Article: Council strikes down plan to develop industrial land.

Byline: John Woolfolk

May 16--The San Jose City Council rejected a proposal Tuesday night to build homes on land set aside for future industrial growth in the city's Evergreen district and voted to require industrial development before housing in the surrounding area.

Vice Mayor Dave Cortese, who represents Evergreen, proposed that if the council wasn't going to allow any homes on the industrial land, no major housing be considered at all until there is industrial development. The council vote was 9-1, with Cortese disssenting, to hold off on developing industrial land until the city completes its general plan update. It also voted 9-1 to ensure that ...

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