All very good points! Thanks for looking at this with the eyes of an analyst and seasoned planner. Personally, as…
Thank you for this excellent comment. Common sense is not so common, yet this analysis gives in-depth reasoning for why…
Commissioner Greg Rowe, who has professional expertise having been an environmental planner and analyst, explains well in this article why…
Thank you, Greg, for this detailed analysis. I believe the science is quite clear and persuasive that we will be…
Good question . . . maybe have Gary May’s advisor on the Quad encampment investigate the incident and advise the…
Council was advised that the way they wanted to do it was not prohibited by CEQA. My point is that…
Saw this article in the SF Chronicle: “Bay Area arrest in swastikas drawn on former Harlem Globetrotter’s vehicle”. https://www.sfchronicle.com/crime/article/petaluma-swastikas-william-bullard-21263985.php I…
Eileen, yes, I should have thanked Jon Troost for his thoughtful vote against bad process as well. It is not…
Greg, appreciate the POV. The view that it has never been done this way implies that it isn’t a valid…
Roberta, Thanks for pointing out the Notice of Availability (NOA) text which I just noticed has incorrect information. This appears…
Greg, Thanks for this thorough explanation of this corrupted process that Village Farms has undertaken since the beginning. Your comments…
Roberta, Thanks for this “heads up” and the important points you have brought up here. I have had the same…
Greg, thank you for clarifying that the Planning Commission votes were not unanimous. I was expressing my frustration with the…
Roberta, as you are aware, the Planning Commission vote to recommend that the City Council certify the EIR was not…
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Mr. Steward opens the article around rest, charity, and care for children suffering in war. This framing is powerful and…
I believe the problem was 1 or 2 of the buildings were deemed uninhabitable and the cost to repair was…
Pacifico has 4 buildings with 28 rooms each. Renting a room for $300/month would be pretty “affordable” and bring in…
SOD, because the City can’t AFFORD, ironically, the cost of that ‘affordable’ housing.


The public comment at the Planning Commission hearing by the engineer who highlighted the fact that the soil movement would…