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WOODSIDE (KPIX 5) – The town of Woodside began accepting Senate Bill 9 housing applications Monday, just one day after Attorney General Rob Bonta chastised town officials, accusing them of using the idea of ​​a mountain lion habitat to skirt the new housing law.

SB 9 allows homeowners to build up to four residential units on a single family lot.

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Kara Cox is in the process of getting permits in San Mateo.

“It’s carbon neutral to provide housing on the Peninsula, so everyone’s not driving back-and-forth from Concord and Fairfield and all these outlying places where housing is more reasonable,” Cox told KPIX 5.

Terry Szeczyk owns a planning services company for homeowners and said a permitting process that used to take two years will be cut down to four months under the new rules.

“It’s much more streamlined and much easier. It’s refreshing to roll back the standards that may have existed in 1970,” said Szeczyk.

Cities like Woodside insist they’re doing their part.

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“The town of Woodside has consistently exceeded its state mandated low and moderate income housing commitments,” said Woodside Assistant Attorney Kai Ruess.

For middle-income earners, finding a home to buy in the San Jose metro areas is much harder than in San Diego, Los Angeles, and Seattle. The National Association of Realtors says there’s only 1 listing for about every 3,500 households.

“SB9 is just one part of a larger puzzle for how to solve the housing crisis. SB9 is very limited in terms of the kinds of parcels and places where it makes sense,” said Matt Gelfand of Californians for Homeownership.

The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at UC Berkeley estimates SB9 would create as many as 700,000 new units on California’s 7.5 million single-family home lots.

“Across the state where the cities and counties and towns have to plan for where they’re going to put housing for the next eight years, that’s going to be really critical in terms of determining whether we actually solve this crisis,” said Gelfand.

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Cox said, “At this point, density is necessary and I think there are appropriate places to do it.”

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SONOMA COUNTY (CBS SF) – Santa Rosa police said Wednesday a mountain lion was found and captured after being sedated by wildlife experts outside a home in the Rincon Valley on Tuesday evening.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Santa Rosa Police Department posted information on their social media accounts, as well as photos of the mountain lion spotted late Tuesday.

Mountain lion sighting and trapping by local non-profit organizations

A mountain lion was found in a Rincon Valley last night. SRPD officials worked with local wildlife experts / nonprofits who sedated him and took him for medical treatment. The mountain lion is recovering in a local game reserve pic.twitter.com/g8Fo9vjGRW

– Santa Rosa Police (@SantaRosaPolice) October 27, 2021

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At around 10 p.m., officials in the St. Francis Road and De Soto Drive area called for reports of a mountain lion sighting. When the officers arrived on site, they found a young mountain lion in the front yard of a residential building.

The mountain lion refused to move or leave the area despite several patrol cars glowing lights and making noise, police said. The mountain eventually began to move slowly but appeared to be injured or sick.

Officers stayed on site for nearly three hours while waiting for wildlife resources, during which time the mountain lion moved into the neighboring yard.

Police worked with local wildlife experts from several nonprofits – Sonoma Wildlife Rescue and True Wild – and an additional veterinarian, all of whom responded to the scene – as well as fish and wildlife officials. A tranquilizer dart was used by veterinarians to calm the mountain lion.

Experts from True Wild and Sonoma Wildlife Rescue took the mountain lion to a local wildlife sanctuary for observation. They said the mountain lion was a very young man, weighing about 45 pounds. It showed no obvious signs of injury or illness.

Wildlife experts planned to watch the mountain lion and conduct medical tests before determining the best course of action for the animal. The mountain lion has been in her care since Wednesday morning, he is doing well and is doing better. No additional information was available about the mountain lion’s potential medical problems.

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Mountain lion sightings in the Bay Area have increased in recent months. Just last week, a wayward mountain lion instigated a lockdown in two Rohnert Park middle schools before being drugged and removed from the area.

Mountain lions have been caught in the shadow of surveillance cameras in Millbrae. A handful of residents in Oakland Hills and Piedmont said they saw mutilated deer carcasses in their neighborhood. One wildcat was even caught in a tree in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood and transported to the Oakland Zoo, while another broke into a San Bruno home full of wildlife trophies.

More than half of the state is Mountain Lion Territory, and it’s not uncommon for them to show up in unexpected places, according to officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The species usually migrates during the dry season in search of plenty of food and water, but it could travel further than usual as drought conditions increase and deer population declines, department spokesman Ken Paglia said.

“Be aware that we share the state with other wildlife, like mountain lions or bears, they are nearby,” said Paglia. “While they can be potentially dangerous, they are usually in the city looking for food resources and not there to harm us.”

Despite recent sightings, it is rare for a mountain lion to be attacked.

“We want to make sure the public is safe, but we also want the animal to live its life in its own habitat. That is probably the best solution, ”said Paglia.

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Installing motion center lights around the property, keeping pets indoors at night, and storing food appropriately are some of the ways residents can avoid encounters with mountain lions. You can find more tips and tricks from the Mountain Lion Foundation online.

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ROHNERT PARK (CBS SF) – A stubborn mountain lion that resulted in a lockdown at two middle schools in Rohnert Park on Monday morning has been calmed and removed from the area, public safety officials said.

The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said both Evergreen and Lawrence Jones Middle Schools were closed after a mountain lion walked on a nearby trail in the Five Creek Trail and Crane Creek Trail area east of Eagle Park.

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The mountain lion was seen with a tracking device and is known to the State Department of Fish and Wildlife, Rohnert Park DPS told.

Fish and wildlife officials arrived around 10 a.m. Monday to calm the lion and return it to its regular migration area. As of 10:47 a.m., the lock on Lawrence Jones Middle School was lifted and the lock on Evergreen Elementary School was due to end shortly.

DPS said it received a call on Monday morning that the mountain lion was sighted on the creek path.

Mountain lion with tracking device near Evergreen and Lawrence Jones Middle Schools in Rohnert Park. (Rohnert Park Public Safety Department)

Finding the mountains beyond the Evergreen Elementary isn’t hard, and Fish and Wildlife officials say this lion didn’t wander too far.

“Technically, the mountain lion was still in its home range,” said Ken Paglia, public information officer with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. “It was on the far western edge of his home range, and about 300 to 1,800 feet east of his position was a wide open area. It wasn’t really out of place. “

The five-year-old female cat was previously given a collar by a local researcher and is believed to have some neurological problems.

“Our biologists have determined that it is unsafe on its feet,” said Paglia. “Perhaps something happened to the mountain lion in the past. It could have gotten into a car accident, it could have gotten into a fight, but it’s not the healthiest lion. “

“I came outside because I heard the helicopter, and then my neighbors actually told me that it was because there was a mountain lion in the creek,” said Taylor Tischbern, resident of Rohnert Park.

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Conservation advocate Josh Rosenau of the Mountain Lion Foundation says these sightings are more common between the spread of cameras and people moving further into nature.

“A lot of people move out to be closer to these forests and are then a little surprised when things suddenly come from the forest into their backyard,” he told KPIX 5.

Mountain lion sightings in the Bay Area have increased in recent months.

Mountain lions have been caught in the shadow of surveillance cameras in Millbrae. A handful of residents in the Oakland Hills and Piedmont said they saw mutilated deer carcasses in their neighborhood. One wildcat was even caught in a tree in San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood and transported to the Oakland Zoo, while another broke into a San Bruno home full of wildlife trophies.

More than half of the state is Mountain Lion Territory, and it’s not uncommon for them to show up in unexpected places, according to officials with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

The species usually migrates during the dry season in search of plenty of food and water, but it could travel further than usual as drought conditions increase and deer population declines, department spokesman Ken Paglia said.

“Be aware that we share the state with other wildlife, like mountain lions or bears, they are nearby,” said Paglia. “While they can be potentially dangerous, they are usually in the city looking for food resources and not there to harm us.”

Despite recent sightings, it is rare for a mountain lion to be attacked.

“We want to make sure the public is safe, but we also want the animal to live its life in its own habitat. That is probably the best solution, ”said Paglia.

Installing motion center lights around the property, keeping pets indoors at night, and storing food appropriately are some of the ways residents can avoid encounters with mountain lions. Further tips and tricks from the Mountain Lion Foundation can be found at https://issuu.com/mountainlionfoundation/docs/cdfw_mlf_conflict_brochure_booklet_final_2020.

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Andria Borba contributed to this report.

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A wayward mountain lion roams San Francisco’s bustling Bernal Heights neighborhood, far from the quiet green spaces it calls home.

The sightings, one from an eyewitness and another via a home security video, took place between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m. on Tuesday. San Francisco Animal Care and Control spokeswoman Deb Campbell said puma sightings are not uncommon in the city, but research reveals many to be common house cats. Those sightings on Gaven Street and near Bernal Heights Park, however, were the real deal.

“If we hadn’t seen him in this video, we might have thought it was a large, healthy domestic cat that the eyewitness saw,” said Campbell.

I’ve just spoken to the homeowner in the Portola district who shot the mountain lion. She gave me the original video which is a little clearer than the one I posted earlier. pic.twitter.com/HBEZnwyI9A

– Andrea Nakano (@AndreaKPIX) May 19, 2021

Campbell said the mountain lion appeared large and may have been an adult. A mountain lion made it to Mission Bay a year ago, but that person was a lanky teenager.

“The lockdown is over,” joked Campbell. “Maybe he was looking for nightlife but couldn’t find one and went home.”

The home is likely to be in South Bay, particularly in the Crystal Springs area. This is likely to be a very stressful experience for the poor adventurer as mountain lions are naturally retired. This shyness can also explain why no one saw the puma cruising the city streets in daylight or at dusk.

“You’re shy, you keep to yourself,” said Campbell. “We have more mountain lion visitors than we actually experience.”

Animal Care and Control patrolled the neighborhood looking for further evidence of the furry visitor, but did not see him. Campbell says the mountain lion may have made it out of town by now, but neighbors should take sensible precautions, such as walking back and forth. B. Keeping your dogs on a leash and watching your young children. When the animal approaches, make yourself big, wave your arms, and don’t turn your back or run.

Anyone who sees the mountain lion should call the Animal Care and Control emergency number at 415-554-9400.

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A mountain lion was seen on the streets of San Francisco Tuesday morning, the city’s animal welfare agency reported.

The initial viewing on home surveillance video showed the lion walking past a row of houses on the 300 block of Gaven Street in the Portola neighborhood, southwest of intersection 280/101 at 3:50 a.m.

Later that morning, a person reported seeing a lion – believed to be the same – near Bernal Heights Park, on the other side of Interstate 280, about half a mile from Gaven Street.

San Francisco Animal Care and Control spokeswoman Deb Campbell said there were no plans to capture the animal.

“Either it’s under a bush waiting to leave town, or it’s already gone,” she said. “Mountain lions are pretty hard to pin down. You don’t want to annoy people. “

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Just after midnight last night, Oakland Zoo took in a two-year-old male mountain lion captured in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco. This male marks the 16th rescue of a mountain lion for the zoo by the Alliance of the Bay Area Cougar Action Team (BACAT)

OAKLAND. Calif., May 20, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – Oakland Zoo helped rescue a two-year-old male mountain lion found in San Francisco this morning by officials at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CADFW). He was taken to the Oakland Zoo for a temporary stay while he received a full exam, blood tests, and vaccines for preventative care.

Mr. Handsome, unofficially named by Oakland Zoo’s veterinary staff, was taken to a holding area of ​​the zoo’s veterinary hospital overnight pending examinations this morning. He was determined to have a total bill of healthy, hydrated, and a healthy weight of 98.5 pounds. He was treated for internal and external parasites (often found in wildlife) and vaccinated during his examination.

Long distance travel in neighborhoods is not uncommon for mountain lions of this time. Mountain lions are far-reaching species that are known to exhibit “dispersal behaviors” that result in them traveling long distances in search of food, good homes, and mates.

“We are proud to do our part to save and protect wildlife through our partnerships and collaboration with CDFW, the Bay Area Puma Project and the San Francisco Police Department, “said Dr. Herman, vice president of veterinary services at Oakland Zoo.

Mr Handsome is currently on his way to be released from in a rural, uninhabited area Santa Clara County from CDFW to continue living free in the wild.

Mountain lions are exposed to numerous threats California, often hit by cars, killed with expropriation permits and illegally poached. These factors culminate in a conflict between humans and animals, which brings them into conflict with humans and interferes with urban areas and developments. Oakland Zoo works with conservation organizations like the Mountain Lion Foundation and the Bay Area Puma Project to educate the public about the issue and help protect species in the wild.

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The Oakland Zoo helped establish BACAT (Bay Area Cougar Action Team), an alliance with the Bay Area Puma Project and the Mountain Lion Foundation, in 2013 to help CADFW rescue mountain lions that are in conflict between humans and Animal are trapped.

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After lurking around a neighborhood of San Francisco for two days and alerting some residents, a 2-year-old male mountain lion weighing 100 pounds was captured Wednesday night after retreating up a tree in Bernal Heights.

The puma couldn’t get out of the car discreetly – as it was in the middle of town, surrounded by curious neighbors and gawkers – and was shot by officials from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. They took him to the Oakland Zoo, where he waited for a thorough physical exam that night.

Officials from the zoo, state and the Bay Area Puma Project, a mountain lion research and rescue group, plan to release the apparently healthy and unharmed animal to a friendlier, unfamiliar setting in Santa Clara County on Thursday afternoon.

Bernal Heights is a residential neighborhood south of the San Francisco Missionary District, not a semi-wild suburb where mountain lions are common sightings in California. This was first reported in the neighborhood on Tuesday and had been seen a few days earlier in Pacifica – it was moving north along the peninsula.

How he got to Bernal Heights – away from any obvious wildlife corridor – is unclear. But Zara McDonald, director and biologist for the Puma Rescue Group, said mountain lions were visiting San Francisco and other urban areas more often than many people think.

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Mountain Lion captured alive after roaming the San Francisco neighborhood

A mountain lion captured in the San Francisco neighborhood of Bernal Heights on Wednesday can be seen at the Oakland Zoo on Thursday.

Male mountain lions in the Bay Area generally occupy approximately 100 square miles of territory. Since their natural habitat is restricted by human development and further restricted by fire and drought, they can venture beyond their typical range.

That cougar had been in town at least once, McDonald said. The Puma project had tied him up before.

She said lions have really good internal navigational compasses, “but once they’re in town it can get tricky.”

Such dense urban areas are stressful for them, she said. And in this case, the lion penetrated so deeply into the city, and was soon surrounded by well-meaning and curious onlookers, that it became almost impossible for him to get out on his own.

After two days it became clear that he needed help.

It was at this point that the Department of Fish and Wildlife stepped on the scene, department spokesman Ken Paglia said, adding that state agents had been ready for a few days to help the San Francisco Department of Animal Control, the first responders.

Early Thursday, the state brought the lion to the Oakland Zoo, where a team of vets and technicians got ready.

“We’re here for you around the clock,” said Nik Dehejia, the zoo’s manager, citing the zoo’s 17,000-square-foot veterinary clinic, which is ready to accept animals in emergency situations.

Dr. Alex Herman, the zoo’s vice president for veterinary services, said the mountain lion was “so pretty and so beautiful and so very healthy”.

She said she and her team did a thorough exam – checked teeth, eyes, ears, abdomen, heart, lungs, bladder, and testicles – and given him some vaccinations for diseases like feline leukemia and SIV, as well as anti-worming drugs and fleas and ticks.

Almost all wild animals have some parasites, she said, but because this lion has had some stressful days, eradicating these freeloaders would make his transition back to the wild easier.

Three groups – the Oakland Zoo, the state, local animal control, and the Puma Project – have come together for these rescues to help wild creatures survive.

“They no longer need to be shipped,” she said. Instead, they can be transported and shared.

Erin Harrison, the zoo’s vice president of marketing, said not all mountain lions sent to the zoo are released back into the wild. Last summer, Redding staff received a young male cub whose paws had been badly burned in a fire. They performed several operations on the young animal. Upon recovery, he was taken to the Columbus Zoo, where he now lives.

Called “Captain Cal” by the fire department that saved him, he was transported with two other orphans who were being looked after by the zoo at the time.

In addition to fire, human interference, and drought, mountain lions and other wild animals face threats when exposed to toxic chemicals, including rodenticides, McDonald said.

She cited a state report showing a high incidence of predators in California dying after eating rodents that have ingested anticoagulant poisons.

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OAKLAND. Calif., May 20, 2021 / PRNewswire-PRWeb / – Oakland Zoo helped rescue a two-year-old male mountain lion found in San Francisco this morning by officials at the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CADFW). He was taken to the Oakland Zoo for a temporary stay while he received a full exam, blood tests, and vaccines for preventative care.

Mr. Handsome, unofficially named by Oakland Zoo’s veterinary staff, was taken to a holding area of ​​the zoo’s veterinary hospital overnight pending examinations this morning. He was determined to have a total bill of healthy, hydrated, and a healthy weight of 98.5 pounds. He was treated for internal and external parasites (often found in wildlife) and vaccinated during his examination.

Long distance travel in neighborhoods is not uncommon for mountain lions of this time. Mountain lions are far-reaching species that are known to exhibit “dispersal behaviors” that result in them traveling long distances in search of food, good homes, and mates.

“We are proud to do our part to save and protect wildlife through our partnerships and collaboration with CDFW, the Bay Area Puma Project and the San Francisco Police Department, “said Dr. Herman, vice president of veterinary services at Oakland Zoo.

Mr Handsome is currently on his way to be released from in a rural, uninhabited area Santa Clara County from CDFW to continue living free in the wild.

Mountain lions are exposed to numerous threats California, often hit by cars, killed with expropriation permits and illegally poached. These factors culminate in a conflict between humans and animals, which brings them into conflict with humans and interferes with urban areas and developments. Oakland Zoo works with conservation organizations like the Mountain Lion Foundation and the Bay Area Puma Project to educate the public about the issue and help protect species in the wild.

The Oakland Zoo helped establish BACAT (Bay Area Cougar Action Team), an alliance with the Bay Area Puma Project and the Mountain Lion Foundation, in 2013 to help CADFW rescue mountain lions that are in conflict between humans and Animal are trapped.

Contact:

Erin Harrison

Oakland Zoo

eharrison@oaklandzoo.org

Office: 510-632-9525 ext 120

Cell: 415-601-1619

Isabella Linares placeholder image

Oakland Zoo

ilinares@oaklandzoo.org

Office: 510-632-9525 ext 239

Cell: 650-776-9589

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The Oakland Zoo, home to more than 850 native and exotic animals, is managed by the Conservation Society of California (CSC); A nonprofit that leads an informed and inspired community to take action on wildlife locally and globally. With over 25 nature conservation partners and projects worldwide, the CSC is committed to nature conservation-based education and the rescue of species and their habitats in the wild. Oakland Zoo is dedicated to the humane treatment of animals and is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), the national organization that sets the highest standards for animal welfare in zoos and aquariums.

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“This is a beautiful two year old male mountain lion. He is looking very healthy and has been radio chained by UC Santa Cruz so we know a little about him. He is young so he probably broke up with his mother recently,” said Dr. Alex Herman, vice president of veterinary services at Oakland Zoo.

California Fish and Wildlife crews safely removed the mountain lion found in a tree after someone who parked his car picked it up on Santa Marina Street near Mission Street near the Bernal neighborhood around 10:00 p.m. Wednesday night Heights had discovered.

State officials used an arrow to calm the big cat. Then it fell asleep on the porch under the tree and took him to the Oakland Zoo.

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The mountain lion is believed to be the same one spotted Tuesday morning in the Portola and Bernal Heights neighborhoods.

Our vet and zookeeper investigated the mountain lion rescue we received last night. Overall, the 2-year-old man is in excellent health! After his exam and vaccinations, he was sent to @CaliforniaDFW along with our best wishes for release in a safe location in Santa Clara County. pic.twitter.com/wWhMWjhp5a

– Oakland Zoo (@oakzoo) May 20, 2021

The mountain lion wore a tracking collar, so it is known to state wildlife officials.

WATCH: Mountain Lion safely removed from SF’s Bernal Heights neighborhood

“I think I’ve called him Mr. Handsome several times! That’s the name that came to mind,” she said.

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Mr. Handsome was busy. Cameras caught him roaming the streets of San Francisco’s Bernal Heights and Portola neighborhoods, walking next to parked cars, strolling through backyards and even checking someone’s porch.

A spokesman for the Puma project said they fitted him with a tracking device shortly after he was born to study the behavior of mountain lions. They say his long distance travel is normal as he looks for turf to call himself.

Officials will now take him back to the wild and hope he stays there this time.

“Official policy is, I can’t say where he will be released, but he probably won’t go back to Santa Cruz because we don’t want him to come back to San Francisco,” Herman said.

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