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I'm sure that if you are interested in seeing them, you can obtain copies from the management of The Independent, but you can also obtain similar information from other area newspapers that were active during the early 1970s. I've cc'd the editor of The Independent in case you wish to obtain copies. Structures Pleasanton Municipal Code Measure PP uses to word "structures." This encompasses all structures as defined by the Pleasanton Municipal Code. Measure PP does not say "Structures for human occupancy." The Pleasanton Municipal Code defines "structures for human occupancy" in 17.12.020 Definitions as: "Structure for human occupancy means a structure that is regularly, habitually, or primarily occupied by humans, excluding freeways, roadways, bridges, railways, airport runways, tunnels, swimming pools, decorative walls and fences and minor work of a similar nature, and alterations or repairs to an existing structure, provided that the aggregate value of such alteration or repair shall not exceed fifty percent of the value of the existing structure and shall not adversely affect the structural integrity of the existing structure." Measure PP indicates "structures" which includes freeways, roadways, bridges., etc. Roadways are constructed or erected and require a location on the ground and is consistent with the definition of "structure" adopted by Pleasanton in 1968. 18.08.535 Structure. "Structure" means anything constructed or erected which requires a location on the ground, including a building or a swimming pool, but not including a fence or a wall used as a fence if the height does not exceed 6 feet, or access drives or walks. (Prior code § 2-5.29(c)) California Highway Design and Civil Engineering From an engineering perspective, roads are pavement structures. Design specifications for designs of roadways specify that they are "pavement structures" and http://www.dot.ca.qov/hq/oppd/hdm/pdf/chp0600.pdf includes exact specifications for the design of highways and references "This combination of roadbed materials placed in layers above the subgrade (also known as basement soil) is referred to as the "pavement" or the "pavement structure." " Please refer to the design specifications in the web link above. State Definitions In previous letters to the Planning Commission, I have cited State statutes what include roads as structures. County Definitions - Measure D Measure D drew a voter adopted Urban Growth Boundary around East County in November 2000. It was upheld in its entirety by both the Alameda County Superior Court and by the State of California Court of Appeal. It is more restrictive than Measure PP. Excerpts are: 3