Editor,
The April 11 story āHillsdale mall seeks new zoningā is laden with Councilman Goethalsā support. He worked tirelessly with Bohannon to kill the 2020 resident height/density building limit, Measure Y. Failing that, the team now has Bohannon asking for special consideration and Goethals inflaming single-family neighborhood fears unless we max out El Camino development.
KRON recently reported that 69% of people want to live in more rural areas since COVID. Yet, Joe said āmany constituentsā expressed interest to live here in new multiunit housing. He seems equally unmoved by the State Auditorās findings questioning our stated housing needs. Instead, Goethals acknowledges āsome single-family residents feel threatened by state laws and are concerned about increasing density in the San Mateo hills.ā Residents wouldnāt have this concern if the council would stand up for them and give the middle finger to the very housing laws other charter cities have filed lawsuits over as unconstitutional.
Based on Goethalsā relationship with Bohannon, it makes sense he supports āa solution that keeps density at the mall site to prevent it from spilling into surrounding neighborhoods.ā Heās working overtime to set a stage that doesnāt even have to exist ā unless he just needs it to exist.
The April 18 City Council meeting will be riveting as Goethals and the rest contemplate San Mateoās growth alternatives. To go along with Bonilla and Lee and choose the largest alternative would have to completely ignore the growing mountain of evidence that the necessity for all this housing is unsupported and unwanted.
Lisa Taner
San Mateo
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(3) comments
Affordable housing is most certainly necessary and wanted. Perhaps not by some who are secure in homeownership with enormous gains in equity securing wealth, subsidized by mortgage interest deductions and old property tax valuations. But for the rest of us, yes, affordable housing please.
Well written, Ms. Taner. Letās not forget all this new housing is unsustainable. After all, we always seem to be in a drought with a perpetual reminder to conserve water. Funny how housing and water supply are never in the same letters submitted by pro-housing or water conservation advocates.
Ms. Tanner - Thank you for your great leadership and selfless, tireless efforts to not only safeguard our community, but make it livable, aesthetically appealing, desirable, and a solid investment.
HFAB - Hang in there.! If Klaus Schwab and the Global Elites of Davos get their way with implementing the Agenda 30 Global Reset in 2030, you'll own nothing and be happy!
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