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Newspapers

Conference Highlights Brownfield Funding Options
California Real Estate Journal - December 4, 2006

G-P Mill Site Workshop Provides Public Update
Fort Bragg Advocate-News - August 10, 2006

More Than One Toxic Problem
The Eureka Reporter - October 31, 2006

Many Rails Converge

The Eureka Reporter - October 29, 2006

Eureka and SHN Staff to Visit National Forum on Developing Rail Yards
The Eureka Reporter - October 25, 2006

How to Turn Brown into Gold by Using Green
San Francisco Chronicle - November 13, 2005

EPA Awards Palo Alto nonprofit $204,604 to study business park transit system

States News Service
July 4, 2005

California Institutes Soil-Contamination Guidelines -- State EPA releases advisory rules to aid developers in estimating cleanup costs
Real Estate Journal - March 14, 2005

New Law Adds Clarity to Brownfield Redevelopment -- The California Land Reuse and Revitalization Act of 2004 doesn't go far enough to please both developers and environmentalists
Real Estate Journal - October 25, 2004

California Treasurer Angelides and Oakland Mayor Brown Laud Critical 'CalReUse' Loan to Help Oakland Jump Start Second Phase of Fruitvale Transit Village Project

Press Release, Office of Treasurer Phil Angiledes - July 22, 2004

She Cared; So Should We

Los Angeles Times - July 12, 2004

Down in the Dumps: Brisbane debates future of toxic Baylands landfill
San Francisco Examiner - May 24, 2004

Workshop to be Held on Baylands Project
San Mateo County Times - May 14, 2004

Community Meeting Explores Possibilities for Schlage Lock Site
Visitation Valley Grapevine - March 2004

Community Alchemy: Inner city brownfield remediation programs turn communities into environmental employment gold mines
California Real Estate Journal - February 16, 2004

Governor Steps Up War On Brownfields
Cal-EPA says Schwarzenegger backs cleanup up industrial blight, Oakland Tribune - January 26, 2004

Truckee Announces Acquisition of 30-Acre Rail yard for Downtown Expansion
January 15, 2004

Brownfields Remain As Does the Politics
The Planning Report - July 2003

Mayor Hahn Announces Creation of Industrial Development Advisory Committee
February 11, 2003

Old Land for New Growth: Environmentalists Reflexively Fight, but CBIA Reforms Would Spark "Smart" Development of Brownfields
California Builder Magazine - September/October 2003

Molina orders L.A. County to Create Brownfields Policy
L.A. COunty Supervisor Gloria Molina Press Release - August 5, 2003

CCLR Revitalizing California's Communities: Strategically Leveraging Assistance in Communities with Brownfields
November 25, 2002

Major Grant Awarded to Truckee to Redevelop Large Rail yard Site Next to Downtown: Part of Larger Trend in Sierra Nevada to Recycle "Brownfield" Sites
November 1, 2002

Restoring Idle Urban Sites is Key to Curbing Sprawl, Revitalizing Cities - But More Funding is Critical, Says Major New Report
September 29, 1998

Abandoned Oil Facility on Venice Beach Showcases Need for Statewide "Brownfield" Reform

September 29, 1998

Turning Brown Green: Activists say abandoned urban fields have bright futures
San Francisco Examiner - September 30, 1998

California Lags Behind Other States in "Brownfields" Redevelopment: Greenspace, Quality of Life at Risk, Major New Report Finds

Business, Environmental and Community Groups Urge Gubernatorial Candidates to Prioritize "Brownfield" Redevelopment as Solution to Sprawl

New Land Recycler Targets California Sites for Renewal

Pacifica to Reclaim Beach-Front, Replace Sewage Plant
November 10, 1997


Radio
The California Report, National Public Radio - May 13, 2002
L.A. Sprawl: Fill In the Blanks (Part 1)
One solution to Los Angeles' sprawl problem is to build within the land that's currently developed -- but like urban areas throughout California, L.A. is finding that easier to talk about than to actually do. CCLR Executive Director Stephanie Shakofsky reports.

The California Report, National Public Radio - May 20, 2002
L.A. Sprawl: Fill In the Blanks (Part 2)
The Los Angeles city council last week gave final approval to a $2.5 billion revitalization project for downtown. L.A. now joins a growing list of cities across the state trying what's called in-fill development as an alternative to suburban sprawl. Debra Baer reports on one of the major barriers facing cities trying to overhaul their urban landscape.

Morning Edition, National Public Radio - November 19, 2001

CCLR Profile
Land is an increasingly precious commodity in California. Capital Public Radio's Bob Hensley reports on a group that helps communities find new uses for land that has been abandoned or contaminated.


Public Testimonies:
Testimony of CCLR Executive Director Stephanie Shakofsky to Little Hoover Commission
June 28, 2001