Comments by Barry Parr
June 05, 2008
The inclusion of Glencree is a clear indication of a sloppy analysis, although it doesn't necessarily invalidate the scenarios with 83 and fewer houses. It does make you wonder how how much HMB paid for this piece of work and who reviewed it before it was published.
June 05, 2008
I got this one yesterday, I think, from a non-GGNRA source. I think missed the announcement, however.
June 05, 2008
Pak-N-Save is owned by Safeway, interestingly enough.
June 04, 2008
My guess is that most of my grocery dollar winds up at Safeway. Old habits are hard to break. But I find it to be an increasingly exasperating experience for lots of reasons. The store appears to be intentionally understaffed. The staff seem to be doing their best under difficult circumstances, but they're clearly having a tough time of it. They've clearly devoted a lot of square footage to fresh-baked goods that are barely better than the stuff that comes from factories, rather than encourage real…
June 04, 2008
That other Coastsider reader whose car you see in the Linda Mar parking lot is probably me. We decided to use the San Mateo Safeway to have an example of a Safeway in a more-competitive market. Linda Mar's not much more competitive than HMB. The one market I wish we had been able to include is Food Town in Pacifica in Eureka Square: http://www.yelp.com/biz/food-town-pacifica It's not well stocked, but has good meat and produce departments, good variety, short lines, and easy parking. It's not very…
May 30, 2008
I'm not making a formal Coastsider endorsement in this race because I haven't had time to examine all the candidates as closely as I would like.
However, I am happy to say that I plan to vote for Richard Holober in Tuesday's primary. I met him at one of the three candidate get-togethers held at John Lynch's house. I liked what he had to say and impressed with his record of standing up for the citizens against special interests.
May 29, 2008
Actually, Lanny Davis's reputation as a "spinner" is very much an issue here. He's quoted in the city's TruthSquid press release as saying that the professional staff of the Coastal Commission is lying to the legislature. Is he a straight shooter? We need to know. Now take a look of those videos at TPM of Lanny defending the indefensible on behalf of Senator Clinton. You can tell everyone in the room is thinking, "Oh, Lanny, there he goes again!" Or, take a look at this piece he wrote for the Wall…
May 29, 2008
It's not possible to know what really happened based on a story on the lawsuit, of course. We know that these kinds of incidents get blown out of proportion, but we really have no idea what happened at that particular time and place.
However, if a child was questioned by police without the parent present, I would have an issue with the Sheriff's Department's conduct.
May 29, 2008
TPM has done a couple of good numbers on Lanny Davis. I was planning to front-page them on a slow news day. Here's another good one:
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/196282.php
May 29, 2008
Brian, there seems to be a good deal of back and forth on whether the SLO county grand jury was doing to developers' bidding. Knowing coastal county politics the way I do, I'd hardly be shocked it were.
So, unless you can substantiate your insinuation with better citations than "google it", please refrain from slinging mud.
May 27, 2008
Leonard, thanks for posting this article. This is really useful information and something we should all consider as we think about what government could look like on the Coastside.
May 27, 2008
Please refrain from name-calling. It's not helpful and it can only escalate.
May 27, 2008
Steve, you've got to enforce the law and you can't allow yourself to be bullied out of it. Half Moon Bay is getting the reputation as a town that would just as soon not enforce its own environmental and planning regulations, let alone the Coastal Act.
There is no question where the path of least resistance leads. I don't want to live there, but it sounds like you do.
May 25, 2008
Well, that wasn't a very successful experiment. I definitely got more jittery ads than I expected (i.e. none), and even the ads that met my criteria were really ugly and lame. I've removed the network from my ad rotation and I feel much better now.
May 23, 2008
It's not surprising that there is HMB support for this bill. HMB residents have been told that they will be personally be responsible for thousands of dollars if it doesn't pass. This is the problem with all special-interest legislation. The benefit is concentrated in a small number of pockets and the cost (which is always much higher) is too widely distributed to engender opposition. The concentration of dollars makes it possible to pay for lawyers, lobbyists, flacks, etc. That's why it's specious…
May 22, 2008
Lots of folks despise the Review, but I'm not one of them. I've been saying for years that I think it could be better, but it could also be much, much worse. Most of my complaints about the Review are complaints I've had about newspapers long before I moved to the Coastside. Maybe I'll rant about that some time, but not today. Folks have been talking about the short tenure of Review reporters for a long time. I was inspired by recent departures to do the analysis as was surprised how short the average…
May 21, 2008
It's possible to make you point without getting personal.
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May 20, 2008
It's a mistake to disarm unilaterally, or to let yourself get a reputation for being easy to push around.
The current city council has not communicated intention of defending its Local Coastal Program, so it won't be surprising to see more lawsuits in the future.
It could be just as expensive in the long run to capitulate as it is to fight.
May 19, 2008
This number is down from previous years. $104,000 was awarded in 2007 and "over $100,000" in 2006.
May 19, 2008
This is the point in the conversation when I ask everyone to take a deep breath and think calm, friendly thoughts.
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