1988
David Kramer begins as the first editor of The Planning Report.
- A Letter to the Subscriber
- Interview with: Councilman Hal Bernson
- Vest Your Construction Rights Without Breaking Ground
- Land Use News in Review: Planning Commission, Governor, Galanter, CRA, and more!
- A CZAR IS BORN: The Planning Report's Conversation with Carolyn Green, AQMD's Deputy Executive Director
- Specific Plans - A New Development Strategy?
- Land Use News in Review: Pavilion, Highland Park, and more!
- Two Years at the Top: The Planning Report's Conversation with Kenneth Topping, Director for the City of Los Angeles' Planning Department
- 12 Years at the Planning Commission: A Retrospective by Daniel Garcia
- Development Fee Update: Blank Checks and Open-Ended Fee Conditions
- Raising the CRA Cap: Pros and Cons
- Business Responds: Guidelines for Managed Growth
- Insider Planning: Sewer Hook-ups, Blue Ribbon Committee, and more!
- Update: Permanent Sewer Hook-up Ordinance
- A Critic's View: L.A. 2000
- The Housing Problem: A Tale of Two Cities. The Planning Report's Conversation with Gary Squire, Housing Coordinator for the Mayor's Office
- Community Plan Revisions, or, "How To Do It Rights"
- "Vigilante Planning"
1989
January 1989
- Insider Planning: Santa Monica, AQMD, and more!
- Sewer Hook-Up... AQMD!... CRA Cap!... Mayoral Elections?!... Slow Growth!... Earthquakes! The Planning Report's Roundtable Discussion: Issues for the New Year
- News from the Courts: Building Industry Defeats Special School Fees
- Predictions! Predictions! 1989! 1989!
- Public Real Estate: The County as Developer
- Insider Planning: Open Space, Affordable Housing, and More!
- Unfinished Business: What We Must Do to Face the Future of Los Angeles Squarely
- Do People Make a Difference? The Planning Report's Conversation with William Luddy, the new President of the Planning Commission
- The Hillside Restrictions: A Case Study of the New Planning Commission
- What's Next for Housing? Focus Shifts to the City Council
- The Legalization of Citizens
April 1989
- Insider Planning April 1989
- L.A.U.S.D.: What to Do, Where to Build?
- 'Tis An Ill Wind, A Creative Response: The Transfer of Development Rights
- Urban Design Meets the Planning Commission: The Planning Report's Conversation with William Christopher, a recent appointee to the Commission
- The Air Quality Plan: What it Means for Land-Use Planning
- Los Angeles' Design Action Planning Teams
- The Trip Equity Plan: A New Model Linking Planning & Transportation
- Insider Planning May 1989
- Councilman Michael Woo: Land Use Planning After the Voters have Spoken
- Mayor's Group Studies Mixed-Use Policy and its Implementation
- Asset Management: School District's Approach to Develop Revenue, Undertake Joint Ventures
- The Politics of Land Use Planning or... What I Say on the Campaign Trail
June 1989
- It Takes Two to Make a Deal: Los Angeles County's Perspective
- On the Horizon: Focus on Los Angeles County
- Insider Planning
- The County's Money Maker: Its Asset Development Program
- What is Regional Planning? The Planning Report's Discussion with Clinton Ternstrom, Chairman of the Regional Planning Commission
August 1989
- Politics of Planning and Growth: Cooperation or Conflict Among Us?
- Watts Next: Growth and Development Opportunities in Watts
- Mayor's Office Housing Initiatives
- Councilwoman Gloria Molina: On the City Council, Mayoral Relations, Housing, and Redevelopment
- LAX Northside: Design and Development Guidelines for New Business, Commercial Center
- The Public Facility Zone Ordinance: What it Means From the Perspective of a Public Agency
September 1989
- A Word From the Publisher
- Retain the Current $750 Million Cap on Tax Increment Spending by CRA
- Development Projects and EIR's: How Far will the City of L.A. Go?
- Housing Remedies in the Region: Two Case Studies
- Report From the AIA Urban Design Committee
- General Manager Warren O'Brien: On Life Inside the Department of Building and Safety
October 1989
- AB 3180 To Monitor Compliance: A Policy for Developers' Promises
- It's About Time: Los Angeles Needs Design Review for Project Approval
- Sewer Hook-Up: Prelude to Future Growth Mangement
- James Hartl, Director of Planning for L.A. County: On Growth, Development, and Simplifying the Process
- "The River Model" Analogy of Freeways: Dense Transportation Tributaries
November 1989
- The Central City West Specific Plan: What it Means for Los Angeles
- Nate Holden's Moratorium: Aberration or Precedent?
- The Housing Linkage Fee: Point/Counterpoint Debated by Experts
- Councilman Hal Bernson Defends Porter Ranch, Proposes Bond Issue, Wants No More ICO's
December 1989
- The Federal View: Affordable Housing for Low and Moderate Incomes
- John Tuite, CRA Administrator in the Spotlight
- The Creative City: Uncertainty Abounds in West Hollywood
- The Year in Review: 1989 Was An Active Time in the Field of Land-Use Regulation
1990
January 1990
- Light Rail on Santa Monica Right-of-Way: A Point/Counterpoint
- New Deputy Mayor Edward Avila: Increased Responsibilities
- Regional Mobility Plan: Attempts to Return to Traffic Levels of 1984
February 1990
- The New Sewer Hook-Up Interim Ordinance: A Point/Counterpoint
- A Review of TFAR Pricing: What's Fair Price for Buyer, Seller, and Public?
- Santa Monica: Small Coastal City Balances Development Pressure
- Housing Corner: Newly-Formed Los Angeles Housing Partnership Plans to Spend $100 Million on Affordable Housing
March 1990
- In Pursuit of Urban Beauty: Design Review Boards and Other Band-Aids
- Glendale's Planning: City of Opportunity, Land of Moratoriums
- Are Non-Profit Developers the Answer to L.A.'s Housing Shortage?
- Los Angeles' Draft Landscape Ordinance: Performance Point System Monitors Development
April 1990
- Planning Strategies for the Next Decade: TPR Talks with Ken Topping
- Let's Put an End to Single Issue Planning in Los Angeles
- In Defense of Design Review Boards: To Protect Quality of Life
- An Exceptional Ordinance... Eleven Projects Which are Not Required to Pay the Housing Linkage Fee
May 1990
- Two New Faces Downtown: James Hunter and Carlyle Hall on Growth
- Site Plan Review: Where Did it Come From and Where Will it End?
- Court Decisions Create Uncertain World for EIR Alternative Analysis
- About Urban Beauty: The Livable City
June 1990
- Response to the Jobs/Housing Balance: A Critical Analysis
- Code Talk: New Parking Standards and Building & Safety Updates
- The L.A. Board of Zoning Appeals: An Insider's View
- Lesson to Developers: Hang in There
With the July-August 1990 issue, Kenneth Bernstein takes over as editor of The Planning Report, replacing David Kramer.
July-August 1990
- New Housing Department May Bring Policy Changes in City Hall
- Housing Department No Panacea: An Interview with Dan Garcia
- USC's Dean Kreditor: Regulatory Reforms can Produce Housing
- Focus: Non-Profit Housing
- Cranston: New Federal Legislation Will Bring Housing Investment to Los Angeles
- "TFAR II-The Sequel," or "Money for Nothing and the Land is Free"
September 1990
- Point-Counterpoint: Molina and Hunter Debate Downtown TRIP Fee
- CEQA at a Crossroads: Are Changes Ahead in the EIR Process?
- Watts Redevelopment Plan: A Non-Starter Without Citizen Participation
- TPR Roundtable: Consultants and EIR's
- La Vina Ruling Neglects Realities of EIR Process
- Pasadena: One Approach to Growth Management
October 1990
- Fabiani Describes Mayor Bradley's Planning Visions for Los Angeles
- SCAG Retreats: Whatever Happened to Jobs-Housing Balance?
- Picus: Neighborhood Planning Should Remain Council's Domain
- The Case of the Missing Dome and Minaret
- SB 2011: Affordable Housing Yes, NIMBY's No
November 1990
- Topping Out, Squier In: Will New Faces Bring New City Policies?
- Bob Gay: Lindsay Deputy in Limelight Discusses Downtown Planning Issues
- Maguire Thomas on Playa Vista: Biggest Hurdle is Approvals Process
- Mixed-Use Development in Los Angeles: A Special Planning Report Roundtable
- City of Claremont: A Small City Case Study
December 1990
- Richard Katz: New Development to be Linked to Transportation Plans
- An Environmentally-Driven Land-Use and Transportation Strategy
- TPR Roundtable on CRA's Future: What Will the Next Regime Bring?
- Congestion Management Program will Add New Layer to Project Approval Process
- New Transportation Regulations: Their Impact on Land Use and Development
1991
January 1991
- Woo on Hollywood Redevelopment: Simon/CRA Deal Pivotal
- Is Permit Streamlining Act a New Protection or a False Hope?
- Planning Report Roundtable: Experts Offer Predictions for the Year Ahead
- 1990: A Review of Last Year's Planning Developments
February 1991
- Ken Topping: Departing Planning Director's Retrospective on L.A.
- Council President Ferraro: New World Order for Planning
- CRA Board Member Carlyle Hall: A New Monthly Perspective?
- Growth Management: The State's Role
- The Goleta II Decision: California's Supreme Court Creates New Test for EIR Alternative Site Analysis
March 1991
- Water Hookups: Yaroslavsky's 1991 Slow-Growth Initiative?
- CCEEB Outlines Growth Management Strategy for State
- Elsesser and Squier Promote New Housing Department Agenda
- Blueprints for Change at the Planning Department Offered at First Planning Report Luncheon Session
April 1991
- AQMD Stakes Out Increased Role in Basin's Land Use Regulation
- "The Stealth Agency:" TPR Luncheon Panel Demystifies LA's CRA
- City Council Hopefuls Share Their Planning and Land Use Agendas
- High-Rise Retrofits: A Safe but Expensive Idea
May 1991
- Neil Peterson: LACTC's Emerging Role in Real Estate Development
- Acting Planning Director Outlines Her 1991 Agenda
- CRA's Wage Policy for Service Employees: A Point-Counterpoint
- Patsaouras: Rail Planning Flawed
- Central City West: Now, The Real Work Begins
June 1991
- TFAR Policy Passed by Council: What Will it Mean for Downtown?
- TPR Interview: Dennis Luna on the New, Improved CRA
- "Entitlement Finance": New Tools for Public/Private Cooperation
- Resolution Trust Corporation Explains its Activities
July-August 1991
- Audit of Planning Department Depicts L.A.'s Planning in "Crisis"
- CEQA/EIR Update: Courts Send Mixed Signals to Localities
- TPR Interview with Ed Avila: Credibility Returns to the CRA
- Design Review Boards: A View from the Inside
- Los Angeles Design Review Board Update
- State Moves Toward Growth Management Legislation
- Does FPPC Outlaw City Recovery of Processing Costs?
September 1991
- Point-Counterpoint: Galanter and Department Debate LAX Expansion
- TPR Interview: City Attorney's Lesel on CRA's Legal Advice
- Courts Ruled in August on La Vina EIR Case, Housing Linkage Fees
- Inside Planning: Around the Los Angeles Region
- Mega-Cities Project Finds Grass-Roots Solutions
- Developers and Environmental Laws: Caveat Emptor
October 1991
- The Real Estate Credit Crunch: Its Causes and Market Impacts
- For-Profit/Non-Profit Housing Partnerships: How Do They Work?
- Mark Slavkin: LAUSD's Expansion Plans Pose Land Use Challenges
- Inside Planning: Notes from Around the L.A. Area
- Santa Clarita: Young City Grapples with Rapid Growth
November 1991
- The Warner Center Specific Plan: Local and Regional Visions Crash
- Rick Cole: Pasadena's Planning Isn't About "How Much" Growth
- TPR Interview: Zucker Elaborates on L.A. Planning Department Audit
- Inside Planning: Notes from the Region and State
- Garcia Comments on Warner Center
- CHAS Chastised as Misguided by Homeowner Alliance
December 1991
- L.A. Coliseum Renovation Process Unites Developer, Preservationists
- Mixed-Use: Maguire Thomas Recounts Obstacles and Challenges
- Roundtable: Housing Development Through the Eyes of Nonprofits
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- Another Reorganization: the Los Angeles CRA
- TPR Breakfast Panel, Development Fees: Have They Preceded the Vision?
- USC's Kreditor Comments on Housing Fees
1992
January 1992
- Patsaouras: Transit Superagency's Impact on Region's Development
- The Year in Review: Planning and Land Use Actions in 1991
- TPR Subscribers Share Their Expectations for the Year Ahead
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- "Safety Net" Financing Can Fill Housing Gaps
February 1992
- Governor's Office Offers Insights on Growth Management Proposals
- Howe Will He Do?: Reactions to Planning Director Appointment
- Point-Counterpoint: CRA and USC Square Off on Downtown's Future
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- Economic Questions Loom Large for Planning in '92
- Tooley: Opportunities in a Slow Market
March 1992
- Leon Whiteson: An Open Letter to L.A.'s New Planning Director
- Does Warner Ridge Decision Mean a New Consistency Program?
- "Dirt Bond" Reforms: Treasurer Kathleen Brown's Perspective
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- ADA: New Civil Rights Law Will Affect Development
April 1992
- Studio Expansions: What Are the Appropriate Regulatory Reactions?
- Bill Christopher: An Open Letter L.A.'s Con Howe
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- Mark Ridley-Thomas: Bank CDCs Offer New Hope for Urban Vitality
- L.A. Learns the ABCs of Bank CDCs
- Concluding Analysis: Economic Changes Bring New Land Use Realities
May 1992
- TPR Interview: New L.A. Planning Director Con Howe Takes Charge
- School Board's Mark Slavkin: An Open Letter to Con Howe
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- Picus: Split L.A.'s Planning Commission Into Four
- Roundtable on Joy Picus' Commission Proposal
- Antelope Valley Trends: Palmdale/Lancaster Prove Their Resilience
June 1992
- Rebuilding L.A. After the Riots: What's Been Done So Far?
- Point-Counterpoint: Yaroslavsky and Ridley-Thomas Debate CRA
- Dan Garcia on the Zev/Ridley-Thomas CRA Point-Counterpoint
- Richard Weiss: L.A. City Charter Undermines Public Accountability
- TPR Roundtable: What Kind of L.A. Should We Be Rebuilding?
- Insider Planning: Around the Region and State
- An Open Letter to Peter Uebberoth by Michael Pittas
July 1992
- Point-Counterpoint: California Legislature's State Growth Plan
- AQMD's RECLAIM: Impact of Emissions Trading on Land Use
- TPR Interview: DWP President Mike Gage on Water and Growth
- Inside Planning: Around the Region and State
- DWP's Water Offset Proposal for Development
- Lucas Case: U.S. Supreme Court Rules on "Total Takings"
- South Park Stakeholders Group Offers a New Vision
- Heal the Bay: Model Land Use Ordinance on Runoff
- New Growth Management Package: Call it "Economic Recovery"
August 1992
- DPSAC Leaders Offer Glimpse of Downtown Los Angeles' Future
- SCAG's Comprehensive Plan: Can Home-Grown Regionalism Succeed?
- Bill Luddy: Exit Interview with L.A. Planning Commission Chair
- Inside Planning: Around L.A. and the Region
- The Case for EER's: Entitlment Evaluation Reports
September 1992
- State's Housing Director Spells Relief: "Less Local Regulation"
- Ventura Blvd. Plan, at a Crossroads, Provides Insights on L.A. Planning
- Mayor Cole: Pasadena Offers Region a Model General Plan
- Inside Planning: Around the State and the Region
- Architect Michael Lehrer Comments on Patsaouras' Proposals
- Katz: State Creates New Planning Trust Fund for L.A.
October 1992
- Point-Counterpoint: Watson and Burke Debate L.A. County Planning
- The Rebuild L.A. Process Six Months Later: TPR Readers Offer Proposals
- Joel Kotkin: Localities Should Focus Policies on Wealth Creation
- Inside Planning: Around the State and the Region
- Allan Alexander: Metro Rail Belongs on Wilshire
- The "Duchy" of L.A. Confronts a Brave New World
November 1992
- Michael Woo's Mayoral Agenda for L.A. Planning and Governing
- CEQA Update: Court Decisions Shed New Light on Land-Use Law
- The CMP: What Changes Will it Bring to Local Land Use Policies?
- Inside Planning: Around the State and the Region
- Effects of Budget Cuts on CRA's Housing Programs
- RLA Co-Chair Offers Summary of Planning Goals
- RLA: Why is the San Fernando Valley Excluded?
December 1992
- Calif. Redevelopment Agencies in the 1990s: A TPR Discussion
- The Citywide General Plan Framework: A New Vision for Los Angeles?
- The L.A. Mayoral Election: What Should Be the Planning Agenda?
- Inside Planning: Around the State and the Region
- Congestion Management Program: Four Analyses
1993
January 1993
- Planning Trends of the City, State, and Region: 1992, a Year to Forget
- TPR Interview: Mayoral Candidate Tom Houston Shares Planning Visions
- Inside Planning: Around the State and the Region
- L.A. CRA's 1993 Mission: To Jump-Start Debate on Economic Revival
- Clean Air Act Sec. 176 (c) Gives SCAG a New Role
- Councilwoman Picus Fights Aerial Transit for Valley
February 1993
- L.A. Mayoral Race: Non-Candidate Yaroslavsky Focuses the Debate
- California Real Estate Czar Dan Rosenfeld: A TPR Interview
- LA/CRA's Economic Development Strategy: TPR Readers' Reactions
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Pollution Discharge Permitting: Planning Impacts
March 1993
- California's Economic Summit: A Question of Will & Leadership
- TPR Luncheon: Woo, Wachs & Panelists on Economic Renewal
- Joel Wachs: 100 Neighborhood Councils Would Help Govern L.A.
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Speaker Brown's California Economic Summit
- Ridley-Thomas: An Economic Vision for a New L.A.:
- L.A. Housing Policy: What Can Providers Expect?
- Walls Across Our City: The Gating of Los Angeles
April 1993
- Santa Monica Mtns. Conservancy: Edminston's Park Acquisition Goals
- Five Westside Planning Directors Explore the Planner's Changing Role
- L.A. Mayoral Candidate Griego: Job Creation Key to City Revival
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Whiteson: Land-Use Benefits of Rail Exaggerated
May 1993
- Neil Peterson: TPR Exit Interview Offers Lessons for MTA's Future
- CEQA: How Does New Amendment Square with Governor's Proposals?
- California Redevelopment Assn.'s Bill Carlson Outlines CRA Reforms
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Brad Sherman: State Tax Boards Shape Land Use
June 1993
- Zev Yaroslavsky: Budget Crisis Looms for the New L.A. Mayor
- Subscribers Comment on Planning Issues in L.A. Mayor's Race
- MTA Board Member Larry Zarian: Corridor Planning Opportunities
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Franklin White Brings No-Nonsense Management Style to MTA
- "Transit Villages": Their Time Has Come
- Open Letter: Redefine "Social Planning" for 1990s
Kenneth Bernstein departs as Editor of The Planning Report in July 1993. Associate Editor, Jay Stark, grabs hold of the editoral reins.
July 1993
- Nick Patsaouras: The Planning Agenda for L.A. Mayor Riordan
- Burbank's Bob Tague Shares Secrets of City's Entrepreneurial Success
- Conservancy's Amy Forbes Reflects on 15 Years of Preservation Advocacy
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Michael Bodaken: L.A. Housing Advisor's Exit Interview
- Child Care & Zoning: Kids Short-Changed by Cities
August 1993
- State Real Estate Czar Rosenfeld Unveils Office Consolidation Agenda
- Support for Public Sector Housing: A Squier, Hall Forecast
- CRA's Ed Avila Continues to Redfine L.A. Agency's Central Mission
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Community Empowerment: Lip Service or Savior?
September 1993
- MTA Budget Passed: Valley Deferred, Pasadena Funded
- Park La Brea Project Sails Thru City Hall: How & Why?
- TPR Readers Advise Mayor Riordan on Priorities for L.A.'s Planning
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Housing Advocate Conflicted Over Library Sale Lease-Back
- Cities Reinvent Community Development Departments
October 1993
- Deputy Mayor Rae James Assesses Community Development Strategies
- Traffic Congestion: Deficiency Plan to be Adopted by County in November
- Affordable Housing: An Evolving Debate on "Doing More with Less"
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- West Hollywood: Lessons in Small City Streamlining
November 1993
- Affordable Housing in the Nineties: An Evolving Private Sector Role
- L.A. Community Redevelopment: What Could Be Done?
- Proposed EPA Reg's Subject Public and Private Projects to New Hurdles
- Santa Monica's Sustainable City Program: The Need for an Urban Development Model
- Universal's CityWalk: Redefining Urban Design
- Letter to the Editor: A Labyrinthine Solution to Air Pollution and Traffic Congestion
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
December 1993
- Laura Chick: Redefining the L.A. Planning and Land-Use Process
- Density/Parking Nexus Issues Unresolved
- HUD Housing Prepayment Risk Compels Tenants to Organize
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- L.A. Citywide General Plan Framework Update
- SCAG: Draft Regional Comprehensive Plan Released
1994
January 1994
- National Housing Trust Lobbies for Affordable Housing Policies
- Kingston: Century Freeway Housing Agenda for '94
- Tom Carroll: Jump-Starting Revitalizationi of Westwood Village
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Update: L.A. General Plan Framework Project
February 1994
- TPR Readers Assess Region's Post-Quake Priorities
- Los Angeles Post Quake: Searching for Community Identity
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Westwide Urban Forum — Westside Mayors Address Quake, Traffic and Rebuilding Issues
- 1994 CEQA Update: New Provisions, New Case Law
- Legal, Financial Obstacles to Rebuilding L.A.'s Housing Stock
March 1994
- Mayor Abdo: Earthquake Inspires New Consensus in Santa Monica
- Affordable Housing: Leverage Financing Game Needs Revisiting
- UCLA Grad School Reorganization Mimics Reality
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Affordable Single-Family Housing: A Solution
April 1994
- Anthony Zamora: LA's Planning Agenda Candidly Assessed
- Edge Cities Offer Lessons on Revitalizing Downtowns
- A River Parkway for Los Angeles: An Urban Corridor of Untapped Opportunity
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- The Vermont & 80th Street Development Dilemma
- Concluding Commentary: Unsolicited Advice on Permit Streamlining
May 1994
- A New Voice: Richard Alarcón on San Fernando Valley Planning
- TPR Roundtable: Riordan Merger of Housing Agencies Assessed
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Will LA/CRA Be Reinvented or Renamed?
June 1994
- LA's Development Reform Process: A Plea to Council for Pedictability
- Does LA's Mixed-Use Ordinance Need Amending?
- Might the City of Burbank Have the Answers for Planning in the 90's?
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- TPR Forum: LA City Council Oversight of LA/CRA?
- Ron Deaton: Staff Work by CLA Empowers City Council
July 1994
- Competing Agendas for Change: Jackie Goldberg's Planning Views
- Streamlining Lessons Learned by City of Glendale Planning Director
- Promises Made, Promises Kept: LA/CRA's Quiet Revolution
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Love Won't Pay the Rent: Structuring Long-Term Affordable Housing
August 1994
- Nollan-Dolan "Taking" Doctrine: Landmark Supreme Court Cases?
- Urban/Commercial Revitalization: What's the BID Deal?
- O'Malley Miller: Orchestrating State Office Consolidation with Authority
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Rethinking the Future of Our Urban Downtowns: An Opportunity in Need of Study
September 1994
- Dean Blakely: A New Voice at USC Offers Both an Agenda & Wisdom
- Organizing the Business of Affordable Housing
- A HUD Policy Perspective from Cisneros' Special Ass't Marc Weiss
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- TPR Point/Counter Point: L.A. Affordable Housing Incentives Program
- Paternoster: Long Beach is Pursuing a Vision
October 1994
- Senator Roberti's Exit Interview: Power Abhors a Vacuum
- Rebuilding Our Communities
- Hal Bernson: L.A. City's Planning Agenda Reviewed & Assessed
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Reinventing Local Government: A Veteran's Perspective
November 1994
- Ridley-Thomas: Los Angeles CRA in Flux & Up-For-Grabs
- A Status Report: Century Freeway Housing Program
- Sony Studio Expansion: A Win-Win Development for Culver City
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Mills Act: City of LA Acts to Support Historic Structures
December 1994
- The Inland Empire Examined: Location, Location, Location
- State Constitutional And Fiscal Reform: A Primer for 1995
- Inglewood: Urban Planning & Economic Development in Pursuit of Investment
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Deputy Mayor Rae James: "An Annual Assessment"
1995
January 1995
- Bodaken: In A "New't" World, Federal Commitment to Housing Will Be?
- CEQA Update: 1994 Legislation & Guidelines
- Martin/Avila: Los Angeles Government Center Planning Scenarios Demystified
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Ira Yellin: Architecture's Importance Uncommunicated
February 1995
- TPR Roundtable: A Preview of the LA General Plan Framework Debate
- The Los Angeles River: Reshaping the Urban Landscape
- John Seymour's New Job: Southern California Housing Development Corp.
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
March 1995
- Pasadena's New Planning Director Promotes City's Neighborhood Vision
- CEQA Update: CA Supreme Court Narrows Scope on Admissible CEQA Evidence
- Dan Garcia Headlines LA's Development Reform Proposals
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- LAHD's Gary Squier: A Candid Reality Check
April 1995
- Mark Fabiani: A New Majority in Washington — The Impact on HUD
- What's Needed in LA's Plans: Transit Oriented Districts
- LA/CRA's New Chairman: A Primer on the Issues Befuddling the Agency
- Inside Planning: Around the City and the Region
- Federal Agencies Begin to Implement Environmental Justice Initiative
May 1995
- Fannie Mae's New $3.5 Billion Commitment to Home Ownership
- Regulatory Barriers to Alternative Patterns of Urban Growth
- Soboroff: LA Rec & Parks' Unbuilt Capital Projects Finally Get Attention
- Inside Planning: LA/CRA Budget, CEQA Update, Sacramento Update, BID Guidelines, Californing Economy Rebounding (Slightly)
- SCAG Responds to BIA "Attack" Brochure
- Beyond Barriers: Realizing a Sustainable Vision for the Region
- Amendment of Local General Plan by Initiative Upheld by State Supreme Court
Jay Stark accepts a new position with The Lee Group, removing himself as Editor of The Planning Report. Chris Steins, a graduate of the USC Graduate School for Urban and Regional Planning will be joining as Associate Editor starting June 1995.
June 1995
- Unintended Impact of Welfare Cuts on Pro forma's of Housing Providers
- LEARN Facilities Task Force: Existing Buildings as Classrooms
- The Dilemma of Redevelopment: CRA's Strapped for Funds in 90's
- Inside Planning: Wendy Greuel, DRC, St. Vibiana, Ventura Corridor, Sacramento Update, Military Base, California Growing, Ward Valley, Affordable Housing Conference, Otis College
- "DeVita" Decision Doesn't Supersede State Law Requirements
- The Redlining Menace: Strangling Private Investment in America's Cities
July 1995
- Wendy Greuel On Reinventing HUD & LA Community Development Bank
- LA's General Plan Framework: Bells Toll for Centers Concept
- The Pacific Design Center Entices Fashion to a New Home
- Inside Planning: Los Angeles APA, Office Rents, and More!
- Does Pure Capitalism Fail the Housing Market?
- California SB 1257—Rent Control Reform or Local Disaster?
August 1995
- TPR Roundtable: New State Tax Credit Allocation Policy Considered
- LA's General Plan Framework: An Open Letter to G. Lefcoe
- Exit Interview With Ed Edelman: A Perspective on County Government
- Inside Planning: LA City Budget Problems, USC Program for Professionals, and More!
- St. Vibiana's Cathedral: A Context for the Question: Raze or Restore?
September 1995
- Don Maddy: A New State Tax Credit Policy for Affordable Housing
- L.A. Councilmember Chick: Neighborhood Planning Endorsed
- The L.A. Community Development Bank: It's Not a Panacea!
- Inside Planning: CRA Audit, Prop 13 Meets the Internet, and More!
- The City After the Info Age: Questions for Planning and Design
October 1995
- CRA in Transition: An Exit Interview with Dan Garcia
- Lefcoe to Christopher: LA's General Plan Framework Defended
- TPR Roundtable: TCAC's New Allocation Policy Analyzed
- Inside Planning: Carpool Rule, Health Care Crisis Seminar, and more!
- Michael Feuer Shares Thoughts on LA's Fiscal Choices
- Intergovernmental Immunity A Case & Controversy: Sunshine Canyon Landfill
November 1995
- Rick Cole's New Responsibility: "Livable Communities Initiative"
- SCAG's InfoNet Online: Internet Accessible Information for Region
- San Fernando: Political Stability is the Key to Success
- Inside Planning: CRA Still Strapped for Funds, Azusa Landfill Stays Open, and more!
- Just the facts, Ma'am: City Hall Renovation Gets the Third Degree
December 1995
- LA CRA's New Administrator Not God! But No Slouch Either!
- Bodakin: A Beltway Perspective on HUD's Budget & Reinvention
- The Biggest Developer in Region? LA Unified School District
- Inside Planning: Skid Row Housing Trust, Proposition 62-Update, and more!
- Long Beach's Queensway Bay Project Breaks Ground & Catalyzes Downtown
1996
January 1996
- Soboroff Proves That Leadership and Vision Make A Difference
- New State Low Income Housing Tax Credits: Does Urban LA Win/Lose?
- LA/CRA's High Risk Loan Portfolio: It Simply Comes With the Territory
- Inside Planning: CRA Reorganization, Long Beach Freeway, and more!
- Mayor Alexander: Even Beverly Hills Grapples with Economic Development
February 1996
- Mike Hernandez: LA Councilman's Views on Land Use & Development
- Burbank's Economic Development Agenda Updated & Assessed
- Inefficient Metro Land Use Patterns Linked to Governmental Structure
- Inside Planning: DRC Recommendations, Public Works, and more!
- Dan Rosenfeld's Humble Proposition to Hizzoner—Reorganizing LA's Public Works Department
March 1996
- Will Master Plan Process Tame LAX's Unconstrained Demand?
- Sharon Morris: LA's New Deputy Mayor For Planning, etc...
- A Federal Perspective: HUD's Evolving Role in Public Housing
- Inside Planning: Bobbie Fiedler's Resignation, School Fees, and more!
- SCAG's Local Government Commission Conference: The Obstacles to "Creating Livable Places"
- San Fernando Valley Planning Update: It Isn't Just Suburbia Anymore
April 1996
- Publicly-Assisted, Affordable Housing Policy: A TPR Tête-à-Tête
- LA River: Open Letter to Mayor Riordan & Progres L.A. Board
- Newhall Ranch: The Begetting of A New Community in L.A. County
- Inside Planning: Burbank Airport Expansion, AQMD Assault, and more!
- Rail-Hauled Trash—Los Angeles to San Bernardino: Is There a "Perfect" Location?
May 1996
- Development & Urban Vision Merge at Last! Catellus' Ira Yellin
- Reynolds: West Hollywood as an Urban Village
- LAHD Leadership Change: Ann Sewill Goes Public Sector
- Inside Planning: Alameda Corridor, Tax Credit Awards Announced, and more!
- TPR Exiting Los Angeles Interview: SRO Housing's Andy Raubeson
June 1996
- Reclaiming Brownfields: An Urban Environmental Program Demystified
- LANI: A Neighborhood-Based Revitalization Program that Works
- Status Update on Alameda Corridor: Shifting to Second Gear
- Inside Planning: MTA Major Investment Study, Playa Vista Groundbreaking, and more!
- HUD Secretary Cisneros & Prof. Peter Dreier: The Death or Redemption of Public Housing?
- St. Vibiana's Cathedral: A Contestants' Point/Counterpoint
- CA Building Industry Association's Avowed '96 Legislative Agenda
- MCA's New Master Plan Team: Building 'Shining City' on the Hill
- Inside Planning: Time's Up for RLA, L.A. River Greenway/Bikeway, and more!
- Allan Kingston: The New & Privatized Century Housing Corporation
- Financing Affordable Housing: Fewer Dollars-More Competition
- Cities Now Compete for Retail & Sales Tax—But at What Cost?
- Commerce & Homelessness Meet Uneasily on Los Angeles St.
- Inside Planning: Brownfields Recycling Funded, L.A.'s New $700 Million Bank, and more!
- City of Los Angeles Moves to Legalize Home-Based Business
- A National Effort to Leverage CDC's and Renew Urban Center Cities
- Election Perspective: A Political Comeback for the Environment
- Los Angeles' Civic Center Revival: Is It a Diamond in the Making?
- Insider Planning: 10-Year Anniversary, FEMA Flood Plain Maps, and more!
- Letter to TPR Editor: Roundtable on Homeless Unbalanced
- At Issue: Coastal Protection & Property Rights: Two Fresh and Dissimilar Perspectives
October 1996
- City of Inglewood Contests for Sports Arena & Urban Renewal
- Capital Perspective: A Tough Legislative Year for Environment
- Rita Walters: The Great 9th District's Issues Addressed and Assessed
- Inside Planning: Northridge Damage Keeps Mounting, Homeownership Zone, and more!
- FTA Administrator Linton: Transit-Oriented Districts are the Key to Livable Communities
- L.A. Supervisors Consider 'Greening' or Cementing L.A. River's Watershed
- What if we had a Substantive L.A. Mayoral Debate Addressing the Loss of Local Control in California
November 1996
- Glendale's Growing Pains: A Once-Sleepy City Has Grown Up
- CA Supreme Court Rules on Developer-City Mitigation Fees
- Asset Management: Public Sector Challenges & Future Opportunities
- Inside Planning: State Elections Results, State Prop. 218, and more!
- Extension of the 710 Freeway—Battle Lines Drawn: Divided Communities vs. Environmental Justice
December 1996
- Gazing into Orange County's Crystal Ball with Irvine's Gary Hunt
- L.A. Planning Trends: Infrastructure Underlies Planning & Growth
- California's Center for Land Recycling: 'Brownfields' & Realistic Idealism!
- Inside Planning: Interpreting Prop. 218, L.A. Earthquake Zoning, and more!
- To The Next Mayor of Los Angeles: A Mayoral Platform for the 21st Century
1997
- An Affordable Housing Roundtable: Assessing 1997's Limited Agenda
- Suburban Development: The Endless Debate Over Sprawl Continues
- Monica Lozano: TPR's L.A. Mayoral Platform Series
- Inside Planning: Rebuild L.A., Budget Comparisons, and more!
- MCA/Universal vs. Studio City Residents At Issue: Studio Expansion or New Theme Park?
- HUD's Henry Cisneros Sums Up His Reign... "Leave No One Behind, Extend Opportunity To All"
- Don Knabe, LA County's Newest Supervisor, On Coastal Development & Local Control
- TPR's Mayoral Platform Series: Sen. Hayden & Coro's Tharp
February 1997
- Catellus' Ira Yellin Contends with Downtown's Civic Center Potential
- Forum: Westside City Planning Directors on Developments in 1997
- L.A.'s Premier Citizen Parks Leader Grapples with Arena, Harbor, Etc.
- Inside Planning: Mixed-use High School Contract Attacked, L.A. River, and more!
- Carol Levy and Arnold Steinberg: TPR's Mayoral Platform Series
Chris Steins, then Editor of The Planning Report and Metro Investment Report, took a new position consulting in web development for urban planning firms. Mott Smith began as the new TPR/MIR Editor in March 1997.
March 1997
- Mixed-Use Development in L.A.: More a Wish than a Reality
- AIA Elects/Elevates Eight from L.A. to FAIA
- Doing Business in Los Angeles: Kosmont's Advise to Tax Collectors
- Inside Planning: New CRA Area, OCTA vs. SCAG, and more!
- A Conversation about Priorities with L.A. City Councilman Mike Feuer
- TPR's L.A. Mayoral Platform Series: Ruth Galanter on What Could Be!
April 1997
- Century Housing's Changing Goals: The Perils of Privatization
- LAX, Land-use & The 1st Amendment: Hey Can You Spare a $?
- Demand for Cellular & Pager Service Raise Land Use & Livability Concerns
- Inside Planning: TCAC Update, L.A. City Office Consolidation and more!
- Antonia Hernandez: Arguably TPR's Last L.A. Mayoral Platform for 1997
May 1997
- An Affordable Housing Roundtable: Assessing TCAC & "Uncertainty"
- Century Housing's Kingston Rebuts Hall's Criticism of Privatization
- Los Angeles' Two Park Bonds: An Update From "Mother Park"
- Inside Planning: DTLA—"Yes" on BID, Marina del Rey Redevelopment, and more!
- Five Years Later in Los Angeles: TPR Readers Reflect on April 1992 & 1997
June 1997
