Deportation is — to say the least — the most perverse way to solve a housing crisis.
Richard Florida’s Reckoning: Review of The New Urban Crisis
Richard Florida’s forthcoming book, The New Urban Crisis, will likely elicit one of two responses.
Richard Florida’s Reckoning: Review of ‘The New Urban Crisis
Today, many cities, and perhaps Florida himself, have become victims of their own success.
California’s Nastiest Urban-Rural Rivalry
Nasty as it sounds, Green Acres ‘Farm’ in Kern County is an apt symbol of the symbiosis between rural and urban areas.
How CEQA Helped Elect Trump
This year, while NIMBY’s were tittering about LULU’s, the “drill baby drill” crowd was marshaling its forces.
Dispute over Gas Station Erupts into Legal Battle in Sacramento
A permit for gas pumps at mixed use project in Sacramento has led to a protracted legal battle and a rare lawsuit against a city.
Revamp of Fresno Plans, Zoning Code Aims to Create “Next Great American Downtown”
Last month, the Fresno City Council approved a package of plans and regulations for greater downtown Fresno, including the urban core and surrounding neighborhoods.
Calexit in Reverse
If Donald Trump threatens to pull the nation back into the past, I suggest that California remains — as ever — its future.
California Voters Face Bumper Crop of Land Use Ballot Measures
While the presidential race has put the charms of federalism on full display, direct democracy has never been more robust than it is in California this election cycle. In jurisdictions of all sizes, Californians face the biggest crop of land-use ballot measures in years.
From Shanghai to Westchester: LAX Caught between Local, Global Forces
LAX is always under construction or renovation –in sometimes valiant, sometimes halfhearted, usually halting attempts to spruce up L.A.’s “nine terminals linked by a traffic jam.” It’s one traffic jam that may finally end.
Art Review: Ed Ruscha and the Great American West
No artist has ever depicted Los Angeles like Ed Ruscha. It’s worth a trip to San Francisco to see the de Young’s retrospective.
A Philadelphia Solution to California’s Housing Woes
As California cities agonize over how to house everyone, they are missing out on a typology with countless reasons to recommend it.
Planners in an Age of Globalization
CP&DR’s Josh Stephens caught up with Khanna at the Milken Institute Global Conference to talk about how city form – and the people who guide it – in California and elsewhere can contribute to these global connections.
Rent Control Gains Traction Amid Housing Crisis in Bay Area
Over the past year, cities have again turned to what is, in many ways, the tool of last resort to preserve affordable housing.
Renters vs. Tenants: A Distinction with a Difference
I think of renters expansively, as more than just parties who signed a piece of paper. Renters are demographic group, and an enormous one at that.
California Needs ‘Minimum Housing’ to Go Along with Minimum Wage
Minimum wage increases don’t mean much if housing supply does not increase.