Comments by Christine Gardener

Caving in and kowtowing to developers is common in San Mateo County politics

April 19, 2010
The problem is that Sabrina is right in that too often those who are uniformed gravitate towards the sensationalist authors on both sides of the isles. Yellow journalism sells. It may not be the right way to make policy but it sells and is used by big business and corporate interests all the time (including the Sierra Club/National Rifle Association). Darin, you're promoting a balanced, pragmatic, collaborative approach. That's one that while I prefer, is a philosophical decision that some disagree…

Caving in and kowtowing to developers is common in San Mateo County politics

April 15, 2010
I would like to see a coast that is a model for balancing environmental interests with economic and societal interests. The LCP amendment has taken 10 years and hundreds of hours of staff time and many, many public hearings. Why throw-out all of that good work at the 11th hour without transparent public hearings and input? I would like to see the coast have wonderful open space that is well maintained, kept clean, has bathrooms for our visitors and ample hiking and biking trails. I would like a coast…

Caving in and kowtowing to developers is common in San Mateo County politics

April 14, 2010
It appears that Sabrina and I were not at the same BOS meeting. I thought the BOS were quiet concerned about balancing good planning techniques, adequate public participation in the LCP design, private property rights, community needs, cost to the County taxpayers and reasonableness of the Coastal Commissions last minute demands. In the end, this meeting wasn't about making a decision but about obtaining public input and next steps. Comments that are not constructive but rather taken out of context…