I read with great interest the article (“Faulconer, OB?planners at odds on beachfront variances, demolitions,” Aug. 11 Beacon, page 1), about how [District 2 City Councilman] Kevin Faulconer does not [seem to] care about the character of our old, charming neighborhoods. If you have ever gone to a City Council meeting — and anything [pertaining to] Ocean Beach was on the agenda — then you know first-hand like I do that Mr. Faulconer, in fact, does not care. He is all about density — at all costs. He was perfectly happy to let a seven- unit condominium complex be built at the entrance to Ocean Beach in the 4800 block of West Point Loma Boulevard that would have been three stories high from street level, just inches from the sidewalk and with a setback way out in front of the conforming setback for the entire street. The architect was underhanded in presenting that this street is a block of two- and three-story buildings. Any moron driving down the street could see it is a block of all single-story frontages on the street. Because there is a slope down to Robb Field at the back of the street, some homes have a second level below street level. This travesty was fine with Mr. Faulconer and he thought the architect was quite clever in his twisted presentation. Thankfully, that project never came to fruition and one of the homes that would have been torn down has been sold, so hopefully it is forever dead. I am so happy to know that others are also aware of Kevin Faulconer’s true character. He obviously thinks that Ocean Beach is not worth keeping as it is, and that new big condos should fill the lots, rather than Craftsman-style cottages that the area is known for. Thank you for exposing this negative councilman.






