Could it be an overall change in the nature of how elected officials and appointed individuals look at the continuing surge of over developments in the greater L.A. area?
Could it be that more folks have not only come to believe, but are now practicing the slogan; "Enough is enough"?
Big news was made in our area, and big news was made on a really humongous weapon of mass development, just at the top of the San Fernando Valley.
Los Lomas, the development calling for over 5,500 dwellings to be built on hillside property at the Interchange of the I5 and 14 Freeways, was stopped dead in its tracks actually during the study processes.
In a 10-5 decision, the Los Angeles City Council voted to have the Planning Department halt studies on the massive over development.
Councilwoman Janice Hahn was very much on the correct side of this issue and she deserves thanks from all of us and from others fearing over developments that would crush the quality of their lives.
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San Pedro and members of OUR community were handed a disive victory Tuesday, when the Harbor Area Planning voted to restrict three lots currently zoned C1-1XL, from becoming the site of a condominium or apartment complex.
In the photo above, we see the standing room only crowd opposed to having anything other than single-family, detached houses built on the corner of 20Th Street and Walker Avenue.Councilwoman Janice Hahn is seen addressing Planning Commission members with her support for their adoption of a motion Ms. Hahn submitted to restrict the types of dwellings that could be built on the site of the former McCowan's Market.
Here is another photo of some of the crowd behind to very hard working women who both did an extraordinary set of feats to allow for a successful outcome from the members of the Planning Commission.
Barbara Dragich on the left, was our commanding leader of the Vista del Oro's fight against over development at 20Th and Walker. Next to her with one hand on the yard sign that is still seen at so many residences, is Councilwoman Janice Hahn's whose staff aided her immeasurably in finding the way to stop a weapon of mass development.
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On the South Region High School No. 15 issue, I wanted to publish names, addresses, Email addresses, and phone numbers of individuals who should be made quite aware of the feeling and comments San Pedrans have against having such a large high school placed where it simply doesn't belong.
The following are some of the folks who may need reminding that all students are important and that alternatives to placing such a large site at Angel's Gate, cannot be beneficial to the vast number of LAUSD students, their parents, faculties, and staffs.
Los Angeles Unified School District
BOARD OF EDUCATION
333 South Beaudry Avenue, 24th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90017 Telephone: 213-241-6389 General Fax Numbers for all Board Members: 213-241-8953 or 213-481-9023
DR. RICHARD VLADOVIC
Dist. 7
richard.vladovic@lausd.net
213-241-6385Fax: 213-241-8452
Carolyn Mau
Administrative Assistant
carolyn.mau@lausd.net
213-241-6385
David Kooper
Chief of Staff
david.kooper@lausd.net
213-241-6099
Cynthee Cortes
Director of Community and Parent Engagement
cynthee.cortes@lausd.net
213-241-4897
Lyle Tooks
South Area Director
lyle.tooks@lausd.net
213-241-5693
J. Maxie Hemmans
Special Assistant
mhemma1@lausd.net
213-241-6385
Geralyn Buscaino
Harbor Area Director
geralyn.buscaino@lausd.net
213-241-6010
Councilwoman Janice Hahn, 15Th District
200 N. Spring StreetRoom 435Los Angeles, CA 90012Phone: (213)-473-7015Fax: (213)-626-5431
councilmember.hahn@lacity.org
Facility Services Division
rod.hamilton@lausd.net
This division selects the sites for proposed schools, alternatives to the preferred sites and through this division, new schools are built.
You may also wish to contact the Palisades Residents Association, in whose area, the proposed new campus is located in. The Web site for the Association is:
http://www.sanpedropalisades.org./
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On the Ponte Vista issue, there is not much to report other than according to the L.A. Times article appearing beginning on Page 1, that Ponte Vista now becomes the largest proposed over development the City of L.A.'s Department of Planning is still dealing with.
Perhaps the Rudderless Steering Committee of R Neighborhoods Are 1 might wish to work with Councilwoman Janice Hahn's office to see if the Ponte Vista at San Pedro project can be shot dead in its tracks, like that which happened in the Las Lomas issue.
There is no reason to hold out hope that Bob will suddenly come to his senses and create a realistic, reasonable, responsible and respectful set of alternatives to building 1,950 condos._
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Many members of OUR community are either supportive of or opposed to having a new cruise ship terminal built at "Kaiser Point" in the outer L.A. Harbor.
The Port of L.A. is second only to LAUSD in their inability to listen to or deal with regular citizens, I feel. This is not to state that I oppose the new cruise ship terminal.
I need to see what mitigation folks who live, work, and/or travel in the areas between Berth 93, where the existing cruise ship terminal will remain, and the new proposed cruise ship terminal that will be able to handle the largest cruise ships or ocean liners, sometimes two at a time.
We need to make sure that the Port of L.A. crosses all their "i's" and dots all their "t's" and that they will help anyone and everyone who becomes hampered by such a massive terminal so far out in the harbor, at almost the end of the peninsula.
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Now I most willingly share with readers a letter to the editor in the Thursday March 20 edition of The Daily Breeze, form Ms. Rebecca Rannells:
School will impact traffic
As a former president of the San Pedro Palisades Homeowners Association and longtime resident active on traffic issues, I am deeply troubled by the Los Angeles Unified School District's cursory assessment of the traffic impact the proposed South Regional High School No. 15 will have on the surrounding community.
Specifically, in its study "Notice of Preparation and Initial Study, South Regional High School No. 15, March 2008," the district states on page 57, "Roadways in the Project area such as Alma Street are two-lane collector streets. These roadways would not pose a safety hazard to pedestrians."
Are they serious? Have they walked south down Alma Street from 25th to 37th Street and then to Paseo? If they had, they would have noted that there are no sidewalks down a large portion of their trip, causing them to walk in the street over portions that happen to be blind curves to oncoming, often speeding, drivers.
In addition, if they should be so foolhardy as to attempt to cross Paseo del Mar, a busy secondary highway, say on their way to catch the closest public transportation, they would do so without the benefit of crosswalk or any other safety device.
I have been battling for better safety along Paseo del Mar from Pacific Avenue to Western Avenue for nearly 20 years. The community has come up with a plan to improve safety along this dangerous roadway, but due to a lack of political will, it has never been implemented.
While I have been frustrated at this lack of progress, at least I know I have tried to improve the situation.
If the leadership of the LAUSD and our local politicians allow this high school to be built, they will knowingly make our dangerous traffic here critically worse. I trust they will be willing to bear the personal burden when the next traffic fatality occurs due to their negligence. I do not wish this to happen but I am afraid it will.
- REBECCA RANNELLS
San Pedro
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After attending a meeting with such a fantastic turnout, dealing with the SRHS 15 issue, reading this letter during my time with my Cheerios, put a great cap on a wonderful 18-hour period for me.
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I wish I could end this "Odds and Ends" on a good note, but I have just been made aware of a serious problem San Pedrans need to come together to fix....if it still can be.
Look for a distressing article in the Daily Breeze concerning Clean San Pedro.
If it is not too late, and I don't know if it is, please visit:
http://www.cleansanpedro.org/
I hope beyond hope it is not too late. I must admit, with some shame, that I have not donated to this worthy cause.
I am just waiting to read that I can partially redeem myself, in the very near future.
With the pride I have seen in San Pedrans dealing with issues like Ponte Vista, the McCowan's site redevelopment, the proposed new high school at Angel's Gate, the great works on the Angel's Gate Master Plan, the fine work by the volunteers of all three Neighborhood Councils, the Harbor Interfaith Shelter, and so many other groups, we have let slip out of our grasp one organization that deals with every other of the mentioned groups in one way or another by keeping San Pedro and the areas near the issues mentioned cleaner than if Clean San Pedro had not been there.
I have seen members of OUR community ready, willing, and able to step up when called upon. It is time all of us, in every group to step up to try and save this organization that make all of us better looking and easier to live with.
I just sincerely hope it is not too late.
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