San Jose: Residents sue city over impact a Whole Foods store would have in El Paseo shopping center redevelopment

San Jose: Residents sue city over impact a Whole Foods store would have in El Paseo shopping center redevelopment

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https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/07/28/san-jose-residents-sue-city-over-impact-a-whole-foods-store-would-have-in-el-paseo-shopping-center-redevelopment/

A month after the San Jose City Council approved the redevelopment of the El Paseo de Saratoga shopping center — a project that includes nearly 1,000 units of housing — a group of residents has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging it violated a state law that requires agencies to identify and mitigate environmental impacts.

At the root of the lawsuit, which was filed July 22 in Santa Clara County Superior Court by a group called Citizens for Inclusive Development, is the new urban village’s anchor store: a 40,000-square-foot Whole Foods.