The Leftmost City: Power and Progressive Politics in Santa Cruz

by Richard Gendron

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Almost all US cities are controlled by real estate and development interests, but Santa Cruz, California, is a deviant case. An unusual coalition of socialist-feminists, environmentalists, social-welfare liberals, and neighborhood activists has stopped every growth project proposed by landowners and developers since 1969, and controlled the city council since 1981. Even after a 1989 earthquake forced the city to rebuild its entire downtown, the progressive...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0813344387

ISBN13:9780813344386

Release Date:December 2008

Publisher:Routledge

Length:258 Pages

Weight:0.72 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 8.8"

Related Subjects

Conservatism & Liberalism Education & Reference Elections & Political Process Government History Human Geography Local Political Advocacy Political History Political Ideologies

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