Editor's Opinion: Don't Vote for De La Fuente

I'll leave out the whole Raider's deal that he brought to the City...

But just for his comments today at the Rules Committee meeting, he's not worthy of the neighborhood's vote. He refused to agendize the issue of enforcing the Conditions of Approval that developers have as part of getting their building permit. He says it is a Planning Commission issue. He's WRONG. Enforcement is not a Planning Commission issue. Henry Chang's solution was to not issue an Occupany Permit. That would help I'm sure in about a year when they're ready for occupancy, but what incentive does that give to the developers TODAY to not screw up? Besides, can you really see the City with a brand new building ready for sale, refusing to allow people to move in?

I urge you ALL to come to the developers meeting on Wednesday, October 19th at 7pm at the We the People auditorium (Jerry Brown's old abode on 2nd Street near Harrison - big corrugated aluminum siding building), now owned by Covenant House. Please set aside your plans for this one night next week to help get the City to force the Developers and contractors to follow the rules. At this time, not one fine has been put upon the developers, and yet I can come up with at least 50 instances where they have broken the terms set in the Conditions of Approval. We pay the fine if we park on the wrong side of the street at night, shouldn't the developers be subject to enforcement of the rules as well?
Posted 10/13/2005