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Title: PLANTING A CROP ON OXNARD PLAIN, A PRIME AGRICULTURAL AREA NOW BEING DEVELOPED FOR HOUSING NEAR OXNARD, CALIFORNIA, NORTH OF LOS ANGELES. SOME 84 PERCENT OF THE STATE'S RESIDENTS LIVE WITHIN 30 MILES OF THE COAST, AND THIS CONCENTRATION HAS RESULTED IN INCREASING LAND USE PRESSURE. RESTRICTIONS ON COASTAL DEVELOPMENT WITHIN 1,000 YARDS OF THE SHORELINE WERE TIGHTENED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COASTAL ZONE CONSERVATION ACT IN NOVEMBER, 1972
Credit: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
Author: Charles O'Rear, 1941-, Photographer (NARA record: 3403717)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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