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Down the Tubes
What exactly does "laid back California" vibe and "casual" lifestyle mean to you people? Those are just code words for a bunch of renters and shack owners who are terrified of having to either pay taxes on woefully underassessed properties or run actual businesses not designed to run at a loss. For the past 10 years I have lived (homeowner with well-maintained property in the R-6000 neighborhood) in IB and waited and waited and waited...for some civic minded interest in vitalizing our town into something other than a cholo hangout. The parks on Seacoast including the new one at the end of Palm Avenue are great but we need real business development. What is wrong with 60 feet height along Palm between Rainbow and 13th Street? A multi-story commercial building with offices, condos or even hotel is a big improvement over a trailer court or tattoo parlor, no? We need the new hotel developed on the beach to finally rid the beach of that roach infested eyesore currently there that has repelled nearly every person I've invited down here over the years and similar smart investments. You want to save money? How about cancelling Thug Fest once and for all? The San Castle Festival does NOTHING for IB but give bad publicity. Sure none of us are happy about our elected officials - anywhere in California (or the USA for that matter) but at least they are trying. Good luck trying to get anything done in this sad town.— August 24, 2009 4:23 p.m.