Comments by Kevin J. Lansing
August 31, 2006
Really interesting how they can spot the fish from at least 20 feet up. I'm just wondering if Darin's closing shot was somehow inspired by this:
August 29, 2006
From the article: One of Davies’s specialities, according to their website, is winning approval of developments: "We overcome neighbor and community fears with scientific persuasion principles that cement commitments from supporters to take action. Our proven process—the Entitlement Accelerator—engineers positive perceptions for projects in the toughest environments..." The "Entitlement Accelerator" calls to mind another famous "scientific persuasion" method: the Ludovico Technique. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludovico_technique
August 16, 2006
All I have to say is: Way-to-go Joe.
August 15, 2006
I don't have a strong opinion on this, other than to say that there is no shortage of code enforcement issues in the City that one could argue should be addressed. Examples might be the proliferation of semi-permanent "Pod" storage structures on people's driveways and the illegal use of garages as living quarters. That said, many other California cities have policies that prohibit leaving basketball hoops in the street. See, for example, http://www.ci.citrus-heights.ca.us/home/index.asp?page=836
August 11, 2006
Readers of Coastsider.com might recall that Kirk Riemer and Jolanda Schreurs (together with CCWD directors Chris Mickelsen and James Larimer) were all found responsible for the phony anonymous attack ad against CUSD candidate Jonathan Lundell in 2005. For background, see the following link to the August 2005 Coastsider story https://coastsider.com/comments/324_0_1_0_C/ which contains a comment by Barry Parr posted on Aug 27, 05 | 10:05 pm “…The [attack] ad was purchased by CCWD Director Chris…
August 07, 2006
Ray: I think you need to brush-up on the history of the Wavecrest middle school fiasco. See, for example, the following chronology: https://coastsider.com/comments/579_0_1_0_C/ Over the years, many people tried to convince the school board to go with the Cunha site rather than tie the district to a highly-speculative land development deal at Wavecrest (see link below for more history). http://builditnow.sanmateo.org/ The loudest cheerleaders for the Wavecrest site over the years included former CUSD…
August 02, 2006
Ray Olson wrote: "...how can one extrapolate Mary [Ascher’s] letter to be about “environmentalists”?...I think where there has been the most disagreement is in regards to “zero development on the coast”. To meet this agenda many tactics are used, including, but not limited to, looking at environmental impacts, which are sometimes at odds with the needs of the community." Ray, you are now the one who is extrapolating from people's legitimate concerns about environmental impacts to some conjured-up…
July 28, 2006
Mary Ascher wrote:
"There is a small group of politically motivated individuals on the Coastside who have been responsible for repeatedly destroying any chance we as a community have of improving our infrastructure..."
Mary, Just to be clear, who are the members of this "small group"? Does it include people like me who insist that environmental laws should be followed, and also support our local schools and our children, and also care very much about the future of our town?
July 26, 2006
Barry: Thanks once again for setting the record straight. Since I no longer subscribe to the HMB Review, I hadn't seen the June 28 letter-to-the-editor by Mary Ascher which is linked in the above story. http://www.hmbreview.com/articles/2006/06/28/news/letter_to_the_editor/story4.txt I am someone who considers themselves to be an environmentalist. I voted for Measure S and I publicly supported it. I am a parent of two children in Hatch elementary, and I have spent many hours volunteering in the classroom.…
July 23, 2006
From the NYT story:
“There is no sign in the window,” a local offers, “but there is a taqueria in the gas station....Outside, the quiet of Pescadero is breathtaking..." This the most-emailed story on the NY Times website yesterday.
Great. Fast forward to 2011:
PRESS RELEASE "Taco Bell announces that is opening its newest store in a former gas station located in Pescadero California..."
July 21, 2006
Dan Blick wrote:
"If you’re still grousing about CalTrans, what would it take to make you happy?"
Well, for starters, how about having them pull out those ugly orange-bag-covered lights at the intersection of Hwys 1 and 92?
July 21, 2006
Brian, your post covers a lot of ground besides the topic I raised. The purpose of my original comment was to see if CPR had any property rights concerns about this case.
It's one thing to go around demanding forbearance after-the-fact, when irreversible changes to the environment have already been made, and quite another to go though the proper legal channels.
If the City of HMB had done something like this, would your reaction be the same?
July 19, 2006
Mary, Speaking of your group, I would be very interested in hearing CPR's views regarding the Peninsula Aeromodelers case, which is currently the subject of an HMB enforcement case (see links below). http://www.hmbcity.com/peninsual_aeromodelers_071806.pdf http://www.rcgroups.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=2386&size=big&sort=1&cat=500 The case involves the un-permitted use of other people's property, not to mention claims of "prescriptive easements," which is a kind of private-sector derivitive…
July 13, 2006
For those who are interested, the City of Turlock's "Big Box Ordinance" can be found on the website at the following link:
http://www.ci.turlock.ca.us/citydepartments/communityplanning/bigboxordinance.asp
July 12, 2006
With all due respect to Susan, who made a lot of excellent points, I really can't see the idea de-emphasizing "land use issues." The City just spent more than a year on the Local Coastal Program update trying to craft an ordinance that would implement the 1% growth rate that voters asked for by passing Measure D in 1999. Recently, the City received 10 pages worth of questions and concerns from the California Coastal Commission staff that will need to be addressed before the City's proposal can be…
July 13, 2006
Robert Steger wrote: "This free right turn light issue can be solved if MOST ALL of us living in the north coast bypass the left on 92 and instaead drive one extra block south and make the u turn back onto north 1, then make the ‘free right turn” onto 92." Robert, What makes you think this is not already happening? I know for a fact that it is. As expected, traffic patterns have adjusted to establish an equilibrium where travel times are roughly equalized across different routes (a.k.a. the efficient…
July 12, 2006
During the afternoon commute, the main problem is the traffic light at Crystal Springs Reservoir where two separate lanes become one. Note that there is no "free right turn" at that intersection. The above should be kept in mind by anyone who thinks that eliminating the "free right turn" from northbound Hwy 1 onto eastbound 92 is going to somehow solve the morning congestion problem. It won't. As for why morning traffic flow has been particularly slow over the last few days, I have no concrete explanation.…
July 09, 2006
I know this won't stop the distortions and untruths, but here goes. According to Mr. Larimer: "...the El Granada pipeline project was fully vetted in Jan. 1999. Every environmental study, every waiting period, every procedure required by California and Federal law had been completed." This is false. Phase 3 of the pipeline project (the most complex phase which involves numerous environmentally sensitive areas) still requires two separate Coastal Development Permits (one from the County of San Mateo…
July 08, 2006
For the benefit of the readers, I'm not going to try to correct all of the false statements and distortions in Mr. Larimer's post. The bottom line is that several of the CCWD directors seem to be of the opinion that their pipeline projects are exempt from having to comply with the California Environmental Quality Act and the California Coastal Act. They are mistaken. Jack Liebster has over 30 years of professional planning experience. Readers can make up their own minds about whether Jack or Mr.…
July 07, 2006
As Chair of the HMB Planning Commission, I would like to wish Jack all the best and thank him for the many extra hours he has put in for the City over the years. The job of Planning Director is extremely grueling. One is constantly being lobbied by applicants to expedite their pet projects through the approval process. In many cases, politically-connected people apply all sorts of pressure in an effort to short-cut the protections of the state's environmental laws. The Planning Department if often…
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