The March 28 meeting of the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board featured traffic engineering staff experts responding to questions from the members of the Community Planning Board. The auditorium was full of concerned residents who fear that the impacts on the proposed project far outweigh any benefits to our community. Residents were wearing “Save Carmel Valley” stickers. Their concern is centered on the fact that the proposed mixed use project would exacerbate the already congested traffic flows, especially on the northbound entrance to I-5 freeway where metered Caltrans entrance ramps back up traffic on the Del Mar Heights Road westbound in the morning rush hours.
Apr 4, 2013 | Posted in
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First, I would like to thank Councilwoman Sherri Lightner for providing the venue and attending last Thursday’s Carmel Valley Community Planning Board (CVCPUB) meeting — in its entirety — and listening to the community’s major concern with the One Paseo project — traffic. The city staff, especially the traffic engineers, did an outstanding job in responding to the 20-something questions provided by the CVCPB concerning the community’s major concerns with traffic and circulation around and through the project.
Apr 4, 2013 | Posted in
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Apparently the two city traffic engineers who were present to answer the Carmel Valley Community Planning Board’s questions at the meeting of March 28 concerning the impacts of the massive proposed One Paseo project forgot that they were public employees whose first duty is to protect the interests of the communities of San Diego and that they owe the Carmel Valley community an independent, objective assessment.
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Please vote “No” on Assembly Bill 642. Our community newspaper is a key part of the community information sharing. People have confidence in the information that we read because of a proven track record of best interest of the community. A blogger does not have to be accountable.
Apr 4, 2013 | Posted in
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Elephants have been viewed throughout history with a sense of awe. In the fourth century Aristotle referred to the elephant as “the beast which passeth all others in wit and mind.”
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We join a growing list of community newspapers from across the state in asking our readers to write letters and send emails opposing a bill in Sacramento which, if passed, could literally put many of us out of business.
Mar 29, 2013 | Posted in
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I was very disappointed to read that our San Diego Fair Board has decided again to continue their contract with Have Trunk Will Travel for Elephant Rides for another TWO years of fairs. Advocates have repeatedly tried to convince the board to NOT continue the contract that was DUE to be up. At a meeting in November 2011, the Fair Board voted to put off its decision until 2014, despite shocking video evidence showing the Fair’s elephant ride provider, Have Trunk Will Travel, striking elephants with bullhooks and using an electric shock device during training.
Mar 21, 2013 | Posted in
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Since November, when the community said “no” to Del Mar’s Village Specific Plan, there have been a number of proposals discussed regarding revitalization of the downtown including: reducing parking standards, increasing the floor area ratio and building a public parking garage.
Mar 21, 2013 | Posted in
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After spending 25 minutes driving around the Highlands on yet another Saturday night trying in vain to find a parking spot to simply have dinner, I say, “Bring on Paseo.”
Mar 21, 2013 | Posted in
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I’ve been in Congress for two months now and something that still surprises me: How out of touch and political Washington is. I ran for office because I believed I could make a difference, and I still do. I am as tired as you are of partisan posturing, and a perfect example is the sequester.
Mar 15, 2013 | Posted in
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