KDM

No, Trump is not to blame for high-density development, nor is San Mateo's Council entirely to blame. It is the California legislature that imposed housing quotas on every city, large and small, and that has banned cities from regulating density as a means of skirting those quotas. The re…

Thank you Rev. Nixon for eloquently calling out the hypocrisy of the "Christians" cynically claiming scripture justifies their greed, corruption and self aggrandizement.

12,000 square feet and 9 added classrooms for 30 students? It's not the added 30 pupils at issue, it's the huge buildout. Nobody believes it's just for 30 students; will the school then want enrollment of another 200 to fill their new space?

The added costs you cite are red herrings. For new buildings, low-flow toilets, electric ranges and high-capacity wiring do not add significantly to costs. It is true that impact fees are onerous, and this is because cities don't receive adequate tax revenue from housing to build and main…

It's worth restating David's key point:

"Approving more high-tech, biotech, AI industries in a city may increase revenue to the city from commercial property taxes and businesses taxes, but it drives up housing cost and worsens a city’s ability to provide a balance of housing choice…

The issue of concern here is not the 30 added students. It's the 23,000 added square feet of building, impinging on public access to a park. Residents justifiably suspect that the true ultimate enrollment capacity would nearly double. Keep in mind that the ONLY access to this site it via …

The photo above is NOT the burn site; the burn site is comprised of 80% native chaparral which is naturally lower fire risk than the invasive grasses that return after a burn. In June 2025 California 4th Appellate Court ruled that CalFire's statewide Vegetation Program (VTP) lacked adequa…

Mr. Y, you argue that because the White House covered up Biden's failing health, that justifies tearing down the white house without permits or any public review process? There is no logical connection in that reasoning. Regardless of what you think of prior remodels and former public art…

Republicans in Texas claim their gerrymandering is NOT wrong, so why would they complain California doing the same is wrong? At least California is asking Voters - other states are not giving their voters a say.

It's all well and fine to study the risks. But there are areas where we already have known and repeated groundwater rise along the bay, and cities are ignoring the clearly demonstrated risk. In Redwood Shores the City is seriously considering a development of 3 million square feet of 8 st…