I’ve lived in San Carlos for over 60 years and have always felt safe in my home, until now. At this time, the biotech industry has nine biotech labs in the planning stages requiring more than 4,300 plus parking spaces. The buildings themselves are up to six stories tall, parking structures eight stories and underground parking two levels deep in some cases. This does not include the Alexandria center for life sciences project, which will be an office R&D lab campus on approximately 25 acres.
This is a hostile takeover, we as residents of the Bay Area need to say no to all biolab developments. This is an assault on our environment, our families, our health and our safety. We need our neighbors to help us win this fight. Say no to biotech labs in our community. We need our neighbors to help us win this fight. We can’t do it alone. Didn’t we learn anything from Wuhan?
Ms. Teall, what you need is for your neighbors to stop voting in folks who allow more biotech facilities to be built. If you have biotech facilities, they will come. Biotech companies will go where the facilities are, even if they’re right down the road from San Carlos.
I would venture to guess this author resides in East San Carlos - and i do understand her gripes. This neighborhood has been completely changed over the past 10 years with all the developments. But like Terence said, all the citizens in San Carlos had a chance to vote against these projects and they didnt. Just like the Black Mountain Project on Alameda that is coming down the pipeline - San Carlos residents didnt want to pay the extra taxes. Its sad because I know the majority of San Carlos residents dont even view East San Carlos as part of the town because its on the other side of El Camino - so they often get zero support from the rest of the community. I do feel for this author and her neighbors - but at the end of the day - you guys got what you voted for.
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Ms. Teall, what you need is for your neighbors to stop voting in folks who allow more biotech facilities to be built. If you have biotech facilities, they will come. Biotech companies will go where the facilities are, even if they’re right down the road from San Carlos.
I would venture to guess this author resides in East San Carlos - and i do understand her gripes. This neighborhood has been completely changed over the past 10 years with all the developments. But like Terence said, all the citizens in San Carlos had a chance to vote against these projects and they didnt. Just like the Black Mountain Project on Alameda that is coming down the pipeline - San Carlos residents didnt want to pay the extra taxes. Its sad because I know the majority of San Carlos residents dont even view East San Carlos as part of the town because its on the other side of El Camino - so they often get zero support from the rest of the community. I do feel for this author and her neighbors - but at the end of the day - you guys got what you voted for.
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