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A Joint Metropolitan Authority

A joint metropolitan authority is needed to manage the five counties of the Southland (Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Bernardino, and Riverside). Currently this urban area is characterized by much conflict between local and regional goals. Cross-jurisdictional competition has led to lack of coordination on important issues affecting the region's future. A joint metropolitan authority can help conceive and implement a comprehensive vision for the Southland.

Any vision for the Southland's future must be based on a diagnosis of the existing urban area. This area is currently faced with a series of challenges. One of the primary challenges is growth management. The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) estimates that by the year 2020 the region (including Imperial County) will add almost 7 million people and 4 million jobs (SCAG, 1997, p. 4). The region must address the problem of finding the land needed for construction to accommodate these new residents and create a regional balance of employment. In addition, the Southland must balance its resource needs (water, land, air, etc.) with the demands of growth and the economy. Environmental management concerns are high on the list of priorities for the Southland, which has battled air quality problems for decades: "Since the dawn on the war on smog, growth has threatened to sabotage every advance in air quality" (SCAQMD 29). In addition, the region must provide for its communities in need, those with individuals and families who have been unable to achieve full participation in the region's economy.

One of the significant barriers to the region's health is the financial stress that has been placed on local jurisdictions because of recent patterns of economic change. The Southland is currently suffering from the economic effects of a massive scaling back of defense production. This has prompted local jurisdictions to compete among themselves for a shrin...

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