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Real Estate/Development

Mar. 31, 2010

Cities Must Drop Housing Cap

Cities across California took notice when a judge, in a first-of-its-kind ruling, said Pleasanton's voter-approved housing caps flouted state policies mandating how much housing municipalities must offer.

By Jason W. Armstrong

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Cities across California stood up and took notice earlier this month when an Alameda County judge, in a first-of-its-kind ruling, ordered Pleasanton to drop its voter-approved housing cap, saying it flouted state policies mandating how much housing municipalities must offer.

If the decision - which requires the Bay Area city of 68,000 to loosen its development standards to make ...

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