> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://ivn.us/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Lilac Hills Ranch is Bad for San Diego - URL: https://ivn.us/no-b-measure-b-bad-san-diego/ - Published: 2016-10-09T21:23:49.000Z - Updated: 2026-06-22T19:55:09.000Z - Author: Pam Slater-Price - Tags: News **Opponents:** San Diego League of Women Voters The *San Diego Union-Tribune* The San Diego County Democratic Party San Diego County Middle Class Taxpayers’ Association There are many good reasons to oppose San Diego County’s Measure B – the Lilac Hills sprawl development project -- on the November 2016 ballot. All of them can be summed up like this: ballot-box planning allows developers to sidestep important public oversight that protects taxpayers and ensures orderly, responsible housing development. Updated after more than a decade of public input and expert review, today’s general land-use plan for San Diego County allows 110 homes and no commercial uses on 608 rural acres that Measure B’s sponsor owns in northern San Diego County. If approved, Measure B would ALLOW the developer to build 1,746 new homes – a 15-fold increase over what the County has already approved -- and 90,000 sq. ft. of commercial uses on the property. This development will place its 5,200 future residents – more people than live in the City of Del Mar -- in a rural agricultural area with very little existing urban infrastructure (roads, schools, urban fire and emergency medical services, sewer, and other utility services). Measure B fails to include most of the San Diego County Planning Commission’s September 11, 2015 conditions for approval: paying for extensive improvement to area roads, 5-minute fire service and EMS, and other required improvements. The Board of Supervisors ordered an independent impact report on Measure B that was completed August 2, 2016\. Here’s what that report demonstrates: 1. San Diego County needs affordable housing. However, Measure B makes zero commitments to building affordable housing at ANY price level. (The claim by Measure B’s backers that the homes would sell for just $300,000 is not contained in the actual language of the measure and is therefore unenforceable.) 2. Measure B will significantly contribute to traffic gridlock on I-15\. The County has calculated that alleviating the I-15 gridlock will cost $1 billion. Measure B pays nothing toward I-15 improvements. Taxpayers must shoulder the cost to reduce the additional congestion if Measure B is approved. 3. The homes would be located in Calfire’s Very High and High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. The County requires a 5-minute response for fire service and other EMS. However, Measure B promises only 10-minute response times. The *Union-Tribune* and *Voice of San Diego* have independently “fact checked” Measure B. Both have concluded that Measure B is a bad deal for San Diego County. The *Union-Tribune* has come out against Measure B and summarized its reasoning for opposing this “flawed and misleading” project in this way: “It’s a bad proposal – and an awful precedent.” Vote “no” on Measure B. The facts prove it's **BAD** for San Diego County. Pam Slater-Price San Diego County Supervisor, District 3 1992-2013 Mark Jackson No on Measure B Committee Related Articles: [Union Tribune](http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/opinion/editorials/sd-no-measure-b-lilac-hills-flawed-20161006-story.html?ref=ivn.us) [Voice of San Diego](http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/topics/politics/ultimate-guide-local-ballot-measures/?ref=ivn.us) [County Impact Report](http://tinyurl.com/zv56t2w?ref=ivn.us)