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CRYSTAL BALL: The dangers of 'progressives' on Council

9/15/2012

4 Comments

 
Thank God we’ve had a two year reprieve from the extremist progressives on Santa Rosa’s City Council. The oppressive, anti-property rights former majority put in place our current land- use regulations which now must be undone. Wysocky and Gorin have completely sold out to the regional smartgrowth ideology that seeks to mandate that only taxpayer subsidized high-density development will take place, aka One Bay Area. By this time next year City Councils all over the Bay Area will have signed onto what our unelected MTC and ABAG boards have cooked up in consultation with ICLEI. If the progressives get the council majority back Santa Rosa will sign onto One Bay Area rescinding the development rights of most property owners in Santa Rosa.

How does it work? ABAG sets the housing numbers and the One Bay Area twenty-five year Plan requires 80% of all new housing to be built in PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT AREAS, which are pre-designated small land areas next to trains or buses, only about 4% of all land in the Bay Area is identified for this. The other 96% of land will only be allowed to accomodate the other 20% of housing over the 25 year period. If you are holding undeveloped or partially developed land in the 9 county bay area, get out now unless your land is in a PDA. Otherwise you could end up with a worthless property yet still be paying property taxes and other expenses. On top of the housing mandates, One Bay Area calls for 70% of new employment to be located within the small PDAs.

I support the loosening of regulations that continue to block the efforts of entrepreneurs who could be having a positive effect on our stuggling economy. If you stifle private development and instead impose government controlled development the economy will fail. ICLEI is promoting an international agenda which is not in the best interests of Americans. In fact, having America fail is necessary before an international government can take hold. Once you realize what the true problem is, then everything will begin to make sense. We need people in elected positions who are not afraid to look at the true picture and use whatever power they might have to preserve and protect our nation from the influence of outside forces. Vote wisely.  WE DO NOT SUPPORT WYSOCKY, CARLSTROM, COMBS, OR BANUELOS.



Kay Tokerud
Steering Committee

4 Comments
John Lawton
9/20/2012 04:45:05 pm

You really hit the nail on the head here. I was at that One Bay Area meeting at the Finley Center when everyone was yelling about the plan, but I didn't really get it until now. Thanks for clarifying the issues and for drawing the conclusions you did. I will vote accordingly. No on Combs, Wysocky, Carlstom, and Banuelos.

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Glenn Marks link
10/8/2012 05:32:40 am

Now that you've listed who you are against, how about informing us on who you are for (state & local)? Thanks.

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Stacy link
12/8/2020 02:18:47 am

Thaanks for this

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Trent R link
1/31/2021 03:54:26 pm

Thanks for poosting this

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