League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Contra Costa County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Measure W 2030 General Plan City of San Ramon Majority Approval Required Fail: 5946 / 28.63% Yes votes ...... 14826 / 71.37% No votes See Also: Index of all Measures

Arguments For Measure W

Arguments Against Measure W

In March 2002, voters overwhelmingly approved San Ramon resident-drafted General Plan 2020. General Plan 2030 is a state-mandated update of General Plan 2020 to guide City planning for the next twenty years. Along with the Tri-Valley's only state-certified Housing Element, General Plan 2030 embraces numerous strategies enhancing San Ramon's quality of life: Open Space: General Plan 2030 renews the expiring Save Our Hills ordinance that protects our creeks and ridgelines. Its revised Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) extends those protections to a portion of Tassajara Valley, where Contra Costa County's Urban Limit Line will soon be reviewed and where development applications with the County are already pending. This implements General Plan 2020's decision that San Ramon, not the County, should plan this area. Smart Growth: General Plan 2030 includes new Air Quality/Greenhouse Gas policies. These policies reduce pollution and carbon emissions and promote a healthier living environment. Economic Vitality: General Plan 2030 incorporates principles needed to attract new services, jobs and amenities including those that compliment the upcoming City Center. General Plan 2030 opponents wrongly claim the revised UGB will cause massive development in Tassajara Valley, as occurred in County-planned Dougherty Valley. The UGB will not change any zoning in Tassajara Valley, nor allow any currently-impermissible development. Instead, General Plan 2030 requires preparation of a Specific Plan based on input from all stakeholders - including residents of Tassajara Valley + and a detailed environmental impact report, both requiring approval by San Ramon's Planning Commission and the City Council before any zoning changes occur. Both Danville and the County want to plan Tassajara Valley. While most County voters live far from Tassajara Valley and are not affected by planning decisions regarding it, Tassajara Valley is San Ramon's backyard. Vote for local planning control and YES on Measure W to approve General Plan 2030. H. Abram Wilson, San Ramon - Mayor Donna Kerger, San Ramon Planning Commissioner Eric G. Wallis, San Ramon Planning Commissioner Carol A. Lopez, San Ramon Parks & Community Service Commissioner Dennis Viers, San Ramon Planning Commissioner

Measure W is a deceptive plan by San Ramon politicians and out-of-town developers. Disguised as a "General Plan Amendment" to protect ridgelines and open space, Measure W breaks our Urban Growth Boundary (approved by San Ramon voters in 2006). If approved, Measure W will allow development of 1,624 additional acres in Tassajara Valley and add 608 acres in the hills west of 680. We're San Ramon residents who care about our quality of life. We support protecting San Ramon's ridgelines and open space + we oppose Measure W. So do Save Mount Diablo, Sierra Club and Greenbelt Alliance. If Measure W passes, developers will be given the green light on the first major step in building up to 4,200 houses in Tassajara Valley. After that they won't need another ballot vote. The politicians won't tell us what they plan, but these same land speculators proposed thousands of houses in Tassajara in the 1990s. There are 4,600 units, unbuilt but already approved, in San Ramon and Dougherty Valley, exceeding San Ramon's needs. The consequences will be devastating. Thousands more houses will lower property values and overcrowd schools, diverting students westward, negatively impacting the quality of education. Our water supply would be stretched in drought years, and more expensive. Up to 20,000 new residents will significantly strain police and fire protection services. Thousands more cars will jam our already congested roads and freeways. In economically uncertain times, Measure W is not a risk we can afford to take. The only ones who benefit: Out-of-town developers, who will make millions of dollars; politicians who receive campaign donations from the developers. Don't be fooled by a big developer-funded campaign promoting "local control" and "ridgeline protection." Expanding the voter-approved Urban Growth Boundary will pave the way for building thousands of houses. We're San Ramon Residents Opposed to Measure W. Please join us in voting NO. Contact us: http://tinyurl.com/NoOnMeasureW Phil O'Loane, Planning Commission Chair(2009-2010), San Ramon Resident Sarah (Sally) Scholl, Retired Teacher, Contra Costa County "Teacher of the Year" (2000), San Ramon Resident San Ramon Residents, Opposed to Measure W, Doug Burr, Co-Chair Aron Draggoo, Police Officer, San Ramon Resident Elisa Dowd, Veterinarian and Small Business Owner, San Ramon Resident