Some 75 folks turned out last night for that hearing on San Pedro's Ponte Vista housing development. But as for the testimony, it was pretty one-sided. Bisno Development sent out e-mails telling its supporters not to bother showing up.
The session was of marginal importance, since no decision was to be made by the Harbor Area Planning Commission. Its role was simply to listen to the testimony and "advise" city officials who are charged making an ultimate ruling. And with members either recusing themselves due to conflicts of interest or out of town on travel, only the panel's chairman, Michael Ponce, was there to listen.
Nevertheless, residents opposed to the 1,950-home project, many wearing red shirts to demonstrate their solidarity, turned out to express their concerns about traffic and denisty.
Meanwhile, the hearing before the Los Angeles Planning Commission still looms as the major upcoming showdown on the issue that has been debated for some three years in San Pedro. That meeting was postponed from Dec. 11 and now is expected to take place (tentatively) on Feb. 12.
For a rundown on last night's meeting, check out San Pedro News online.
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