Protecting Ripon’s character requires steps to keep Manteca growth at bay

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A view of the Santa Clara Valley where orchards and farmland once separated most communities up until the 1970s.

santa clara valley — A view of the Santa Clara Valley where orchards and farmland once separated most communities up until the 1970s.

No offense to either Manteca or Ripon, but does anyone want to see the two cities become a seamless blob where you can’t tell where one city starts and the other ends? It is why steps need to be taken now to make sure that doesn’t happen.

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