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Jennifer Squires (Editor) June 17, 2013 at 12:00 pm
Sears spun off OSH as a separate company two years ago.
seafoamsue June 5, 2013 at 10:40 am
Where are all the kids of these families going to go to school? The schools are already at…Read More capacity now. As far as "This shows that developers have great confidence in Redwood City" To me it shows something different - RWC values developers more than the community and will allow rampant growth as long as they get more tax revenues and bigger salaries. What about the traffic these developments will bring? Who will cover the infrastructure costs of roads, fire department and water? How many of these developments are going to offer low cost housing? And " The city expects that the new housing units will attract a different type of person to Redwood City" Yes, they want to change RWC into a Palo Alto or Los Altos and many of the low income people that have been residents for years will be pushed out of the area. It's already been happening for the last decade. Look at the traffic we have now. It's a pipe dream that everyone is going to be walking around - it might be that is the only way you can get anywhere with all the added traffic congestion the city will have.
sonia June 5, 2013 at 01:13 pm
Well Vanessa, I would need to think about a good anchor store, probably a market for grocery…Read More shopping and an Apple Store. In addition, I think that Redwood City should have at least 2 hours free parking. I know families that shop Menlo Park, and San Carlos to avoid paying for parking. It doesn't make sense to have shops, etc downtown where customers and people that work there have to pay for public parking. It's like shooting yourself in the foot!
Reality Check June 5, 2013 at 05:39 pm
Try Googling "shoup free parking" to learn what the nation's top expert on parking says is…Read More all wrong with free parking. Hint: a lot.
imollyq May 30, 2013 at 09:54 pm
Among all the supporters isn't there one competent attorney who can get an injunction to keep the…Read More rink from being destroyed and who can sue SPI Holding, and if necessary the City, to enforce the Master Plan Agreement? A toilet and an astro turf field are useless to ice skaters. I smell something rotten in the Mayor and the Ciyty Council's excuses. At least one skater must have a parent or family member who is an attorney with some sense of decency to do the work pro bono.
Mike Swire May 30, 2013 at 10:40 pm
Please sign our petition to the San Mateo City Council, asking them to support the rink:…Read More http://www.change.org/petitions/mayor-david-lim-san-mateo-city-council-please-don-t-take-away-our-ice-rink
Also, please join our Facebook group to keep posted on future developments: https://www.facebook.com/groups/401665786560692/?fref=ts
DJ May 31, 2013 at 07:02 am
Actually, the city council does have the power to do something. SPI Holdings and it's owner, Mr.…Read More Dennis Wong have unilaterally decided to close Ice Chalet by terminating its lease. Although it may be true that the city cannot force SPI Holdings to renew that lease, the city does have final approval on the recreational use for that land. The statement that Mr. Lim made in his OP Ed indicating that the Ice Chalet sits on property zoned for business is incorrect. Unless and until something else is approved the land use for that site is designated for an ice rink and only an ice rink. The City Attorney has advised SPI that they cannot touch the building until this matter is resolved. We are a community of thousands and we will continue to fight for this rink for as long it takes. We love our kids and our rink and we want it to stay in the community. We are asking the City Council to represent the people and fight for what is right. The community has had to fight for the rink twice in the past. At one time, the rink closed for two years before it reopened. We will do what it takes to keep our rink for our kids and families . We are not giving up. We are not going away.
DJ May 20, 2013 at 05:51 am
Please come to the San Mateo City Council meeting tonight at 7:00 or shortly after and voice your…Read More concern about replacing our community's skating rink with a retail store. Bring something to read/do while we wait for our turn to speak.
City of San Mateo
330 West 20th Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94403
dina.artzt@comcast.net if you are interested in updates on our cause.
Mary Ryan May 29, 2013 at 08:28 am
My son plays(ed) hockey here. Has grown as a individual with his team(s), coaches, parents and other…Read More kids. We need this rink! Any other rink in the area which are smaller than this NHL sheet of ice and are booked to capacity. Where shall my son go skate now? SPI Holdings is kicking adult skater, hockey players, figure skaters, disabled, specific groups, fundraisers and the list goes on. No grass field with toilets will replace what we had till last Saturday and final locks on June 1st. Please lets find investors and operators so may continue our love of this sport of skating. We do not have the option for pond skating here with our weather, we need more ice rinks, don't take this one from us.
DJ June 1, 2013 at 08:15 am
We are having a SAVE THE RINK RALLY 3 today at Bridgepointe..the Rink is now closed..we are doing…Read More everything we can to get the city to reopen the rink for our community...12-2 JUNE 1st...this is the day that SPI now formally owns the rink and they are choosing not to run it. They have been advised that cannot touch the rink until the recreational use requirement has been satisfied. Come join us.
Chris Chalmers April 28, 2013 at 05:45 pm
I went to the grand opening Saturday, and it was a great time. A fun environment to meet and greet…Read More with other dog lovers. Looking forward to their classes and events.
Margaret r freydoz April 2, 2013 at 08:07 pm
We already have a wonderful FAMILY run pet store 1 block away. Dolly’s Treasures has been in…Read More Belmont for a few years and has always been wonderful to deal with. I am sad a chain store has been allowed to open 1 block away from a truly independently run business. We always talk about supporting the independent business but allow this to happen.
Forrest Park April 2, 2013 at 09:14 pm
I am with you, Margaret. My family has shopped at Dolly's Treasures for years and have been…Read More completely happy and satisfied. I cannot imagine shopping anywhere else. Pet Food Express is a fine organization and I wish them only the best, but the Belmont location is just not appropriate or justified. There are more "big box" pet food stores within a stones throw of Belmont than I care to recount, but Dolly's successfully competed. But a block away? Belmont government has no conscience. They make no attempt to protect long-term small businesses. There are other types of businesses that could occupy that building, even, yes, another bank. But Belmont just does not care. I have lived in this town for 33 years and during that time have never had an occasion to feel good about our government. They only make one type of decision: inappropriate and wrong.
Wendy J Dargo April 4, 2013 at 01:25 am
I've shopped at Pet Food Express locations for years and find that they fill a unique element of the…Read More pet supply and service market. The associates are extremely well-trained to consult on any number of pet and pet-owner concerns/problems/needs. They carry a wide variety of food products that have met special needs of my pets with finicky tastes, skin allergies, digestive issues, etc. Associates are eager to spend whatever time is needed to answer all of my questions and address all of my specific requirements. The low-cost clinics have been a blessing for keeping my pets current on vaccinations at a reasonable cost. I have philosophically supported their mobile adoption events. At one of the events, I found myself falling in love with a precious "new" 4-year-old pup named "Baby," who has been a beautiful addition to our pet menagerie. I love the dog wash for our big Labrador...especially after a day at Ft. Funston!! The pets love visiting the store and browsing the bins for treats. The associates are always eager to treat the pups with little tastes of products that PFE carries. It is a wonderful store with great staff and I love the buy-3-get-the-4th-one-free offer on most items. Great addition to Belmont. Rounds out, without duplicating, offerings of boutique stores like "Dolly's" (also in Belmont....also love to shop there for unique items that no one else carries.). Welcome PFE!!
Steve Hayes March 29, 2013 at 12:09 am
Based on the picture, it is obvious that Target will be in the Sears space - does Sears go away? To…Read More carry that forward I assume Target leaves Mariners Island along with the ice skating rink?
Aspen Moulden May 4, 2013 at 11:51 am
Locally, Ceviche makes a good margarita. Better than Holas for sure. If you are willing to drive,…Read More the family owned La Fiesta, la Fiesta del mar, and Vive sol restaurants in mtn view have great margaritas. Have them made with fresh lime-- the best!
Shane Rogers May 4, 2013 at 07:05 pm
Willy makes a great margarita at Whispers Cafe in Belmont (on El Camino in the same shopping center…Read More as Mountain Mike's Pizza and Dream Dinners).
Atom Bomb April 25, 2013 at 05:52 pm
First thing I saw was the sign. I take my car to that shop. They always take great care of our…Read More cars... and they do find creative ways to advertise :) I unknowingly drove through this and it took some time to get through that block but seemed like the fire firefighters were not to concerned, they were standing 20 feet away from the hole in the ground!
Steve Yuen March 24, 2013 at 05:05 am
This is a puzzling article. How do we reconcile it with the 3/22/13 Mercury news headline "Bay…Read More Area and California job markets are far stronger than first thought"?(http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_22849139/bay-area-and-california-job-markets-are-far)
The answer is: the Merc is talking about year-over-year changes in employment and unemployment. 2012 was bad in an historical sense but is an improvement over 2011 nonetheless.
This Patch article refers to the unemployment rate in the months of December and January. An increase in unemployment is normal when the Holidays are over. A better comparison may be January 2013 vs. January 2012.
From the California EDD (see http://www.calmis.ca.gov/htmlfile/msa/sf.htm) report for San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, the unemployment rates at various points in time were:
January 2012 7.3%
December 2012 6.0%
January 2013 6.3%
We can argue about whether the President has made the situation better or worse, but the statistics do indicate that the economy is improving.
Andrew Peceimer March 24, 2013 at 10:51 pm
What we need is more Obama money for job creation like Solyndra...LOL
Jim C March 25, 2013 at 12:46 am
Nobody said anything about telling "job creators" (lol) where to put their money. And we…Read More shouldn't have to. Americans should care about other Americans. They take money out of our system and build up another country's middle class, they're bad people and bad Americans.
Your "I've got mine" attitude really sucks, Jo Tog. I hate people who want something for nothing, but the selfishness and disregard for your fellow citizens that you exhibit is equally annoying. Are you from another country or did your parents just not teach you how to be an American?
kk March 10, 2013 at 03:33 pm
What a wonderful little store to shop at!
The prices are great and the clerks are so friendly.
Guy Wyers March 13, 2013 at 12:54 pm
Interesting study. I made a similar observation while working on the email overload problem from…Read More another angle. We have built Tagwolf, an intelligent email assistant that largely automates filing email in folders. Some of our users report that it is “like having an assistant that deals with the inbox” and expressed a significant decrease in the stress related to email.
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