California Suburbs Continue To Grow
4 April 2001 - 4:00am
Census figures show that California residents are fleeing to the suburbs and beyond.
"Road crews now struggle to keep pace with the rapid housing and commercial construction, leaving drivers stuck on dead-end streets or congested, unfinished thoroughfares. Road signs directing travelers to innumerable housing developments mark the city's entrances, and the smell of construction dust and the constant sound of power tools fills the air."
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New Suburbs Swell in California
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Associated Press, April 3, 2001
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