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THE CITY OF <br /> East Pleasanton Specific Plan <br /> Public Comments pLEASANTONC <br /> From:Anne Fox <br /> Sent: Monday, December 02, 2019 9:27 PM <br /> To: Mayor and City Council<citycouncil@cityofpleasantonca.gov> <br /> Subject: Ponderosa Measure B (SJ Mercury News editorial) <br /> Hello, <br /> I've included an editorial of Ponderosa's Measure B below my email. <br /> Ponderosa's Measure B "Evergreen Initiative," called a scam by the Mercury News, included <br /> over 60 General Plan amendments including by-right residential conversion of'underutilized' <br /> commercial properties, replaced by gated residential communities. <br /> It makes no sense for the City Council to turn over the reins of the East Side by a group which <br /> such a contempt for planning processes and CEQA. Measure B was opposed by the <br /> Republican and Democratic parties, the mayor and entire San Jose city council, veterans <br /> groups, senior groups including the AARP, environmental groups all over the area. <br /> By Pleasanton having Ponderosa, the proponent of this initiative, in charge of the East Side <br /> Planning Process, this would undermine the civic engagement process that the normal channels <br /> for development foster. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> Anne Fox <br /> Editorial: Protect San Jose's land; vote `no' on Measure B and 'yes' on Measure C <br /> Measure B is Promulgated by billionaire developers at the expense of San Jose's taxpayers and <br /> environment <br /> By Mercury News Editorial Board I Mercury News <br /> PUBLISHED: May 3, 2018 at 6:15 am I UPDATED: May 4, 2018 at 7:36 am <br /> Measure B, the Evergreen Senior Homes initiative on San Jose's June ballot, is a scam. <br /> It would allow housing to be built on far more than Evergreen's rural land. It overrides the <br /> publicly-approved citywide general plan with a "senior housing overlay" that allows homes to be <br /> built on "underutilized employment land" anywhere. This is land now reserved for job creation to <br /> strengthen the city's tax base. <br /> Provided to City Council for the February 18, 2020, Meeting <br />