AM Greenlist: Water fights

>> Glendale family plants eco-friendly garden, risks jail time. Despite our drought and many area cities' efforts to conserve water, Glendale's telling Pete Anderson and Sally Browder that their drought-resistant garden is illegal. In fact, Browder says Suzana Delis, a Neighborhood Services administrative analyst, told them there was no such thing as drought-tolerant plants.

>> In contrast, the city of Santa Monica will give you up to $20,000 for water-efficient landscaping.

>> Meanwhile, water's getting more and more precious in SoCal

>> And yesterday, the Metropolitan Water District board approved a drought plan, despite controversy from cities that argue low-income residents will be penalized with higher rates.

>> Take a water footprint quiz with H2O Conserve, which gives you an estimate of how much water you use.

>> L.A. considers a more bicycle friendly city in a joint council meeting between the Planning and Land Use Management committee and the Transportation Committee, Eric Richardson of blogdowntown reports. The result: The joint committees approved Councilman Ed Reyes' motion for bike improvements, and asked the two committees to report back within 90 days on ideas on planning options available to make cycling more accessible. In addition, DOT was asked to prepare a presentation for the full city council on ways other cities have made streets bicycle friendly.

>> A California code encourages de-car-ing to work, and L.A.'s working to make sure everyone knows about and complies with it. If your workplace has 50+ employees AND subsidizes leased parking said employees, then you're entitled to a cash allowance in lieu of a parking space.

>> GM reports $38.7-billion loss in '07. Gas guzzlers aren't popular buys these days.

>> Is making a better car like making a better cancer? asks NYC's Colin Beavin, a.k.a. No Impact Man.

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