California's Endless Growth War Now Gives Growth A Chance

California voters are resisting the slow-growth tendencies they championed in the 1970s and '80s.

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November 10, 2002, 1:00 PM PST

Columnist John King sizes up the election results of local growth measures and finds that California voters are resisting the slow-growth tendencies they championed in the 1970s and '80s. After assessing the 30-plusgrowth-related ballot measures statewide, King notes that voters appearto "be willing to give some kind of growth a chance -- at least for now,and at least in some locations." But the kind of growth Californians votedfor was in line with smart growth principles -- where communities invest in the older city cores rather than spread out near the periphery. The trendwas evident in the Bay Area, as well as Santa Rosa, San Diego, andWatsonville.

Thanks to California Policy Forum

FULL STORY: Hint of a turn to smart growth - Voters reject restrictive measures

Saturday, November 9, 2002 in The San Francisco Chronicle

Government / Politics California

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