Comments on: Clicklist: I’m bringing EV back

By: Siel

Siel — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 06:27:06 +0000

Just wanna make sure it’s clear that I’m not criticizing the people opposing the new Home Depot in any way — I think we need more people saying no big box stores that’ll create lotsa traffic and lotsa pollution.

Julia — What’s scary is that the governator still owns a few Hummers…. That said, he’s been doing some good enviro work — v. odd that he doesn’t carry that into his personal life though. Annoying, actually.

By: Rafi

Rafi — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 04:03:58 +0000

Technically, LB has no Home Depots, as both are in Signal Hill. Also, there’s a Lowe’s.

So, the City Council wants the tax revenue currently going to Signal Hill. As for consumers, apparently HD doesn’t think the market is satiated, and that we are so lazy that we aren’t driving 1/2 mile to the closest store.

So what’s going on here?
-inter-municipal competition for taxes (Thank you, Prop 13)
-Environmentalists motivated by nimbyism
-Environmentalists motivated by wetlands protection and sprawl reduction

Don is mostly right that this is a complex issue.

At least I haven’t heard anyone play the race card/day-laborer card. Yet.

By: Julia

Julia — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 23:22:33 +0000

I think Mr. de la Vega should be replaced with someone who takes rapid transit in Los Angeles. Anyone who drives a hummer has shown they are totally cluelenss about transportation in Los Angeles and doesn’t deserve the job.

By: don hosek

don hosek — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 21:58:10 +0000

There are already two home depots in LB as it stands. And the spot where they want to build it is not somewhere where I’d like to see traffic increased (it’s just south of CSULB and the 22/Studebaker interchange is already a bit of a mess without adding the traffic that a big commercial development would add). Throw in the fact that it’s right near protected wetlands and I’d say that the Home Depot opposition is more than just NIMBYism.