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Following a race to the finish line to adopt their mandated Housing Elements by the end of January, the five Tri-Valley municipalities are still awaiting approval of their plans for the current eight-year cycle by state officials.

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Jeanita Lyman is a second-generation Bay Area local who has been closely observing the changes to her home and surrounding area since childhood. Since coming aboard the Pleasanton Weekly staff in 2021,...