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Editor:
In his discussion of roundabouts as a way to improve traffic flow (“Borrow from the Brits,” Letters to the Editor, Aug. 8), Colin Langridge claims Santa Monica has two such mini-circles. He neglected to mention a unique one in Ocean Park: the roundabout at Fourth and Strand streets now features stop signs. If you Google Map that corner you’ll see what it looked like before this innovative attempt “to keep traffic moving.”
Henry Rosenfeld
Santa Monica
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Save Santa Monica!
Do you have an e-mail group you can share the post below with? Or can you copy paste and share it in a post on FB? We need to get this moving FAST!
Santa Monica Resident need the “Right to Vote” on Development.
A Group from Encintas responsible for Prop A have agreed to help us. Susan Turney is putting together a summary of how they made it happen in Encinitas. Also, another main proponent Bruce Ehlers (a former Encinitas planning commissioner) has offered to come to Santa Monica and share with a group why and how they passed Prop A in Encintas. Jerry Sodomka from Encinitas will also be helping. He is a long-time city watcher in Encinitas, in addition to being a vital part of the Prop A team. He knows all the tricks and misleading language that developers and monied interests use to try to convince residents that they’re working in their best interests.
I am 100% certain the ONYL way to control development is for the Residents to have the “right to vote” on DA’s and zoning changes. Current City Council majority cannot be trusted with the future development of Santa Monica. The majority pro-devlopment Council, who’s money got them elected, will not stop until they have doubled density in DT.
Just imagine what it will be like when they add 10 million more square feet to our City. We are already in gridlock! Our residents avoid DT because of the current level of congestion and traffic. We can no longer enjoy our own city, because it’s being hijacked by outside interests, who care little about the long-term damage they will do.
The key is to keep to our Proposition simple to understand.
Below is an email I received from Bruce Ehlers…
Laura Wilson-Hausle
(949) 689-5432
From: Bruce Ehlers .
To: ‘Laura Wilson’ .
Cc: ‘Gerald Sodomka’ ; susankturney@yahoo.com.
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2013 11:27 AM.
Subject: RE: prop A on Santa Monica….
Laura …
Our City woke up and capitulated. They decided to implement Prop A as it was intended and dropped their position that the Coastal Commission would block part of the implementation. All is good now although we are sure there is more fun coming.
Jerry and Susan are interested in helping too. We view this as a necessary movement in California to bring control back to the local authority. What blogs are you posting on? We could help keep them accurate and truthful relative to Prop A.
Bruce