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The "retail apocalypse" has claimed a particularly unfortunate victim: the homegrown outdoor equipment chain Adventure 16. California's cities and wilderness are both worse off >>read more

Small communities are fighting the stores, but usually they are allowed by local zoning. >>read more

Amazon isn't worth the price for any city, no matter what. >>read more

The split roll idea has a lot of pluses -- but it could harm the retailers, especially small ones, who often give an urban area vitality. >>read more

In the latest urban decay case, an appellate court reinforces an earlier ruling to say that substantial evidence must involved more than merely an expert's "conjecture" >>read more

Now that the world knows what Bodega is, residents of California can be forgiven for wondering what a bodega is. >>read more