What a load of steaming hot . . . . . . well, I dont agreee. … this is a total rationalization of pro-A’s stance.

The reason we dont have nice stores and restaurants in Fremont is due to a lack of business acumen – on the part of our city leaders and on the part of the business entities they attract.

Nice voter turn out keep your wind bagged opion to your self. Thanks to you and Ball we are in the mess.

Gus, thanks for your informed comments. I do have professional experience as a transportation engineer and I don’t need to see the EIR to know that the traffic issue is likely a ‘fatal flaw’ in this project. The A’s estimate that the project would generate 11,000 car trips for each game. That’s the equivalent of FIVE lanes of freeway traffic running at capacity for a full hour. The 880 freeway at that location is already at stop-and-go traffic in the afternoon in both directions. And remember that there are also 3,150 homes that will generate a lot of traffic on their own.

Matt is right that the project should be fully defined before a third of the EIR is completed. I brought this up with the City staff who noted that ‘the EIR considers various alternatives’. That’s true, but one of these alternatives should be the final proposed project, which appears to be undefined right now.

Fremont A’s, it’s not our job to work towards a solution on this. It’s up to the A’s to present a solution that will be good for Fremont. As of yet, they haven’t done that. If you want more stores and restaurants in Fremont, that’s one thing. I’m more concerned about the ballpark and the 3,150 homes that come along with this deal.

Unlike most other candidates for City Council, I have a position paper on my web site on this issue:

http://www.bacon2008.com/ballpark.html