'Central Planning' in California

Strange Cosmos ^ | September 6, 2008 | Seadogbytes

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California 'Central Planning'

 

If you live in California,  you already know  that the Inmates have taken over the Asylum. 

 

...If you don't want to end up 'living in a condo by the Railroad Tracks', do yourself a favor and either

phone, or fax a letter to, Governor Schwartzenegger TODAY, urging him to oppose, and NOT sign SB 375.

 

See: http://reason.org/commentaries/staley_20080826.shtml for details...

(...and see below for Arnold's fax number/address.)

http://www.seadogbytes.com/sbimages/SB375_Steinberg.jpg

 

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger

State Capitol

Sacramento, CA 95814

Phone: (916) 445-2841, ext. 0 (and tell them you oppose SB 375)

Fax: (916) 558-3160

 

[Seadog Bytes]

Time is short. SB375 is on the Governor's desk awaiting signature.

[Argus]

Help us out - what does the measure say?

[nmh]

I don’t live in CA but for those that do, can you give them a summary so they have MORE reason to ACT?

TIA!!

[NormsRevenge]

If you don’t want to end up ‘living in a condo by the Railroad Tracks’,

—

You should see all the new complexes in the silicon valley right next to RR tracks. It’s too late in some areas.

But I agree, No on SB375
BumP!

[SierraWasp]

There's a whole pile of crappy legislation waiting on his desk and he's gonna sign most of it including SB483 which will clobber Senior Citizens who don't have the good sense to die or kill themselves if they get senile or chronically sick if they can't qualify for or afford Long-Term Care insurance!!!

I fully agree that SB375 just wipes out all local control in local hands and will destroy what little is left of individual private property rights in CA!!!

[NormsRevenge]

FR Keyword

SB375

[caseinpoint]

Well, actually a condo next to the railroad tracks would be my hubby’s dream-come-true. But then he is a train nut so what does he know? I’ll look into it.

[sionnsar]

I don’t live in California. What’s it about?

[pbmaltzman]

H3ll, a condo by the RR tracks would be a luxury compared to some of the rentals out there. The middle class is being squeezed so hard in California, that unless you're on public assistance in public housing, or you make a whole pile of money, you may end up living in one room in someone else's house.

We've (my sig. other and I) have decided to get the h3ll out ASAP (we're just north of the L.A. area up in the high desert)... within two years, sooner if we can swing it financially.

The last two or three years have been brutal financially. We're thinking of one of the small towns in northern Arizona where we can pay HALF the rent and HALF the utilities.

The landlord here just raised the rent to $1,000. She thinks that because we work at home, we should pay her higher rent than if we commuted somewhere; but she's not in any hurry to repair things. Talk about money-hungry!

If I had the money, I'd get out of Dodge next week. My sig. other can't drive due to low vision, but he finally sees that the "good weather" here is trumped by other things, such as the high cost of living and the political climate, not to mention being overrun by illegals.

I've had it with California. I'm not from here originally. I've read that 40 years or so ago, the cost of living here wasn't all that much higher than in other major cities. However, over the ensuing years, it's gone crazy. There is a mortgage crisis out here (lots of vacant houses), but the rents haven't gone down.

I had left California three times before, but came back because I missed friends. However, this time I'm staying out. Maybe come back for a visit. But I'm sick and tired of being a hamster on a wheel... running ever faster, never catching up financially. Good-bye, People's Republic!

[BobbyT]

I’d suggest changing the font on that poster, and perhaps the color. The current selection makes it difficult/slow to read, and you want to make it quick & easy.

[Amerigomag]

Hard to believe.

Seadog Bytes is suggesting that conservatives try to influence a lame duck Democrat.

Good luck to you sir.

[Seadog Bytes]

 

The bill seeks to have the state exert new influence over local jurisdictions (local matters) to adopt "preferred growth scenarios" (Read STATE-preferred densities, locations) in local building matters by allocation (or non-allocation) of transportation funding.

 

There is a pretty good summary at: 

"See: http://reason.org/commentaries/staley_20080826.shtml for details... "

 

If that doesn't fill in the blanks well enough, the bill info is at:

 http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_375_cfa_20070425_115133_sen_comm.html

 

[Seadog Bytes]

Hopefully #12 on this thread will be useful.

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Hopefully #12 on this thread will be useful.

[sionnsar]

Thank you!

[Seadog Bytes]

Thanks. Sorry you had trouble.

Maybe you’re right. No doubt I’m out of practice, and I strongly suspect that I have not ever done a ‘perfect’ one yet.

However... Did you perhaps try to read the text before the image was fully loaded? That could make a difference.

[Seadog Bytes]

Thank you Sir!

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RE: “...will destroy what little is left of individual private property rights in CA!!!”

Thank you, SW. If I had seen your post before the ones asking ‘what’s it all about’, I could have just pinged them to yours.

...Excellent, as always! Thanks!

[Seadog Bytes]

RE: “Good luck to you sir.”

Thank you! Much better to be lucky than important. I claim neither.

[Seadog Bytes]

Thank you Sir!

[Amerigomag]

Much better to be lucky than important

Convincing an Austrian tank driver to do anything based on conservative principles would, indeed, be shear luck.

Profit, fame or adoration appear the only avenues to motivate this Eurowienie.

[lowbridge]

bump

[calcowgirl]

Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
Phone: (916) 445-2841
Fax: (916) 558-3160

I called. The automated menu was a bit different ("Press 1 for English," etc). I weighed in on those pieces of legislation they have on their automated menu (I had to call 3 times to do it):
• AB 2567 - Harvey Milk Day (NO!)
• AB 2747 - End of Life Care (NO!)
• SB 60 - Drivers Licenses for Illegal Aliens (NO!).

For SB 375, you have to talk to a representative during "normal business hours" -- 9AM to 5PM, M-F.

I'll be calling tomorrow, urging the Governor to veto SB 375.

If ya remind me, I'll ping it to the McClintock ping list tomorrow and see if we can get some phone calls going. I know he was very opposed to this crazy legislation, writing about it back in June.

Preferred Growth Scenario [Sen. Tom McClintock California Senate speech on urban planning bill]

[calcowgirl]

MEGA PING -- Global Warming and Legislative Nonsense - Action alert.

Please call Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and urge him to VETO SB 375

The California legislature has passed SB 375, the nation's first attempt to tie land-use planning and transporation investments to greenhouse gas emissions in the name of fighting global warming. It is currently awaiting Schwarzenegger's signature.

The media is expecting Schwarzenegger to sign this monstrosity. If you can find the time to make a phone call Today, please do.

Phone: (916) 445-2841
(Press 1 for English, Press 2 to comment on legislation, Press 0 to talk to representative)
Just tell them you "oppose SB 375" or ask that he veto it.

The legislation: Transportation planning: travel demand models: sustainable communities strategy: environmental review.

Articles on SB 375 at Free Republic

Tom McClintock on SB 375

JERRY BROWN'S WAR ON CALIFORNIA SUBURBS

[hedgetrimmer]

He would be willing to live in a refrigerator box sized human storage unit five stories up always on the lookout for thugs who ride down the tracks to look for places they can rob people then hop back on the train to leave the scene of the crime?

[E.G.C.]

BTTT

[AuntB]

BTT!

[hedgetrimmer]

His office has stated ‘he’s not signing anything until the budget is passed’. Then he’ll sign it I’m sure. He’s been putting land use planners in all the appointed positions he can, since taking office, so it’s pretty clear how he feels about socialist block housing for the citizens of California.

[xcamel]

FReepmail me to get on or off
Click on POGW graphic for full GW rundown
Dr. John Ray's
GREENIE WATCH

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Action ping

[calcowgirl]

Action ping

Thanks for pingin' it, xcamel.

Any phonecalls from folks who can help us Californians fend off this monstrosity are much appreciated.

If it passes here, other states will be next. :-(

[calcowgirl]

Any idea what the "separate bill" is that the WaPo mentions?

The state's legislature recently green-lighted the measure, and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), who aims to make California a trendsetter in fighting global warming, is expected to sign it into law once the state balances its long-overdue budget.

If he does, the state's Air Resources Board will set emission-reduction targets for 17 major metropolitan planning organizations responsible for housing and transportation projects. A separate bill, also expected to be signed by the governor, would designate financial resources to these organizations.

[tubebender]

You broke the telephone! All I get is a busy signal >:=)

[steelyourfaith]

 

Beam me to Planet Gore !

[Lancey Howard]

Good luck.
Got any hot stock tips for California moving van companies?

[SierraWasp]

I just called and it rang about 25 times with NO ANSWER!!!

This is why you must hold them all to account, regardless of political party, before each election!!!

They all just flat ignore ya once they git elected!!! It's yer traditional "done deal," don'tcha know???

The same is true of the wilting Juan McGore/Sarah PALIN team of supposed "reformers!"

[caseinpoint]

Obviously no, but he’d be willing to live in a condo located near enough to train tracks to hear and see the trains. He always admired the old stationmaster homes in the train depots or crossings in Europe.

[hedgetrimmer]

No I don’t.

Maybe we need to call the governor again to find out.

[Czar]

Check your Freepmail...

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

CONTACT THE GOVERNOR

Governor’s Office:
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-558-3160 ( new number )

District Offices:
Fresno Office
2550 Mariposa Mall #3013
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: 559-445-5295
Fax: 559-445-5328

Los Angeles Office
300 South Spring Street
Suite 16701
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Phone: 213-897-0322
Fax: 213-897-0319

Riverside Office
3737 Main Street #201
Riverside, CA 92501
Phone: 951-680-6860
Fax: 951-680-6863

San Diego Office
1350 Front Street
Suite 6054
San Diego, CA 92101
Phone: 619-525-4641
Fax: 619-525-4640

San Francisco Office
455 Golden Gate Avenue
Suite 14000
San Francisco, CA 94102
Phone: 415-703-2218
Fax: 415-703-2803

Washington D.C. Office (what in the world??)
134 Hall of the States
444 North Capitol Street NW
Washington D.C. 20001
Phone: 202-624-5270
Fax: 202-624-5280

[editor-surveyor]

Bump!!

View post #24

[calcowgirl]

czar got through — via fax machine.

Send ‘em one of those stingers, SW! ;-)

[calcowgirl]

Bump!

Thanks for all the phone numbers!

[NormsRevenge]

Damn, how many offices does a Gub (or a state) need anyway?

Cut Cut Cut!!!

[SierraWasp]

"Send ‘em one of those stingers, SW! ;-)"

You know I will!!! I alway stang 'em three at a time!!!

[sailor4321]

If he does sign it, just remember there’s plenty of room over here in Nevada...

[SierraWasp]

I still cain't git no satisfaction on that there telephone number, girl... I'll hafta try agin tamarrah!!!

He musta shifted alla his staff infection over to the recall by the prison guards!!!

Nobody's home to answer his phone!!!

[calcowgirl]

When I called this morning, it rang three times and then went to a recording saying my call would be answered in the order received (or something like that). After no more than 3 minutes, I got a human and gave my input.

Maybe they have your phone number coded or sumthin’. ;-)