Hemet's new downtown plan follows the city’s 2012 general plan, which calls for "mixed use higher intensity environments that offer opportunities for people to live, work and shop within a compact area.” >>read more
Southern California is facing a major die-off of trees throughout parks, campuses and yards in both urban and rural areas, according to data from the U.S. Forest Service. >>read more
After an intense week of lobbying, largely on the part of Gov. Brown, the state legislature passed a $52 billion transportation plan that will raise gas taxes to fund road projects.>>read more
Gov. Jerry Brown announced a $5.2 billion transportation package that would raise gas taxes and place a sliding charge linked to a vehicle’s value on drivers. Most of the funds raised would go to pay for state and local road maintenance and repairs, as well as public transit and goods-movement projects.>>read more
