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Article: Azusa jumps off the Suburban downward spiral. (Local Watch).(Brief Article)
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- California Planning & Development Report
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
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City leaders in Azusa believe they have their community on a more prosperous track after years of political fighting and questionable land use decisions. Downtown redevelopment is finally taking hold, builders are constructing upscale houses, and an exhaustive planning process for a prized 400-acre parcel appears to be settling old disputes.
Not everything is rosy in the city of 45,000 at the eastern end of the San Gabriel Valley. Incomes of residents are among the lowest in the valley, years of cheap construction have given parts of town an undeniably tacky appearance, and not everyone supports the new developments. Still, people inside and outside of City Hall ...