... Into the Void Pacific Andrew Shanken climate change San Francisco Bay Treasure Island and the new bridges, looking west. COURTESY OAKLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY, OAKLAND HISTORY ROOM. brock winstead Let There Be a Firmament in the Midst of the Waters Treasure Island, then, now, and again A t its lowest points...

...Mark Hogan This article looks at the barriers to dealing with California’s housing shortage and addressing climate change which are built into the existing regulations that govern development across the state. The history of planning and building codes is examined, showing that contrary to popular...

...Hugh Hart California faces major challenges adapting to and mitigating climate change. This article examines two scenarios for the future of the state’s responses to climate change and argues that the state’s history of innovation suggests a viable path ahead. © 2014 by the Regents...

... to be described accurately as a desert, the encroachments that the ever-expanding city is making, particularly on the Mojave, along with climate change, threaten to make the desert city myth real. Nevertheless, MacDonald argues, rather than reify this old myth, perhaps it is time we create a new one. © 2013...