Comments by Francis Drouillard
April 02, 2008
I'm a long-time conservative Republican and I'm deeply dismayed by the contempt that the California Republican Party holds for environmental laws and the Coastal Commission in particular. They fail to recognize that others like me can find fiscally and socially conservatives Democrats to support, but nary an environmentally conservative Republican. As a result, their power and influence in the state will continue to wane, thereby offering more opportunities for Democrats to feed at the trough of…
April 01, 2008
Thanks, Ken, already did that. I encourage folks here to contact their representatives in Sacramento to ask that they reject the Governor's proposed budget cuts to the Coastal Commission. The Coastal Commission is already chronically understaffed, and a 10% cut will require the loss of 17 positions. This will leave the Commission unable to fulfill its legislative mandate. State Assemlymember Noreen Evans should also be contacted. She is on the subcommitted that will be hearing the proposed CCC budget…
March 31, 2008
I've contacted her and the competition for her senate seat, namely Assemblymember Mark Leno and former Assemblymember Joe Nation.
Nothing like healthy political competition! Too bad the California Republicans don't know how to play!
March 31, 2008
A good example of why we need an appeals process can be found in a project that will be reviewed the Commission April 11th, namely item F13b (near bottom of page): This project clearly violates several aspects of the LCP. Both the local planning department and the county Board of Supervisors knew it. They approved the project and rejected all appeals anyway. Why? One reason is because the applicant is litigious and they would rather he sue the Coastal Commission than them. Were it not for a few diligent…
March 28, 2008
I'm a conservative Republican that stands for private property rights. I used to think like George and Greg. Then I studied the Coastal Act, had an opportunity to speak before the commission and had an opportunity to work with commission staff. Were all state agencies staffed by hardworking and dedicated personnel like the Coastal Commission, this state wouldn't be in its current financial straits. It is clear to me that the Commission does not capriciously stop development. Rather, they stop development…
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