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City Council decisions today impact our residents’ tomorrows. Concerned residents spoke up at the July 18 San Mateo City Council meeting intended to define “high rise” developments for the new General Plan.
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These sounds like really good concerns to raise with all the candidates running for City Council, especially given how many seats are open for San Mateo's first district elections.
Cannot agree more—our local businesses would benefit from such increased foot traffic, not just car traffic from commuters.
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