ok so I'm looking over some things and one thing I know..people are always suing the county or city for something..they are lined up around the block waiting to sue....most are looking for a quick buck, some are trying to stop development, and some sue to get publicity....
now remember Tony Denunzio? some folks claim he should sue the City of Santa Barbara for police brutality when he was arrested for DUI again...that's not gonna happen so get it out of your greedy little minds...when the cops deal with drunk drivers they sometimes need to use force..that's why they carry guns, handcuffs, batons and tasers....to deal with belligerent drunks and other lowlifes...
but that's not the issue today..the issue today is Goleta...apparently there's a development called Park Hills Estate and some folks don't want it to be built so they sued the county...the plaintiffs are the Native Plant Society, the San Antonio Homeowners Association and the Friends of Saspili.....Santa Barbara County Sued
On 16 November 2012, CNPS filed a legal challenge to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors' ill-advised decision to let the Park Hill Estates development project move forward without the benefit of a full impact assessment with an EIR. Instead, they let the Planning Commission's decision to allow the flawed and inadequate MND stand. For the reasons stated above on our appeal, CNPS was joined by the San Antonio Creek Home Owners Association and the Friends of Saspili (a Chumash Indian organization), to sue the County, and the developer, over this. A copy of the press release can be read
here. Environmental attorney, Marc Chytilo, Esq., is representing CNPS and the other plaintiffs. Available here is the legal complaint (lawsuit). On Sunday afternoon (18 November 2012), David Magney (representing CNPS) and others were interviewed by
KEYT 3 News about our concerns about the project and what CNPS hopes to gain from the lawsuit. A local newspaper reporter from the Santa Barbara News Press was also there and interviewed the plaintiffs, writing a good story on the issues. Also present for the cameras was a Red-tailed Hawk and a Great Blue Heron, both who depend on the habitat of the site to forage.
these folks don't want the developer to build homes on his own land because they think it will disturb native flora and fauna..well I got some issues with the plaintiffs..first of all, the Native Plant Society is a nonprofit that encourages destruction of habitats so native plants can grow..they are intolerant of non native species.. and because they don't understand a fundamental principle of nature called dispersal, the lawsuit should be thrown out...second, they used a story from the News-Press to pad their case...and their attorney, Marc Chytilo according to the article, subscribes to the News-Press!! that immediately disqualifies them from any credible lawsuit..so the judge needs to throw the case out the window...
we need to weed out the zealots from the conservation movement...that's my recommendation and I will file a pre-trial motion today....
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