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joebob91 commented on The real threat to San Mateo

Yes! Thank you, Max, for pushing back here. It is strange that so many people are obsessed with how many parking spots are on someone else's property. I don't understand why anyone would want more people moving here with 2+ cars instead of 0-1 cars and get around via transit or foot/bik.

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Thank you, Supervisor Corzo, for speaking on behalf of those of us who suffer from asthma, potentially exacerbated by dirty appliances.

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More parking means more cars, more traffic, higher rents, more traffic violence, and more pollution. Why can't a property owner build a property with less parking if that is what they want?

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Thank you Council members Flores and Coleman for addressing air pollution in the equity priority neighborhoods adjacent to US 101.

In addition, please consider a study of childhood asthma, problem pregnancy, and cardiovascular disease in these neighborhoods. These are often elevated…

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Thumbs down to the City of Burlingame for promising to build safety infrastructure in front of Franklin Elementary School, taking taxpayer grant money for the project, and then cancelling this part of the project so that it could maintain car volumes and speeds on Trousdale. This decision…

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Thank you Councilmember Dugan for advocating for a safer design. This option should have been on the table.

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Yes, implement this today!

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Thank you to the SC Council for keeping the tennis courts at Burton Park!

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Thanks to the City and Caltrans for addressing this design flaw which may have contributed to the death of Veronica Vasquez.

Thanks to SMDJ for continuing to shine a spotlight on this process, which is so important to SM residents after all of the recent fatalities.

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Thanks for covering, SMDJ.

I would love a follow up article on this tragedy. I have heard that the driver illegally hit the person on bike while making a left turn. Were they cited? Was their license revoked or were they referred to DMV for reexamination? Were they driving an SUV or…