News Briefs

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency approved, 5-0, "surge pricing" for every parking meter in the city starting in 2018 >>read more

At the urging of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, L.A. County Metro has assembled a list of its top 28 new transportation projects that must be completed in time for the 2028 Olympics. >>read more

The California Natural Resources Agency announced the 39 winning green infrastructure projects through the state’s Urban Greening Program >>read more

Two California projects are among the 13 worldwide winners of the Urban Land Institute’s 2017-2018 Global Awards for Excellence. >>read more

The State Water Resources Control Board approved a $383 million plan to slow the degredation of the Salton Sea in the next decade.  >>read more

The City of San Diego’s new habitat conservation plan for vernal pools is facing new opposition from nearly a dozen environmental groups. >>read more

Los Angeles is one of a dozen cities worldwide, including Mexico City, London, Cape Town, and Paris, that are vowing to make entire neighborhoods fuel-free by promoting walking, cycling, and public transportation.  >>read more

 At least eight cities and coalitions of cities in California have submitted proposals to lure Amazon's second headquarters >>read more

 Caltrans released its public draft of the California State Rail Plan >>read more

The City of Stockton City Council voted unanimously to approve the first phase of downtown’s proposed Open Window redevelopment project.  >>read more

Environmental groups agreed to conditions under which the Newhall Ranch mega-development of 58,000 residents in Santa Clarita Valley will proceed. >>read more

The following awards were presented at this week’s conference of the American Planning Association, California Chapter, in Sacramento. >>read more

At the last minute the Huntington Beach City Council delayed a vote on its general plan update in part to consider the impacts of pending state legislation. >>read more

After over a decade of false starts, the Oakland A’s have selected a spot near Laney College as their preferred location for a 35,000-seat, privately financed ballpark to replace the Coliseum >>read more