Press Releases

November 28, 2007
Blueprint Regional Advisory Committee to Meet Monday, December 3, 2007 at UC Merced


August 7, 2007
Merced County Association of Governments: Blueprint Email Update August 2007


August 01, 2007
Preserving Productive Ag Land Emerges As a Top Vision Theme for San Joaquin Valley


March 20, 2007
Kern COG Invites Arvin/Lamont Residents to Decide How Their Communities Grow


February 6, 2007
Tulare Co. set to map its future


June 1, 2006
Regional Planning Summit to Grapple with San Joaquin Valley Growth on June 28th


Jan 26, 2006
Governor’s Cabinet Secretary Announces Grant for San Joaquin Valley Planning

News Coverage

November 1, 2007
Poll: Residents happy but fear growth


October 16, 2007
Kern County Blueprint meeting brings vision of future into focus


October 11, 2007
Region’s future discussed at ‘Blueprint’ meeting


October 3, 2007
KernCOG to host second phase of ‘Blueprint’ study


September 7, 2007
Toss book on growth, report urges


August 16, 2007
San Joaquin Valley poorer, fatter, less educated than rest of state New study finds some good things associated with life in the valley and a lot bad


August 3, 2007
BARBARA GOODWIN: Fresno County sure is a-changin'


July 07, 2007
Fresno Bee Article: Valley to hold 9.4 million by 2050 State report predicts population to double; Fresno Co. with 1.9m


May 27, 2007
Kern COG wants input on growth in communities


May 27, 2007
Sprawl clashes with warming in California


May 02, 2007
Agricultural land values increase


May 02, 2007
Population swells in Valley faster than state


April 09, 2007
Becky Napier discusses Kern Regional Blueprint Program


April 05, 2007
Kumbaya discussions elevate valley


March 30, 2007
What Tracy residents want


March 30, 2007
Workshop addresses future of Tracy area


March 29, 2007
Planning for the future


March 29, 2007
Input sought on Valley growth


March 28, 2007
Arvin/Lamont residents to choose how their city will grow


March 28, 2007
Workshops on growth planned


March 23, 2007
Whole Lot'a Plannin' Goin' On


March 23, 2007
Manteca seeks plan for future County workshops gather ideas on growth


March 23, 2007
Kern Council of Governments to hold meetings for future growth input


March 21, 2007
Kern COG learns Ridgecrest's vision


March 20, 2007
What do residents like about living in IWJ?


March 20, 2007
County wants your say on valley's future


March 18, 2007
Blueprint a new chance to give input


March 16, 2007
Shrider column: Blueprint a new chance to give input


March 15, 2007
Kern COG begins meeting's on County's future growth


March 15, 2007
Help guide S.J. into the future


March 14, 2007
Kern COG looking for local input


March 14, 2007
Planning project for San Joaquin Valley comes to Lodi


March 07, 2007
County seeks help to plan growth


March 05, 2007
County compiles growth wish list


February 27, 2007
'Valley Blueprint' topic of Thursday evening meeting


February 25, 2007
S.J. population will triple by 2050 - time to plan is now


February 20, 2007
Workshop will focus on Valley blueprint


February 17, 2007
Students offer view of county's future


February 10, 2007
KernCOG workshop slated for Ridgecrest

February 6, 2007
Tulare Co. set to map its future


February 3, 2007
Group seeks input on Valley blueprint


February 2, 2007
County looks into crystal ball


January 26, 2007
Take your pick: green Valley or endless L.A.


January 25, 2007
Valley below average in key needs, survey finds


January 22, 2007
Connecting the dots...How the Blueprint, Partnership, and BRAC interface


January 22, 2007
Kern Regional Blueprint Project addresses localized participation in statewide planning efforts


January 19, 2007
"Our Valley, Our Choice" book focuses on valley growth


January 8, 2007
Get a peek at Valley's future


November 13 , 2006
Fresno Co. looks to 'buffers' as growth plows into its economic mainstay: farming.


November 15 , 2006
Blueprint for the Valley


June 30, 2006
Hundreds help in mapping Valley 'blueprint'


June 29, 2006
$2 million Valley Blueprint plan gets input


June 27, 2006
Survey: Valley residents pleased with their cities


June 23, 2006
Plan for future of Valley merits Stanislaus input


May 19, 2006
Local Leaders Give State an Earful


January 24, 2006
State Makes Grant for Central Valley Planning

January 21, 2006
State invests in Valley: San Joaquin receives $2 Million to help ease growing pains