Growth Issues Dominate Northern CA

Growth issues are fueling referendums on Contra Costa and Alameda County ballots, as the region struggles with problems of gridlock and sprawl.

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August 12, 2000, 3:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

Future development in the Tri- Valley depends on which growth-control initiative wins. A Sierra Club open-space initiative is directed at killing Livermore and Alameda County's shared plan to build 12,500 houses on 3,200 acres north of Livermore along Interstate 580.

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Growth Issues Dominate County Ballots

Saturday, August 12, 2000 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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