'A Playland For The Wealthy'

Wednesday, May 9, 2012 'A Playland For The Wealthy' SAN FRANCISCO — For years, a company backed by Clint Eastwood, Arnold Palmer and former baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth ran into an environmental buzz saw over their plans for developing a playland for the wealthy on a swath of prime California coastal real estate covered by rare Monterey pines. After the Pebble Beach Co. in 1999 paid $820 million for 2,600 acres in Monterey County's Del Monte Forest, the company had unveiled plans for a new golf course, revamped polo fields and 100 new mansions near the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links. EXCUSE US? George Lucas Hopes To Turn Failed Marin Studio Into Low-Income Housing Bill Would Ban Gay Teen 'Conversion' Therapy Throughout The State BEST IN AMERICA: SF Restaurant Wins Country's Highest Honor New Bipartisan Legislation Targets Obama's Medical Marijuana Crackdown BLOG POSTS Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols: Why All the Fuss About Marriage? I have to admit something that is going to make me sound like the worst gay-rights activist (not to mention fiancée): I've attended marriage-equality rallies, donated money to fight California's Prop 8, and even started to plan my own wedding -- but my heart wasn't fully behind the cause. Scott Morgan: Would Romney Be Worse for Medical Marijuana Than Obama? Anyone who wants to argue that Romney would be worse when it comes to medical marijuana should begin by explaining how. Obama's been worse on this issue than George W. Bush ever was, so what's to say he wouldn't be worse than Romney too? Noam Chomsky: Plutonomy and the Precariat The Occupy movement has been an extremely exciting development. If the bonds and associations it has established can be sustained through a long, dark period ahead -- because victory won't come quickly -- it could prove a significant moment in American history. Sean Martinfield: Tom Judson Is Making It Big in San Francisco Singer, songwriter, pianist and cabaret artist Tom Judson is the most romantic headliner in town. His current one-man-show is a light-hearted serenade to summer. Steph Sherer: Why We Fight for Medical Cannabis - and How Congress Can Help Us Win My friend is still alive. Marijuana will not reverse the course of her illness, but thanks to high-quality cannabis products, she is alert enough to talk to her friends and family for what may be the last time.

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