California 2000
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If You Build Housing, Will They Come?
The San Jose Mercury News urges San Jose officials to carefully analyze the housing situation in the city before proceeding with housing in Coyote Valley.
Report: World's Water Systems In Trouble
A report from the World Resources Institutewarns that the world's freshwater systems are sothreatened that they may have difficulty sustaining life, withincreasing water shortages for human use and the extinction of a varietyof freshwater species.
BART-San Jose Plan Flawed, Critics Say
Measure A, a ballot measure sponsored by the ValleyTransportation Authority that would implement a30 year half-cent sales tax to be used for transportation projects, hasbeen criticized for not doing enough to alleviate congestion.
Water Pollution Meeting Criticized
A meeting organized by San Diego county Supervisors Ron Robertsand Greg Cox to design a regional effort to clean the county's beaches,rivers, streams, and watersheds was boycotted by environmental groups on Oct 18th.
Cleaning Up Our Beaches and Bays
San Diego County Board of Supervisors member Greg Cox urgescommunity members to take action against local water pollution in thisUnion-Tribune opinion piece.