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Since its incorporation in 1981, Dublin leaders have relied on private enterprise to shape the city. Dublin developed its core, with all of the big box stores, while planning decisions were made in Hayward and Oakland by Alameda County staff and elected supervisors. It has struggled to find a “downtown” because it hasn’t had one. […]

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