Growth Control Vs. Population Growth

California is in the midst of a huge population surge at the same time that growth control is gaining support.

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November 26, 2000, 10:00 AM PST

Sacramento Bee columnist Dan Walters writes: "As long as our population continues to expand, imposing limits on housing construction in one community merely squeezes the toothpaste tube and pushes the people somewhere else. And often the practical effect of growth-control measures is to push development into relatively rural areas, thereby encouraging the suburban sprawl that environmentalists profess to oppose."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Dan Walters: Growth control a Gordian knot

Friday, November 24, 2000 in The Sacramento Bee

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