In Woodside several times, perhaps they just don't want poor folks to move in?

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A wealthy Silicon Valley town has blocked new affordable housing projects by declaring itself a 'mountain lion habitat'

A wealthy town in Silicon Valley has declared itself a "mountain lion habitat" in order to halt new affordable housing projects in the area. The state's new law, known as Senate Bill 9, allows up to four housing units to be built in a single-family lot, but Woodside, California blocked the building of new housing projects. In a January 27 memo, the town declared that all housing projects started under SB 9 would be indefinitely paused as of January 25 after a petition to consider Woodside a habitat for mountain lions — a species that is a candidate to be considered endangered in the state — was brought before the town council. The town council was able to identify a clause in SB 9 that prohibits building on "land identified as habitat for protected species," according to the memo. "Given that Woodside – in its entirety – is habitat for a candidate species, no parcel within Woodside is currently eligible for an SB 9 project," the memo reads.

I took these photos when I was there:

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As I've mentioned to Tajo, it's very nice and scenic there and probably no low-income and/or welfare recipients there so they're probably trying to keep it that way?  :

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The food at Alice's wasn't bad either:

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Have also gone there with my Hmong buddies too:

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Brought back some good memories. BTW, that's about $10,000 worth of lids right there on one of that restaurant's tables  :

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Hmmm....

California attorney general accuses wealthy town of using mountain lions to skirt affordable housing law. ... State Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta accused managers of a posh Silicon Valley suburb on Sunday of trying to skirt new affordable housing requirements by declaring their town a sanctuary for mountain lions.

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heard the latest is the town retracted their excuses

They probably not wanting poor people into their town which may drive the value of their housing down

A PR issue perhaps.  Giving the town a bad rep will still tarnish that town no matter which side they bend.

Mountain lions roaming a mansion is ok but not around the duplex housing complex that is going to be build for the poor? 

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Sounds like they're back pedaling from their lies  :

The posh California suburb that declared itself a mountain lion habitat to block affordable housing is backing down after backlash

The Silicon Valley town of Woodside declared itself a mountain lion habitat, preventing new duplexes under a state law. Facing ridicule and the threat of legal action, officials backed down.