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Thomas Keller, famed chef and owner of the upscale restaurant<\/a> The French Laundry, has some questions about an affordable housing project for the area.<\/p>\n

The town of Yountville, California, is planning to build up to 150 multifamily workforce housing units, with additional retail and food commercial space, according to the project’s notice of determination.<\/p>\n

Chef Thomas Keller, in a statement to Fox News Digital, said he does support workforce housing \u2014 but added that “housing only works if it actually works for the people who live and work here.”<\/p>\n

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“Before Yountville commits to a project of this size and cost, it’s reasonable \u2014 and responsible \u2014 to slow down and make sure the fundamentals are right,” Keller added.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“Taking a pause is not opposition. It’s responsible planning given all the unanswered questions \u2014 and the best way to give this project a real chance to succeed.”<\/p>\n

Brad Raulston, town manager, told the Press Democrat the municipality does not want to slow down the housing project \u2014 and that many workers commute to the wealthy community.<\/p>\n

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“The reality is that local jurisdictions, if we don’t plan and lose housing \u2014 we will eventually lose local control, and we’re seeing this now throughout the state<\/a>,” Raulston told the outlet.<\/p>\n

The project would involve the demolition of a former school administration building, which was purchased by the town for $11 million in 2024.<\/p>\n

Funds for the purchase came from a 2018 ballot measure that added a 1% increase to the town’s hotel and lodging tax,<\/a> while using the revenue to fund affordable and workforce housing programs and services.<\/p>\n

Corrin Rankin, California Republican Party chairwoman, told Fox News Digital that California needs to support small businesses, their employees and realistic, affordable housing solutions.<\/p>\n

“When The French Laundry is telling [California Gov.] Gavin Newsom<\/a> and the Democrats that they are out of touch with reality, you know their policies are cooked,” Rankin said of the opposing party.<\/p>\n

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The three-star Michelin restaurant serves a standard nine-course tasting menu<\/a> that reportedly costs about $424 per person.<\/p>\n

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The French Laundry made national headlines when Gov. Newsom was seen there breaking his own COVID-19 protocols<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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