A housing development that made headlines when its owner evicted hundreds of tenants has been sold. Pacifica Cos., a San Diego real estate holding company, bought all 149 Santa Rosa homes

owned by billionaire Genshiro Kawamoto. The 30 families who were not evicted will be allowed to stay in their homes. The sale agreement, which was closed Monday, will allow renters to buy

their homes from the new owner if they choose. Kawamoto caused a community uproar when he sent the eviction notices in February. Renters complained that he uprooted a close-knit neighborhood

where people watched one another’s children and played football in the cul-de-sacs. Kawamoto settled a suit last month filed by a private lawyer for a tenants association and the Sonoma