The following article is from a January, 1947 issue of the Half Moon Bay Review
John LynchHalf Moon Bay
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The following article is from a January, 1947 issue of the Half Moon Bay Review
John Lynch|
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Coastal Commission approves MWSD public works plan, Nov 20 5:07pm, Leonard Woren — Ken, you are comparing tangerines with rotten apples. A private industry company in a government-enforced monopoly position cannot be compared…
Coastal Commission approves MWSD public works plan, Nov 20 3:37pm, Carl May — Mr. Gardner, Did you bother to read the information sent to ratepayers about these system improvements? Your answer is in…
Coastal Commission approves MWSD public works plan, Nov 20 8:59am, Charlie Gardner — Paul, Can you explain why one of the conditions of approval was that it would not allow lifting of the…
Coastal Commission approves MWSD public works plan, Nov 18 9:38pm, Paul Perkovic — The Public Works Plan includes three major components: (1) additional water supply; (2) additional water storage; and (3) additional treatment…
Mountain lion sighted at Ocean and Bernal in Moss Beach, Nov 18 5:54pm, Barry Parr — Another reader notes that: If you call 911 from a cell phone, you are routed to CHP in Richmond and…
Mountain lion sighted at Ocean and Bernal in Moss Beach, Nov 18 5:51pm, Barry Parr — Darin Boville says that it could be a bobcat that he filmed in the same area recently: http://www.montarafog.com/On-the-Coast/video-bobcat-on-the-midcoast.html
Mountain lion sighted at Ocean and Bernal in Moss Beach, Nov 18 12:03pm, Maureen Anderson — I'm not a cougar expert by any stretch of the imagination, but from my limited understanding of their behavior my…
Recommendations for Housecleaning Service?, post 3, Nov 19 1:30pm, Anneliese Agren — Thank you Gael!
History of Cunha Intermediate School, post 5, Nov 17 7:49am, Ken Johnson — Katharine Weber, If this morning at work, you walk over to the Kelly and Church Street entrance of the original…
Proposition 8, post 3, Nov 6 10:20am, Kevin Stokes — Seems most of the signs have been collected, thank you everyone.
Advanced technology ride sharing using the HMB purchased park lands on Highway 92, post 4, Nov 1 2:58pm, Terri Schoenrock Reece — What an interesting idea! Sort of a match.com, without the speed dating. Sounds like a great project for a budding…
What's happening to Coastside real estate prices?, post 41, Oct 20 5:51pm, Kevin Barron — Some random thoughts/points: - Let’s just hope LIBOR stays in check, otherwise the impact from ARMs..... would be like Hurricane…
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 9 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. NNW wind around 7 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. NW wind between 9 and 11 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 61. NNW wind between 7 and 9 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. WNW wind between 6 and 11 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Tuesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Wednesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51.
Thanksgiving Day: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.
PFC: 1:56pm; AFD: 8:35pm
John, this is interesting for several reasons:
-In 1947, 150 homes equates to an increase in population of 600, or 4 persons per home. In 2007, the official assumption used to implement the HMB growth control ordinance is only 2.7 persons per home—-a gross understatement to reality. Properly counted, the true number of persons per home is still probably close to 4. Consequently, the HMB population and associated traffic and number of parked cars is growing by much faster than the official figure of 1 percent.
-In 1947, developers want more water. In 2007, developers want more water. The CCWD directors may claim that bigger water pipes are about “fire safety” or “replacing aging infrastructure,” but in reality, it’s all about building more houses.
-In 1947 a 900 sq. ft. home cost $8,000. In 2007, a 900 sq. ft. home (if you can find one) probably costs around $700,000. This translates into an annual appreciation rate of 7.7 percent. Assuming the same rate of appreciation over the next 60 years, that same 900 sq. ft. home would cost $61,250,103 in the year 2047 (that’s $61.3 million). Something tells me that is not going to happen—which means that HMB real estate investment has seen its best days.