A majority of Californians has a solution to the threat to homes from wildfires: Just don't build where fires are likely. That's according to a new poll, reports the Los Angeles Times:
Three quarters of California voters believe the state should restrain home building in areas at high risk of wildfires, a new survey has found.
The UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies Poll, prepared for the Times, shows bipartisan support for such restrictions after deadly fires wiped out tens of thousands of homes across the state in the last two years.
“The voters think there should be limits,” said Mark DiCamillo, director of the Berkeley IGS Poll.
The survey revealed broad backing across party lines, demographic groups and all regions in California for restricting growth in wildfire zones. Nearly 85% of Democrats support doing so compared with 57% of Republicans and 72% of independent voters.
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