The Oakley City Council has approved an expansion of two major housing developments proposed on the city’s East Cypress Road corridor that may eventually add more than 5,700 new residential units to the city.

The council’s approval Nov. 10 came amid a continuing struggle over the financing of the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, which this year warned local officials that a lack of funding would lead firefighters to limit its response to some residential fires during wildfire season.

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