The Smart Growth Caucus was organized by Assemblymember Patricia Wiggins in January, 2000. The caucus has since grown into an unprecedented coalition of 47 California legislators who believe that California must pursue land use policies that are economically, environmentally and socially sustainable.    The caucus accepts the projections that California will add about 600,000 people per year for the next 40 years. The caucus believes, however, that current growth policies will worsen California’s problems with highway congestion, air pollution, urban blight, social inequity, and unaffordable housing. These problems threaten California’s environment, farms, economic vitality and quality of life.    The caucus has drawn members from north and south, inland and coastal, urban and rural, Democratic and Republican. The caucus provides a forum for legislators to address the cross-cutting issues related to growth by including the chairs of key policy committees such as transportation, agriculture, education, water, housing, local government, economic development and natural resources. Home - Membership - Contact Information - Frequently Asked Questions Street Scene Photo Credit: Robert Holmes/CalTour Website Design: Legislative Data Center