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Atherton guts most of multifamily housing from plan it's sending to state
Original post made on Feb 1, 2023
Read the full story here Web Link posted Wednesday, February 1, 2023, 11:06 AM
Comments (12)
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Feb 1, 2023 at 1:37 pm
been there is a registered user.
We need to recall this bad law and the elected politicians who voted for this. We elected when.
This problem is not just in Atherton or next door to you. It applies everywhere in California.
I have written a large check to help fund this law as unconstitutional. I encourage you all to open your checkbooks also.
When I find a credible organization to mount a statewide recall of this madness, I will be donating to it too.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Feb 1, 2023 at 2:27 pm
CyberVoter is a registered user.
The Town Council & Staff need to "regroup" and decide where the "red line" is that would cause them to spend litigation $ with the State. If they can articulate a clear & concise position, they would find many other towns joining the effort!
a resident of Atherton: other
on Feb 1, 2023 at 5:59 pm
Bad law / bad press is a registered user.
The Almanac needs to be more thoughtful about its headlines. This is negative framing in the title of this article.
Atherton is proposing a viable plan to meet its obligations while supporting, to the best of its ability, the property rights and life savings of owners.
The Almanac needs to be supportive of its community or you will find yourselves without friends and supporters - biting the hand that feeds you. You hurt people’s livelihoods when you misrepresent your community on such an important issue.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Feb 1, 2023 at 6:28 pm
CyberVoter is a registered user.
Bad Law/Bad Press - You are absolutely correct! The press coverage was terrible & absolutely biased as to how selfish & evil people are that worked hard to build enough personal wealth to afford some privacy.
It is part of the "entitlement" of the generation of the reporters.
a resident of another community
on Feb 1, 2023 at 8:44 pm
editoratlarge is a registered user.
People in other communities, neighboring communities, are also grappling with the “loss of privacy and space.” Do the people of Atherton expect their neighbors to pick up the housing slack on their behalf? Why should they get special treatment?
a resident of Menlo Park: Allied Arts/Stanford Park
on Feb 2, 2023 at 12:37 am
Westbrook is a registered user.
Are there really 112 property owners willing to rent their ADUs to very low, low-income tenants, in Atherton?
a resident of Atherton: other
on Feb 2, 2023 at 6:50 am
Thoughtful is a registered user.
Atherton should provide incentives for those 112 ADU residents. Pay for it with a parcel tax. Would be better than the loss of property values that is coming. Money has never been spent prudently. Too much in town centers and police departments who have admitted they will not pursue thieves on car or on foot.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Feb 2, 2023 at 9:04 am
CyberVoter is a registered user.
Perhaps the Town Center should be "re-purposed" into a Town owned Multi family housing complex and the staff offices could be constructed in a much smaller & more appropriate location.
The new "Town Housing Center" could be rented to Atherton's staff and others that serve the area.
a resident of Atherton: other
on Feb 2, 2023 at 9:35 am
Thoughtful is a registered user.
Cybervoter, that's the best suggestion I've heard. And plenty of poetic justice. We should do a citizen's referendum. The council will never do it.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Feb 2, 2023 at 9:50 am
Menlo Voter. is a registered user.
"Are there really 112 property owners willing to rent their ADUs to very low, low-income tenants, in Atherton?"
Not a chance in hell. Most in Atherton built "ADU's" as a work around so they could get more square footage built. They had and have ZERO intention of renting it to ANYONE.
a resident of Atherton: West Atherton
on Feb 3, 2023 at 10:01 pm
Ayesha is a registered user.
Athertonians want their independent school teachers, but not living in their neighborhoods. Let’s think about what this is really impacting.
Also, when your platform and charitable giving is for underserved and under-resourced communities and often through a religious lens, it seems pretty hypocritical.
How can your household staff be from an underrepresented and underserved group, but they aren’t ok to be your neighbor?
a resident of Menlo Park: Suburban Park/Lorelei Manor/Flood Park Triangle
on Feb 14, 2023 at 2:40 pm
Menlo Lifestyle is a registered user.
At least Atherton is trying to stand up for their residents, unlike the progressives in Menlo Park who have come out against single family homes. The homeowners of MP better clean house soon or they won’t be able to get back what they lost. That’s what the YIMBY’s are counting on!
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