tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post8516399650469107563..comments2024-03-10T06:07:53.511-07:00Comments on Crazy in Suburbia: Hot pursuit of the "No on Measure I" billboard truck as it cruises around the Creek, spreading its anti-Neiman Marcus messageMartha Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-20527581213801277742009-10-08T18:02:43.246-07:002009-10-08T18:02:43.246-07:00Soccer Mom,
Absentee ballots are arriving in mailb...Soccer Mom,<br />Absentee ballots are arriving in mailboxes of permanent absentee voters. I just opened mine and voted Yes on Measure I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-49366059662591827582009-10-07T22:37:09.891-07:002009-10-07T22:37:09.891-07:00Anon 8:25 AM: It's plain old ridiculous and sh...Anon 8:25 AM: It's plain old ridiculous and shallow that our city leaders waste their time on such frivolity. I am certain that the city has indeed issues and initiatives that are more meaningful to the quality of life of its citizens (taxpayers)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-32668424517652379382009-10-07T22:34:41.969-07:002009-10-07T22:34:41.969-07:00What a waste of gas, Soccer Mom!What a waste of gas, Soccer Mom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-7199462068139238252009-10-06T21:30:49.625-07:002009-10-06T21:30:49.625-07:00Good discussion at City Council tonight. No doubt ...Good discussion at City Council tonight. No doubt the Yes on Measure I is the correct choice. Very convincing citizen input.<br /><br />Too bad that Taubman Corporation keeps misleading some of us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-54424736098717030112009-10-06T13:00:04.328-07:002009-10-06T13:00:04.328-07:00Walnut Creek is so silly!Walnut Creek is so silly!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-8532655652659596092009-10-05T22:56:54.181-07:002009-10-05T22:56:54.181-07:00Is this really about building a Nieman Marcus stor...Is this really about building a Nieman Marcus story or is it about changing general plan requirements for the entire downtown area?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-30690347782816040542009-10-05T22:54:41.991-07:002009-10-05T22:54:41.991-07:00Okay, I am a little confused. My impression is th...Okay, I am a little confused. My impression is that Measure I changes the rules about parking throughout downtown and NOT just for Neiman Marcus. Does anyone know if this is true? If it is, well --- I'll support the "no" side of the equation. I support Nieman Marcus building a store, but I **don't** support giving a blank check to develpers throughout the downtown area. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-10237789912166393892009-10-05T22:13:17.513-07:002009-10-05T22:13:17.513-07:009:56: Your comment is meaningless. Like your IQ....9:56: Your comment is meaningless. Like your IQ.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-16588845403227563112009-10-05T21:56:33.213-07:002009-10-05T21:56:33.213-07:00Hey Anon 9:39,
You should sue Soccer Mom!
Sounds...Hey Anon 9:39,<br /><br />You should sue Soccer Mom!<br /><br />Sounds like you're the one that is actually "Crazy in Suburbia".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-87220113672979803202009-10-05T21:39:42.571-07:002009-10-05T21:39:42.571-07:00hey, biased Soccer Mom,
Why don't you title y...hey, biased Soccer Mom,<br /><br />Why don't you title you article, 'spreading the anti-General Plan message.'<br /><br />Well, that's what this is about. Defanging the GP, which we paid Millions to enact, but now are ignoring by GP amendments. <br /><br />You aren't a 'journalist', past or present. You are a lackey for the chamber of walnut creek.<br /><br />Do youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-76731047055240131162009-10-05T21:21:57.148-07:002009-10-05T21:21:57.148-07:00Anon 8:19pm,
I sgree with the moniker "Crazy...Anon 8:19pm,<br /><br />I sgree with the moniker "Crazy Al" Abrams.<br /><br />Too bad he's getting rich by creating all this dissension in WC.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-66361415888876710992009-10-05T20:48:53.014-07:002009-10-05T20:48:53.014-07:00No, SM, you don't Need to respond to Anything....No, SM, you don't Need to respond to Anything. Especially Anything of significance.<br /><br />But, you are Soccer Mom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-59982021599431990082009-10-05T20:38:38.079-07:002009-10-05T20:38:38.079-07:00I do need to respond to Anon 8:13 p.m. and the com...I do need to respond to Anon 8:13 p.m. and the comments about "intrigue and surveillance in the burbs" and the film, "Comfort and Joy": <br /><br />That's sweet and funny, and I saw Comfort and Joy a while back. And I remember, like you, that it was a clever but bittersweet comedy. Bill Forsythe? Of "Local Hero" fame?<br /><br />Am I going through a mid-life Martha Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-26992652646501674492009-10-05T20:19:36.996-07:002009-10-05T20:19:36.996-07:00Wow -- Al Abrams is even crazier than I thought. I...Wow -- Al Abrams is even crazier than I thought. If this is truly his writing I'm totally speechless ....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-84117219518254724132009-10-05T20:13:26.624-07:002009-10-05T20:13:26.624-07:00Intrigue and surveillance in the 'burbs!
This...Intrigue and surveillance in the 'burbs!<br /><br />This can't help but remind me of the wonderful bittersweet Scottish comedy "Comfort and Joy," in which a radio personality in a midlife crisis (NOT that Soccer Mom is at midlife or going through a midlife crisis! I'm just summarizing the film plot) started tailing an ice cream truck and got caught up in a turf war between Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-39895999925210548462009-10-05T19:49:43.207-07:002009-10-05T19:49:43.207-07:00Wait, there's more!
Broadway Plaza declined t...Wait, there's more!<br /><br />Broadway Plaza declined to 'participate' in the generation of the WC GP 2025. Councilwoman Rainey had previously introduced expansion limits of 75,000 square feet/year in response to citizen outcry about excessive growth in the shopping center, which the council agreed to at an 'emergency' session. It passed.<br /><br />The proposed project Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-67590332653611132552009-10-05T19:10:01.556-07:002009-10-05T19:10:01.556-07:00Readers,
I have contacted Al Abrams, the politica...Readers, <br />I have contacted Al Abrams, the political consultant for RAMPART (Residents and Advocates for More Parking and Reduced Traffic) regarding the Measure I vote. <br /><br />As you can read in prior posts, I have expressed certain views on this issue. These views have evolved over time.<br /><br />Whatever... <br /><br />For the sake of debate about this issue in our community, I Martha Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-28512345792453673452009-10-05T17:37:54.439-07:002009-10-05T17:37:54.439-07:00Well, not the Almond'Shuey neighborhood is und...Well, not the Almond'Shuey neighborhood is under attack, a protected neighborhood in the GP with a development that will require a GP amendment. Just like NM and the Tice Valley condos. But don't worry, the city is going to have more listening sessions with number one, preserving the neighborhoods.<br /><br />What a bunch of duplicitous liars.<br /><br />Creeksters get what they electedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-27675448929708206322009-10-05T17:25:53.794-07:002009-10-05T17:25:53.794-07:00It's interesting how Macerich is not mentionin...It's interesting how Macerich is not mentioning Neiman Marcus in their latest fliers. Perhaps their polling suggests that residents are not that crazy about the Walnut Creek/Neiman Marcus idea or perhaps Neiman Marcus won't be coming at all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-89689357529661305742009-10-05T15:08:06.512-07:002009-10-05T15:08:06.512-07:00Anon 11:18 or with other words "Traffic conge...Anon 11:18 or with other words "Traffic congestion" for you is only an argument when it helps you, but you have little concern for it if it hurts you. <br /><br />It seems good to know where the RAMPARTWC folks are comming from. <br /><br />And by the way why are there no suporter names other than Taubman listed on the No on I website? Probably because they are pretty much all not from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-3359865282456385362009-10-05T14:22:13.902-07:002009-10-05T14:22:13.902-07:00"According to Yes on I advocates, NM will cre..."According to Yes on I advocates, NM will create 150 new jobs and $400,000 increased revenue all of which translates to more traffic. I for one prefer a temporary traffic interruption to the permanent traffic mess this project will create."<br /><br />But according to No on I it will not generate 150 new jobs and/or $400,000 is increased revenue. Which according to you would not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-59141331697426713172009-10-05T14:12:38.700-07:002009-10-05T14:12:38.700-07:0011:18 I guess you must be mistaken Maecerich actua...11:18 I guess you must be mistaken Maecerich actually has a business in Walnut Creek. The out of town company without any legitimate business interest in Walnut Creek is Taubman who tries to dictate to the people in Walnut Creek what they can build or not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-23118543391532240712009-10-05T11:18:21.345-07:002009-10-05T11:18:21.345-07:00How nice of the Yes on I/Macerich corporatists to ...How nice of the Yes on I/Macerich corporatists to not only proposing to congest downtown for their profits, but now litter the town with their huge, plastic visual polluting signs. Why doesn't this out of town company mind their own business and leave the city to follow its General Plan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-37557492566752882742009-10-05T11:18:01.468-07:002009-10-05T11:18:01.468-07:00What an irony to read of concerns about one gas gu...What an irony to read of concerns about one gas guzzling truck circling the town on a tempory basis. According to Yes on I advocates, NM will create 150 new jobs and $400,000 increased revenue all of which translates to more traffic. I for one prefer a temporary traffic interruption to the permanent traffic mess this project will create.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-3496564885489715972009-10-05T11:07:43.680-07:002009-10-05T11:07:43.680-07:00Enough already! It should be built, end of story! ...Enough already! It should be built, end of story! Not that I would probably shop there, but come on, it would add to the Creek I think. The Sun Valley mall people think that they will lose customers if it is built???UHH I don't think the customers at Sun Valley Mall are the same demographics as here. I don't get their problem! They already moved David M. Brian and shifted everything Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026706261655333994noreply@blogger.com