Cisco's 688-Acre Development Prompts Inter-City Discussions

SAN JOSE, CA-As lawyers for the city of Salinas and other neighboring municipalities prepare to sue over San Jose’s approval of a 688-acre development for its largest employer Cisco Systems, other of the cities’ employees are preparing to talk about working together from here on out.

On Nov. 27, representatives from cities in San Benito, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties will meet in San Jose to discuss joint planning on future development in the area. San Jose Mayor Ron Gonzales proposed the meetings, which will be open to the public, as a means of city officials putting their heads together on future development. The event will kick off a series of meetings during which city officials will try to map out a workable plan for balancing growth with traffic, land and other environmental concerns.