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Welcome to California City: The Imaginary Metropolis

At the corner of 125th Street and Joshua Avenue, you're more likely to run into a coyote than a commuter. On 115th Street and Sequoia Boulevard, you won't see many signs of civilization -- let alone sequoias. Just miles of desert and distant mountains. You wouldn't know it at the intersection of 20th Street and Snake...

IBM's New City Sim is More Than Mere Child's Play

(Oct. 4) -- Budding urban designers may have been leveling neighborhoods and building fusion plants in Will Wright's famous "Sim City" series for 21 years now, but today, that genre gets serious with the launch of IBM's "CityOne." Check out the trailer: CityOne, like "Sim City," is designed to mimic the operation and...

$70M Budget Gap Means Newark Mayor Can't Spare a Square

(July 23) -- Facing a daunting $70 million budget gap, Newark, N.J., Mayor Corey Booker says he can't afford to spare even one square: Discontinuing toilet paper in city offices is among his proposed cuts to remedy Newark's 2010 budget deficit. "Every single contract that does not go to the core function of our city in...

Background on city

A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.

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