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Can’t Park It in Grantville
And the 'game' continues, at least that's the way the city and developers act. They city generates a general plan, which looks good, even great, on paper, with standards for community park space, for instance. This makes those of us watching happy, or at least gets us off their backs for a little while. Then, they continue to approve developments regardless of the fact that their is not enough park space currently, and more development will simply drive the deficit. They even accept in lieu fees, which is akin to doing nothing, because they have no intention of buying land for parks. Maybe they will throw us a 'joint-use' area once in a while, making an elementary school into a part-time public park, which is NOT the same as a community park. The very last thing Mission Valley and Grantville need now is more developments and increased density. Guess what, that's exactly what you will get, unless enough of us decide enough is enough, the General Plan took years to update, is a good document, won awards, and we should stick to it, and stop approving developments until the infrastructure catches up, period.— March 15, 2012 11:19 p.m.
Royal Highland Island
We called it Kearny Mesa, and Clairemont was north of Balboa, and west of Genesee, and Linda Vista was south of Genesee and Kapart Military Housing. We all took carpools and busses to Montgomery Junior High School, then they all did the same when we graduated to Kearny. Then, we had the Swiss Miss for lunch, sneaking off campus, or that taco place down in Linda Vista. Now the City says it's all Clairemont, except east of I-805, ridiculous.— June 29, 2011 10:13 a.m.
Royal Highland Island
Thanks for the trip down Memory Lane. I grew up next to Mesa College, not so far away. We used to make treks to FedMart. Once or twice we even made it to J-Mart, later Jo-Mart, then something else as K-Mart sued her over name infringement. It's now Mercedes Benz of San Diego. My Dad worked on Othello for quite a while, and we'd drive him to work across the dirt road to Othello. I went to Beale Elementary, which was just transformed into the Mesa College Design Center. Did you live there when McDonald's went in on Convoy? I think it was only the second or third one in the City. How about the giant ramp next to it, where we used carpet pieces to slid down? Remember how skinny the Aero Drive bridge was over Hwy 395? My Dad would always tell our visitors on tours of the city that he would simply close his eyes driving over it, because it was so skinny. Those were the days, when we could be gone for hours, exploring, carefree, no worries of kidnapping, lizards everywhere......"come home when the streetlights come on."— June 29, 2011 10:09 a.m.
East Tecolote Canyon
I love your stories Jerry, but I don't know how you could write an article on this finger canyon and not mention White Cliffs! I don't know of anywhere else in the city where a feature like this exists. Long before Genesee Ave was put through, way back in the 60's, White Cliffs was a destination for the very adventurous. It was a long hike from around Beale Elementary, through dense canyons. It was infamous for the high school parties, etc. Now it is still very prominent, but to drivers headed north on Genesee, no longer remote by any standards. Thanks again for the story, and bringing back memories. Kearny Komet 70— March 25, 2011 10:37 a.m.
State Looking for Redevelopment Fraud. Suggestion: Grantville
If there has ever been a better example of, If it looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck, it must be a duck, I don't know what it would be. The Grantville Redevelopment reaks of unethical and illegal acts, to anyone with a nose, and yet the little guy has to use his hard-earned money to prove it. What chance does he have, against a grossly biased government, and a grossly unbalanced system?— January 30, 2011 9:52 a.m.
San Diego Family Feud — Electronic Survey Says!?
There is just no excuse for not notifying community groups and community members regarding any kind of vote. The City continues to say they want community involvement and then pull end-around maneuvers like this one, or just ignore citizen input. Developers, on the other hand, hire professionals who get paid for every minute they spend on a project. They have better access to City Staff, too. Planning Group members, for instance, those not in the industry, don't have that luxury. I completely agree with Leo Wilson on the point of volunteer community members being worn out by the City. This will continue until we get enough people wised up who refuse to accept this any longer. I hope that day comes soon. Thanks to Mr. Hargrove and the Reader for shedding light on this unacceptable action by the City.— November 21, 2010 6:47 p.m.
Busy day on the Freeways ends with a sad note on my Library's door
Sorry about that Leonel. We had a problem with the Library and had to move the meeting of the Serra Mesa Planning Group to the Montgomery Field Operations Building.— October 22, 2010 12:33 p.m.