CA town’s plan to declare itself mountain lion sanctuary to avoid building affordable housing is against the law

A California town’s plan to declare itself a mountain lion sanctuary as a way to avoid having to build affordable housing is against the law, the state attorney general said Sunday. 

The wealthy Silicon Valley enclave of Woodside announced in a memorandum last week that it was exempt from a new state housing law that allows for duplex development on single-family lots because the entire town is habitat for endangered cougars.

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If the State had any balls, they'd have said "Okay, fine," and then announced a plan to release problem lions into their new sanctuary.