Wow nice work on the Tesoro Solar Lawsuit Issue. I am glad you researched the matter so well.
Actually the homeowner did max out their rooftop before using the hillside for the remaining 22 panals. The hillside that you refer to is private property that is adjacent to county property, not HOA property. The county permitted and approved of the installation. Go and check with Building and Safety. You say that many homeowners in Tesoro have solar. How do you define many. There are nearly 1100 homes and at my last count only 6 of them have Photovotaic panals installed. You also state that the HOA has approved those panals that are on the roof. Actually they allowed one other ground mount, but they failed to disclose that.

This morning’s crash only temporarily blocked all lanes. By daylight, it was ontl one lane removed from the southbound traffic. Yet by midmorning, traffic was backed up to Parker Road.

So we are one lane short of a total bottleneck in case of emergency.

Or another housing tract…

Those changes actually occurred during the Clinton administration in 1996 (or 1995). I ought to know… I live in an HOA and was monitoring the changes in the FCC laws that prevented HOA’s from not allowing the installation of dishes. As soon as that happened, I went to Sears to buy my DirecTV dish set-up (in those days, you went to places like Sears and Circuit City to buy your dish).

Good job City!

You’re right on. Apart from some bonehead intersection design and the stupid traffic light issue one commenter was pointing out above, SCV has pretty good traffic conditions. Imagine having to sit in the kind of traffic you find on Santa Monica in Beverly Hills everyday at rush hour.

Finally something you and I are in complete agreement on.

Your comments on the pit bull are right on. I teach on dog safety in my job and have had pit bull encounters throughout So Cal. These dogs are dangerous and even more so when they think they are protecting a child. These dogs scare me like not much else.

The ignorant dog owner wants the officer to pay for the dogs surgery because she can’t afford it. If she can’t afford the surgery she can’t afford a pit bull and the associated liability for unsafe handling. I say we take up a collection for the ~$200 for putting the dog down.

Mr. Cash: the “non-socialist” Bush govt got involved a few years back (i’m sure thanks to the lobbying of dish companies, TV networks, etc) and made it illegal for HOAs to disallow satellite dishes. I believe we all survived that one.

I do agree that John Q. Public needs to be educated about our current council, especially that the current council meetings are no longer mostly agenda items for the public to make comments on,but rather almost all consent items, just a council vote and its a done deal.
That public speaking has been moved to the end of the council meetings and if the current council does not want to hear what you have to say, they basically let you know that their mind is already made up!
Yes, I can get that on DVD!

I DO believe TimBen can accomplish an educated voter base and turnout to be successful in the 2010,so either get on the campaign trail or save your breath on me
A little off topic but a direct reply to Timothy.

BTW, anyone see the horrible accident on Hillsborough near Decoro yesterday around 3?

Of COURSE the pit bull THOUGHT it was defending the little girl! That is why they attack! That does not excuse the adult’s negligence!

At this point I am for a ban on the breed. Humans are not just responsible enough to manage them.