More Homes Or More Open Space?

This is the question facing voters in communities throughout California: To grow or not.

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November 4, 2002, 10:00 AM PST

"From Alameda to Escondido, activists are campaigning to keep tracts of open space from being subdivided. Using ballot initiatives, they are trying to preserve untouched hillsides, put caps on the number of building permits issued and prevent construction of individual housing projects. In response, home builders are spending heavily to promote their own visions of California's future: the construction of new master-planned communities to address a statewide housing shortage."

Thanks to Tom Collins

Read the full story: Voters to Say Grow or No Grow

Monday, November 4, 2002 in The Los Angeles Times

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