The Carpinteria Planning Commission on Monday unanimously approved a proposed remodel of a two-house residence on Maple ...

Oct. 11—According to the "broken window" theory, if a neighborhood ignores a broken window — if it goes unrepaired — it sends a signal that care and concern for the neighborhood has faded or died, and ...

Jacaranda trees are hard to miss. The trees that bloom lavender-blue flowers and can be seen in front yards and parks appear to be blooming late this year. Mark Porter, a Riverside consulting arborist ...

Enhance La Jolla completed a pilot project to plant jacaranda trees along Pearl Street the week of Dec. 21, culminating right before Christmas. In collaboration with The Village Garden Club of La ...

Check out a slide show of these beautiful purple blooms. I remember an e-mail from five years back. It was from a man in England who wanted to know what the purple trees were. He had been visiting ...