The region is generally wealthy and housing is expensive. Tourism is heavily depended upon in this area's economic base. Water quality and availability will serve to constrain growth in this region. The region consists of nine counties, seven of which have been selected for this assessment. This region is unique because Asians will account for the majority of population growth here, rather than Hispanics.
Residents commute to jobs in the region from the Central Valley and the Central Coast.
Predicted job growth combined with a severe housing shortage will challenge this region in the future. The final write-up on this portion of this assessment will be available at the end of May, 2001. For more information about this portion of the assessment contact Rachel Struglia at 909.680.1540. A two-phase visitor intercept methodology was used. Visitors were observed using video security cameras to assess time use allocations.