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It's wild how quickly things got going after that, although in 1981 the NYT still had to explain what Thai food is.
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A developer has submitted plans to build housing near the Redondo Beach waterfront at the AES power plant. At 2,320 units, it will meet over 90% of city’s RHNA.
The site is currently zoned for park & utility but the city’s housing element is noncompliant.
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This is the first project I've heard of using the builder's remedy to build homes in a city whose housing element hasn't been approved by the state.
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