Stoneridge Shopping Center visitors may have noticed a new retractable security tower in the mall's parking lot in recent weeks.
The tower, shown here blocking off eight parking spots in the southwest lot near The Cheesecake Factory and California Pizza Kitchen, gives security guards an overhead look at what's going on in the lot while also serving as a deterrent to potential crime.
A representative of Simon Property Group, which owns the Pleasanton mall, declined comment on the tower, saying the company does not comment on its security measures.
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