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Lou Foppiano turning 100, celebrates in Healdsburg 49ERS REPORT CARD The project is “exactly what we need in terms of stimulating economic development in this city,” Councilman Jake Mackenzie said of the project, called Sonoma Mountain Village. Mackenzie, Mayor Pam Stafford and Vice-Mayor Gina Belforte voted to approve a general plan amendment changing the designation of the area from limited industrial to mixed use, which allowed the project to proceed. A city w ithout bike lanes '60s folk icon Joan Baez hurt in fall from treehouse PHOTOS | YOUR PHOTOS On that key vote councilmembers Amie Breeze and Joe Callinan — who voted to approve the project’s environmental impact report — voted no. They argued, respectively, that that the project was wrong for Rohnert Park, would strip the city of land that could be used for industrial development and proposed too many residences. 49ers vs. Tampa Bay Casa Grande vs American Maria Carrillo vs. Dougherty Valley converted by Web2PDFConvert.com residences. Advertisement “It doesn’t make sense,” said Breeze. Scientists in Cambridge discover an all natural sleep aid to help you sleep all night... The development would add 1,694 residential units, from apartments to single family homes, to the city and with them a projected 4,400 residents by 2022. It also foresees 825,000 square feet of commercial, retail and office space. Top 3 anti-wrinkle creams of 2010. Reduce wrinkles and fine lines without injections. Who's #1? 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