Another influential politician has come out against the 22-story so-called "Pencil Tower" being proposed for Pacific Beach. This time, Senator Catherine Catherine Blakespear of the California 38th District -- a Democrat -- has written a letter coming out in "strong opposition" to the proposal, called "Project Vela", for 970 Turquoise Street.
The 38th Senate District encompasses coastal North County south through PB.
Blakespear wrote the public letter to Gustavo Velasquez, Director of the California Department of Housing & Community Development and agreed with other electeds that "this project undermines state law by permitting a project that includes only 10 affordable homes alongside 139 visitor accommodation units and 74 other market rate residential units."
Another influential politician has come out against the 22-story so-called "Pencil Tower" being proposed for Pacific Beach. This time, Senator Catherine Catherine Blakespear of the California 38th District -- a Democrat -- has written a letter coming out in "strong opposition" to the proposal, called "Project Vela", for 970 Turquoise Street.
The 38th Senate District encompasses coastal North County south through PB.
Blakespear wrote the public letter to Gustavo Velasquez, Director of the California Department of Housing & Community Development and agreed with other electeds that "this project undermines state law by permitting a project that includes only 10 affordable homes alongside 139 visitor accommodation units and 74 other market rate residential units."