A basic understanding of how Proposition 90 relates to Measure L is vital in the public's decisions on both.

Mr. Eade wrote:

"Using the same logic..., a developer could still sue if a city scales back the zoned square footage for a ... Commercial Development... which the quarry is zoned... for now."

Unfortunately, greed and not logic is the organizing principle of Proposition 90. If we vote no and Measure L fails, all existing land use regulations are left in place and are exempted under Prop. 90. Local control is maintained.

If we vote yes and Measure L passes, we have created a new regulation and/or zoning which falls under Prop. 90. This new regulation gives a right to the landowner to sue for "Regulatory Taking" of "highest value" of the land without regard to any pre-existing regulations.

The writers who assert that Measure L is not a vote to rezone the Quarry are being disingenuous; they know full well that that is what Measure L is really about.

Some enterprising person (or reporter!) who attends one of Mr. Peebles' local meetings might ask this question: "Mr. Peebles, if both Measure L and Proposition 90 pass in November and the regulatory agencies attempt to limit or reduce your project in any way, will you sue the City of Pacifica for regulatory taking of the highest value of your land?"

Since this is another particular that Mr. Peebles hasn't breathed a word about, it should make for an interesting answer.

Lionel Emde
Edgemar

The above was printed as a Letter to the Editor in the October 18th, 2006 Pacifica Tribune, and is republished here with the author's permission.