What does a 21st century California look like? The Central Valley.
That answer may take many by surprise, but a quick look at the state’s demographic data confirms this agricultural region will play a leading role in the state’s immediate and long-term development.
In the following interview, we ask Carol Whiteside, the former mayor of Modesto and current President of the Great Valley Center, to explain just why the state’s traditional farmlands are quickly becoming its future-forward suburbs and, even, cities-in-the-making.
- Carol Whiteside, Great Valley Center
- Web Salon: Farmlands and the New Cities, California Connected
- A Statistical Tour of California’s Great Central Valley, California Research Bureau, California State Library
- California 2025: Taking on the Future, Public Policy Institute of California
- Interactive: Smart Growth, California Connected
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