Californians pay price of communing with nature
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Iain Blair lost a close friend to a devastating 1993 blaze in his rural Los Angeles canyon community.
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By Chris Bowman, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Feb. 24--When it comes to fireside chats, local air pollution control officials believe money will talk louder than words.
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LOS Angeles is a city that, its smog notwithstanding, prides itself on its green sensibilities. Our mayor is out planting 1 million trees, fighting global warming is our war cry, and our beloved DWP has spent millions on "green power" schemes of dubious value.
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They're culture-rich and scenically stunning, but very, very pricey.
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By Tom Knudson, The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  Dec. 17--When the Deep fire broke out in the Sequoia National Forest on Aug. 12, 2004, Forest Service fire managers projected the cost of fighting it would be modest -- about $200 an acre.   But costs raced faster than the flames.
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ThereÂs a lot of talk about the importance of sustainable tourism that diminishes your impact on the environment while giving back to the community, but talk is cheap.
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By Nicole C. Wong, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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By Christina Vance, The Fresno Bee, Calif.  Sep. 10--The Sierra reminds me.   Trail hikers frequently talk of coming to their senses in the high places -- finding escape from the din of cell phones and honks of cars. They leave behind stuff-crammed buildings, carrying only a bag.
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WASHINGTON _ Wildfires around California's Lake Tahoe and Alaska's Kenai Peninsula are fanning the firefighting costs that officials are trying to curtail.
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By Serdar Tumgoren, The Dispatch, Gilroy, Calif.  Dec.
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Environmentalists are thinking ahead to the effect of tourists and investors on a landscape of crucial habitats.
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By David Pollak, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Feb.
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By Claudia Mel, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 15--It's a commonly held view that farm property owners, left to their own devices, would want their land to be zoned as residential so they could reap the benefits of asking for higher prices for it.
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The question of how to treat wastewater in an exclusive California beachfront community is pitting neighbors, surfers and environmentalists against one another.
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By Lisa Vorderbrueggen, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Feb. 1--Billboards along commuter routes in eastern Contra Costa County and a companion Web site calling environmental groups "radicals" have generated several hundred e-mails to local elected leaders.
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By Andre Briscoe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep. 24--Gardening may soon be on the rise in Pacific Grove, if a new environmental group has its way.
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Price and consumer satisfaction are not necessarily fellow travelers, according to a survey of new-home buyers. But buyers of new homes in the greater Bay Area were for the most part satisfied with the people