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lia Ramos, who is also a Napa County supervisor. The state gives ABAG a housing After being hit with hefty increasquota for the nine-county Bay Area; es to their housing quotas in the latest ABAG then divides that up among the eight-year state planning cycle, Bay region’s cities and counties. The quoArea cities should prepare for potentialta for cities and counties is known as ly even larger quotas in the next plan- changes due to new state laws, were ments, a regional planning agency. ning period, regional officials said. discussed last week during a meeting “We are bracing ourselves for what the regional housing needs allocation, [See HOUSING, page 18] The size of the quotas, and other of the Association of Bay Area Govern- is coming,” said ABAG President BeBY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent
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TURKEY’S NEXT: The U.S. men’s soccer team will face Turkey in its final Group D match of the World Cup at 7 p.m. on Thursday in Los Angeles. The U.S. team will play a knock out round game July 1 at Levi’s Stadium. WALK OUT: The Iranian delegation walked out of the venue in Switzerland where they were negotiating yesterday after President Trump warned the U.S. could strike Iran over its support for Hezbollah. Then they returned for further talks. It shows the tenuous state of the deal in which Iran agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. REFLECTING POOL SABOTAGE: President Trump claimed that somebody deliberately sabotaged the newly renovated Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The monument is currently being drained and cleaned due to algae issues and alleged vandalism. NO GAS: Officials in Russiaoccupied Crimea have suspended civilian gasoline sales. The sudden halt comes as Ukraine severely ramps [See THE UPDATE, page 4]
Town leaders plot their future BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
CUISINE AND WHISKEY TASTINGS Chefs, pitmasters and master distillers are gearing up for the Heritage Fire & Whiskies of the World Tour, which will make a stop at San Mateo’s Coyote Park on July 26. The public can stroll through the park and enjoy tastings. More information on page 8. This photo of a previous event provided by its organizers.
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Los Altos is at a crossroads between residents who want to preserve the city’s “village character” and city officials pushing to become more modern. The opposing viewpoints clashed at a Planning Commission meeting on Thursday, when commissioners discussed a General Plan that describes the city’s vision for the next 25 years. “The conflict in the document, which I think is ultimately the main conflict of Los Altos, is the tension of wanting to keep everything exactly the same and also this huge necessity to grow,” Commissioner Mehruss Jon Ahi said. Residents Maria Bautista and Catherine [See FUTURE, page 18]
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