Comments for Greater East San Carlos.org http://greatereastsancarlos.org The Community Site for East San Carlos Residents Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:51:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Carlos Club Expansion – January 25th Meeting by gesc http://greatereastsancarlos.org/2011/12/04/carlos-expansion-planning-commission-meeting-this-monday-dec-5-at-7pm-at-city/comment-page-1/#comment-750 gesc Mon, 05 Dec 2011 02:51:46 +0000 http://greatereastsancarlos.org/?p=1924#comment-750 According to Scot Marsters, who just called me this evening, the Carlos Club agenda item has been removed from tomorrow's planning Commission Meeting. Scot will let us know when the Planning Commission will review the application. Thanks! According to Scot Marsters, who just called me this evening, the Carlos Club agenda item has been removed from tomorrow’s planning Commission Meeting.

Scot will let us know when the Planning Commission will review the application.

Thanks!

]]> Comment on Zoning Changes for San Carlos by Ben Fuller http://greatereastsancarlos.org/2011/07/30/zoning-changes-for-san-carlos/comment-page-1/#comment-546 Ben Fuller Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:42:12 +0000 http://greatereastsancarlos.org/?p=1851#comment-546 Why is is that the City never offers something that is reasonable, always going for the maximum height and impact to our neighborhood. It's like we're always playing defense instead of working with these guys to develop mutually beneficial solutions. Let's show up en masse for tomorrow's meeting. Montgomery and McCue folks, this is your time to make your voices heard! And let's not forget these mass of buildings they call the transit village across the street from our neighborhood. Again, the zoning should be more favorable to us, not a rationalization to easily approve everything we've been fighting against. Why is is that the City never offers something that is reasonable, always going for the maximum height and impact to our neighborhood. It’s like we’re always playing defense instead of working with these guys to develop mutually beneficial solutions. Let’s show up en masse for tomorrow’s meeting. Montgomery and McCue folks, this is your time to make your voices heard! And let’s not forget these mass of buildings they call the transit village across the street from our neighborhood. Again, the zoning should be more favorable to us, not a rationalization to easily approve everything we’ve been fighting against.

]]> Comment on In and Out Burger GESC Response by David Rickert http://greatereastsancarlos.org/2010/08/17/in-and-out-burger-gesc-response/comment-page-1/#comment-443 David Rickert Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:42:40 +0000 http://greatereastsancarlos.org/?p=1446#comment-443 Historically without exception here is how the scam works… First In & Out tries to sneak in a blindingly bright fixture that well exceeds anything anybody ever imagined in the conditional use permit. Then should anybody complain… In & Out puffs out their chest like a bully to keep the bright light. In then end if there is enough pressure they play the “We want to be a good neighbor” and will turn it down to 75% brightness card. 75% brightness flooding the neighborhood is still 100% more light then the use permits allows. The use permit quotes: “illumination from signs shall not spill over into adjacent properties” The only way for light not to spill over if for it to be no higher than the burger building itself and dimmed down substantially. An INDEPENDENT lighting engineer should be the one to determine what lighting levels are acceptable to avoid spillover. Not the In & Out burger supplied Lighting Engineer who’s heavily biased assessment was accepted by the city approval process. Engineers who show bias for profit are not true engineers but puppets. How could city hall let In & Out themselves dictate lighting levels? Trusting? Lazy? Paid off? Ridiculous representation we have Historically without exception
here is how the scam works…

First In & Out tries to sneak in a blindingly bright
fixture that well exceeds anything anybody ever
imagined in the conditional use permit.

Then should anybody complain…
In & Out puffs out their chest like a bully to keep
the bright light.

In then end if there is enough pressure they play
the “We want to be a good neighbor”
and will turn it down to 75% brightness card.

75% brightness flooding the neighborhood is still
100% more light then the use permits allows.

The use permit quotes:
“illumination from signs shall not spill over into
adjacent properties”

The only way for light not to spill over if for it to be no
higher than the burger building itself and dimmed
down substantially.

An INDEPENDENT lighting engineer should be the
one to determine what lighting levels are
acceptable to avoid spillover.

Not the In & Out burger supplied Lighting Engineer
who’s heavily biased assessment was accepted by
the city approval process.

Engineers who show bias for profit are not true
engineers but puppets.

How could city hall let In & Out
themselves dictate lighting levels?
Trusting?
Lazy?
Paid off?

Ridiculous representation we have

]]> Comment on In and Out Media Coverage by David Rickert http://greatereastsancarlos.org/2011/07/08/in-and-out-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-442 David Rickert Wed, 20 Jul 2011 03:42:09 +0000 http://greatereastsancarlos.org/?p=1767#comment-442 Historically without exception here is how the scam works… First In & Out tries to sneak in a blindingly bright fixture that well exceeds anything anybody ever imagined in the conditional use permit. Then should anybody complain… In & Out puffs out their chest like a bully to keep the bright light. In then end if there is enough pressure they play the “We want to be a good neighbor” and will turn it down to 75% brightness card. 75% brightness flooding the neighborhood is still 100% more light then the use permits allows. The use permit quotes: “illumination from signs shall not spill over into adjacent properties” The only way for light not to spill over if for it to be no higher than the burger building itself and dimmed down substantially. An INDEPENDENT lighting engineer should be the one to determine what lighting levels are acceptable to avoid spillover. Not the In & Out burger supplied Lighting Engineer who’s heavily biased assessment was accepted by the city approval process. Engineers who show bias for profit are not true engineers but puppets. How could city hall let In & Out themselves dictate lighting levels? Trusting? Lazy? Paid off? Ridiculous representation we have Historically without exception
here is how the scam works…

First In & Out tries to sneak in a blindingly bright
fixture that well exceeds anything anybody ever
imagined in the conditional use permit.

Then should anybody complain…
In & Out puffs out their chest like a bully to keep
the bright light.

In then end if there is enough pressure they play
the “We want to be a good neighbor”
and will turn it down to 75% brightness card.

75% brightness flooding the neighborhood is still
100% more light then the use permits allows.

The use permit quotes:
“illumination from signs shall not spill over into
adjacent properties”

The only way for light not to spill over if for it to be no
higher than the burger building itself and dimmed
down substantially.

An INDEPENDENT lighting engineer should be the
one to determine what lighting levels are
acceptable to avoid spillover.

Not the In & Out burger supplied Lighting Engineer
who’s heavily biased assessment was accepted by
the city approval process.

Engineers who show bias for profit are not true
engineers but puppets.

How could city hall let In & Out
themselves dictate lighting levels?
Trusting?
Lazy?
Paid off?

Ridiculous representation we have

]]> Comment on In N Out Poll by Ben Fuller http://greatereastsancarlos.org/2011/07/16/in-n-out-poll-2/comment-page-1/#comment-405 Ben Fuller Sun, 17 Jul 2011 17:37:47 +0000 http://greatereastsancarlos.org/?p=1841#comment-405 This is a very valuable poll that we can use with the City and with In-N-Out. It will be interesting to see the votes come in! Great job on this Dimitri. This is a very valuable poll that we can use with the City and with In-N-Out. It will be interesting to see the votes come in! Great job on this Dimitri.

]]> Comment on In and Out Media Coverage by Ben Fuller http://greatereastsancarlos.org/2011/07/08/in-and-out-media-coverage/comment-page-1/#comment-297 Ben Fuller Sat, 09 Jul 2011 17:59:03 +0000 http://greatereastsancarlos.org/?p=1767#comment-297 Brian Moura is callous. He makes the word "public servant" a true oxymoron. His "legalese" jargon represents all that is wrong in San Carlos. Let's hope that the people at In-N-Out will make right something that should have never happened in the first place, so we can get this fixed and avoid future steps. San Carlos Staff and San Carlos City Council knew exactly what they were doing when they ignored our prescient comments. To claim that there is nothing they can do is just another game of "Whac-a-Mole" that they specialize in, as we have all learned from their game of passing the buck with the San Carlos Transit Village. Brian Moura is callous. He makes the word “public servant” a true oxymoron. His “legalese” jargon represents all that is wrong in San Carlos.

Let’s hope that the people at In-N-Out will make right something that should have never happened in the first place, so we can get this fixed and avoid future steps. San Carlos Staff and San Carlos City Council knew exactly what they were doing when they ignored our prescient comments. To claim that there is nothing they can do is just another game of “Whac-a-Mole” that they specialize in, as we have all learned from their game of passing the buck with the San Carlos Transit Village.

]]> Comment on Laureola Park Meeting – this Wednesday May 4th @ 7PM by Racquel http://greatereastsancarlos.org/2011/05/03/laureola-park-meeting-this-wednesday-may-4th-7pm/comment-page-1/#comment-288 Racquel Thu, 09 Jun 2011 19:53:57 +0000 http://greatereastsancarlos.org/?p=1733#comment-288 City Council to review playground and water feature plans for Laureola Park, on Monday, June 13 @ 7 pm. It is Item 12d. Please show your support or contact city council members. Andy Klein,Vice Mayor - aklein@cityofsancarlos.org Randy Royce - rroyce@cityofsancarlos.org Matt Grocott - mgrocott@cityofsancarlos.org Bob Grassilli - bgrassilli@cityofsancarlos.org Parks & Rec Director Doug Long - dlong@cityofsancarlos.org City Council to review playground and water feature plans for Laureola Park, on Monday, June 13 @ 7 pm. It is Item 12d. Please show your support or contact city council members.

Andy Klein,Vice Mayor – aklein@cityofsancarlos.org
Randy Royce – rroyce@cityofsancarlos.org
Matt Grocott – mgrocott@cityofsancarlos.org
Bob Grassilli – bgrassilli@cityofsancarlos.org

Parks & Rec Director
Doug Long – dlong@cityofsancarlos.org

]]> Comment on Interim City Council Member by GESC http://greatereastsancarlos.org/2011/06/05/interim-city-council-member/comment-page-1/#comment-284 GESC Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:21:54 +0000 http://greatereastsancarlos.org/?p=1750#comment-284 One major point that needs to be reviewed and considered by City Council, City Staff, and Residents alike is the analysis made on the HSR Blog that 4 tracks will be needed along the entire peninsula to accommodate the Caltrain and HSR schedules. This will greatly impact staging areas and the lack thereof if the apartment towers are built as planned. http://caltrain-hsr.blogspot.com/2011/05/root-of-problem-visualized.html "four tracks everywhere along the entire length of the peninsula." One major point that needs to be reviewed and considered by City Council, City Staff, and Residents alike is the analysis made on the HSR Blog that 4 tracks will be needed along the entire peninsula to accommodate the Caltrain and HSR schedules. This will greatly impact staging areas and the lack thereof if the apartment towers are built as planned.

http://caltrain-hsr.blogspot.com/2011/05/root-of-problem-visualized.html

“four tracks everywhere along the entire length of the peninsula.”

]]> Comment on Mayor Omar Ahmad by Ben Fuller http://greatereastsancarlos.org/2011/05/10/mayor-omar-ahmad/comment-page-1/#comment-263 Ben Fuller Wed, 11 May 2011 23:19:38 +0000 http://greatereastsancarlos.org/?p=1738#comment-263 This is a really sad story how we have lost Omar Ahmad, a friend and associate of mine in San Carlos for the last few years. The City has lost a highly effective public servant as well as a really good guy. Omar did so much to help our City out of financial trouble and move us away from a recession mentality back towards growth and prosperity. He made hard decisions and engaged people from all backgrounds and opinions. I think I can speak for all of us by saying that whether we agreed with Omar on any particular issue, we felt his passion for his job, thoroughly enjoyed his humorous interactions with us, and generally just liked Omar as a man. Omar, you will be sorely missed. I ran into Omar in the last month on Laurel Street and invited him for a cup of coffee at Starbucks to talk about issues near and dear to GESC. We sat down for nearly an hour, totally impromptu, at the new Starbucks on Laurel as he drank his grande coffee while I had a soy chai latte. We discussed all the political issues relevant to our neighborhood. We talked about how to get people across Holly Street to downtown San Carlos. We also talked about the Wheeler Plaza progress that had been made. I felt his genuine enthusiasm for making a difference and we connected at a human level. Omar, you were the guy I ended up knowing best on the City Council, a guy who reached out, wasn't afraid to call, and always were a straight shooter. RIP, my friend. Ben Fuller This is a really sad story how we have lost Omar Ahmad, a friend and associate of mine in San Carlos for the last few years.

The City has lost a highly effective public servant as well as a really good guy. Omar did so much to help our City out of financial trouble and move us away from a recession mentality back towards growth and prosperity. He made hard decisions and engaged people from all backgrounds and opinions. I think I can speak for all of us by saying that whether we agreed with Omar on any particular issue, we felt his passion for his job, thoroughly enjoyed his humorous interactions with us, and generally just liked Omar as a man. Omar, you will be sorely missed.

I ran into Omar in the last month on Laurel Street and invited him for a cup of coffee at Starbucks to talk about issues near and dear to GESC. We sat down for nearly an hour, totally impromptu, at the new Starbucks on Laurel as he drank his grande coffee while I had a soy chai latte. We discussed all the political issues relevant to our neighborhood. We talked about how to get people across Holly Street to downtown San Carlos. We also talked about the Wheeler Plaza progress that had been made. I felt his genuine enthusiasm for making a difference and we connected at a human level.

Omar, you were the guy I ended up knowing best on the City Council, a guy who reached out, wasn’t afraid to call, and always were a straight shooter. RIP, my friend.

Ben Fuller

]]> Comment on Laureola Park Meeting – this Wednesday May 4th @ 7PM by Racquel http://greatereastsancarlos.org/2011/05/03/laureola-park-meeting-this-wednesday-may-4th-7pm/comment-page-1/#comment-256 Racquel Sat, 07 May 2011 23:42:07 +0000 http://greatereastsancarlos.org/?p=1733#comment-256 I attended the meeting as well as the city council meeting. A water feature was one aspect that many people would like to be included. Another meeting to discuss further changes to playground and a possible water feature will be discussed on Wednesday, May 18 at the Laureola Building at 6:30 pm. Hopefully we can get more input from the community since this is something that would benefit our area and the entire city. Thanks so much! I attended the meeting as well as the city council meeting. A water feature was one aspect that many people would like to be included. Another meeting to discuss further changes to playground and a possible water feature will be discussed on Wednesday, May 18 at the Laureola Building at 6:30 pm. Hopefully we can get more input from the community since this is something that would benefit our area and the entire city. Thanks so much!

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