High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! William Fulton (or Bill Fulton) (born September 26, 1955) is an American author, urban planner, and politician. He served as Mayor of the City of Ventura, California from 2009 to 2011. He is considered a leading advocate of the "Smart Growth" movement in urban planning. In 2009, he was named to Planetizen`s list of "Top 100 Urban Thinkers".