Comments on: Fremont not giving up on development near Tesla plant http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/2011/02/25/fremont-not-giving-up-on-development-near-tesla-plant/ Sat, 25 May 2013 17:13:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Fremont Lifer http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/2011/02/25/fremont-not-giving-up-on-development-near-tesla-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-20075 Fremont Lifer Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:41:08 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/?p=9276#comment-20075 Part of the reason that Fremont is stuck on housing (aside from the fact that the Council is in bed with the developers) is because Fremont continues to allow the State and ABAG to dictate to them how much housing the city must build. Yes, there are consequences to defying the dictates of ABAG, but way back in ’96 Pleasanton voters chose to cap their housing at 29,000 units in an effort to maintain local control over their growth. They lost eventually, but they gained more than they lost. During the time the case was winding through the courts, Pleasanton was able to develop their commercial/industrial areas to provide themselves with a more favorable more tax revenue base to support city services. That’s what you get when you have a Council and City Attorney that aren’t afraid of a fight.

http://www.calpacbrokers.com/news/pleasanton-housing-cap-lawsuit-update/

http://www.urbanhabitat.org/node/5584

]]> By: VOR http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/2011/02/25/fremont-not-giving-up-on-development-near-tesla-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-20069 VOR Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:35:24 +0000 http://www.ibabuzz.com/tricitybeat/?p=9276#comment-20069 Wait a minute. Two of the three land use concepts envisioned residential? What, tenement housing? What the heck happened to trying to bring more businesses and J-O-B-S into the area? Why are we so stuck on housing?! Oh wait, that’s right we love developers. They are our friends. They support our political campaigns.

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