I am neutral

It seems to me that land use in California is a local issue and, therefore, this is an Alameda issue. Of course, this is the problem with land use in the Bay Area. Each city pursues its own self-interest, often to the detriment of their neighbors.

If we ask Alameda to agree to a regional planning process, we need to be prepared to create (and abide by) a regional planning entity that weighs in on all land use issues throughout the Bay Area.

I am neutral

Alameda residents will have to live with whatever gets built out there. However, it will have a major impact on the Bay and the surrounding cities. It may be too great of an impact to concentrate in the hands of 3 people (city council majority - 3 out of 5) who no doubt have builders lobbying them, helping fund past or future election campaigns and so on. Do the local people in Alameda have a grand enough vision to do what's right for the City of Alameda and the Bay? Or has their conciousness been narrowed by their own aspirations?