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CreekDog

(46,192 posts)
Fri May 3, 2013, 02:08 PM May 2013

Bay Area growth pushes California population near 38 million



As a rapidly recovering job market attracts armies of young tech workers, Santa Clara County is now the fastest-growing county in California, new figures from the state Department of Finance show.

Most of the rest of the Bay Area also recorded strong population growth last year as the Golden State's population grew by almost 300,000 to nearly 38 million people. Four of the state's five most rapidly growing counties and several of its fastest-growing cities were in the region, according to the report released Wednesday.

"Who wouldn't want to live in the Bay Area now? Not only is there a great quality of life, but the job growth has been pretty outstanding," said Jim Wunderman, the Bay Area Council's president and CEO.

Wunderman, whose organization is made up of the region's 275 biggest employers, said the Bay Area is more than ever "seen as the place you have to be in order to be part of the innovation economy."

In Santa Clara County, the heart of Silicon Valley, the population grew 1.6 percent in 2012, up from 0.7 percent in 2011 and 1.1 percent in 2010, while San Francisco, Alameda and San Mateo counties all had growth rates exceeding 1 percent.

http://www.contracostatimes.com/breaking-news/ci_23151275/santa-clara-county-is-fastest-growing-county-population

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KamaAina

(78,249 posts)
2. And where do we propose to put all these people?
Sat May 4, 2013, 05:22 PM
May 2013

The mega-developments at Hunters Point, Treasure Island, Oak to Ninth (Oakland), Bay Meadows, and the Saltworks (Redwood City), are a start -- but only a start, and some (*cough*Saltworks*cough*) come at a high environmental price.

I have some ideas on how to augment some of them, but if I post them here, they might get yoinked.

CreekDog

(46,192 posts)
3. we're growing vertically and infilling many areas
Sat May 4, 2013, 05:47 PM
May 2013

my area has grown by building high density condos and apartments, a number of them near mass transit (BART) and our revitilizing of El Camino Real will put high density shopping and high density residential on this corridor that has a lot of connections to mass transit.

CreekDog

(46,192 posts)
6. yes, that's what i was referring to
Mon May 6, 2013, 06:32 PM
May 2013

and i like the plans overall, i think that and improved mass transit will make ECR in San Mateo County better.

Auggie

(31,060 posts)
5. The quality of life is great because we're not as densly populated as L.A. ...
Mon May 6, 2013, 06:27 PM
May 2013

so, you know, let's welcome growth. Makes perfect sense.

CreekDog

(46,192 posts)
7. While I share your sentiment and think that all growth should be environmentally responsible
Tue May 7, 2013, 12:22 AM
May 2013

I think the ethic of someone who is here already thinks it is great and then wants to make it difficult for others who want to share in what that person has (i.e. living here), is a morally bankrupt position.

I also apply that to being anti immigrant.

Auggie

(31,060 posts)
8. Excellent point. But smart growth is in such short supply around here
Tue May 7, 2013, 08:32 AM
May 2013

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that I'll still support roadblocks if infrastructure, public transportation, land preservation and affordable housing are ignored.

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