Comments by Kate Benson

Opinion: Highlights (and lowlights) from the Supervisor’s Midcoast LCP hearing

Could someone please comment on whether it’s true that, if Measure L does not pass, the developer could follow current zoning laws that allow him up to 2 million square feet of big box retail space? That sounds like a real traffic nightmare. I’m not familiar with the measure, but I overheard people discussing this at the Linda Mar Safeway. I realize it may sound selfish, but I have to admit I love hiking with my dog and kids on the quarry trails and wish the land could remain open space/recreational…

Cunha returns to old schedule, cancels buses

I think one of the biggest dangers to kids walking to and from school is the speed of traffic on residential streets. While I certainly share Cindi’s and Sam’s concerns about kids being abducted or molested, I’ve witnessed firsthand more than one near-accident between an automobile and child (on or off a bicycle). If you walk around Montara, you’ve probably noticed a number of handpainted, kid-made signs pleading cars to “slow down, please!!!” As the mother of two wild preschoolers, I’ll…