In Bay Area, No Development Is Sacred

In the bay area, environmentalists are lining up to do battle with new schools and religious facilities.

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November 9, 2001, 8:00 AM PST

"...As a growing number of churches and private or parochial schools in the Bay Area search for property that will allow them to expand, environmentalists and local residents are lining up to do battle. However spiritual or educational or noble the goals, they say, such development only engenders the evil known as urban sprawl."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: DEFLECTING DEVELOPMENT

Thursday, November 8, 2001 in The San Francisco Chronicle

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