We have just received word that Sand Hill Properties is finalizing their CEQA proposal for environmental review and their revised plans to develop the 24,465 square foot Olympic Way Retreat which would be built on the open space/vacant land next to Mar Vista Stables. 

This area is heavily used by hikers, dog walkers, fishermen, photographers, surfers, hang gliders, parasailers and many parking at the southern Thornton Beach Vista overlook and walking down the sole beach access trail to the Thornton State Beach in addition to being used by equestrians.
 
A sign has just been posted on the property as of 8-21 giving notice to begin geophysical evaluation of the land for construction.
 
The evaluation includes boring holes and trenches right next to the Marvista Stables corral holding 20 horses and on the land providing access to the trail for public rides to the beach.
 
Per the California Coastal Commissions 5-1-2020 letter:
 
"We anticipate that a supplemental exploration would include at least two 300- foot-long exploratory trenches extending from the top of the bluff, and a number of continuous-core borings extending to depths of approximately 200 to 300 feet below ground surface. Selected deep-core borings would be logged with a downhole televiewer camera system to measure in-situ bedding and joint inclinations. In addition to these explorations, we anticipate that additional shallow borings will be required for the design of building foundations and improvements, based on a detailed development plan..."
 
We need to keep up the public pressure with Daly City Planning, County of San Mateo and the CA Coastal Commission against the destruction of open space next to the barn.
 
PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL THE COASTAL COMMISSION, DALY CITY SUPERVISORS AND DALY CITY PLANNING IMMEDIATELY ABOUT YOUR OPPOSITION TO THE OLYMPIC WAY RETREAT CENTER
  
Coastal Commission: julia.koppmannorton@coastal.ca.gov 
 
Daly City Planning: Carmelisa Morales, Associate Planner: cmorales@dalycity.org
 
For San Mateo Supervisor (David Canepa): Tony Bayuden, Chief of Staff tbayudan@smcgov.org
 
Please share a link to this petition especially if you have connections to dog walkers, owners and others who care about open space and use the bluff currently.