Cities

Development and groundwater pumping are causing land subsidence and heightening the risks of sea level rise.

Poor water pressure and dry hydrants posed major obstacles to fighting the February fire that killed scores of people along…

For a year or two, as first-wave pandemic panic gave way to a more generalized perception of ragged social disorder,…

Mayors and governors from President Biden’s own party are looking for help with overflowing migrant encampments, packed shelters and busted…

The country is on track for a record drop in homicides, and many other categories of crime are also in…

Revisiting a theory about chance collisions and innovation.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation that will allow San Francisco, Los Angeles and four other cities to use speed cameras…

For far too long, too many Americans considered the border to be someone else’s problem — someone in Texas, maybe,…

Researchers like Carlos Moreno, the professor behind a popular urban planning concept, are struggling with conspiracy theories and death threats.

A new study compares median home prices against household income, property taxes and mortgage expenses to determine affordability.