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- Commercial and industrial development, lagging behind residential growth during Pleasanton's rapid growth period, was not sufficient to serve the existing population prior to 1971 and has been unable to "catch up" in the more recent slower growth years. Pleasanton's per capita sales tax revenue, an index of commercial development relative to residential development, has been the lowest in Alameda County despite the presence of a largely upper middle class population growth. Industrial development, too, has lagged. In 1975, over 85 per cent of the principal wage earners residing in Pleasanton commuted out of the city to their jobs; over 70 per cent had to commute out of the Amador-Livermore Valley. Roughly two-thirds of the secondary wage earners residing in Pleasanton worked elsewhere, also. While no in- dustrial capacity has been eligible for Clean Water Act funding for sewerage facilities, Pleasanton has attempted to include additional capacity in the new sewerage facilities by using 100 local funds. In- dustrial and major commercial development are necessities if Pleasanton is to achieve a healthy balance between residential, commercial, and industrial development. Primary among the benefits of such develop- ment are a reduction in commuting (and its adverse air quality effects) by providing jobs and appropriate shopping facilities for Pleasanton residents and the provision of a healthy tax base to generate revenues for the city services and capital improvements necessary to serve the existing and future residents. The above considerations are reflected in the following policies: Policy 1: To encourage commercial and industrial development which strengthens the local tax base and provides the shopping and employment facilities necessary for Pleasanton residents. Policy 2: To encourage the establishment of the planned regional shopping center as shown on the Land Use biap. Policy 3: To encourage the establishment of industries within the planning area compatible with the environmental,con- straints of the valley, particularly air quality, and with the existing and future work force of Pleasanton. Policy 4: To secure sewerage capacity for commercial and industrial development through all available means, in- cluding, but not limited to, purchase of capacity and "creation" of extra capacity through water saving meanso Policy 5: To monitor sewerage facility capacity relative to residential, commercial, and industrial development in order to ensure capacity for balanced growth. -5-