I've been reading everyone's reasons for voting yes on measure L. How can you say that voting yes will not create more traffic? 355 homes, multiplied by 2 drivers per home, equals 710 more vehicles on an already crowded Hwy 1! But then I read it will reduce traffic because more jobs will be created in Pacifica. Will these jobs even come close to the wages needed to live in the quarry, or even in Pacifica? I doubt it.

I also read last week that someone would like more shopping choices, and stores, so we should vote yes on L. I, too, would rather shop local instead of going over the hill, but what about the vacant shops here in Pacifica? If we can't get businesses to occupy those, what's to say the new shops in the quarry won't sit vacant.

I agree that change can be good, but we need to work on what already exists before we start redeveloping.

Leslie Granillo
Linda Mar

The above was printed as a Letter to the Editor in the October 25th, 2006 Pacifica Tribune, and is republished here with the author's permission.