The Latest Breaking News from Woodside

Editorial: Mountain lion sanctuary? Just another ridiculous attempt to skirt new housing law

When the wealthy suburb of Woodside on the San Francisco Peninsula declared itself a mountain lion habitat, it was such a shameless ploy to exempt itself from a new state law allowing more housing density that not even mountain lion advocates bought it.

Los Angeles Times · Feb 10, 2022

Wealthy California town cites mountain lion habitat to deny affordable housing

Officials in Woodside – a mansion-filled, tech entrepreneur enclave – claim wildcat land keeps them from building multi-unit homes

The Guardian - US · Feb 5, 2022

California City Says It Can't Allow Duplexes Because It's Already Overrun by Mountain Lions

"Every house that's built is one more acre taken away from (mountain lions') habitat. Where are they going to go?" asks Woodside Mayor Dick Brown.

Reason · Feb 4, 2022