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Lots to talk about 2nd+PCH, but not much to talk about
It was difficult to get a sense of the prevailing opinion of the proposed Second+PCH development during Wednesday night’s initial public scoping meeting at Rogers Middle School. Just about anything that anybody said—and the statements often reached to opposite extremes—seemed to earn a warm round of applause. Perhaps that’s because the city’s Development Services department put so little on the table to scope. There were beautifully wrought drawings on easels, glossy brochures generally indicating the way space would be allocated —among restaurants and shops, a boutique hotel, condominiums and a coastal science—and a roster of so-called community partnerships. But most of this fell under the gauzy category of “vision.” Very little has been officially proposed. In fact, there really isn’t a project to discuss, yet. Continue reading The District.