'Political Recall' As Slow Growth Strategy?

"In 2002, researchers from Rutgers and Cornell universities derided Riverside and San Bernardino counties as the nation's worst examples of urban sprawl, far outranking other metropolises on a "sprawlometer" that measured whether areas had strong social cores, accessible streets and a mix of homes and jobs.

Recall supporters in Muscoy followed the lead of outraged residents in Murrieta, where voters last spring ousted the pro-growth mayor in the city's first-ever recall. Residents of Palm Springs, Temecula, Redlands and Norco also have skirmished recently with elected officials or developers over growth.