Not Yet New York was a
Los Angeles
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, California political organization in the 1980s. Its goals were to slow the growth of the city, and preserve open space and low density. Founded by Laura Lake, a
UCLA
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professor, and Barbara Blinderman, an attorney, it played a major part in the passage of Los Angeles's
Proposition U
Proposition U was a ballot initiative for the city of Los Angeles. Proposed by Zev Yaroslavsky, Joel Wachs, and Marvin Braude, and placed on the ballot in November 1986, Prop. U aimed to slow development in the city. Voters approved Prop. U by a 2 ...
. It is now mostly disbanded.
References
LA Weekly article "Rebel With A Plan" by Robert Greene, published on November 18, 2004provides a source for the connection with Proposition U, activity in the 80s, organization's goals, and "importance" of the group.
*Article in the
Los Angeles Daily News
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titled "L.A. denser than N.Y." published on July 14, 2001, written by Beth Barrett. "Lake, who co-founded "Not Yet New York," a largely defunct group that pressed for city charter reform," -- verifies "mostly disbanded", and one of the founders.
*"Not Yet New York" entry in ''Los Angeles A to Z: An Encyclopedia of the City and County'' written by Leonard and Dale Pitt, published by UC Press in 1997. -- verifies founders names and professions, organization's goals, activity in 80s.
Political advocacy groups in the United States
Organizations based in Los Angeles
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