KC Nash
November 1, 2016
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Article published in The Motley Fool, Sept. 6, 2016: How Risky is Costco Wholesale Corporation? Warehouse clubs exist because in exchange for a membership fee they offer low prices, albeit sometimes in inconvenient quantities. Costco has thrived by serving an…
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KC Nash
April 1, 2016
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big box store, city council, costco, costco pleasanton, general election, initiative, johnson drive, November 8 election, planning commission, traffic, traffic congestion, voter initiative
KC Nash
April 1, 2016
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big box store, city council, costco, costco in pleasanton, costco pleasanton, general election, initiative, johnson drive, November 8 election, planning commission, traffic, traffic congestion, voter initiative
Citizens for Planned Growth is now collecting signatures on a petition to place the Initiative on the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone on the November 8 General Election Ballot. The initiative’s official Ballot Title and Description from the Pleasanton City…
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KC Nash
March 28, 2016
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cfpg, citizens for planned growth, city council, costco, costco in pleasanton, costco pleasanton, economic development, initiative, JDEDZ, johnson drive, November 8 election, planning commission, pleasanton, zoning
Dennis Cuff of the Contra Costa Times/Bay Area Newspapers outlined the latest developments in the Citizens for Planned Growth’s efforts to place an initiative restricting big box retailers from being included in the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone.
KC Nash
March 16, 2016
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big box retail, big box store, city council, costco, economic impact, I-680, I680, initiative, johnson drive, planning commission, pleasanton, stoneridge drive, stoneridge mall, traffic congestion, traffic flow
The Draft Environmental Impact Report the Planning Commission staff has put together for the Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone contains a detailed report on traffic patterns for the various scenarios they considered. In the “Issues of Concern” section of the…
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KC Nash
March 16, 2016
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Dear Johnson Drive EDZ Interested Parties, You are invited to a Joint Meeting of the City Council and Planning Commission to discuss the potential Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone (Johnson Drive EDZ). The meeting will take place on April 12,…
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KC Nash
March 15, 2016
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big box store, city council, costco, costco pleasanton, general election, initiative, johnson drive, November 8 election, planning commission, traffic, traffic congestion, voter initiative
reprinted from www.goodjobsfirst.org Big-box retailing refers to the massive “big-footprint,” “category-killer,” stores such Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Barnes & Noble, and Cabela’s that have reshaped America’s economic and physical landscape the past few decades. For the definitive analysis of the…
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KC Nash
March 15, 2016
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big box store, costco, costco pleasanton, dollar drain, economic development, JDEDZ, johnson drive, local retailers, planned growth, planning commission, pleasanton city council, small business, smart growth, stoneridge, stoneridge mall, traffic, traffic congestion
Residents of Boulder, Colorado, were dealing with the influx of Big Box retailers in 2011. This insightful article from former city planner Dom Nozzi talks about why the massive retailers are a bad idea for any community–citing harm to existing…
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KC Nash
March 15, 2016
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city council, costco, economic impact, EIR, gas emissions, I-680, interstate 680, JDEDZ, Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone, planning commission, pollution, stoneridge, stoneridge mall
In a letter to the City of Pleasanton, The Bay Area Air Quality Management District makes recommendations for requirements to help reduce pollution and points out errors in the methodology used to assess pollution impact in the Johnson Drive Economic…
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KC Nash
March 15, 2016
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big box retail, big box store, big box wholesaler, city council, community, costco, development, economic development, headquarters office, hotel, I-680, interstate 680, JDEDZ, Johnson Drive Economic Development Zone, office, planned growth, planning commission, pleasanton, shopping, smart growth, stoneridge, stoneridge mall, traffic, traffic congestion
According to the Draft EIR submitted by the Planning Commission, alternatives have been considered in deciding upon what should be done with Johnson Drive. However, they have already seemingly rejected some scenarios that could prove more beneficial in terms of…
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