Posted on July 18 at 4:14 p.m.

TEGRAT, Frivolous argument by substitution? Are you serious? How can you say it is frivolous? It is a fact that there are other homes in Santa Barbara that are as big or bigger than this home. Perhaps you don't get out all that much or you don't pay attention to your surroundings but I assure you that they do exist. This has nothing to do with supporting or not supporting local government. This home is compliant with the rules and regulations that exist. If it wasn't it would not have passed the first time around nor would have it won the appeal. The reason this project was approved twice is that there is no valid legal reason it should not be built. The view of the coast does belong to everyone, including the project's owners. The house will not obstruct anyone's view. That was proven in the reports and surveys according to this article. I never said that people had the right to build anything they want. I said that people had the right to build their home on their own land. These people are complying just like everyone else has to. They have made compromises and have obviously had their home designed per local codes, rules, regulations, etc. or they would have not made it this far. If the opposition chooses to sue the county, (which by the way is the government you claim we should all support,) it won't do anything other than cost the taxpayers and the project's owner money. It is the owners of this project that are being victimized here. They have played by the rules and have won fair and square. And the opposition and the press are trying to gain public support by slander. Perhaps it is you that wishes a dinner invitation......

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Posted on July 18 at 11:56 a.m.

This is total horse puckey. What difference does it make what a man does to earn his living as long as it is legal? This man is no different than a person who owns fast food restaurants, coffee shops, etc. I would bet that he is more honest and more of an upholding citizen than some of those mortgage brokers who were fudging paperwork to get loans through so that commissions could be made, and putting people in bad financial positions. This battle over this home being built is ridiculous. There are other homes of this size and larger in the Santa Barbara area. What this comes down to is perhaps jealousy and envy. It is far more easier to say fight it and sue when it is not your money footing the legal bill. The opposition is funded by the tax payers.Yet these people are forced to fund their defense without any recourse. Certainly the taxpayers money could be better spent on far more important issues rather than a futile attempt to try to prevent someone from building their home, which by the way is an entitlement and a personal right in this country. It is time for some people to grow up, get over it, and move on.

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