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Design and Architecture

Can The Drought Bring Californians Together, Creatively?

For the first time in its history, California has mandated a statewide cut in water use. What does this mean for the Golden State and its endless sense of possibility and its endless green lawns?

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By Frances Anderton • Apr 7, 2015 • 1 min read

For the first time in its history, California has mandated a statewide cut in water use. What does this mean for the Golden State and its endless sense of possibility and its endless green lawns?

Jon Christensen is the editor of Boom: A Journal of California and an adjunct professor at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. He says it’s time to avoid the blame game and work together to forge a beautiful state that uses water wisely.

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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    Frances Anderton

    architecture critic and author

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