Bill Fulton

Rice University

Guest

Director of Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research; former vice president of policies and programs at Smart Growth America; publisher of the California Planning & Development Report and author of The Reluctant Metropolis: The Politics of Urban Growth in Los Angeles and The Regional City: Planning for the End of Sprawl; Founding president and CEO of Solimar Research Group, a public-policy research firm specializing in metropolitan growth, urban planning and economic development issues; former Mayor of Ventura and councilman of the Ventura City Council

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Mega Mall Planned in Miami-Dade Would Dwarf Mall of America

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In 2011, Governor Brown and the legislature dissolved more than 400 California Redevelopment Agencies.

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In 2011, Governor Brown and the legislature dissolved more than 400 California Redevelopment Agencies.

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The character and the landscape of Los Angeles is undergoing a transformation.

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