Letters to the editor

The Salinas Californian
Posted on May 24, 2007

No on Measure A

LandWatch founder and president Michael DeLapa asks who I trust in the general plan debate. The answer is easy: Me.

I've read Measure A. I've read the Nossaman law firm legal analysis. I've read the Bay Area Economics study. I've read the county's new general plan and I've read the Environmental Impact Report on it.

I've read the Refinement Group critique of the League of Women Voters comparison of Measure A to the new county general plan, and the League's weak explanation why the fact it endorsed Measure A doesn't matter.

Voters easily can see what a disaster Measure A is by looking at the Refinement Group critique (online visit: www.refinegpu.org - with easy-to-use links to factual source materials).

I've read Bradley rancher and planning commissioner Jay Brown's questions regarding serious mapping, land-use designation and other flaws in Measure A. I trust him. Measure A is a serious threat to our county's economy, our two main industries, to traffic and housing issues we all care about, and to the community planning efforts in Castroville, Pajaro and Chualar.

I trust me, Mr. DeLapa. I'm voting "no" on Measure A!

Bob McKenzie
Monterey