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Hercules Prepares For The Town Center It Never Had

Aug 1, 2001

Contra Costa County, Local Watch, Paul Shigley, Specific plans, Vol. 16 No. 08 Aug 2001

The Bay Area town of Hercules has adopted a new plan that city officials hope will allow the town to capitalize on a unique asset: 400 acres of mostly vacant land, some of it with sweeping bay views, situated in the middle of town.

Regional Planning Gains Momentum: Private Enterprise Takes an Interest

Aug 1, 2001

Featured Articles, Paul Shigley, Vol. 16 No. 08 Aug 2001

Regional land use planning efforts appear to be gaining momentum in several portions of California, with San Diego County heading toward a potential "regional authority." Business interests, frustrated that no entity addresses many cross-jurisdictional issues, appear to be a major driver of the regional approaches.

New Power Plants Fill California Energy Commission Agenda -- Feature Article Sidebar

Jul 1, 2001

Featured Articles, Paul Shigley, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

State Speeds Power Plant Development: Doubters Feel Powerless in Hury-Up Process

Jul 1, 2001

Featured Articles, Paul Shigley, Vol. 19 No. 07 Jul 2004

California is experiencing a wave of power plant construction unlike it has ever seen before. If all plants now in the pipeline are constructed – and most of them are going forward quickly – the state's electricity-generating capacity will increase by roughly one-third by the end of 2003.The rush comes after 10 years of no private power plant construction.

Waterfront Plaza Helps Downtown Stockton Turn the Corner

Jul 1, 2001

Economic Development, Paul Shigley, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

The City of Stockton in June completed a brownfield reuse project that some people view as a milestone in the slow rebirth of the downtown of the San Joaquin County seat.

New Urbanist Principles Adopted by Central Valley Commuter Town

Jul 1, 2001

Fresno County, Local Watch, Paul Shigley, Specific plans, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

Determined to maintain its identity as a "nice valley town," the City of Reedley has adopted a specific plan that contains many of the precepts of traditional neighborhood design. The plan, adopted in January, covers Reedley's future growth areas — about 1,200 acres outside the city limits but inside the sphere of influence.

Reedly Plan Favor Pedestrians, Not Cars -- Local Watch Sidebar

Jul 1, 2001

Local Watch, Paul Shigley, Vol. 16 No. 07 Jul 2001

Art, Marketing, Redevelopment Boost Santa Ana's Fortunes

Jun 1, 2001

Local Watch, Paul Shigley, Vol. 16 No. 06 Jun 2001

Long considered a poor stepchild in Orange County, Santa Ana is working to turn around its image. The city is pressing forward with downtown redevelopment efforts, and the midtown Civic Center continues to cement its position as a center of government. The city recently landed the first Mexico Trade Center, beating out Los Angeles and San Diego for the office. And business leaders have undertaken a "branding" campaign that they hope to convert into a major marketing effort.

Lawsuits, Crowded Classes Force School Funding Choices

Jun 1, 2001

Paul Shigley, Public Development, Vol. 16 No. 06 Jun 2001

A new method of awarding state funding for school construction projects under Proposition 1A appears to be favoring urban districts at the expense of suburban and rural districts. The change has satisfied, for now, a number of ethnic and anti-poverty groups that had sued over an earlier state funding method. However, the change has angered many school districts, about 110 of which have sued the State Allocation Board.

Charles Buki

Jun 1, 2001

Paul Shigley, Q&A, Vol. 16 No. 06 Jun 2001

Charles Buki is the director of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Training Institute in Washington, D.C. The institute was created by Congress in 1978 to revitalize older, distressed communities through a network of local nonprofits. Buki is a former Loeb Fellow in advanced environmental studies at Harvard University. He has written and lectured widely on neighborhood revitalization and neighborhood dynamics, their interrelationship with the environment and implications for social equity.