Carmel Pine Cone

Subject: Editorial of July 23, 2004

July 27, 2004

Dear Editor,

The League of Women Voters of the Monterey Peninsula would like to clarify remarks made in the Editorial of July 23, 2004. The League opposed the project on the Pebble Beach dunes because it was inconsistent with the Local Coastal Plan, which calls for protecting the remnant dunes from overdevelopment and protecting important public viewsheds. The size and design of the project would have sent an unacceptable precedent for the dune area.

The League has always used its long-standing and in-depth positions to advocate for the public good on a wide range of issues, from voting rights to health care to protection and wise use of our natural resources. After all, its founders were lobbyists for a woman's right to vote. Typically, partisanship is used in reference to alignment with political parties. League does not support or oppose candidates for any elected office, including those that are nonpartisan.

Beverly G. Bean, VMD
President
League of Women Voters of the Monterey Peninsula