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Mapping California's Sprawl: A Data Explainer

Charting decades of land-use change with public data.

By Matthew TorreCaliforniaPublished Feb 8, 20265 min read
Chart of California farmland lost to urbanization: 1.1 million acres since 1984, with a 2016-2018 breakdown

California farmland converted to urban use, charted against the state's own conservation data. — Truth Computing Media

PLACEHOLDER COPY: A data explainer breaking down land-use change using public datasets, with methodology notes.

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  • Public GIS datasets: Placeholder — to be sourced and cited.

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