Competing desalination projects - one public, one private - have been proposed to serve the thirsty Monterey Peninsula.

The most famous definition of architecture comes from Vitruvius, the ancient Roman writer, who said the word applied to structures that are (in my inexpert translation) beautiful, useful and well-built.

After more than four years of taking a timid approach to land use, the Davis administration is going out with a flurry.

Interest in smart growth varies by state and region, but many communities located in disparate parts of the country, whether or not they are growing rapidly, want to implement at least some aspects of smart growth. And

The state Supreme Court has added two cases involving fees to its expanding list of land use controversies under review.

An appellate court has rejected a psychiatric home developer's challenge to water and sewer connection charges.

Gov. Gray Davis closed out the 2003 legislative year by signing a three-bill package intended to settle the Colorado River water wars.

The last project in the re-creation of downtown Anaheim is scheduled to break ground before year's end. The project will bring about 1,000 full-time residents to a district that has blossomed with private sector offices and government facilities during the last 25 years.

The Navy has asked incoming governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to block a proposed new town on the Tejon Ranch because the development would hinder national security

Arnold Schwarzenegger may or may not know anything about being governor of California, but one thing is for sure: He likes to keep people guessing.