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The atmosphere in the Bakersfield City Council chambers was almost festive Wednesday night as council members unanimously voted to approve the hillside ordinance that will ensure the orderly development of the hills in northeast Bakersfield. Not that council members swapped high fives, mind you. There was no triumphant fist-pumping in the audience, no unseemly victory dances in the foyer. But the relief over ending this six-year saga -- at least for the moment -- was palpable. Hopefully the howling mobs will now disperse, The Californian's editorial writers will find another topic to obsess over and the City Council and developers can get down to the business at hand -- the fair and just enactment of the ordinance. A little fairness is long overdue, but before we get into that, I have to say the ordinance, for the most part, is a great idea. I love everything about it. Almost. No homes on the bluffs? Good idea, though no one actually ever planned to build homes on those...
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