LaurieHietter

What a wonderful piece of San Mateo history. It’s such a shame that the current Final Draft of the Historic Preservation Ordinance has no mechanism to address development proposals that are not in the so-called San Mateo Historic Resources Inventory. The inventory only includes the Histor…

Exactly. DJ does not even try to hide their bias. Noelia Corzo buried the project in the consent agenda without giving the community any information. Taso Zografos pushed for meetings to explain the project to the community. Of, course, the DJ missed that aspect.

Terence, please explain the “requisite added costs and regulations,” and when they would apply.

Great column about an early community leader. Love it! Please write more history columns.

Historic preservation depends only on local rules. Each city makes their own. What you experienced in other cities will differ from the situation in San Mateo. The historic designations are based on long-established criteria and processes. They do not prevent home modernizations but in fa…

PS: The letter I wrote in 2022 is before I learned how the City of San Mateo processes their applications. Less Red Tape members keep bringing up alarmist points, only to have each and everyone refuted.

PS: Why are you afraid of revealing your identity?

Because the City can't find their records does not mean it didn't happen, given that Glazenwood Historic District is identified in at least two General Plans. If you listened to the State Historic Resources Commission (SHRC) hearing on May 9th (it is recorded and posted), you know that th…

Sorry, LP, no facts were twisted. Read the OHP letter. Please explain your experience to make your claims? Have you ever worked with the Office of Historic Preservation? I have many times in my 40+ years as an environmental consultant managing teams of technical specialists. Please read t…

Ray, that statement was from LP below. One of many inaccurate points.