REGIONAL VARIATIONS IN SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL GOVERNANCE

In a recent Urban Affairs Quarterly article, Gerston and Haas (1993, 154) hypothesized that support for regional governance in the suburbs is growing in the 1990s as a result of ''perceived growth of urban problems.'' They offered proof from a survey of likely voters in Santa Clara County, However, three unique attributes of the San Francisco Bay Area may explain the support. Recent surveys indicate that strong support for regional governance extends to the nine-county Bay Area region. Resident surveys in Orange County and a recent Sacramento County election raise questions about growing support for regional governance. A survey of city planning directors in California indicates strong regional variations.