Woodside Town Council will gradually move from a seven- to five-member body, but a resident, feeling the council has ignored public input, is considering launching a ballot initiative to keep it at seven council members.
Former Town Council member Daniel Yost said Woodside should find creative ways to meet its state housing goals rather than shirk them, criticizing the attempt to block implementation of SB 9.
The town of Woodside is blocking new housing from being built under a new state law, arguing the residential growth would encroach on the habitats of mountain lions, a protected species.
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