City Council backtracks on Planning Commission appointments A chastened City Council Tuesday night attempted to heal the rifts created by a Feb. 21 communications and procedural breakdown that poisoned the appointment of two planning commissioners. They were partially successful. By a 4-1 vote, the council ag...
3.0K - Mar. 8, 2006; scored 1000.0 Planning Commission vote sparks complaints from Gorn, Grady The Half Moon Bay City Council's decision to revamp the Planning Commission came to a climactic end Feb. 21 when two City Councilmen chose to abstain after one of their commission nominees was defeated. The vitriol began when Mayor Marina Fraser and...
4.9K - Mar. 1, 2006; scored 682.0 Planning Commission vote sparks complaints from Gorn, Grady The Half Moon Bay City Council's decision to revamp the Planning Commission came toa climactic end Tuesday when two City Councilmen refused to vote after one of their commission nominees was defeated . The vitriol began when Mayor Marina Fraser and ...
3.9K - Feb. 22, 2006; scored 655.0 Fact is, there is no evidence of a disrespectful Planning Commission When I received a message from a Half Moon Bay Review reporter about a pending story concerning changes to the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission, I responded in less than a day. I thought that the Review would finally put facts on the table so that ...
3.9K - Feb. 15, 2006; scored 634.0 City Council votes to allow administrative development permits While minor projects might be approved administratively, applicants who want to build a new house will be asked to continue going through the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission for Coastal Development Permit approval. During a regularly scheduled Marc...
5.2K - Mar. 15, 2006; scored 276.0 City votes to issue administrative permits When is a Coastside ordinance not an ordinance? When it hasn't been certified by the California Coastal Commission, members of the Half Moon Bay City Council recently discovered. The questionable legal status of one such ordinance was the driving for...
6.1K - Feb. 15, 2006; scored 257.0 Can we all just pretend to get along? Nothing gets done in Half Moon Bay. There are many popular theories in town for why that happens: Bad development plans, maybe, or the bad, bad California Coastal Commission, or a general theory that we all just want different things here. Hooey, I s...
5.3K - Mar. 15, 2006; scored 233.0 A chastened council retracts its planning board appointments Stunned. Embarrassed. Saddened. Those are the words constituents used the night of March 7 to describe their feelings about the way Half Moon Bay City Council members conducted themselves at a February meeting that broke down over Planning Commission...
4.5K - Mar. 15, 2006; scored 229.0 Council behavior imperils community projects For the record, Jim Grady and David Gorn were right about the most crucial point of their most recent argument with colleagues on the Half Moon Bay City Council. The stated intent of the reconstruction of the city's Planning Commission was to better ...
4.4K - Mar. 1, 2006; scored 175.0 Main Street sign spat provides insight into a flawed planning process Kevin Koebel is a chef and a businessowner. His Rogue Chefs restaurant on Half Moon Bay's Main Street is upscale and delicious. It doesn't generate much traffic. It is more-or-less non-polluting. It provides jobs. It attracts well-heeled consumers to...
4.7K - Feb. 8, 2006; scored 174.0 Plans for riprap removal underway It's been a long time coming, but Ocean Colony Golf Links could have the remaining half of broken stone on the course cleaned up some time during the summer. During a presentation Feb. 21 Bruce Russell, representing Ocean Colony Partners, updated the...
4.3K - Mar. 1, 2006; scored 173.0 Contract for park planning firm continued STEFANIE HOFFMAN--Half Moon Bay Review After almost a year-long master plan process and a bill that will likely exceed $250,000, the Half Moon Bay City Council gave Public Works Director Paul Nagengast the green light to rehire the firm Moor...
3.7K - Mar. 1, 2006; scored 154.0 Atmosphere of intimidation reigns Dear editor: Representative government in Half Moon Bay died on Feb. 22. It was a long and agonizing death, cheered by an unruly audience whom Mayor Marina Fraser made little effort to control. In the name of democratic rule (to paraphrase Mayor Fras...
1.8K - Mar. 1, 2006; scored 145.0 Coastal Commission says beach parking program unlikely Homeowners needs take backseat to those of beachgoers By STEFANIE HOFFMAN Half Moon Bay Review Everyone knows that Half Moon Bay - with its rugged beauty and scenic views - is a prime destination for eager tourists. However, as Coas...
3.4K - Mar. 8, 2006; scored 140.0 Council majority needs lesson in leadership Dear editor: As a long-term resident of Half Moon Bay, I would like to lodge my concerns on the leadership techniques of this majority City Council, particularly in the nomination process of the Planning Commission. I was under the impression that wi...
1.5K - Mar. 1, 2006; scored 135.0 City needs a return to civility Last fall, a facilitator for the Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center traveled to Half Moon Bay for a three-hour session with the city's Planning Commission. Ironically, that very same Planning Commission has been unseated amid a wave of conflict - c...
3.0K - Mar. 1, 2006; scored 135.0 In the Public Eye TIP-OF-THE-HAT TO PALMER Cameron Palmer, proprietor of the Coastside eatery and inn that has borne his name for 23 years, was honored for his service to the community at the Half Moon Bay City Council meeting March 7. Specifically, Palmer was recogni...
3.1K - Mar. 15, 2006; scored 131.0 Grass-roots organization delivers presentation on parks funding Grass-roots organization delivers presentation on parks funding Facing a looming $3.2-million payment for parkland and cuts to parks and recreation programs all over the county, the future of Half Moon Bay's parks is never far from anyone's ...
4.2K - Feb. 15, 2006; scored 131.0 County considers regulating vineyards Silicon Valley magnate T.J Rodgers' quest to make the world's best pinot noir is fermenting opposition in San Mateo County. Last Wednesday the county Planning Commission held a hearing during which members debated the need for a countywide ordinance ...
4.2K - Mar. 15, 2006; scored 111.0 Meetings The San Mateo County Resource Conservation District meets Thursday, Feb. 23, at 7 p.m., at 625 Miramontes St., Suite 103, Half Moon Bay. The Half Moon Bay Planning Commission meets Thursday, Feb. 23, 7:30 p.m., at the Ted Adcock Community/Senior Cent...
1.2K - Feb. 22, 2006; scored 106.0 |