GROUPS FACE OFF OVER NORTH BEACH PLAN

Both supporters and anti-development foes have mobilized over the last couple weeks in response to the LAB's proposal for The North Beach Project, a commercial and cultural village proposed for city-owned land where a parking lot currently sits.

As the project begins the Environment Impact Report process with the City, both groups are putting out their message to neighbors and residents. A traffic and parking study is due out this summer and will have a large impact on all the projects currently proposed for the North Beach area.

Supporters, called Pro North Beach, are being led by John Dorey. He claims that this is a chance to create a Gateway into San Clemente and futher change in a neighborhood that is run down and tired. Charles Mann, who helped spearhead the No on Measure C group, is taking a leadership role in the anti-development group who fear density and parking issues and would prefer to see a park on the proposed LAB development site.