Health & Fitness
Pete's Harbor: Be careful what you wish for
Protesting residents at Pete's Harbor have had a nasty awakening.
Today, Pet's Harbor threw int he towel in it's ongoing battle with the State of California Lands Commission. It formally terminated it's leases to the outer harbor.
What does this mean for the remaining residents, Save Pete's Harbor and the 99 other groups that represent them (it's a joke dammit.) that were fighting evictions? They have a brand new landlord; one that won't notice no one is paying rent for 20 years and then demand a huge back payment; and one that won't do a lick of maintenance to the place. How long do you think it will be until state troopers are called in?
What does it mean for a public marina there? Fuhgedaboudit. The land available for parking belongs to Paula Uccelli, and soon the Pauls Corporation. How much you bet they won't consider overtures from the state to share parking?
What does it mean for the development of the housing and PRIVATE marina there? Full speed ahead, baby. Now that the state issue is resolved, the city has no objections to the development that is expected to bring in more than $2 million in property taxes annually, as well as create 2,000 jobs.
The diehards at Pete's Harbor were led down the garden path by people who convinced them that all they had to do and they would get to stay indefinitely. Now the lights will be going off. If I were one of those gullible people I'd be pretty damned pissed right now. Those that knew the reality of the situation are long gone.
