The process we’ve been trying to work on with the League of Cities, with some success, is to insert some certainty into this plan, with much more environmental documentation. This is an attempt to do it right, do it once and be done with it.

The Local Agency Formation Commission voted 5-2 to abandon a policy to honor Contra Costa’s urban limit line when considering annexation requests and changes to cities’ "spheres of influence."

EAST COUNTY – For all the beleaguered commuters who ever have wondered why they don’t see crews working around-the-clock on Highway 4, here’s the short answer: There’s more to the project than meets the eye.

THE ABILITY OF the human mind to rationalize is one of the mysteries — and marvels — of the ages. A recent e-mail from a reader in Santa Barbara is a rationalization of the severe home-building restrictions that have made California home prices a multip

THE BASIC premise of the California public records act is that it forces government officials to release data to whoever asks for it.