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GROWING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION?
A look at the Inland Empire, where a sea of new homes defines the word "sprawl." Is it a recipe for dystopia? Or the fulfillment of the dream for house-hunting families? |
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FRONT PORCH LIVING
How can Southern California sustain six million more people over the next 20 years? In one village the growth policy doesn't include sprawl. Instead, the alternative characterized by pedestrians, bicycles and front porches. |
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SETTING LIMITS TO GROWTH
Are we destined to be a metropolis of malls, subdivisions and freeways? Explore Ventura County, where open space is being preserved by tough limits on growth. However, even limits have their limits. |
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THE DOMINO EFFECT OF HIGH HOME PRICES
You may not realize the domino effect that home prices have on everything from where developers build, how banks market mortgages, renters subsidies and even the homeless. NewsHour correspondent Jeffrey Kaye looks beyond high home prices beginning with those hoping to cash in on this hot market. |
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TOLL ROAD VS. PARK LAND
The San Clemente traffic crunch is a notorious frustration. Toll road advocates want to build more freeways. But one of the proposed routes goes through a state park. Roger Cooper looks at the debate between Orange County transit officials and conservationists. |
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CALLING ALL TOW TRUCKS
Illegally parked cars can make a big difference in how traffic flows during our rush hours. That’s why the City of Los Angeles decided to crack down on rush hour parking violators. |
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DEAL FOR DELTA WATER
For decades northern California has been watching as water from the delta, a massive water system that goes into the San Francisco Bay, flow to a thirsty southern California. What does a new agreement concerning the Delta mean for southern California? |
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LOSING OUR TALLEST TREES
Thousands of mature trees are being lost to development and are being replaced with new trees that are usually nothing more than tall shrubs. How can we save our urban forests? |