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Apr. 6, 2010

Judge Orders Pleasanton to Drop Housing Cap, Raising Concerns Over Development

By JASON W. ARMSTRONG Daily Journal Staff Writer Cities across California stood up and took notice last month when an Alameda County judge, in a first-of-its-kind ruling, ordered Pleasanton to drop its voter-approved housing cap, saying it

By JASON W. ARMSTRONG

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Cities across California stood up and took notice last 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 way for several thousand m...

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