The fact that we all voted to approve Measure PP means it is good for Pleasanton. Now get on with it and listen to your citizens.

Hopefully we won't have to gather signatures to find a new Mayor next time.

Go developers!

Our schools will get better and better, just like they did in Dublin as more and more highly motivated and ambitious parents and students move in.

just like the Oak Grove plan, another hugh hillside area that has just 50 homes or less but guarantees acres of public open space Is thwarted by the neighbors who themselves live on top of the ridges above the rest of us and who don't want to see or share their world with any one else. Talk about hipocracy and elitists disguised as do gooders. Do the neighbors pay the property taxes and costs to insure and maintain the pretty scenery they enjoy for free? Maybe they should chip in and give the property owners money for view protection. . If it were my land, after years of working in good faith with the community to design a plan to no avail, I would build a big wind turbine there and say how do you like lthat view?

Sounds like Jeanie works for the developers or Realtors. You do not represent the majority. Are you sure you don't live in Dublin?

@Suzie Q - the majority of whom? Most Pleasanton residents couldn't point out the location of Lund Ranch on a map and certainly don't care about 30-40 houses. It's ridiculous, really, the time and expense wasted in arguing about a small number of houses. And don't point to PP; even the drafters of PP disagree as to its implications.

If you want the land to stay vacant, buy it.

To Julie, a resident of Birdland:

So easy to dismiss this issue when it doesn't affect YOUR neighborhood.

I think you nailed it. Developer or realtor- which one is it?

It's all about money,it always is. What everybody needs to do is leave Ptown the hell alone! We are CHOKING on all the "new and improved". The town is becoming just like every other surrounding crowded city,but if you have lots of cash,or clout,you can do, and get whatever you want here. It's the truth and YOU ALL KNOW IT, and just don't give a damn. We don't need more ANYTHING in this town. You are making it into something it was never meant to be. There will be no more hills, fields, trees. We are well on our way to the end of our sweet, peaceful town. You can't say the truth though. Pride goeth before the fall! I'm sure you won't post this either !!

To Bob B -- You must have a slice of the pie coming your way!!! Let me guess,.... you're one of em.

Have seen a lot of changes to this town in my 40+ years here and not liking where we are heading!! We have a planning commission and a city council that won't be happy till every square inch of available land is developed to the wishes of the highest bidder, too many banks, real estate offices, nail salons, and hair salons downtown, too many massage parlors on 1st street and in every other little strip mall in town and way too many cut-through-full-speed -ahead commuters who love our long green signal lights favoring those same cut-through-commuters!! Let's bring back that plan from years ago to make main st. a one way st. running north to south, it would sure put a damper on those evening commuters and get rid of those illegal u-turns on main!!

How many of you who have expressed concerns wrote a letter to or attended either the planning commission or City Council meetings?

If so, thank you and you have every right to complain here. If you did not, shame on you. We are a democracy and we owe it to our leaders to share our concerns publicly.

Would love to see posters note if they wrote letter or spoke at meeting as it gives them much mroe credibility with their posting. If you do not note this i will assume you are just complaining anonymously.

Why doesn't the city just buy the property and keep it open space in perpetuity?

Proposition PP spells out the peoples agreement to a T.There shouldn't be discussion on and on about something the community as a whole agreed to. The city has a moral and legal responsibility to uphold the referendum of which we agreed to. As Americans we cherish the right to vote and have an affect on the outcome of policy. Let us not lose this right!

IF the slope is now over 25%, does PP apply?

What if the nice Developer goes in with bulldozers and knocks the hills down,
and then claims slope is less than 25%?

Rip Van Winkle was about a developer trying to steel his land.

Same attitude now?

We have been to meeting after meeting fighting the fight against the 2,000 plus units being built here in P-town. We joined the slow growth group last year to try & scale the building down...but our efforts were lost in the maddess of the passing for overwhelming growth for our small P-town. I wonder, in the next year what we will be looking at...well, lets see: 2,000 plus units + 2 adults,+ 2-4 children, + two cars minimum per unit, you do the math. Traveling on Hopyard & Valley Avenue & Stanley will be a nightmare, it will take 45 minutes to 1 hour just to get to the freeway. I have one thing to say to the builders: Greenbrier & such...STAY OUT OF PLEASANTON, we have seen enough of you to last a lifetime

My family of native Californians for generations know first hand the costs of taxes and maintenance of ranch lands and dealing with new next door residents who protest everything we do to operate and yes sell a portion of land to help pay for expenses.
To think Pleasanton or anywhere in the Bay Area is not going to have development is unrealistic. Even if we didn't, traffic will still increase and having good schools will attract more families with more children especially from Asian countries. Development will provide the money for streets and school improvements. Sorry that is today's reality. We are native Californians and have seen more changes than most people here.

As a "native Californian" I liked this town a lot better before it became a giant parking lot at commute time, we don't need to build on every square inch of land to improve our schools and streets everything is already over crowded and will only get worse, the only gain is for the property owners and developers and churches reselling to developers!!!

@Map,

I'm thinking the families moving into the new houses and owners and customers of new businesses would benefit also.

Just who are these new people going to benefit? Not me but maybe the businesses and developers.

@Josephine,

It will benefit the people moving in. Is everything about you?

BillB and BobB must work for the same developer.

@Hmm,

I'm not a developer. Who benefitted when your house was built?