Southern California Finds A Better Way To Grow

Can the sprawling Southern California region use regional planning to come up with a plan for the entire region?

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March 22, 2003, 11:00 AM PST

"The biggest obstacle to planning will be resistance to the very idea of more growth in a region that in 30 explosive years has seen orange groves and ranches give way to locked freeways and jammed schools. Many Southern Californians have come to equate planning for growth with promoting it. They would seal the state's borders if they could, never mind that two-thirds of the projected increase will come from births, not immigration. To Take Action: ...Visit the Southern California Compass Web site, www.socalcompass.org"

Thanks to Kayleen Maya

FULL STORY: A Better Way to Grow

Saturday, March 22, 2003 in The Los Angeles Times

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