Comments on: Chan opts out of Kimber Park battle

By: Dan Ondrasek

Dan Ondrasek — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 16:55:46 +0000

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By: charlie C

charlie C — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 05:44:45 +0000

#54…Instead of counting sheep try counting the thousands of jobs and billions of dollars your boy Vinnie B has cased out of Fremont. Send my regards to Bruce/West/CalGuy and don’t forget to demonize a developer if you want elected!

By: Dan Ondrasek

Dan Ondrasek — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:34:16 +0000

#52

I want to thank you Charlie/Michael:
The storm woke me at three am. I re-read #s 52 and 48 and went right out again…

By: Dan Ondrasek

Dan Ondrasek — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 06:45:08 +0000

#52

Yawn….

(Thanks to “The human Tylenol PM”)

ni ni

By: charlie C

charlie C — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 03:07:55 +0000

#51 bruce…some might think I may be. in your case it’s unanimous. may i suggest you, vinnie and the rest of your vocal minority get together and demonize a few developers for the holidays. the *chip* on bacons shoulder will find that confronting!

By: west

west — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:02:38 +0000

Charlie C or Micheal of Niles,
You are realy good at showing how misinformed you are.
I cannot really say anything bad about Charley, He is very good at being misinformed…
Look uo smart development Charley, so you know what you are talking about, some may think you are ignorant!

By: charlie C

charlie C — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:41:38 +0000

#49…Could it be, perhaps, Palookaville wrapped in Bacon? Golly Gee… this is what opposing sensible development will get you in the end. I hope Bruce, Dan-O and the rest of the anti development crowd are enjoying their holiday flavored tapiocas. Play ball!

By: Marty

Marty — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:26:50 +0000

It would be awesome if we could all make grip selling yogurt with toppings in stores below our studio apartments. We could just buy each other’s yogurt, and toppings. Then the proceeds from those transactions can pay the rent for another yogurt winner, enabling them live above a business where they sell yogurt with toppings to the rest of us.

By: charlie C

charlie C — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 03:05:56 +0000

#40 Bruce…Let’s hope the chip on Vinnies shoulder (now out of the closet) is fighting hard to get all the jobs and money back he’s already chased out of Fremont.
Honestly, would you rather have a “developers utopia” or a “Palookaville” defined as a place characterized by stupidity and dullness wrapped in Bacon. We all know Box is living the dream guzzling tapioca on the Milpitas border. That’s what the Baconites like to call sensible development!

By: bbox231

bbox231 — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 02:38:27 +0000

Sorry, but I’ll agree with Marty on this point. Just do the math on the number of businesses “downstairs” versus the number of occupants “upstairs” – - the other 92% have to be working somewhere.

And, it’s certainly NOT a new fad.

Take a drive thru downtown *anywhere* in a metropolitan area. “Flats” have been “upstairs” from “downstairs” businesses for as long as we’ve been building municipalities.

There’s also a significant difference between Gen Y/Z choosing to live in these cracker boxes versus being forced to do so by economic necessity.

If you had the choice – would you prefer a stand-alone house on a quarter acre or one in which you get to share the aural pleasantries of your digestively-challenged neighbors?

These attitudes are definately those of a dying generation, but, let’s not confuse what the redistribution of global wealth is driving our future generations towards versus what they would choose for themselves – - – - if they could.