Time to Dust Off Your Yard Signs

It looks like Bob and his Outreach Team for Ponte Vista has added quite a few dollars into advertisements and sponsorships.

Why he is doing it right now is something to think about. Bob even has ads placed on the local cable channel's ad times during the Dodger games and the Lakers playoff games.

Some could imagine he is trying to add to his support base and prospective buyers base prior to the release of the comments to the Draft Environmental Impact Report.

It may also be because the Centre Street Lofts are offering, for a limited time, $100,000.00 off the prices for new lofts in that project.

A reminder is in order, though. There are still many, many months to go before the L.A. City Council votes into law anything that Bob might be able to build at Ponte Vista.

If and when any new ordinances are approved for building new structures at Ponte Vista, we all need to be reminded that Bob could still sell those 'entitlements' to others and walk away from the development completely.

Bob seems to be spending more marketing money for Ponte Vista while his development in Santa Ana is not totally completed or sold out yet.

Bob is also still in the early stages of attempting to redevelop 125 acres of downtown Baldwin Park with the City's use of eminent domain to clear out existing residences and businesses in that area.

You may have even concluded that R Neighborhoods Are 1 has been 'sleeping' since the comment period for the Draft Environmental Impact Report has ended. "Nay nay" as the comic John would say.

The Rudderless Steering Committee has been quietly reading, writing, inquiring, and working in a well-paced stride to keep information together and learn more about Ponte Vista and other projects Bob is trying to develop.

According to a respected blog, Bob's personal house is still up for a foreclosure auction on June 4, 2008. He may get another Temporary Restraining Order, or he may have gotten himself out of trouble. Of course, if the auction happens, this blog will attempt to find out the facts as soon as possible.

If you still have your yard signs, please put them out beginning this weekend. If we can keep them up until at least the hearing for the comments to the Draft Environmental Impact Report, we will remind everyone that we are still here and still very much opposed to Bob's current plans and that R Neighborhoods Are 1 still strongly states: "R1, NO COMPROMISE"!