Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust Comes Out Swinging on 2nd + PCH Condo-Hotel Complex

www.LBreport.com has this story on the first outspoken opponent of the proposed 2nd + PCH project, as presented and analyzed in the latest draft environmental impact report (DEIR):

The Los Cerritos Wetlands Land Trust has launched webpages in opposition to the proposed Second+PCH development (Seaport Marina Hotel site) and has scheduled a Tuesday April 5 community meeting (7 p.m., Best Western Golden Sails Hotel) at which an environmental planner [independent of City Hall and the developer] will speak on the proposal (details below).

The internet advocacy and community meeting come as City Hall's non-elected (Mayor chosen, Council approved) Planning Commission prepares to conduct an April 7 study session (presentations by city staff and developer, legal minimum public input but no voted action) on the proposed development.

LCWLT's webpages in opposition to the 2nd/PCH development are on LCWLT website (at this link) and displayed the homepage screen-saved below on Sunday April 3.

The main page has a changing advocacy image: "second+pch = [fade in, fade out images] more traffic, more misuse, more runoff, more threats."

LCWLT's Tuesday night community meeting will feature Ed Almanza, described by LCWLT as a "respected environmental planner" who'll discuss questions the Planning Commission "needs asked and answered before such a large, traffic producing development should be allowed so close to our fragile wetlands."

A quick internet search indicates Mr. Almanza is on the Board of Directors of the Laguna Ocean Foundation, whose website describes him as a professional environmental planner "whose graduate work at UCSB addressed methods for monitoring water quality of Mono Lake, California, using satellite imagery. He is currently helping The Nature Conservancy develop up-to-date vegetation maps and monitoring tools to manage resources of the Nature Reserve of Orange County, including the Laguna Greenbelt. He has authored dozens of environmental impact reports for several jurisdictions in Orange County. Recent work includes an environmental impact report for Monterey County on its revised General Plan. A native southern Californian, Mr. Almanza first moved to Laguna Beach in 1971."