We've Gone OVER 10,000!

Howdy folks,

If you visit www.rneighborhoodsare1.org you will see some great news posted on the front page.

Our R1 petition signature tabulator, the wonderful Mr. Bruce Horton has tabulated 10,236 signatures on R1 petitions as of Wednesday July 18, 2007!!!

Not all of the petitions have been given to Ms. Hahn's office. Only 8,423 signatures have been fully processed to date. But we are now over the 10,000 mark and that is amazing!

I would first like to thank about 10,100 of you great individuals. You are the folks who believe what others believe that the current zoning at Ponte Vista must be maintained in the face of what Bob is trying to do to OUR community. Organizers and petition signature gathers came to you with honest concerns and you listened, learned, and showed your support for this grass-roots efforts at protecting OUR community from over development. Without you, we would have stay a tiny group of people trying to fight, almost alone, against a giant developer.

Next, I must thank and congratulate the many petition gatherers who began their quest long ago in the Northwest San Pedro Neighborhood Council area, where the petition came from. I also must thank many individuals who walked their own neighborhoods and other neighborhoods and gathered signatures.

What can I write about folks like who came on weekends to markets in the area and told the story that needed telling and gathering so many signatures? Giving up hours on weekends, leaving family members to help gather signatures, working their regular jobs and working weekends for OUR community, these individuals provided me with strength, positive feelings, and I learned that sometimes what is thought to be impossible, may only be really tough to acquire.

Thank you all, for this great beginning.

Yes, it has been a great beginning, but it is only the beginning. Now that we have seen number 10,000 be achieved, let's continue to gather many, many more signatures on R1 petitions. As long as Bob seems to not be willing to listen, learn, and consider that his plans are too large for OUR community, we need to continue our efforts to help OUR community instruct him in what is best for OUR community.

If Bob still doesn't get it, then let's give it to him in the form of many more thousands of signatures on R1 petitions. Not only will we continue to be seen in OUR community, we will be even more influential towards our leaders, persons in government positions, and more interested people in the greater Los Angeles area.

Having 10,000 folks united and the possibility of creating a real movement towards challenging over development within the entire L.A. area, is something I believe we can do. With more signatures gathered, we can help show the other areas, especially on the west side of Los Angeles that regular individuals can band together and do their best to slow the schemes of developers and members of governments who are not willing to listen to us. 10,000 is just the beginning of the start of making a difference for all of us, I feel.

The machine is now in motion and has been fueled by reasonable, realistic, responsible, and respectful citizens who are willing to stand up against over development and state; Enough is enough.

Let us try to all work together for a Ponte Vista that we can all be proud of.