https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/02/07/california-ag-mountain-lion-no-excuse-for-skirting-housing-law/

State Attorney General Rob Bonta warned Woodside town leaders their efforts to thwart new housing development by claiming to be a mountain lion habitat were illegal, hastening a policy reversal by the affluent, rural town.

The town will now begin accepting applications under Senate Bill 9 on Monday, after drawing scorn and scrutiny from state leaders and housing advocates. Woodside leaders had argued the entire municipality was exempt from SB 9 projects because the vulnerable mountain lion roamed within its borders.