The September 24th Daily Breeze (http://www.dailybreeze.com/) announced a revised plan for Ponte Vista. The new development plan proposes 1,135 units. A lot less than the 2,300 units originally proposed. And to make us feel better Janice Hahn has apparently a "favorable" reaction to the plan. One would think that we may actually be close to agree on the plan for Ponte Vista. But...
Using the same density as Gardens this area would have 800 to 900 units. San Pedro is about 44% single family homes. And on Western the closest developments are the densest. The Raquet Club development and the new units in the back have already increased density in the area. We need balance in San Pedro. We need a good mix of Single Family homes and multi-family residences.
San Pedro is a hardworking family town where people live for generations. A dense development already near dense developments does not help create an environment where people will stay for generations. People talk about the need for low income homes, but have they not seen the rest of San Pedro. We just finished dense developments downtown, that are not sold yet. Do we need more of the same? I think the market has spoken, Pedran's need space, they like their single family homes where they can live for years.
Let us not repeat the mistakes of Downtown up on Western. Let us give San Pedro the development they expected when the planners approved it as R1 (single family homes).
I know we need to get the ball rolling on Ponte Vista, but repeating mistakes from Downtown won't help the developer make money, and won't make San Pedro better.
Just a guy from Pedro.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
Friday, September 10, 2010
Pedro Pride
San Pedro is known for it's independent spirit. For a small town of about 80,000. there are nooks and crannies of small communities everywhere. One of the more highly visible of these small communities is Eastview Little League. A self-run baseball league, the Eastview Little League has been a staple of the San Pedro commmunity for years. Nothing exemplifies the Pedro spirit more then the tenacity and creativeness of the Eastview Little League finding a home after the DiCarlo bakery was sold along with their baseball fields.
There was a bit of controversy over Eastview's move to Knoll Hill which displaced a nice dog park. The initial plan was that the new Eastview home would only be for three years. The ultimate plan was to provide even more container space for the Port. Now, the Port has agreed to let Eastview stay longer. Awesome!!
There are good reasons for the Port to allow the Eastview Little League to stay longer. First, a poor economy makes money tight and the Port's need for the space not as urgent. Second, the Eastview Little League is great PR for the Port. If you are going to give back to the community countering the Port's environmental impact, a nice green park for children to play on is a great way to go.
Eastview Little League is a great local institution. I am glad they will have a home for a while longer. A baseball park is better than more containers. And I know that dogs and their owners were displaced. But at some point the value of hundreds of children has got to be worth more than a hundred or so dogs that actually used the park previously. The greater good for the town has been served by letting Eastview Little League use Knoll hill.
Nothing exemplifies Pedro Pride better than Eastview Little League. Standing up for children, making our town better, and doing it against all odds. Not too shabby.
Just a guy from Pedro
There was a bit of controversy over Eastview's move to Knoll Hill which displaced a nice dog park. The initial plan was that the new Eastview home would only be for three years. The ultimate plan was to provide even more container space for the Port. Now, the Port has agreed to let Eastview stay longer. Awesome!!
There are good reasons for the Port to allow the Eastview Little League to stay longer. First, a poor economy makes money tight and the Port's need for the space not as urgent. Second, the Eastview Little League is great PR for the Port. If you are going to give back to the community countering the Port's environmental impact, a nice green park for children to play on is a great way to go.
Eastview Little League is a great local institution. I am glad they will have a home for a while longer. A baseball park is better than more containers. And I know that dogs and their owners were displaced. But at some point the value of hundreds of children has got to be worth more than a hundred or so dogs that actually used the park previously. The greater good for the town has been served by letting Eastview Little League use Knoll hill.
Nothing exemplifies Pedro Pride better than Eastview Little League. Standing up for children, making our town better, and doing it against all odds. Not too shabby.
Just a guy from Pedro
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