Down to the wire on Measure A

November 6, 2006

Election day is tomorrow, and who won’t be glad to be done with all those negative campaign ads…at least for the next 6 months!

My previous posts on Measure A, a Santa Clara county land use ballot initiative, attracted quite a bit of attention from:

  • Ray Schuster, a fellow Alain Pinel agent
  • Another Alain Pinel agent
  • A friend and former mayor of Menlo Park

A further flurry of Measure-A-related activity happened today, with “Nancy, a concerned and affected property owner,” saying (via email):

…The county guidelines enacted under the recent Viewshed ordinance which took several years of planning and review and working together with open space advocates, property owners and other interested parties will be wiped out. I know, I was one of the property owners on the Hillsides Association working with the county to make sure our rights were protected. The argument that “existing parcels” will not be affected by Measure A is just not true. The restrictions will be onerous. All of our property rights are being systematically whittled away. This measure effects Santa Clara county only, currently.
Please vote NO on Measure A. Thank you.

Another email, this one in favor of Measure A:

From: Yes on Measure A

Date: November 2, 2006 8:11:50 AM PST

Subject: Mercury News Poll

Dear Friends,

The Mercury News just did a poll (see article below) and found that 38% of likely voters support Measure A, 25% oppose it, and 37% are undecided.

This is great news that we’re ahead, but we still have a lot of work to do to convince the large number of undecided voters. At this point, person-to-person contact is extremely important. You’re friends trust you, so please reach out to them and encourage a “Yes” vote on Measure A.

Here are a few ways you can help out down the home stretch:

1) Help deliver Yes on A literature to voters. For details, please contact Brooke Anderson atBrooke@OpenSpace2006.org or (408) 947-7526. On Sunday we will be distributing information at farmer’s markets in San Jose. To help out, please meet at the office — 48 South 7th St. (near Santa Clara St.) in San Jose– at 9:30am.

2) Make a financial contribution to Yes on Measure A at http://www.openspace2006.org/donate.htm or by mailing a check to “PLAN,” 48 South 7th St., San Jose, CA 95112. We still need to raise $50,000.

3) Send an email to your friends encouraging them to vote Yes on Measure A. Following is a sample message:

Dear Friends,

Please join me in voting Yes on Measure A.

Measure A — the Santa Clara County Land Conservation Initiative — will help protect our hillsides, watersheds, wildlife habitats and working farms from being lost forever to large-scale development. It will preserve a healthy balance between urban areas and the quiet beauty of our rural environments. Under Measure A, only voters could eliminate or reduce basic safeguards against too much growth.

Measure A is endorsed by every major environmental organization, as well as the San Jose Mercury News, the League of Women Voters, the Council of Churches, the County Medical Association, the Democratic Party, Republicans for Environmental Protection, the South Bay Labor Council, the Silicon Valley Leadership Group (representing more than 200 businesses) and the list goes on. Measure A also enjoys the support of more than 100 elected officials.

Please visit www.YesOnMeasureA.net to learn more about this important initiative, and please forward this message to everyone you know.

Sincerely,

(your name)

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Written by Kevin · Filed Under Ballot Initiatives, For buyers, For sellers, Measure A, Real estate 

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