· The San Mateo Planning Commission is continuing its deliberation on the Bay Meadows Specific Plan Amendment from its Aug. 16 meeting to a special meeting Sept. 8. The public hearing on the issue is closed and the commission is slated to take a vote that will act as a recommendation to the City Council. The plan would modify the Bay Meadows Specific Plan to eliminate the existing race track and allow the development of as much as 1,500 residential units, 1.5 million square feet of office space and 150,000 square feet of retail space. The plan also calls for 15 acres of open space, including a 12-acre park and two medium-sized parks. The proposal spurred three years of community meetings over the use of the site and has been under review by the city for about a year.
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· A bill that would make California's family code gender neutral in its description of marriage passed a state Senate committee yesterday.
The bill, AB 849, authored by Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, passed the Appropriations Committee by a vote of 7-6, an aide to Leno reported today. It may hit the Senate floor as early as Tuesday.
The bill would amend the language in the California Family Code to exclude gender specifications. Currently, sections 300, 301 and 302 define marriage as between a man and a woman. If passed, Leno's bill would amend that language to define marriage as between two people.
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