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Keep On (Electric) Truckin’
How to make a National City resident mad: Tell them you’ve selected their city as the site of a new industrial development that wealthier, more powerful cities would never allow....Read more
Media
May 13 min read


Community's Argument Against Secure Self Storage Facility Fell On Deaf Ears
On April 9, 2025, three members of the Board of Supervisors "listened" as resident after resident gave one valid argument after another why the Supervisors should throw out the Secure Self Storage plan. I wrote about the meeting in detail the day after in "Supervisors Support Developer Over Bonita Residents."...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Apr 253 min read


Supervisors Support Developer Over Bonita Residents
Thank you to all of you who got up early yesterday and starting driving at 7:30AM to arrive at the Board of Supervisors' meeting to speak against the proposed Secure Self-Storage...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Apr 103 min read


Don't Suffer the Consequences
Wednesday, April 9th is the day the Board of Supervisors—not representing our District 1—will decide if they should allow...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Apr 73 min read


STOP Commercial Storage in Rural Residential Area of Bonita-Sunnyside NOW
Attention all Bonita residents! Your help is needed NOW to "STOP" Self-Storage on Quarry Road in Bonita!...Read more
Public Announcement
Apr 71 min read


SCPG Appeals Storage Facility Without the Benefit of a District 1 Supervisor
On Wednesday, April 9, 2025, the Sweetwater Community Planning Group will be going before the Board of Supervisors to appeal...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Apr 27 min read


Speaking at a Board of Supervisors' Meeting Can Be Done in Two Ways
If you are interested in putting in your two cents about the proposed storage facility on Quarry Road, there are two ways...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Apr 21 min read


Phase Four Utility Undergrounding in the Works for Bonita Road
At the Sweetwater Community Planning Group (SCPG) meeting held on February 4, 2025, agenda action items included Phase Four...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Feb 71 min read


Mixing Suburbia With Farmlands, "Agri-hoods" Are Taking the U.S. by Storm
This is something I just found out about on Tuesday. I was waiting for my haircut appointment and struck up a conversation...Read more
Susan Heavilin
Dec 5, 20241 min read


Fact Sheet from 09.03.24 SCPG Meeting Tells the Real Story
The proposed storage facility will house 3x more storage units than existing homes/dwellings in Bonita-Sunnyside...Read more
Public Announcement
Dec 3, 20241 min read


Your Help is Needed to "Say NO to Storage"
The Quarry Road Self Storage Facility was turned down by the Sweetwater Community Planning Group after a passionate plea from...Read more
Public Announcement
Dec 3, 20241 min read


Planning & Development 2024-2025 Adopted Budget
Planning & Development Services helps plan a sustainable, equitable land use future for the unincorporated area...Read more
Media
Nov 27, 20241 min read
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