Opinion
Throwaway cities in the Inland Empire? Hardly
Aug. 8, 2012
California
In what seems likely to become ammunition for several North County community groups now gearing up for incorporation drives, a San Diego County study released Tuesday said the county is not spending as much on city-type services in urban unincorporated areas as it receives in taxes and fees from those communities.
March 6, 1985
If voters in Fallbrook are trying to decide whether to vote for incorporation Tuesday on the basis of dollars and cents, they had better have a few pencils and erasers on hand.
June 1, 1988
A citizens’ group in Fallbrook, eager to see the community embrace home rule, unveiled an economic study Friday that shows that the rural enclave has the financial fiber to incorporate as a self-sustaining city.
June 20, 1987
Nine communities in the southeastern foothills of Orange County are exploring whether to form the county’s 32nd city, partly in an attempt to avert major cuts in county services caused by the bankruptcy.
Jan. 25, 1995
Supervisor Susan Golding isn’t going to block a citizens’ effort to incorporate this seaside community.
Feb. 27, 1985
Like adolescents seeking independence from their parents, the growing communities of San Diego County are leaving the fold.
June 9, 1986
The house where Marjorie Gaines lives sits beside a stand of eucalyptus trees, deep in the heart of a green and gold valley in this unincorporated borough east of Encinitas.
May 25, 1986
Leaders of two separate movements advocating cityhood for Solana Beach and the cluster of North County communities known as San Dieguito took their first formal step toward home rule on Tuesday, filing applications for a vote on incorporation with the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO).
May 1, 1985
A little over a year ago, the nasty rumor emerged: Someone had dared suggest that this exclusive estate community be included in the incorporation drive of a neighboring beach town.
March 23, 1986