Palos Verdes Estates is Truly Special

Should residents vote to rezone Open Space?

The PVE Land Preservation Act provides residents the right to vote whether Open Space will be rezoned. This includes land that is not protected by parkland deed restrictions such as the Paseo Lunado median.

I fully support the will of the people. The Land Preservation Act provides our residents the RIGHT to decide.

Let’s preserve what we love and cherish:

We are the current generation who owns this land and are the guardians for one of the most beautiful coastlines on earth, left unspoiled by over development.  There are pressures from inside and outside interests to develop our open space.  The city of PVE was planned and designed 100 years ago to retain open space and maintain land in its natural state.  Ocean vistas, a pastoral landscape, and mature trees are part of the beauty of PVE.   

Preservation includes:

  • Open space in residential and parkland areas

  • The original Olmsted design 100 years ago

  • Pastoral characteristics such as dark skies, meandering paths, etc.

  • Environmental protection of our unspoiled land and habitats

  • Bringing in the next generation  

Significant development or changes to the character of the city should require the support of the residents.  

I led the passage of The PVE Land Preservation Act to protect our our Open Space.  It requires resident approval to rezone our open space to residential or commercial.

RISKS to School sites

August 14, 2024

CA Superintendent of Education, Thurmond, Convenes Summit of Key State Leaders to Accelerate Housing Development at public schools across CA. LINK

The summit marked the official launch of Superintendent Thurmond’s housing initiative, which aims to develop 2.3 million housing units utilizing 75,000 acres of surplus land owned by school districts across the state.

Learn how this affects school sites in PVE LINK

RISKS:

  • Although not a legal requirements, selling or gifting our Open Space should require a vote of the residents.

  • The state of CA plans to require cities devote far more land to density housing by 2029

  • The state has passed over 200 forced density laws to allow developers to override local zoning and environmental safety.