Wal-Mart Loses Court Challenge to Stop Referendum Vote.
A Superior Court judge in California has brushed Wal-Mart back from its legal attempts to interfere in a San Marcos ballot referendum, saying the huge
A Superior Court judge in California has brushed Wal-Mart back from its legal attempts to interfere in a San Marcos ballot referendum, saying the huge
You won’t hear Wal-Mart talking about opponents as a “vocal minority” anymore — at least not in the city of San Marcos, California. A Wal-Mart
Who says that the retail giant from Bentonville has thick skin? Wal-Mart has filed a lawsuit against the city of San Marcos, California, challenging the
Less than two weeks after the San Marcos, California City Council narrowly approved a rezoning for a 139,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter, opponents are gathering signatures
Even though no residents spoke in favor of a 139,000 s.f. Wal-Mart supercenter in south San Marcos, California — the second Wal-Mart in this city
“Miracles happen,” according to San Marcos, California resident Steve Bennett. “We beat the biggest corporation in the world.” On June 11th, after six grueling hours
Angry citizens in San Marcos, California are organizing to stop a second Wal-Mart in the city from being built in the middle of a highly
The strategies written here were produced by Sprawl-Busters in 2006 at the request of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), mainly for citizen groups that were fighting Walmart. But the tips for fighting unwanted development apply to any project—whether its fighting Dollar General, an Amazon warehouse, or a Home Depot.
Big projects, or small, these BATTLEMART TIPS will help you better understand what you are up against, and how to win your battle.