California
As the San Diego City Council begins a crucial week of deliberations on its landmark growth-management plan today, leaders of some of the city’s most powerful institutions are gathering their resources to defeat its citizens-backed competitor, the Quality of Life Initiative, which has already qualified for the Nov. 8 ballot.
June 20, 1988
Politics
The slow growth campaign, which started this summer as an issue-oriented debate over vested building rights and the slope of hillsides, has increasingly turned toward personal attacks and allegations of distortions.
Oct. 31, 1988
Business
San Diego’s building industry has gained a huge financial advantage over its two competitors in the bitter battle over four slow-growth measures to be decided by voters Nov. 8, campaign finance reports released Thursday show.
Oct. 7, 1988
World & Nation
Nov. 13 will be a public holiday in Kenya for citizens to plant trees, as part of an ambitious plan sparked by climate change concerns to grow 15 billion new trees by 2032.
Nov. 7, 2023
The defeat of two initiatives sponsored by environmental groups does not signify, as their supporters seem to believe, the demise of environmentalism or increasing voter hostility toward the environment.
Nov. 11, 1990
In a spirited but mostly civil debate Thursday, the two leading GOP candidates for the U.S.
May 29, 1998
During the heady days of spring, when voter frustration over rampant growth was fueling Citizens for Limited Growth’s petition-gathering campaign, co-Chairman Linda Martin confidently predicted that her organization’s toughest task would be qualifying its two slow-growth initiatives for the Nov. 8 ballot.
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I am often asked why I am willing to dedicate my time and resources to preserve the natural beauty and open spaces of the Conejo Valley.
March 19, 2000
There is a realignment taking place across the landscape of California politics that is changing the route most candidates must travel to statewide elective office.
Oct. 19, 1986
Pressing his assault against the Bush Administration Monday, Tennessee Sen.
Sept. 1, 1992