Word on "The Street" at SC's Fiesta Day - Saving Trestles is a mighty good thing

8/13/07

Huge POSITIVE public response to our Save Trestles 'Friends of the Foothill' Tent at San Clemente's annual Fiesta Day, yesterday - Sunday, August 12th.

All of South County coming here, to enjoy a spectacular SC summer-beach town Sunday - jamming our FOF Tent / Tables - signing everything we had - writing postcards to the Coastal Commission, getting Polaroided (stapled to their cards) - wearing Save Trestles T's , taking bumper stickers and whatever else we provided - is and was, a delight to behold (dream come true dept.)

Most heard phrases:

"I thought that road was dead"

"Is that stupid idea still going"

"Where do I sign"

"Thanks for doing this"

"Keep up the good work"

"How can this city government endorse a toll road - here???"

All the nonsense we hear from OC's bully pulpit - and the spin pouring from too many OC city halls pumped-out adnauseam via TCA spin (lie)...

to all of that - "The Street" says -

"No Toll Road!"

Loud and Clear.

Sierra Club and Surfrider's non-stop dedication to erasing TCA's superfluous road - in the hearts and minds of 99% of "The Street," is working. Absolutely.

Every year, the "The Street's" response to our continuing message 'No Toll Road' grows exponentially.

Visible proof? TCA's Fiesta Day Tent - once again, folded early. "The Street" is not polite to them.

My sense is - all of OC is trapped in traffic and everyone now knows, TCA toll roads are not the answer - obviously.

And - we're 'the voice' talking honestly to south county's "Street" about what needs be.

Clearly, we've earned credibility.
We haven't gone away - and TCA's toll roads have not proved an advantage to "The Street."

"The Street" knows, a 241 south extension is bogus.

Not a solution.

What "The Street" doesn't know - they're learning fast.

That's our job - on "The Street."

Robin Everett - our new Brittany, was fabulous yesterday.
Welcome Robin.
You're a wonderful addition.

Matt Kolysko stood at 'the map' explaining, teaching, informing, in the sun - 8-straight hours - amazing.
Jack Eidt, Mark Peltier did too.
Everyone did amazing.

Robin and her volunteer crew Polaroided a nonstop "Street"
flow until we literally had no printed material left - as "The Street"
kept coming until the last bell was rung and we had to stop.

I'm convinced - if a south county 'Street poll' was taken today, a 241 south extension would fail.

I also know - South County's powers-that-be, are not the pulse of "The Street."

Our message is.

Thanks to Elizabeth Lambe, and Brit, and Bill Corcoran and Robin now, and the 100's (and or 1000's) - who came before, and keep coming from "The Street" and Sierra Club - and Surfrider (Brian Alpers, Mark Peltier, Mike Metcalf - Street Heros) in what has become a true Joint Powers Coalition of The Willing - facing down TCA lies - winning the hearts and minds of "The Street"
with truth.

I so wish, every single person ever involved in this "Street"
effort to Save Trestles was there yesterday to feel it.

In "The Street" we win - as TCA folds tent and runs.

I'm so very proud to be a part of this valiant, worthy, and necessary effort.

Save Trestles, and we save everything good.

I hope everyone's Sunday was as rewarding as mine - hearing south county's public-voice endorse what so many have labored 24-7-365, for so many years now -

"No Toll Road."

Woody Allen's right - "90% of winning is showing up."

What a great day it was for our side.

We'll keep showing up.
We all must.
It ain't over till it's over.

Stay tuned,

jer

p.s, if you don't have a Save Trestles yard sign, e-me back and we'll hand-deliver as many as you want, to your door (free). Bumper-stickers too.