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(April 16, 2009, The Mercury News)

John Gioia’s homeowner association warned him last fall — during the drought — to water his front lawn more to meet the community standards for lush and green.

The association also has a 20-year-old rule that won’t let him replace his front lawn with rosemary, meadow grass and other drought-resistant plants.

“It doesn’t make sense that we have these old rules in homeowner associations that discriminate against low water-using plants in a state struggling with water shortages,” said Gioia, a Contra Costa County supervisor.

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