The Laguna Residents First ballot initiative is very deceptive. It purports to be against massive development. However, it could have a devastating effect on all improvement projects within 750 feet of Coast Highway and Broadway/Laguna Canyon Road. That’s 51% of the entire city of Laguna Beach!
The catchphrase is “cumulative effect”. Basically, that means if a project is being developed, no other projects in the area can be constructed without a vote for each project. Having elections to vote for each individual project, which is very expensive, will essentially halt all development of commercial property. No development is their goal.
This initiative will lend itself to urban decay. It will result in empty stores, rundown, neglected properties, and will stifle economic growth. These factors, in turn, will reduce local jobs, revenue from the businesses, and tourism will begin to fall away. It could also negatively impact our arts community, the foundation on which Laguna was built.
Sally Anne Sheridan, President of Laguna Forward PAC
Letter from “Sally Anne Sheridan, President of Laguna Forward”
For complete transparency: “Laguna Forward” formerly “Liberate Laguna” is a Political Action Committee (PAC) created in 2017 BY DEVELOPERS, FOR DEVELOPERS.
Name and leadership changes can’t change the fact that Laguna residents interests do not matter to this PAC and their PAC funded/endorsed Council members have proven they don’t.
Not sure why any smart and logical resident would accept such a clearly skewed and agenda-driven biased opinion as Sheridan offers here. I don’t. I do have faith that LB residents will seek the facts and get the answers they need to vote responsibly.
For complete transparency: “Laguna Residents First” is a Political Action Committee (PAC) created by a small group of residents seeking to impose their will on everyone else.
Nothing changes the fact that the opinions of other Laguna residents do not matter to this PAC and their PAC have put forth an initiative called BLOZ that they say will keep us from turning into Dana Point.
Not sure why any smart and logical resident would accept such a clearly skewed and agenda-driven biased opinion as MJ Abraham offers here. I don’t. I do have faith that LB residents will seek the facts and get the answers they need to vote responsibly.