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Stamp Out Sprawl

The Even Darker Side of Salida Politics

November 6, 2014 By Eric Caine 7 Comments

Emerson Drake caused a minor sensation recently when he reported contents of an email from Bruce Frohman to Modesto Mayor Garrad Marsh. In the email, Frohman offered to write an opposition argument to the Stamp Out Sprawl (SOS) ballot initiative. Drake claimed the email was evidence Frohman had gone over to the “Dark Side.” Given the context, “Dark Side” most likely meant “pro-development.” Since Frohman and I communicate frequently, I […]

Filed Under: Featured, History Tagged With: Bruce Frohman, Emerson Drake Salida, Katharine Borges, Salida Annex, Stamp Out Sprawl

SOS: Our Last Resort

November 5, 2014 By Bruce Frohman 2 Comments

Denny Jackman has tried for many years to get the leaders of Stanislaus County to use comprehensive planning to build a community where growth is orderly, affordable and livable, and where agriculture would be protected in perpetuity. I worked with him up until I left the Modesto City Council in 2003. After disappointment in regional leaders’ ongoing failure to protect farmland, Mr. Jackman, Jake Wenger, and Vance Kennedy created the […]

Filed Under: Featured, History Tagged With: Denny Jackman urban limits, Stamp Out Sprawl

Bruce Frohman on the “Dark Side” of Urban Sprawl

October 30, 2014 By Bruce Frohman 2 Comments

The City of Modesto’s positions on Wood Colony and  Salida have become two of the most divisive issues in the region. One of the sources of the controversy is differing views about Stanislaus County’s role in promoting urban sprawl. Garrad Marsh, John Gunderson, and Bruce Frohman have long been acutely sensitive to the County’s potential threats to farm land. Here, Bruce establishes the historical context for fears that the County […]

Filed Under: Featured, History Tagged With: Bruce Frohman Stamp Out Sprawl, Stamp Out Sprawl

Will Modesto Boundaries Protect Enough Farmland?

May 14, 2014 By Bruce Frohman 1 Comment

News item: 1.5 Million Square Feet Warehouse To Be Built Near Patterson For over 10 years, the Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors has been trying to develop a business park at the former Crows Landing Naval Air Station. The location is only a few miles from Patterson. In 10 years, nothing has been accomplished at Crows Landing. Instead of having a 1.5 million square feet warehouse located at Crows Landing, […]

Filed Under: Environment, Featured Tagged With: Stamp Out Sprawl, Stamp Out Sprawl Initiative

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