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Battle Lines Static At Second, PCH
It was a different format, but a second meeting Monday about the proposed Second+PCH project — the redevelopment of the SeaPort Marina Hotel — had much the same tone and same contentions as a previous one. There were strong divisions between those who supported the proposed development and those who opposed it, as well as issues with the format of this meeting itself. This meeting had been planned with breakout sessions where people would gather in smaller groups to talk about the project. But it took a while to get there as some of the crowd wanted to discuss the impacts of the project — on traffic, on the nearby wetlands and on aesthetics of the area — in a larger group format. Continue reading Grunion Gazette.