Dear Santa Clarans,
We'll be voting on something on June 8th, 2010.
But we're not quite sure what. Just when the City Council went forward to direct that a measure be placed on the June Primary ballot for next year - a "citizen's group" stands up to tell us that they're preparing an initiative also.
Why not let the City Council do their work for them?
Well, after spending four hours assuring us that the EIR process was clean and that CEQA was being obeyed - stadium proponents readily admit that the reason for their initiative is to exempt the entire project from any court challenges.
That is: Court challenges associated with the faults in the environmental review process they claim aren't really there.
In fact, the Stadium Subsidizers were even honest about one other thing: They freely admitted that the San Francisco 49ers will be paying for their petition signature gatherers.
This should be cause for great concern: A group of individuals - spending lots of 49ers money - paying lip service to the notions of a fair and transparent process, but all the while, seeking to undermine it by any means necessary. Who's really behind it?
And who's really paying for it?
I'd like to offer special thanks to Santa Clarans who stayed late tonight in Chambers, and spoke up. You challenged not only the certification of an EIR-that-ain't, but you also drew bold lines under what the 49ers are really doing to the process. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bill Bailey, Treasurer
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
49ers Stadium: Vote on June 8, 2010 - on WHOSE ballot measure?
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The Detroit Silverdome stadium cost $55 million in 1975; recently it was sold (11/23/09) for $583,000 or about the current cost of an ordinary Santa Clara residence. What kind of investment return is that???
M. Pribula
Santa Clara resident
I wonder how the City of Santa Clara can justify supporting the building of this stadium near the current Great America location. Just not too long ago the City cited the proximity of high-tech manufacturers in that area as the reason for refusing the CUPs, or Conditional Use Permits, of various organizations to locate their operations along the Bowers / 101 area. The City claims that with these manufacturers in the area there is the probability of an industrial accident, either in the factory or by the trucks transporting hazardous materials, that can release harmful gases and/or contagion into the air. They require the groups applying for the CUP to provide plans for shelter-in-place. In addition the City want to deny the CUP saying that traffic will be a very huge issue. How will the City mitigate this traffic issue if the groups they objected to has at most a couple hundred of people only compared to 65,000 or more attending a game?
NOW THESE GROUPS/ORGANIZATIONS ARE LOCATED WITHIN A 1 MILE RADIUS OF GREAT AMERICA !!!
For any group/individual opposing the 49er stadium, they may want to look at the Santa Clara City's response to the CUP applications of:
1. Islamic Information Center (3003 Scott Blvd.)
2. Silicon Valley Christian Church (3131 Bowers Ave.)
3. San Joses New Hope (2930 Patrick Henry)
The City provides plenty of good reasons NOT to allow this stadium, unless their decision to deny these churches is discretionary discrimination or financial in nature.
4) San Jose Korean Presbyterian Church
As a techology worker myself, I'm sympathetic to the zoning concept of keeping light industrial areas intact - but you're right about the caprice, carve-outs and give-aways which go on when it concerns exactly the pet projects that the City Council itself wants.
Right now, a one-billion-dollar NFL stadium paid for out the futures of every Santa Claran is the pet project they want - but everyone else still has to obey the rules.
Regards,
Bill Bailey, Treasurer
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"Consider the source" is very good advice. The stadium vote is as phony as the organized criminals holed up inside City Hall who pitch it.
If it's such a Great American deal,
why do the wealthy owners need poor and barely managing middle class to pay the bill?
If you have any last minute questions, call 408-615-2230.
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