Agriculture is thriving in the 75th Assembly District

Southern California’s huge urban population, which includes the growing cities of Temecula, San Marcos and Escondido, often tends to obscure the fact that the 75th Assembly District remains a thriving agricultural region of major national significance.

According to data from the San Diego County Farm Bureau, San Diego County’s $5.1 billion agricultural economy ranks as the 12th largest in the United States, despite the fact that we have more small farms and part-time farmers than any other county. We are the number one producer of avocados and nursery crops, a major reason I was an early advoc...