tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post4442203811356130006..comments2023-11-28T20:40:14.193-08:00Comments on Fix Pacifica: Palmetto Avenue Business DistrictFix Pacificahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451072441256706977noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-10251097733048881582015-03-02T11:13:48.806-08:002015-03-02T11:13:48.806-08:00Hey, at least council didn't promote her to CM...Hey, at least council didn't promote her to CM. They hired from outside for that. Makes you wonder who knew what and when? Or maybe it was just a shared love of libraries. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-38944136306191596192015-03-02T10:40:27.792-08:002015-03-02T10:40:27.792-08:00The buck stops with city council. True for so many...The buck stops with city council. True for so many of our problems. We could say 4 million of our problems. Ritzma didn't put herself in that job or keep herself in it for 7 or 8 years. No need to rehash the how, why and who, or talk about who had the biggest grin afterward, but the buck stops with the city council. 4 million bucks. They know the passage of time is the politicians best friend. 4 million bucks? In this town that money is already gone AND forgotten. And council is responsible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-28797800969524323852015-03-02T10:16:44.239-08:002015-03-02T10:16:44.239-08:009:15
Devil Slide Taproom is awesome! But it's...9:15<br /><br />Devil Slide Taproom is awesome! But it's only one place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-63683525300290745222015-03-02T09:47:55.400-08:002015-03-02T09:47:55.400-08:009:31: I doubt that anyone trying to do anything ab...9:31: I doubt that anyone trying to do anything about the $4 mil other than sweep the whole mess under the rug and move on.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-89913312644172275692015-03-02T09:31:30.678-08:002015-03-02T09:31:30.678-08:007:02
Ritzma should have been tarred and feathered...7:02<br /><br />Ritzma should have been tarred and feathered. She knew nothing about municipal finance and screwed up the books so bad no one can figure them out.<br /><br />Btw did they find the "unaccounted for" 4 million dollars?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-77235523538532354122015-03-02T09:15:20.946-08:002015-03-02T09:15:20.946-08:006:53...try Devil Slide Taproom in Pedro Point. It...6:53...try Devil Slide Taproom in Pedro Point. It's off the hook! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-82776164156599315322015-03-02T08:42:05.475-08:002015-03-02T08:42:05.475-08:004:39
Its more about being a yes man or a yes pers...4:39<br /><br />Its more about being a yes man or a yes person. You have to bow down to Mary Ann and kiss the ring. You have to use the important buzz words:<br /><br />Library<br />Trails<br />Snowy Plover<br />Butterflies<br />Red Legged Frogs<br />SF Gardner Snake<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-75340561191072785582015-03-02T07:02:03.065-08:002015-03-02T07:02:03.065-08:00Enduring a wild west blogosphere where city employ...Enduring a wild west blogosphere where city employees, such as the dearly departed Ms. Ritzma...are nitpicked, mocked, tarred and feathered anonymously and with impunity on this blog is a fringe benefit of working for Pacifica, that many shrewd job applicants might take a pass on. To the doughty sole who accepts this assignment, let's extend them some kindness and be gentle.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-31010644321823286892015-03-02T06:53:20.338-08:002015-03-02T06:53:20.338-08:0012:52
Pacifica doesn't offer too much for a s...12:52<br /><br />Pacifica doesn't offer too much for a single person. The City is more a hub for single young people with disposable income. Plus you can walk or taxi to the hot spots drink and have a safe drive home.<br /><br />I was reading the Sunday Paper and they had a section about all the microbrew pubs in Livermore and Pleasanton.<br /><br />Promotion is the Number 1 way for cities to bring people in. Pacifica does nothing but the Fog Fest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-67097275890317133202015-03-01T16:39:54.131-08:002015-03-01T16:39:54.131-08:00206 Ok to swat flies as long as you kiss ass. The ...206 Ok to swat flies as long as you kiss ass. The ass that hired you. Hired you because they spotted you as a smart ass-kissing type from the get go.<br />That's what gets you the great recommendations and the next job. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-79643059124216355842015-03-01T14:06:09.980-08:002015-03-01T14:06:09.980-08:0012:52
I can just see the person at the next inter...12:52<br /><br />I can just see the person at the next interview:<br /><br />Interviewer: What did you do as Economic Development Officer in Pacifica.<br /><br />Interviewer: Swatted flies.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-59613509022263000872015-03-01T13:01:12.747-08:002015-03-01T13:01:12.747-08:001211 She's just slumming long enough to
show ...1211 She's just slumming long enough to <br />show career progress as a CM. 3 to 5. Then it's buhbye. Are we still paying that monthly "relo" money? Charge it to the cost of the new library.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-60282253194617567172015-03-01T12:52:59.294-08:002015-03-01T12:52:59.294-08:00All depends on the job-seeker. Single or family? B...All depends on the job-seeker. Single or family? Breadwinner? Career-wise, on the way up, on the way down. 2nd career, 2nd pension? Having Pacifica on your Economic Development resume might be an eye-rolling drawback if you want to move ahead. Duh. Green enough? You know they gotta be green! Good at games? Gotta be good at games. And good chemistry with the alphas. Couldn't pay me enough.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-35419869494134182312015-03-01T12:11:10.133-08:002015-03-01T12:11:10.133-08:0011:52
I notice the city manager Tinfoil hasn'...11:52<br /><br />I notice the city manager Tinfoil hasn't moved here yet. Walnut Creek to Pacifica is at least a one hour commute without any traffic.<br /><br />This tells me she won't be on the job for long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-64968580857655772492015-03-01T11:52:17.975-08:002015-03-01T11:52:17.975-08:00They look at the cost of living in the bay area an...They look at the cost of living in the bay area and say no way unless the salary is much higher. People don't give a damn what the town is like as long as they can make significantly more money than their current position. Try to buy or rent a place to live here and suddenly a bigger salary ain't worth dirt. Unless you're willing to do a 3-hour commute each way. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-58544257685087708672015-03-01T10:57:52.611-08:002015-03-01T10:57:52.611-08:00What! No fire-eaters inspired by the enormity of ...What! No fire-eaters inspired by the enormity of the task? No one eager for the chance to be hailed as Warren Buffet for as little as a (seasonal) hot dog cart at the beach? No one wants to join our little theater ensemble in the role of political token? Shocking. I smell a double or triple dipping geezer or someone with a few warts. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-76811830184706866592015-03-01T07:20:18.177-08:002015-03-01T07:20:18.177-08:00Actually quite a few people applied for the econom...Actually quite a few people applied for the economic development job and the city wound it down to a short list but no one would take the job.<br /><br />Rumor on the street the same thing happened with the assistant city manager job, the city raised the pay and found their guy.<br /><br />People come in and see dirty dusty and a broke down city and figure it can not be any better than the gig I have now, no thanks.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-34332357029913411232015-02-28T19:06:30.166-08:002015-02-28T19:06:30.166-08:009:46...that is some of the best and most thoughtfu...9:46...that is some of the best and most thoughtful prose I ever read here on Fix Pacifica! I like donutsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-347334002237617612015-02-28T10:17:19.884-08:002015-02-28T10:17:19.884-08:00Let's not get all googley-eyed over the hiring...Let's not get all googley-eyed over the hiring of an Economic Develop person because council's idea of development is trails and a new library. And self-adoring surveys, don't forget the surveys.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-82226999840316278632015-02-28T10:00:34.248-08:002015-02-28T10:00:34.248-08:00729 Nominated for a PLOVER? Me? Aw, shucks. This b...729 Nominated for a PLOVER? Me? Aw, shucks. This being February and Pacifica...I predict other nominations. Kanye showing up?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-35050061301117608642015-02-28T09:49:13.833-08:002015-02-28T09:49:13.833-08:00Hey 911 (the universe was messing with ya) let me ...Hey 911 (the universe was messing with ya) let me guess...I heart Pacifica, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-9544092833180708802015-02-28T09:46:28.990-08:002015-02-28T09:46:28.990-08:00There's something so poignant about all these ...There's something so poignant about all these dreams. Sure, we could do more with Palmetto, but we won't. We're not Berkeley with all its assets and attractions. We're a sleepy little coastal town with our only asset (the coast) heavily protected from commercial use, a town not well cared for over the decades, horrible zoning, hillbilly planning, and we have no land to develop even if someone were interested. The quarry? Just guessing, but isn't this the era of very low-density, high-priced housing development on the coast? Mini-estates. The kind of exclusive project which makes the developer richer and doesn't offend the regulators too much? Marketed to some of those techie and big-pharma one-percenters. The quarry is perfect for that. Our local enviros might even see it as the lesser of inevitable evils. That kind of development won't put a nickel in the town treasury but this is Pacifica and who's counting? And, then we have some dreamy soul who thinks the new library should go in Vallemar instead of Beach Blvd. when the right question is why is a new library even being considered? And, officially considered, no less. 444 skirts an uncomfortable truth about the hiring of an Economic Dev person and the rest of the charade. I'm admittedly a cynic after 30 years here, but that hiring and the rest of council's posturing is just good old politics. Nihart and to a lesser extent O'Neill strategically being a little bit country and a little bit rock and roll. Keeping every one happy and not losing any voter bloc for next time. Those two are politicians, not dreamers. The other 3 council members are the equivalent of your earnest high school student council, going through their idealistic phase--although I do see some old-time fire and brimstone in enviro-warrior Keener. My dream is that Kimco empties out LM Center fast and sells the empty to someone who will steam roll a new eye-popping development in there, really max out the space, lots of mid-range condos/townhouses, a full-service grocery, restaurants, and make the development contingent on no poop pit at Linda Mar. Save that space for future development which could follow a new Linda Mar. Revitalize an area that is already commercial, highly visible and ready for it. That would change this town in one-step and in a very high-profile way. Hey, this is Pacifica where even cynics dream.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-19890898851488582015-02-28T08:49:33.656-08:002015-02-28T08:49:33.656-08:00Pacifica exists at mercy of overflow residents/dep...Pacifica exists at mercy of overflow residents/dependents on the economy of San Francsico and Silicon Valley.<br /><br />Berkeley has Univ. of Berkeley which has a significant endowment and also has Federally funded Lawrence Berkeley National Lab.<br /><br />Therefore, I do not think its reasonable to compare Pacifica to Berkeley or for that matter any other town between San Francisco & San Jose.<br /><br />However, it is reasonably close to SFO has vista views of Pacific Ocean.<br /><br />Some ideas then:<br /><br />1) Permit development of Luxury hotels in Palmetto district. <br /><br />2) Permit development of trade-show infrastructure - convention halls, etc. Create a downtown where people can come visit, host, spend, take pictures of great views and leave.<br /><br />3) Permit late night business -- bars, micro-breweries, restaurants <br /><br />4) If there is unused city property that is lying idle, permit big Silicon valley firms to use it.<br /><br />All of the above development could be limited to just northern Pacifica/Palmetto area which is already developed and therefore would not pose any additional risk to environment. <br /><br />I also don't think it the lack of ideas and or capability to execute that holds Pacifica back.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-71186392390902765362015-02-28T07:29:55.460-08:002015-02-28T07:29:55.460-08:00Anonymous said...
Council, here's a really ugl...Anonymous said...<br />Council, here's a really ugly sign for you...that empty Denny's. Speaks volumes about this town and YOU! It says dead town. Quit messing with the signs of open businesses and do something productive about Pacifica's dying business community.<br /><br />February 27, 2015 at 2:14 AM<br /><br />I nominate this post for post of the year!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-62521482414092501752015-02-27T21:11:28.436-08:002015-02-27T21:11:28.436-08:00I that a new library could or should go in or next...I that a new library could or should go in or next to Vallemar School. City of San Jose built a new library with the school at San Jose State. Vallemar is the center of Pacifica, not Palmetto.... and nodding to Common Sense, we have the most clever people here!Val E. Marnoreply@blogger.com