Sunday, April 5, 2015

The city wants to know what restaurant you would like to see in the vacated Denny's Restaurant in Linda Mar Shopping Center?

http:/peakdemocracy.com/2603


Press release from Pacifica explaining what it's looking for -

http://www.fixpacifica.com/docs/Dennys.pdf

Posted by Steve Sinai

99 comments:

Anonymous said...

Black Bear.

Steve Sinai said...

I'd like a 24-hour place, if possible. An IHOP would be good enough for me.

Anonymous said...

24-hour would be great and it makes sense along the highway. Just basic food, kids menu, great breakfasts, nothing exotic, please.

Anonymous said...

Denny's

Anonymous said...

Peppermill!

Someone needs to call the owner in Reno and let him know about this asap.

Maybe someone in Economic Development. Oh wait never mind that person will never be hired!

Sharon said...

IHOP's a really good idea for some but I don't think it has much name recognition with the millenials. Applebee's parking lots always seem to be packed.

Anonymous said...

IHOP is a notch below or slightly above Denny's.

Applebee's is about the same only difference they have a full bar.

A Chili's would make a fortune, but it is a tad too small.

Plus Chili's doesn't have breakfast.

Anonymous said...

I love charades, though clearly not near as much as City Hall. Who knew Kimco was so playful? How about "Guess the Year We Get a Tenant? Or the decade? Let's play "Race for the Space" with the old F&E spot? The decay is becoming very difficult to hide.

Anonymous said...

Millenials like 24 hour anything.

Anonymous said...

Yes folks the economic decay of Pacifica is becoming very apparent up and down Highway 1.
This is exactly what our NIMBY radicals want.
Anything to keep others out of their little piece of "slum heaven" is fair game.

Anonymous said...

Yeah, this sucks. We need a large sign on the side of the Denny's cadaver with "Stop the Decay" above a calendar with days marked off til a new tenant moves in. And I mean a "name" tenant with resources and following to go with the name! Ditto for the Fresh and Easy carcass. How about another one for the dead lumber yard on One between Vallemar and Rockaway? So much visible decay!

Anonymous said...

Anonymous at 1:00pmn said...
"Yes folks the economic decay of Pacifica is becoming very apparent up and down Highway 1.
This is exactly what our NIMBY radicals want.
Anything to keep others out of their little piece of "slum heaven" is fair game."

Really? I see a thriving Puerto 27, packed Surf Spot, very active Pedro Point shopping center with many restaurants, Lovey's Tea Shoppe that is always busy, the wonderful A Grape in the Fog wine bar, a continuing busy beach, and so much more. The Denny's closing hardly makes a "slum heaven". Change can be difficult for some; I see the potential for continued good things here in Pacifica.

Anonymous said...

@100 Are the nimby radicals running the city? How many are on council? On the planning commission? That excuse is getting old. Haven't the nimnuts been busy with the highway? In the last 5 or 6 years it's been incompetence and sleazy political ambition (don't want to lose any votes)that have crippled any recovery. We had a window of opportunity. It'll close with the next election. Of course, there's always the possibility that what appeared to be candidates for change, namely, Nihart, Stone, O'Neill and Ervin, were really nimby-lite.

Anonymous said...

Heh heh heh. It's all part of our evil plan for Pacifica domination.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l91ISfcuzDw

Anonymous said...

234 Yes, the wine bar is wonderful. You wearing their rose tinted glasses? A few restaurants and such aren't going to pay Pacifica's bills. Paid parking at the busy beach at most can cover costs for managing the beach and even that's a stretch. But, chirp, chirp and keep a good thought. We have little else to keep us going.

Anonymous said...

Linda Mar Pet Store closing. Just heard. Big rent increase so they're gone after many years. Shall we add that space to the utterly ridiculous City Hall/Kimco charade?

Steve Sinai said...

There was a pet store in Linda Mar?

It's unlikely Kimco is going to listen to us, but it's fun to pretend our opinions matter.

While others may look at Surf Spot and Puerto 27 and say that shows Pacifica's economy is roaring along, I see an empty Fresh and Easy, Straw Hat, Denny's and Pacifica Lumber that indicate Pacifica's economy is barely limping along, as always.

Sharon said...

Come on Steve, a bead store and a used clothing store opened up in Eureka Square and of course the new Prime Dip place. That's some progress.

todd bray said...

Steve, Pacifica Lumber over extended itself and the two partners had to close. Not anyones fault but theirs.

Comparing crap holes like F&E, Strawhat or Denny's to outstanding restaurants like SS or P27 is not far to any of the lot of them.

Anonymous said...

Beads. Now there's an economic engine for Pacifica.

Anonymous said...

Ditto for the Fresh and Easy carcass. How about another one for the dead lumber yard on One between Vallemar and Rockaway? So much visible decay!

Fresh & Easy is being rebranded and or remodeled and opened as Whole Oats Market.

The old Lumber yard is now a paving company.

Anonymous said...

Comparing crap holes like F&E, Strawhat or Denny's to outstanding restaurants like SS or P27 is not far to any of the lot of them.

April 6, 2015 at 11:38 PM

11:38

How can you compare a supermarket to restaurants? Apples to Oranges.

Shouldn't you be some where appealing a project?

Anonymous said...

727 Is your F&E news official or wishful? And, I don't care who's parking their trucks at the old Pacifica Lumber property, the building looks more abandoned every day. A little paint would make a big difference on such a highly-visible structure. What's next? Boarded-up windows and graffiti? Perhaps city hall can take a break from the charades and tackle this run-down eyesore. Act as if they were actually running a city.

Anonymous said...

Anon at 4-7, 7:27 said:

Fresh & Easy is being rebranded and or remodeled and opened as Whole Oats Market.

The old Lumber yard is now a paving company.

Do you have sources for your comments, or do these "facts" come from the same people who swear that several SF Giants have already bought the Harmony 1 homes?

Anon at 4-6, 4:57 p.m. said

A few restaurants and such aren't going to pay Pacifica's bills. Paid parking at the busy beach at most can cover costs for managing the beach and even that's a stretch.

I think the thriving restaurants are a great sign and I am all for filing the empty store fronts, but your comment has me curious -- if successfull restaurants are dismissed as no big deal, what do you believe Pacifica needs?

A lot of people on this forum say they want "economic development," but no one is specific about what "economic development" means to them.

I too want economic development, but I want our city to look more like Burlingame, Palo Alto, down town San Mateo, etc. than Daly City, SSF, Brisbane (with is huge office parks), etc.

Am curious about what others have in mind.

Anonymous said...

Love the old boarded up Dallas Cafe with a tattered American flag hanging in the window.
Speaks volumes about our city.
No class.

Ricky Bobby said...

We need an Applebee's.

Anonymous said...

I would love to have a good restaurant in Pacifica.

Anonymous said...

10:26 said

Is your F&E news official or wishful? And, I don't care who's parking their trucks at the old Pacifica Lumber property, the building looks more abandoned every day. A little paint would make a big difference on such a highly-visible structure. What's next? Boarded-up windows and graffiti? Perhaps city hall can take a break from the charades and tackle this run-down eyesore. Act as if they were actually running a city.

________

AMEN to that! If someone is actually doing business in that spot, that speaks volumes about the people running this city. NO business should be allowed to exist as a decaying eye sore.

I think the loudly painted prime rib sandwich shop is another example of how the people running this town just does not care. Who approved such garish, unnatural colors? And if there is no approval process in place, there needs to be, because setting certain minimum standards is not a burden on any business. After all, a can of decent paint costs the same as a can of tacky, out of place paint. The city lacks even a semblance of class.

Anonymous said...

1107 Since you asked, a few popular eateries and all the other small commerce mentioned here is great for Pacifica in terms of enriching our lives and choices, but it isn't enough to pay the bills for a city of 40K in the Bay Area. It's just nice to see, isn't it? To pay the bills, and not look like DC, I'd like to see 2 or 3 name hotels moderate to better category (no library for Beach Blvd), a revitalized Nick's, expanded HIE, buffed-up Rockaway, and, most of all, an all new Linda Mar Shopping Center. It sure looks like Kimco is using us as a tax write-off against their more profitable ventures or emptying the joint out for an easy sale-or both. We need a new owner to demolish the entire thing and rebuild a modern center to appeal to shoppers from HMB to DC and beyond. Nothing would revitalize Pacifica quite as much as that. And it's already commercial space so maybe we can skip the land use squabbles. Maybe a few condos? Of course council's poop pit could either kill that potential or knock the price down for bargain hunters. Who knows? No mention of the quarry because I think we already lost whatever revenue-producing potential it ever had to the trendy, very low-density, high-priced housing schemes popping up all over the coast. Like Harmony. It's new environmentalism. A few houses is preferable to hundreds. They represent a tiny drop in the bucket as far as city revenue goes. Other than that, keep the in-fill housing going and find a place for a couple assisted-living facilities and we're good to go.

Anonymous said...

1127 You think someone is actually approving the paint? Given that the location is rumored LMAO to become part of the highway, kudos to Prime Rib for taking a chance on Pacifica. And that's what they're doing, you know? Do you really prefer the space be empty? Not me!

Anonymous said...

12:47--

Interesting. we are not far apart, but apparently I am a NIMBY because I am against widening the HWY.

I'd change the hotels from "moderate to better" to just better (Hey -- if HMB can attract the RITZ, why can't we aim high too), and 86 the in-fill housing (sorry, but the plan to populate an already overburdened infrastructure with extremely-low to low-income housing sounds like a death sentence for any hope of a viable economy) -- but other ideas sound great.

I'd love to see the current Linda Mar center (currently overrun with too many cheap stores, panhandlers, and people who loiter all day) into something that looks like the Whole Food shopping center/condo compound in San Mateo. That would literally be dreamy.

Agree that there is no hope of that (or anything other than further decay) happening if the council decides to turn the Cal Trans lot into a poop pot. If that misguided plan goes through, game is over.

Anonymous said...

12:57 --

No, I do not prefer that it remain empty, but I don't think it should be a choice between either/or.

There is something to be said about appearances. Beauty attracts beauty and yuck attacks yuck. Sort of like what happens in a neighborhood when a few people start improving their property. All of a sudden, others take look around and want to do the same.

But if none of the neighbors give a hoot, the whole block eventually starts to look like the lowest common denominator.

All I am saying is that the town should set minimum standards, so that, over time, Pacifica can look like someone cares about it.

Right now, the town is the equivalent of that house on the block with the weeds and the rusted car up on blocks.

Anonymous said...

120 Closer than you think---I, too, oppose widening the highway. And, Pancho, neither you nor I are nimbys. My thing with hotels in Pacifica is, whether moderate or better, that they be chain hotels so that the reputation is known and dictated by a corporate standard. We all deserve better! Love your shopping center. The in-fill housing is going to happen no matter what. Boys gotta build! We agree on the killer poop pit--the word is merde and it's exactly what this council will be if they kill the best potential this town has to re-invigorate itself. You've seen them in action. What are Pacifica's chances?

Anonymous said...

I'm no NIMBY either, and I think the highway widening would be devastating to many small businesses from Linda Mar/Pedro Point all the way through Vallemar and beyond. The years of construction alone would kill a lot of local business. And it would completely change the character of the Rockaway commercial area. I support cleaning up the look of local businesses and especially filling up vacant commercial spaces. I wish the city could work with local commercial owners to make rents for commercial spaces more attractive. Local businesses small and large are hurting.

Eliminate all NIMBYs said...

Only a NIMBY would try to argue that traffic jams are good for business.

Anonymous said...

Boring 732. What ever happened to the guy who used to do the ambulance and safety widening routine? He was hilarious.

Kathy Meeh said...

831, Firefighters made that comment and statement. But you're saying emergencies are hilarious. Hilarious? Your comment is way beyond "boring" and dull, its absurd and demented.

As 732 implied "traffic jams are not good of business". Additionally traffic jams are not good for people or frogs. Now is the time to fix the highway, the studies and monies are in place-- support the City in moving forward for a change.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the demented detour, Kathy. Underlined and in blue. The guy I'm referring to was no firefighter. MIA.

Anonymous said...

The traffic congestion that would be addressed by the widening happens for about 45 minutes on weekday mornings when school is in session. The widening wouldn't help the congestion that happens in the evenings which is caused by the merging of traffic from Sharp Park Road and the traffic light at Vallemar. This has no effect on local business. But the all-day-long traffic jam that will be caused by construction of the widening will last for years and will harm many local businesses. Some of them won't survive.

Kathy Meeh said...

952, it hardly matters who you intended to target. Firefighters, police, paramedics, other emergency personnel, those directly affected, and other people with an human brain understand the issue. With regard to your lack of human concern, and no substantial alternative, your comment trends toward non-endangered reptilian.

1005, some local businesses are not surviving now. Traffic flows into the congested Highway 1 area from multiple directions, hence the reason to widen that 1.3 mile (backed up by scientific studies).

Anonymous said...

Per the Cal trans report on the HWY1 project, which you can read for yourself at

http://www.dot.ca.gov/dist4/documents/route_1_calera_parkway/Highway-1-Calera-Parkway-Final-Project-Report-Complete-Signed.pdf

Traffic congestions on HWY 1 do not occur during peak business hours. Rather, per the Caltrans report, the morning traffic largely occurs in the Northbound direction between 7:00-9:00 a.m. or 7:30 -8:30 (it says both in the report). This is before most retail shops open.

Evening traffic occurs in the southbound direction between 4:00-6:00 or between 5:00-6:00 (says both in the report).

The TOTAL amount of commute time saved by widening the highway is a paltry 1.6 minutes in the morning and 5.1 minutes in the evening — and those times pertain to commute direction only.

As for the fire department, in the general plan update, the Fire Department does not claim it needs a wider highway to be able to respond to fires or provide emergency services; rather, it says it needs another station.

From Section 8 (“Safety")

http://www.cityofpacifica.org/civica/filebank/blobdload.asp?BlobID=6557

The Fire Authority needs additional facilities to meet its fire response standards for Vallemar and areas to the south. A third, mid-point station in Pacifica with a truck and engine company has been discussed for some time. The area that currently does not meet first-response time standards has a low density of development, and so it has fewer persons and struc- tures threatened by fire. A new station would be needed if the central part of Pacifica were to experi ence significant new development, for example at the Quarry site.

Steve Sinai said...

10:05, The project's final EIR says that in regards to the Highway 1/Reina Del Mar intersection, average vehicle delays both ways would decrease by approximately 65% in both peak hours (AM and PM). Travel times through the corridor would be 8-11 minutes shorter.

I trust Caltrans' computer models and experience more than I trust your guessing.

Anonymous said...

Two words: Bay Bridge

In case you hadn't noticed, Caltrans' competence is being called into question on an almost daily basis over a variety of projects.

I'll take common sense over Caltrans' self-serving "science" any day.

Anonymous said...

Bay Bridge versus highway widening...hardly comparable.
Space shuttle blew up therefore all manned flight is suspect.

Anonymous said...

Oh no, 744. That elevated stuff is tricky. They do much better when they build at ground level. You should see the models. They lay it all out using pasta. Cooked and uncooked pasta. Amazing.

Steve Sinai said...

Big difference between building a bridge that spans the Bay, and adding a few lanes to a highway.

Anonymous said...

"The project's final EIR says that in regards to the Highway 1/Reina Del Mar intersection, average vehicle delays both ways would decrease by approximately 65% in both peak hours (AM and PM). Travel times through the corridor would be 8-11 minutes shorter."

Of course the Caltrans FEIR says that. What it doesn't say is how much time will be lost in delays during many years of construction. Which is what we were talking about.

Anonymous said...

hwy 1 widening will look better than roads in pedro pt, vallemar and rockaway. Be safer as well...

Anonymous said...

Report Finds Caltrans Incompetent

Calling the California Department of Transportation “out of date” and “out of step” with other states, a highly critical external review of the agency released at the end of January dinged Caltrans for the way it manages (or mismanages) just about everything it does.

http://www.calsta.ca.gov/res/docs/pdfs/2013/SSTI_Independent%20Caltrans%20Review%201.28.14.pdf

Steve Sinai said...

From Table S-1 of the EIR -

"Construction activities would occur in stages in order to minimize disturbance and to maintain circulation and access through the project area. Prior to construction, a Transportation Management Plan (TMP) will be prepared. Except for temporary off-peak lane, the same number of traffic lanes will be maintained on SR 1 and local streets during the construction period. Narrowed lanes on SR 1 through the construction zone will be likely. No roadway or driveway access to businesses or residents will be severed during the construction of the project. However, there would be some temporary incremental delay in travel times through the site during construction times."

Interpret that last sentence however you will.

Seems to me any delays will be short-lived and temporary. Well worth it for the long-term traffic improvements.

Anonymous said...

Highway widening proponents are chasing a pipe dream and conveniently ignore the facts put forth by Caltrans about the project.

Per the Caltrans FEIR, the lifetime of the project is 20 years, after which traffic throughput degrades to present levels and we're back where we started due to induced demand.
 
During those twenty years, the total minutes saved per post-construction trip will never make up for the total number of extra minutes of delay CAUSED by the construction.

To put the construction delays into perspective, remember that Caltrans officials stated that the maximum amount of time you'd spend delayed along Highway 1 due to the current bridge project was 30 SECONDS.

Anonymous said...

"Seems to me any delays will be short-lived and temporary." And you know this how?

Witness the San Pedro Creek bridge construction. And that's minor compared to work on the 1.3 mile stretch of Highway 1, with two signalized intersections.

Remember the time a while back when they did a little tree trimming on Highway 1 near the police station? Traffic was backed up all day. Multiply that by a thousand days.

Anonymous said...

Our little bridge widening project is taking twice as long as it should because of the wildlife issues. Might we expect similar work stoppages and delays during the highway widening? Noise, dust and other disruption to the area adjacent to the quarry and its various critters will be unavoidable. Enviro lawyers are probably second only to realtors and such in their unabashed enthusiasm for this project. Ohhhh, Brent.

Steve Sinai said...

"'Seems to me any delays will be short-lived and temporary.' And you know this how?"

From experience. I've had to drive through enough road projects to know a little bit of pain during the project is the price you pay to avoid a lot more pain later.


"Per the Caltrans FEIR, the lifetime of the project is 20 years, after which traffic throughput degrades to present levels and we're back where we started due to induced demand."

Traffic will increase on Highway 1 whether or not lanes are added. Imagine what traffic levels will be in 20 years if nothing is done.

Anonymous said...

1042 LMAO ..."hwy 1 widening will look better than the roads in pedro pt, vallemar and rockaway. Be safer as well."
Big fail as a project slogan because when you're spending minimum 55 million in public funds ya gotta be careful what comparisons you draw lest people scream "I should hope so!"

Anonymous said...

I am chiming in. I want a Jack In the Box where the Denny is. The business's that are successful in Pacifica are because 1) They got a good head start many decades ago. 2)Family owned. 3)Small to medium size business. 4)Hire many locals.4)American Franchise. In my experience with the lindamar pet store was always out of product. I don't know what the excuse was for that. An inconvenience to me that happened frequently but I still tried to shop there. Bought many toys and treats , more than I should have. Safeway is very reliable and excellent customer service. I can depend on them 99% of the time. They no longer carry my favorite cheese. I guess I was the only one that bought it. Anyhoo, Pacifica needs more food choices. Places are packed every weekend. Jack In the Box is excellent. The tacos. Who cares if its not meat and bean flavered curd. Good beach food. Quick and easy. We need more places like that. I like McDonald's. Quick ice cream cone 100 calories for $1.27. Pacifica has many family's with small children and teens that play on the beach. Please do not put some fancy high priced serving alcohol restaurant there.

Anonymous said...

405 How about Jack in the Box where the old Straw Hat Pizza was and something 24-hourish in the Denny's spot? Let's be greedy! Linda Mar Shopping Center does not need anything even remotely fancy. Just a chain-type basic family restaurant recognizable to visitors and residents alike.

Anonymous said...

I went to Safeway last night to get some 2% milk. They were out of 2% milk. Out of milk?!?! What kind of a grocery story runs out of milk?!?!

Anonymous said...

Enter Linda Mar Safeway after 9 pm and you enter a third world country. Enter Linda Mar Safeway after 9 pm on a Sunday and you enter a third world, post apocalyptic wasteland. It's like a bomb went off In the aisles. Just try finding a loaf of bread or a six pack of Coke. Good luck, and mind the panhandlers!

Anonymous said...

Wanna feel old and very establishment? Enter Safeway after 9pm. Who are those people and where are they the rest of the time?

Anonymous said...

534 spoken like a life-long pacificano, even if only in attitude

Sharon said...

Rethinking IHOP - it's geeky, right? Millennials are geeky, therefore IHOP would be just the ticket.! Besides there is not enough room there for a drive thru, anyone ever get stuck behind the In n'Out traffic in Daly City?

Anonymous said...

The IHOPS I've been in were more geezer than geeky. Still, it's a good fit for the former Denny's location.

Anonymous said...

I don't know if I would describe the young people in Pacifica "geeky" But a open 24hr family style non-alcholic American Franchise restaurant is good. Milk shakes, french fries and burgers. When I was young adult in Pacifica we went to Denny's after midnight , and later to eat. Good times.

Anonymous said...

As bad as Linda Mar Safeway is, it is Whole Foods compared to the Manor Safeway. If you want to see real life (real dead?) Walkers, enter Manor Safeway at any time of the day, any day of the week. I feel safer braving the aggressive panhandlers over at Linda Mar. Shudder.

Steve Sinai said...

^^ Yeah, I was thinking the Linda Mar Safeway was like Beverly Hills compared to the Manor Safeway.

Anonymous said...

Go into Lucky's in Fairmont Shopping Center. It will get you ready for the Zombie Apocalypse.

Anonymous said...

Is panhandling legal in Pacifica?
We have a resource Center. Yes?

Anonymous said...

Another one bites the dust. Linda Mar Pet Shop closed the doors the other day.

How is that hiring of the economic development person going?

How is that meeting with Kimco and City Council going?

Anonymous said...

The last time I was at Manor Safeway, there were bite marks on the empty C&H Sugar sacks on Aisle 7. Very scary...

Anonymous said...

heartless ghoul at 808

Mellow Mel said...

I have stumbled upon some inside info on this. Before they hire the manager, they want the economic development committee to talk about community values and decide what the program will be for the manager to perform. Maybe they will have some community meetings. They want to find out what the city's strengths and weaknesses are. All this is inside the Economic Development Plan, for which a report was reviewed a few years ago, but the plan itself was not adopted. Since there is a new city manager / assistant city manager / council regime, they want to revisit, rehash, revamp and reshape, in their own images. Community input on Highway Widening, Sea Level Rise, the trail system, recreational opportunities and the building of a new library on Palmetto, are factors that will shape the program. So I'm interpreting this all as it means to me they won't be hiring anyone soon. I shrug my shoulders in digust, our city's economic development is far less than robust.

Anonymous said...

9:33

So what your saying is nothing will ever happen. The city will never hire an economic development person!

They don't want to piss off the almighty Peter Loeb!!

Anonymous said...


Pacifica's 12-Step Economic Plan:

1) prayer and tons of lip service
2) identify commercially viable land and place sewage pits/pumps there
3) allow vacant storefronts to decay and become prominent eyesores
4) send sternly-worded letter to KIMCO ("Don't be mad at us, but pretty please don't be big meanie landlords!")
5) conduct meaningless online polls about what what would happen if the city invented a really cool magic wand
6) ignore general plan and zoning regs by granting each/every variance anyone ever asks for
7) create economic development committee that hasn't done a single thing for economic development
8) try to raise sales tax; fail
9) try to implement "fire safety" property assessment tax; fail
10) try to raise UUT tax; fail
11) wait to hire an economic development director, there's no rush
12) repeat #11

Anonymous said...

No econ dev hire? No surprise. We've got 2 avowed nimbys dug in and waiting patiently for re-inforcements and 3 nimby-lites wearing their little weather-vane beanies. Did they say highway? Oh, never mind. The "lites" are sooo conflicted, mostly, because action equals political risk. Do nothing! Be a good bureaucrat and start mewling about "what does the community want" because, you know, the wrong economy would be worse than no economy at all. Oh no, not that economy!!! Mewl together, now, it's a good economy or whatever, but this is the wrong place for it. Stall til the next election. Duh. Repeat til Pacifica is beyond revival.

Anonymous said...

Nihart and her effing committees. Political cover. She wanted her economic developmnt committee to deal with Kimco knowing full well Kimco isn't listening to Pacifica. Pretty cynical for an Iowa farm girl.

Anonymous said...

Let's hope we don't win the lottery Walgreen's just announced. According to Forbes, USA today, etc. they're closing 200 of there 8000+ US stores. No list yet, but one article said they'd target stores "where the population was moving away". That's not us, right?

Anonymous said...

Yes, Virginia, nothing will ever happen.

Anonymous said...

Rumor is Great Clips and The Take Out Asian food restaurant in Linda Mar are both closing!

Anonymous said...

While we're at it...talk on Nextdoor that a chain pet store is coming to Linda Mar by year-end. Rumored to be a very aggressive company. Too bad, if true, about the Chinese food place and Great Clips. They've been there for many years and always seem busy.

Anonymous said...

That's business folks! Perfectly natural that official Pacifica would be mystified and utterly powerless.

Anonymous said...

12:16--

Your list is funny because it is true. I am laughing through my tears.

Anonymous said...

1216 Items 2 and 5 are truly awesome and awesomely true. Here's to you!

Anonymous said...

While we're at it...talk on Nextdoor that a chain pet store is coming to Linda Mar by year-end. Rumored to be a very aggressive company.

Pet Club? Petco? Pets R Us?

Most of the talk on Nextdoor is a wish list. Someone says oh I wish we had a Petco and 10 people run around screaming Petco is coming.

Only very few around town are "in the know"

Anonymous said...

710 Meooowwww! So insecure so early. Everyone knows the true Pacifica cognoscenti cluster here, to be near you.
Pet Food Express was the company mentioned on NextDoor. Those silly slugs.

Sharon said...

OK while everyone here is complaining about the way the town looks, I'll put in my 2 cents: Dondee Way is looking every cute with new businesses moving in and nice to stroll along until you come to LEOB's backyard! Sure wish he would do something to beautify it. Just sayin..

Anonymous said...

You got an office there or something? You know, he's been kinda busy lately, obstructing and such. Had to let the gardening slide.

Anonymous said...

I second 1012's comment -- ME---OWWWWW 710

It is Pet Food Express and the info comes from a person "in the know"

Anonymous said...

1103 -- "please beautify" is a little prayer I say every day as I pass too many homes on my block that -- while lived in -- look abandoned. WTF is wrong with Pacificans? It costs ZERO dollars to eliminate weeds, and yard cane started from seedlings that cost a few pennies. Just takes having a small amount of pride. If not pride, how about some compassion for the people who have to live near you?? And while I am on et subject, rusted out cars are NOT art objects.

Anonymous said...

1222 Not to preach, but sometimes prayer isn't enough. Maybe for such things it isn't meant to be? A few years ago some of us on my little street noticed the yard and outside area of a very quiet elderly neighbor (an original owner from 1954) had gone from a longtime eyesore that all us too busy people gossiped about to pretty nice practically overnight. Saw a guy working on it and when we complimented him we found out he lived one street over and from his backyard could see her backyard was a mess. He also saw the neighbor was elderly and alone and one day just knocked on her door and offered to help her. No charge. Improved his view and helped someone who needed it. Right under our noses. That went on for several years til the neighbor passed away. That guy saw what we saw, but he did something about it. It made some of us better neighbors. Of course they're not all that easily solved and some people will reject an offer of help. Still, just saying...

Tom Clifford said...

Never hurts to ask if you can be of help.

Anonymous said...

1222 - I hear you, but these appear to be able-bodied people who seem to come and go with ease. One is a fit guy who apparently lives here only part time;, one house is occupied by a fit, young person; another is occupied by a family; and so on. I am all for helping (and would help) if a person is, indeed, infirm; but I draw the line at offering to help able-bodied people clean their years because doing so would only be a temporary fix, until the weeds grow back and the debris is allowed to pile up again. Some people are just pigs.

Anonymous said...

A In n' Out would be a success at Denny's location and it stays open late.Pacifica would support.

Anonymous said...

If John Curtis called the Walgreens drive up Prescription service in the back a "drag strip" what would the Hamburgler call In & Out in Linda Mar.

I see a tremendous traffic nightmare at Linda Mar and Highway 1 with cars trying to get in and out.

In & Out came looked at Pacifica and passed.

Anonymous said...

@700AM You should eat more fruit. Clean out all that dreck. Just let it go....

Kathy Meeh said...

1023, that's your view. As a victim of NIMBY "Nothing for Pacifica" economics, my view is more in keeping with 700, here. "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana quote/Answers.

Anonymous said...

Ms. Meeh, those who are obsessed with the past, and, particularly, its villains, are doomed to start their days thinking of people they wouldn't allow in their homes. Unhealthy and, from all appearances, completely unproductive. Yeah, my POV.

Kathy Meeh said...

238, perfect conciliatory POV leading to current failed City balanced economic conditions. Congratulations, not.
The obstacles which hinder City progress on a daily basis are originated in past NIMBY actions (promoting in essence "nothing for Pacifica").
To exist as a City we must move forward, with progress to thrive. And to functionally "fix Pacifica", we must never forget the past. That's clarity and that's history. That is not obsession. Never forget the past, again!

What's that little story you just spun about "people they wouldn't allow in their homes"? Creative, possibly true, but unrelated.

Anonymous said...

The "story" in a nut shell, Kathy, I assume the OP despises John Curtis and would not have him in his home and yet he starts his day with thoughts of him. I say that's unbelievably sad and that doing so offers no special protection against history repeating itself. You say never forget. Just a different POV.