John King writes about the unusual San Francisco suburb of Tracey, which is unlike any development since World War II.
"Within one subdivision, the homes range from snug bungalows to 4,800-square- foot estates. The result is like nothing else built in America since World War II... Located off the first freeway exit in Tracy, a Central Valley city where a dozen subdivisions provide bedrooms for Bay Area commuters, the tract called Redbridge isn't some utopian experiment. The developers simply wanted to make a profit while creating a place with distinctive character, like the Monterey Peninsula communities where the Dennings grew up. And if that meant defying the norm, so be it."
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