From the archives | New suburbs, old pains in Sun Belt

This story originally published Sept. 15, 1982. It is being republished as part of the commemoration of USA TODAY's 40th anniversary on Sept. 15, 2022.

In the aggressively adolescent Sun Belt, there's something new these days: its suburbs, like those of older cities to the north, are grappling with growing pains. 

In Irvine, California, the national recession is taking its toll.