Comments by Barry Parr
August 06, 2009
It depends on the local topography, of course. There are wetlands in the open space in the shadow of Montara Mountain, just east of Hwy 1 and north of 1st Street. Caltrans is in the process of restoring some wetlands that were probably filled when the railroad was built in that area, and there are plenty of wetlands that have pretty much always been there. The Beachwood area is flat and may even be a little lower than the coastal bluffs to the west, so it's not surprising that there would be wetlands…
August 06, 2009
Regarding the Chron's editorial, it's important to remember that the Hearst family, which owns the Chronicle, also owns a lot of coastal land in California and has plenty of business before the Coastal Commission.
While I believe the Chron's newsroom is reasonably independent, the editorial page of any newspaper is always the owner's voice and can be expected to speak on behalf of its owners' interests.
August 05, 2009
Jack's pretty much correct. If there weren't wetlands, Keenan could have built would have needed to sue.
However, there have actually always been wetlands on the site. HMB mayor John Muller testified that the property was wet long before the 80s, so he's on the record in this matter. The drainage system that "created" the wetlands was set up originally (and ironically) to drain those very wetlands.
August 05, 2009
If you read the county's groundwater study, it's clear that there is a risk of running out of water or creating salt water intrusion in some parts of the Midcoast's water supply. We don't know the size of the risk because the county has ignored its obligation to collect data on the wells in production. Under the circumstances, it's irresponsible to allow more wells until their effect on existing wells, including our community water supply, is better understood. Just because we got away with it so…
August 04, 2009
One of my goals at Coastsider is to promote the discussion of local issues.
I don't post anything that I can't defend and I hope anybody posting here feel the same way.
So I'm surprised you'd come over here, call someone a "thug" and "what’s left in the kitty litter box after the visit from the cat" and not be prepared to support your thesis, if it could be called that.
August 04, 2009
I'm sure Mr. Condotti has well-reasoned and expert opinions on wetlands. I'm sure that the Sierra Club has its own expert opinions. If they differ, there may be only one way to find out who's right. It's clear that the city already has an adversarial relationship with the Sierra Club, and that the city has never included members of the public in its plans for Beachwood. Failure to include the public and the environmental community led directly to the AB1991 fiasco. Under the circumstances, I think…
August 03, 2009
I'm not going to contest it, because it's off-topic, but I stand my characterization of Zelaya's removal as a coup. And my implied characterization of Lanny Davis as a scoundrel and a carpetbagger.
August 03, 2009
The people George Muteff calls "thugs" defeated Half Moon Bay's effort to undermine our environmental protections -- even though they were outmanned and outgunned by the million dollars the city spent on lawyers and lobbyists. Speaking of thugs, HMB's team included Lanny Davis, a man who recently sold himself in service to a coup against a democratically elected government. All the "thugs" are saying is that if the city doesn't follow the law in developing Beachwood is that they will have a fight…
August 02, 2009
Sounds like a bad weekend. I got the following report from a friend:
I was out kayaking this afternoon - there were at least 8 dead sealion pups on the outer beach - Another bunch of really emaciated looking pups on the rockwall at the nortwest west gate. And some fat adults chasing anchovies in the harbor.
August 02, 2009
Thanks to Dwight Wilson for sending us this data from Samtrans.
July 31, 2009
Actually, only three years: Measure S got 61% in 2006 [link].
But, then, it's easy to lose count.
July 31, 2009
The story about Samtrans is on Coastsider [link].
July 31, 2009
Getting from Montara to Princeton on a bike is risky. I've done it and there are several places where it's just terrifying, particularly crossing Hwy 1 and getting from Montara to Moss Beach. But Hwy 1 and Sunshine Valley are *very* risky between these two towns. Airport Rd is also deadly, despite its lack of curves and hills. And Princeton is not a good place for kids, either. As part of the Midcoast trails charrette, we walked from EG Elementary to Surfers Beach and discovered how incredibly unsafe…
July 31, 2009
Judging from the amount of time I spend helping our kids with homework, the impact on academic achievement of not having parents who are fluent in English must be huge. In high school and even middle school, kids with college-educated parents almost certainly have an academic advantage.
That's without taking into the account the impact of living in an economically stable household. And a host of other factors correlated with ethnicity.
July 30, 2009
Half Moon Bay with its historic downtown at the crossroads of Hwys 92 & 1, should be able to draw sufficient support from day-trippers and locals to make a go of it. It has good traffic from Peninsula & SF residents bound for beaches on the Coastside and further south. It also gets some commerce from bored spouses of conference-goers and golfers at the Ritz. Plenty of towns do a lot better with fewer resources. But with our local weather, it will never be a destination resort. Sound development of…
July 29, 2009
Thanks for asking. It's at 6pm. I've updated the story.
July 28, 2009
I took a longer clip than usual because I think it's important to see the parks cut in perspective.
Too bad we can't just cut parks in those legislative districts that are opposed to tax increases.
July 28, 2009
They say they can't afford to operate the buses.
Ironically, there's little question the last parcel tax wouldn't have failed had it included money for busing.
But there's always money for more and wider roads, but not for much else.
July 24, 2009
I'm not sure Joomla had much going on when started back in 2004. I'm very happy with Expression Engine for a wide variety of reasons and can't imagine switching at this stage.
I know Darin using Joomla for Montara Fog.
July 24, 2009
We saw the sneak preview a couple of weeks ago and were really impressed with what we saw. This is an ambitious production. It deserves our support, but seeing the performance is its own reward.
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