An editorial argues for North San Diego County's importance in regional planning as the Regional Government Efficiency Commission moves toward its state-mandated Aug. 11 deadline for recommending the best way to decide major housing, transit and land-use
"While San Diego is legally one big county, several separate and distinct places and cultures exist: On the one hand, there is San Diego, the city, which seems preoccupied by an array of classic, big-city problems. On the other hand, there is North County, its communities and their institutions, including a state university and a growing economic base, which has a different set of headaches." The article warns against too much focus on San Diego in the regional planning process.
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