EARNIE GRAFTON / Union-Tribune
Plugging away at his laptop in University City, Brant Walker founded RottenNeighbor, a Web site for people to rant and rave on about their neighbors. |
The gripe vine
Neighbor dissing neighbor is a big hit on the Internet
By Roger Showley
STAFF WRITER
Two young men on opposite sides of the globe, one in Australia, the other in San Diego, were fed up with the actions of their neighbors, but instead of moving away, they moved to do something about it online.
Industry focuses on the Latino market
Builders fear low homeownership rate
By Lori Weisberg
STAFF WRITER
The lagging homeownership rate among the Latino population bodes ill for the future, when Hispanics will become the dominant ethnic group in California, warn California home builders.
Sound familiar?
KPBS-TV is airing “Making Sense of Place: Phoenix, the Urban Desert,” which shows the impact of the rampant development that provides homes but threatens the region's ecology.
