EDITORIAL: County Housing Retreat?: Supervisors Should Fight for Affordable Units
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By The Sacramento Bee, Calif.  May 29--Sacramento County's landmark affordable housing law is under attack, and the real threat isn't the court system, but a new majority on the Board of Supervisors.
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 4--Union County has asked a court to uphold its growth-control ordinance in response to a developer's suit challenging its legality.
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Rental housing in the Green Bay area and elsewhere in Wisconsin is more affordable than the national average, but an advocacy group says many poor Americans are still paying more than they can afford because salaries havenât kept up with rent and
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By Dania Akkad, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Jun. 9--Neighbors of one of the last pieces of undeveloped land in the city of Monterey are concerned that the stretch of dense pine forest along Highway 1 may be replaced with a high-density development.
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By Larissa Van Beurden-Doust, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Dec. 11--Some Nipomo residents who like the town's rural atmosphere are worried that open space left near some housing projects may actually lead to more development.
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By Daniel Wells Staff Writer  Warren County's attempt to slow residential growth through a zoning overhaul died last week when commissioners reached an impasse over limits on home density in new developments.
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By John Dickey, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 24--Sutter County will have to come up with millions of dollars if it hopes to secure some of the more than $4 billion in Proposition 1E flood protection money.   A local citizens panel will figure out how.
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By Karen Holzmeister  CASTRO VALLEY -- Yet another former chicken ranch is in the news, facing the competing issues of preservation versus development.   Hayman Homes of Burlingame is temporarily shelving plans to subdivide 10.5 acres on Proctor Road for 22 homes.
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By Scott Waltman, American News, Aberdeen, S.D.  Jan. 31--If Brown County doesn't get a minimum rental price for land it owns near Elm Lake, the property will be sold.   That was the decision of county commissioners Tuesday after roughly an hour of discussion.
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By Chuck Mueller, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Feb.
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By Mary E. Young, Reading Eagle, Pa.  Dec. 15--Berks County municipalities may benefit from the dismissal of a lawsuit in which the state attorney general claimed a joint zoning ordinance was too restrictive, the county commissioners said Thursday.  Commissioner Thomas W. Gajewski Sr.
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By Cecily Burt  OAKLAND -- Whether or not luxury view homes eventually dot the ridges at Oak Knoll is a question for another day.
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By Adam C. Hartmann, The Press-Enterprise, Riverside, Calif.  Feb. 7--Two county committees on school district organization may need  more time before making a recommendation that could change the future of the  Yucaipa-Calimesa and Beaumont school districts.
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By Janice Rombeck, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep. 7--A proposal to significantly raise housing developers' fees to generate more parkland got unanimous support Wednesday from a San Jose advisory commission that has wrestled with the issue for two years.
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By Craig Tenbroeck, North County Times, Escondido, Calif.
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By Mike Ekey, The Kansas City Star, Mo.  Sep. 16--Residents want protection from unwanted development. City Hall wants options that will keep growth alive.   But both sides recognized the importance of maintaining high standards in the Cedar Creek neighborhood.
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For aspiring homeowners who&#39;ve been struggling to catch up with runaway prices in San Diego County, there&#39;s another bitter pill to swallow.