work for Demonstration

LONG BEACH -- Council to consider housing trust fund

CHICAGO -- Doctors now ask about your spiritual health

FORT MORGAN -- Some homeless break the stereotypes