tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post6498614158378696106..comments2023-11-28T20:40:14.193-08:00Comments on Fix Pacifica: Adding 10 homes to Pacifica: not enough permanent open space and traffic!Fix Pacificahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451072441256706977noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-64466697988746043712016-03-28T11:02:51.964-07:002016-03-28T11:02:51.964-07:00I heard that the over 4 million dollar project was...I heard that the over 4 million dollar project was stopped, does anyone know what happened, or what will happen now to that area?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-15875169388036350562014-12-09T16:32:55.774-08:002014-12-09T16:32:55.774-08:00346, your CDT, SSTI Assessment, page vi is way out...346, your CDT, SSTI Assessment, page vi is way out of context for the 10 year studied and funded highway 1 widening in this city. Continue on. Into the Executive Summary of 101 pages, the focus is on "NON-single occupancy vehicle travel" and State/County/Local integrated corridor management (ICM)-- funding and management of these, rather than project by project. Pacifica fits into the project by project category, unless you consider other regional widenings in the study process along our south coast. Mainly the issues for each of these are also pockets of traffic congestion. I quit viewing this Report beyond the first 21 pages. Next!<br /><br />330, are you trying to sell Pacifica a defective NIMBY bridge again? Bet you are. (Our highways all over this State are very good).Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-74600532674193035322014-12-09T15:46:05.445-08:002014-12-09T15:46:05.445-08:00Kathy Meeh, December 9, 12:16pm said..."Caltr...Kathy Meeh, December 9, 12:16pm said..."Caltrans builds highways and highway widenings throughout California. So far those of us with a 99% brain observe they're doing pretty good,..."<br /><br />This is so off. Reminder the State of California report has raised serious concerns about CalTrans and their approach. One telling quote, "Partly because of its own actions or lack thereof, but also because of how it has been treated by stakeholders, Caltrans today is significantly out of step with best practice in the transportation field and with the state of California’s policy expectations. It is in need of modernization—both in the way it sees its job and how it approaches that job - and a culture of change that will foster needed adaptation and innovation." Executive Summary, page iv. <br /><br />Another, "One reason for Caltrans’ rigidity, both with respect to projects and to its ability to change, is a culture of risk aversion and even fear. It is easier for employees to either follow an established standard slavishly—or not to make a decision at all—than to creatively come to the best solution.." From the Executive Summary, Page vi. <br /><br />http://www.calsta.ca.gov/res/docs/pdfs/2013/SSTI_Independent%20Caltrans%20Review%201.28.14.pdfAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-42194627541877407342014-12-09T15:30:45.453-08:002014-12-09T15:30:45.453-08:00If you think Caltrans is "doing pretty good&q...If you think Caltrans is "doing pretty good" I've got a bay bridge to sell you...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-58384143355159552362014-12-09T12:26:48.123-08:002014-12-09T12:26:48.123-08:001030, 6 lanes (3 each side), 4 wide safety shoulde...1030, 6 lanes (3 each side), 4 wide safety shoulders (2 each side), 1 wide median, planted area, sidewalk. The plan allows access and exit to the intersections affected. What do you want to remove?<br /><br />Caltrans builds highways and highway widenings throughout California. So far those of us with a 99% brain observe they're doing pretty good, and we don't think their research and function is a plot against this outback (thanks to some of you) city.Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-7331804546099903172014-12-09T12:22:54.683-08:002014-12-09T12:22:54.683-08:00"...hopefully important city progress votes w... "...hopefully important city progress votes will now be settled at 3-2, rather than the current 4-1."<br /><br />LOL get real. Items aren't put on the agenda is there's any doubt about they're getting passed. Go back and tell me how many 3-2 votes have happened in the past 5 years. Exactly.Captain Duhnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-42790374143230450172014-12-09T11:03:13.166-08:002014-12-09T11:03:13.166-08:00Maybe hoohoo up and moved to his happy place where...Maybe hoohoo up and moved to his happy place where state agencies are allowed to act against local interests with a zero tolerance policy to opposition. I'm thinking North Korea perhaps?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-8007119939493382722014-12-09T10:49:41.834-08:002014-12-09T10:49:41.834-08:00All I want for Christmas is to learn where the 99%...All I want for Christmas is to learn where the 99% went. They've got to be around here somewhere. Santa, you're my last hope for Truth, Justice and the American Way. Thanks, Santa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-38897221205410358732014-12-09T10:30:37.801-08:002014-12-09T10:30:37.801-08:00Kathy, you're desperately grasping at straws. ...Kathy, you're desperately grasping at straws. The fact that it technically isn't a freeway (because it will still have intersections with signals) was of no consequence in people's minds. That's what you forget in your reverse propaganda. The proposed project will be as wide as a true freeway. Close enough comparison for most people. Remember, we're not traffic engineers.<br />And of course the real issue is not about size, it's also the permanent changes it will bring to Pacifica. Change that has absolutely nothing to do with traffic flow. You embrace those changes, we don't. From that stems all the propaganda--yours and ours. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-2194292436272594622014-12-09T10:19:03.129-08:002014-12-09T10:19:03.129-08:00I agree that calling the widened highway a freeway...I agree that calling the widened highway a freeway is a misrepresentation. A freeway doesn't have traffic lights. The widened highway will still have the Vallemar traffic light. But that light is the cause of the traffic congestion. Widening the highway while keeping the light will do little if anything to reduce the congestion. A freeway interchange that eliminates the light would actually be a better solution. If that can't be done, then the next best thing would be active traffic management control such as an operator controlling the lights while watching video of the traffic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-79187948403882577302014-12-09T09:49:14.281-08:002014-12-09T09:49:14.281-08:00I am against lying and propaganda which is why I c...I am against lying and propaganda which is why I call those who hold a different viewpoint from mine the "Gang of Nothing."<br /><br />Pot, kettle, etc, etc.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-345843563469170792014-12-09T09:29:54.890-08:002014-12-09T09:29:54.890-08:00908, if you keep calling a simple 1.3 mile highway...908, if you keep calling a simple 1.3 mile highway road widening a "freeway" others may believe such propagandized Gang of Nothing nonsense. And some did during the election. But your comment is <a href="http://www.yourdictionary.com/factless" rel="nofollow">factless,</a> and others should know that's how NIMBIES operate in this city. Nothing new, about you liars who have crippled progress in this city.Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-79036162687259056862014-12-09T09:08:19.601-08:002014-12-09T09:08:19.601-08:00654 I wonder if the Judge read any kind of message...654 I wonder if the Judge read any kind of message in those election results. I suppose she could since she's only human. You think she added up the votes of the 4 losers and said I hear ya people, one freeway coming up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-3652555048244200272014-12-09T08:29:50.881-08:002014-12-09T08:29:50.881-08:00The Judge has ordered both the City of Pacifica an...The Judge has ordered both the City of Pacifica and Cal-trans to answer the questions posed by the plaintiffs in the widening lawsuit.<br /><br />This pushes back any decision another 90 Days (March/April) Tom Cliffordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-10250520895266199812014-12-09T06:54:31.943-08:002014-12-09T06:54:31.943-08:00I think the Bulldozer Fan Club is going to be very...I think the Bulldozer Fan Club is going to be very shocked tomorrow evening when they discover that the people that they <i>think</i> won the election weren't sworn in.<br /><br />I'm sure there will be calls to the county election office challenging this miscarriage of justice. We were told their candidates won by 99%!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-54964907564675417012014-12-09T06:48:03.667-08:002014-12-09T06:48:03.667-08:001:02
Bray, we know when you post annon.1:02<br /><br />Bray, we know when you post annon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-54369957321574454922014-12-09T02:27:25.194-08:002014-12-09T02:27:25.194-08:00Council members understood the election results. T...Council members understood the election results. The assumption that "any significant voting on city council will likely split 3-2" is just that, an assumption. There will not be 3 votes to go forward with highway widening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-82072358841436519852014-12-09T02:13:48.262-08:002014-12-09T02:13:48.262-08:00102, "Meaningless" (according to you) to...102, "Meaningless" (according to you) total votes for 3 candidates: <br />1. Gang of No: 12,380 (47.58%).<br />2. Smarter progress gang of Yes: 13,639 (52.42%).<br />3. Additional votes favor the smarter gang of Yes: 1,259 (52.42%) by 4.84%. <br /><br />These numbers are not meaningless. In spite of all your disgusting Gang of No campaign manipulation, looks to me like "people" want highway widening; and we should, the opportunity is now.Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-23766848506512277712014-12-09T01:02:16.601-08:002014-12-09T01:02:16.601-08:00Meeh, get over it. People don't want your effi...Meeh, get over it. People don't want your effing highway. You've got to deal with it woman! Comparing aggregate vote totals of their 3 vs your 4 to construct some new reality is meaningless. Absolutely meaningless. Kinda sick and desperate, too. Fill some sandbags or something useful. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-51565595131681134722014-12-09T00:23:40.318-08:002014-12-09T00:23:40.318-08:00834, once again there is no equivalency between th...834, once again there is no equivalency between the use of the then popular 99% expression in an ad (aka: duh) vs. persuading people through "dirty tricks" to reject fixing the 20 year highway 1 congestion problem through this city. Without the widening the problem will grow worse as will traffic safety issues. Since "alternatives" (previously ruled-out) are illusionary (non existent and fake), your campaign does the people of this city a disservice should the highway widening fail. <br /><br />Votes are calculated by the county, <a href="http://fixpacifica.blogspot.com/2014/11/city-council-election-results-look-back.html" rel="nofollow">here again.</a> And based upon the factual numbers (with more people voting for highway 1 widening), there is no anti-highway widening mandate period. And again, any significant voting on city council will likely split 3-2.Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-59608932556910711522014-12-08T20:34:10.381-08:002014-12-08T20:34:10.381-08:00Janice, I hope you can see in the comments what th...Janice, I hope you can see in the comments what the problem is. <br /><br />One person's "deceitful tricks" are another person's facts and campaign rhetoric. <br /><br />The ads saying that 99% of Pacificans supported the highway widening were deceitful, even a flat out lie.<br /><br />Now we have the refiguring of the election results, in which the total number of votes for the 4 candidates who did not oppose the highway widening is greater than the number of votes for the 3 candidates who opposed the widening. None of this recalculation takes into account the advantage of incumbency or who the most active campaigners were or the content of those campaigns or other factors. The election result is still the same — the incumbent opposed to widening had the most votes by a wide margin and the new candidate who opposed the widening who ran a strong and active campaign was also elected, also by a wide margin over the candidates who were not elected. The results are the election results. The 2 strongest anti-widening candidates won.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-78668245380826576052014-12-08T19:11:11.051-08:002014-12-08T19:11:11.051-08:00639, simplicity doesn't equate to truth, and y...639, simplicity doesn't equate to truth, and your statement is also false. In spite or your nasty NIMBY campaign, 1,259 more people voted for progress. And factually most people prefer roads that work, and a city that is not continually falling apart financial and structurally. Some of you who like living poor and prefer City default may not agree, but that your ilk.Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-42499085434725885772014-12-08T18:54:49.289-08:002014-12-08T18:54:49.289-08:00612, sure if that's your "thing", &q...612, sure if that's your "thing", "lying and deception". Calling a 1.3 mile highway widening a "freeway" is absurd-- <a href="http://fixpacifica.blogspot.com/2014/11/city-council-candidates-win-through.html" rel="nofollow">here again</a> from a Riptide link: Freeway No, Keener Yes, Digre Yes. Viciously attacking Victor Spano and others, and grandstanding on an artificial complaints promoted by your own NIMBY gang is devious bad news. And that's your pattern of winning through deceitful tricks. Either you can't or won't campaign on merit. Either way, its despicable conduct!Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-1718821328315649662014-12-08T18:39:15.354-08:002014-12-08T18:39:15.354-08:00The truth is almost always a very simple matter th...The truth is almost always a very simple matter that does not require paragraphs and paragraphs of convolution and conspiracy to explain.<br /><br />In the case at hand, the truth is that the vast majority of Pacifican's rejected the vision that Ms. Meeh and here ilk wish to wreak upon Pacifica. Ms. Meeh, unable to accept this, has expended many keystrokes in an attempt to explain it away, but the reality of the situation isn't going to change no matter how badly she wishes it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-51576701362625685492014-12-08T18:12:50.807-08:002014-12-08T18:12:50.807-08:00The election was stolen because of lies and decept...The election was stolen because of lies and deception but upon closer inspection the lies and deception don't actually rise to the level of lies or deception so constantly referring to them as lies and deception is where the real lies and deception lie in this election.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com