Comments by Ken Restivo
October 26, 2006
It's a scare tactic that has been pretty thoroughly debunked. Most of us just laughed. Basically, that square-footage number is flat-out wrong. Part of it is now the sewer plant, there are also overlays for HPD and ESHA that prevent even more of it from being developed, and it is also highly unlikely that any kind of "big box" store could ever get past feasibility study stage-- half of the customer base is in the Pacific Ocean and the other half in a national park. Finally, the traffic impact would…
October 24, 2006
For those keeping score, that makes it four-out-of-four key elements of the Coastside infrastructure (roads, water, schools, and sewers) that cannot possibly handle the Supervisors' buildout plan. Thanks for keeping score! Miami high-rise developer R. Donahue Peebles and his million-dollar Southern California P.R. agency have argued that, because thousands of new houses are some kind of fait accompli in the Midcoast, Pacificans should vote to merge traffic from 355 new houses in the Quarry directly…
August 17, 2006
John, thanks!
By the way, the ballot letter has just been assigned: NO on Measure L.
June 19, 2006
The hotel isn't giving people nearly as much heartburn as the 355 units of residential he's promising to build there.
That's a lot of houses.
http://www.pacificatribune.com/localnews/ci_3936352
June 12, 2006
You may be aware that a fairly major development is being planned for the Rockaway Quarry in Pacifica, including a massive luxury hotel on the cliffside. The developer, R. Donahue Peebles, got his start in real estate via D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, and is very well-connected within the Democratic Party. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2005/08/23/BUGM1EBIE01.DTL&type=business Peebles held some "Charrette" sessions with citizens last month, and seemed utterly unafraid…
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