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bike down Second Street longing to rent (including the property in question) or <br />purchase in the area. <br /> <br />at I was not alone. I wake up Saturday <br />and dogs passing by and looking. On Halloween as a new landlord, I turned off the <br />lights after the first 350 trick-or-treaters. <br /> <br />hy do the people pass? Why the number of treat-or-treaters? Because this is <br />people live in Pleasanton. Only a small number of people are fortunate enough to <br />live in the downtown area. Even fewer have the privilege to reside in historic <br />properties and in doing so, have taken on the responsibility to preserve their <br />do? The people are gone. But the homes they built live on to tell a story. <br /> <br />north shore of Long Island. I lived near the village green where George Washington <br />stood. I visited historic homes, some having been restored from old taverns or <br />school houses. That is not to say that there was not any new construction. There <br />was. But the people do not tear down historic homes, rather preserve and cherish <br />them and the stories they tell. <br /> <br />ght, why does California have a different mindset? If something gets a <br />little old or styles change, we tear it down & build something new. <br /> <br />them in a rest home instead of caring for them in our own homes. Do other cultures <br />follow the same practice? Or do they preserve their ancient buildings; so that, we <br />can spend our vacation dollars touring ancient ruins and charming old towns of <br />Europe? What is wrong with our thinking? <br /> <br />and not about future generations to whom the story could be passed? There is a <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Mark Kearns, Downtown business and property owner, stated that he supports the <br />project and feels that the architect did a nice job of maintaining architectural features. <br />He noted that the garage next door would not have necessarily been approved today <br />and is out of character where it sits. He added that he does not see the two-story <br />building as impactful in relationship to the Victorian home next door. He supported <br />preservation of historic buildings and felt that each has a little of its own history. He <br />PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR MINUTES, April 13, 2011 Page 8 of 19 <br /> <br />