Comments by Ken Johnson

HMB to Sacramento: If you don’t support AB1991, we’ll kill this dog

HMB City Council, PULL THE TRIGGER - FILE FOR BANKRUPTCY! The City Council Majority has committed to an expenditure regime without rational expectation of success. AB 1991 is DOA, yet funds are being expended on Orrick beyond that required in the Settlement Agreement. This is not 'rational' behaviour. Bankruptcy represents an opportunity to set aside all, or a part, of the higher than justified cost of the Settlement Agreement. Dissolution presents the opportunity to re-organize under court supervision,…

HMB lawyers issue city’s statement on AB 1991

Nancy, Orrick represents their client - unfortunately, 'we' are not their client. The HMB City Council majority is their client. Orrick could have advised the City Council to pursue the Appeal and reject the Settlement concept! The advice is bound up in confidentiality. I wrote back on 30 Nov 08 "The list of who might join on the City’s side and amicus curiae briefs would / will be interesting." There is now a clear written record that the City Council majority knew that the Coastal Commission…

HMB lawyers issue city’s statement on AB 1991

Kevin, I agree that Obama should go – somewhere else! After his performance last week, his new book will be titled "The Audacity of Being Questioned". I thought he was going to cry - but that would wait for the 527 groups if he is the Dem Nominee. He will make "Bambi Meets Godzilla" (1969) look like a full length feature film. Ken Johnson

HMB lawyers issue city’s statement on AB 1991

Orrick is headquartered in S.F. The 'Political' Practice Group is located in D.C. Hourly rate is equal to one month mortgage payment. Ken Johnson

Coastal Commission votes unanimously to oppose Beachwood settlement bill

Steven, You wrote, "to try and kill the bill” - that presumes the fantasy that AB 1991 has shown any life since it was introduced on 14 Feb 08. It has not! The Settlement Agreement pulled the life support on 1 April. The forthcoming California Coastal Commission staff reports may assist the City if / when it goes to court for the Bankruptcy Reorganization Hearing in setting a reduced value on the $18,000,000 settlement amount. As to your F.O.F., Fear Of Frogs, I can't help you there - I always…

Coastal Commission votes unanimously to oppose Beachwood settlement bill

AB 1991 and the Settlement Agreement - Another Nail in the Coffin! Ken Johnson

HMB settlement gives Keenan 129 houses on Beachwood and Glencree—and more

Thanks Barry. And maybe bring it back to topic - maybe. AB 1991 still sits as originally submitted back in February. A good rumor is that the legislative analyst had to be ambulanced to hospital - something about laughing so hard that ribs were broken and chanting 'you want to do WHAT!' Ken Johnson

HMB settlement gives Keenan 129 houses on Beachwood and Glencree—and more

Steven, I agree about the frustration from things that "take sooo long" here. In 1978, I proposed a "Coastal Trail" so the kids could safely bike along the coast from the north to the southern borders of the town and between neighbourhoods. It is still not complete. As to the re-build at the current Cunha site, there was a discussion about parcel sizes to try and kill the current Cunha site. But the Cunha site was killed by CUSD Board Member Jolanda Schreurs before she was elected. She claimed that…

HMB settlement gives Keenan 129 houses on Beachwood and Glencree—and more

Steven, Forgot to mention the $15,000,000 to $18,000,000 already squander by you, the CUSD Board (past and present), et al on waiting on the Wavecrest site for a middle school. Weren’t you also one of those who opposed the "Build It Now" ballot measure which would have saved us MILLIONS? As Jonathan Lundell mentioned above, the correct solution was available: "the solution to siting the new school was available from day one." Jonathan was right and would have saved the Public MILLIONS OF DOLLARS!…

HMB settlement gives Keenan 129 houses on Beachwood and Glencree—and more

Steven, Thank you for correcting your prior statement! Significantly different from “will be paying” to 'has already paid'. The difference between "paying $23 million" and paying $18 million -- see, I all ready saved the Public $5 million in future payments for this absurd agreement. Ken Johnson

HMB settlement gives Keenan 129 houses on Beachwood and Glencree—and more

Steven, Please support your statement: "$5 million for lawyers"; in "Assuming the new law isn’t passed, the City will be paying $23 million ($18 million settlement and $5 million for lawyers) for a piece of dirt that’s actually worth a fraction of that." I may have missed it but: A quick 'drive by' of the agreement: P E(7) No legal fees due to Keenan OTOH, if your desired course is followed: P B(3): The City (us) will bear ALL: legal costs, settlements and judgments; brought by those…

Stop SB 1295: Defend Coastal Commission

Anneliese, Glad to brighten your day. OTOH, embarrassing for Thomas Roman to be singled out for personal derision in the impartial Official State "BILL ANALYSIS" as the Chair of the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission! I can't remember the last time that an individual was singled out in this way at a State level. It was as if they were laughing at him for claiming the 'Earth was Flat'. I don't know him well personally, but seems like an OK guy. Ken Johnson

HMB settlement gives Keenan 129 houses on Beachwood and Glencree—and more

Steven, Is there some reason you don't reference the "City Council of 1990", that voted to approve the Discretionary Vesting Tentative Map (VTM) for Beachwood in 1990, with full knowledge of a forthcoming moratorium, which is the subject of the Settlement Agreement and AB 1991 as currently written? A "City" doesn't make a decision. A "City Council", with named individuals, makes a decision by a vote. That vote is on record. It is that vote, that created an explicit definition; a definition wrongly…

Beachwood and AB1991: The view from Sacramento

Barry and Kevin, Thanks for all the news stories links. Maybe I can provide a synopsis for the reader. 14 FEBRUARY 2008 AB 1991 INTRODUCED By Assemblyman Gene Mullin LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST [in part] "This bill would allow an approved tentative map, whose expiration was due in part to a city-initiated utility-service moratorium and that is the subject of pending litigation, to be deemed in full force and effect as part of a litigation settlement." Sounded benign - right? 2/3 Vote Required Assemblyman…

Stop SB 1295: Defend Coastal Commission

YEEHAAA! We Won One! If you didn't hear: SB 1295 Failed in Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee! Failed passage in committee. 8 April 2008 (AYES 3. NOES 5.) (FAIL) **** - NOES Migden Steinberg Kehoe Kuehl Machado **** - AYES Margett Cogdill Hollingsworth Not totally killed, 'Reconsideration granted.’ A little recent history: Apr. 2 From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W. The bill was amended, 'toned down', from original outrageous…

HMB settlement gives Keenan 129 houses on Beachwood and Glencree—and more

Dennis, Thanks - a balancing multi-million dollar valuable asset to the City: "A previous Council had approved 19 homes on the property without violating any environmental laws." I missed that. Vince, A Bill or its contents can by comparison make 'Freddy Krueger' appear to be a frail vulnerable short-lived character. Unfortunately, please read P A(2)(a):(b) - if not enacted, the Bill is not helpful on a timeline. OTOH, it is cheaper to file against the City. Hmm. And the Agreement is silent on a…

HMB settlement gives Keenan 129 houses on Beachwood and Glencree—and more

Steven, My compliments for the manner of handling disclosure...although the Cartoon is my favorite part of the Settlement Agreement. Vince, More like watching AB 1991 flameout over the next 30 or so days. Barry, Well, it just may change me - OMG - into voting for a Tax! Ken Johnson

HMB settlement gives Keenan 129 houses on Beachwood and Glencree—and more

Steven, I think we agree that their is / was "bad and worse" options; we might disagree whether the Settlement Agreement is 'The Bad, The Worse or The Ugly' [with respect and credit to the Clint Eastwood movie] The City Four gave up the Appeal option! They committed us to paying $18,000,000! What is yet known is whether they are going to act to make it due on 30 June 2009 or act in a manner which delays it until 31 December 2011. What, in their actions, makes you believe that "there will be a few…

Is MCTV worth saving? Part I:  MCTV privatizes the public record

Leonard, Seems the only thing working on their web site is 'history' - there is a message there. Wasn't 1 April the date they were supposed to have their video up on the site? Ken Johnson

HMB settlement gives Keenan 129 houses on Beachwood and Glencree—and more

Steven, We agree on the likelihood of the passage of the proposed legislation as "doubtful" as you wrote on 3 Apr. I might also presume that most relevant parties probably held similar presumptions - certainly Mr. Keenan. So, we are now left with a variation of the old story - 'it is not a question what it is, only about the price'! [PG Rating Version] Now, Mr. Keenan may just be just a good guy looking out for the City and cutting his price to a half or as you conjecture by two-thirds. But, as a…

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