The Urban Strategy 40 Years Later
- William Fulton
- Feb 20, 2018
- 4 min read
The other day, Peter Detwiler – the now-retired guru of California local government – reminded me that this month marks the 40th anniversary of the release of Gov. Jerry Brown’s urban strategy for California. It’s an impressive document – both pithy and visionary. And in this world of climate policy and the mandate for greenhouse gas emissions reduction, it’s worth remembering that the more things change, the more they stay the same.


