OK – so the Sierra Club Complains about any development, but this one is special. Doug Ose was taking direct action on behalf of his father’s land interests in Natomas…

Bob Matsui and Doug Ose were so well connected that Ose refused to allow Matsui’s sacrifical lamb opponent – Ken Payne – to be photographed with him in 1998. Payne is a current member of the Placer GOP Committee.

Why didn’t Ose have Wally Herger take the lead on this? Herger is right next door in Sutter County – only about 10 miles away and Herger who never endorses anyone endorsed Ose. Seems like those two are pretty tight.

Take a look at the end of this where the attorney representing the opponents of expanding Natomas Development lit into Ose. It seems that Enlow Ose owns 1,118 acres right in the affected area.

Of further note are the BONDS that were passed to pay for infastucture development. Will further investigation show that Ose campaigned for those bonds as well? Bonds used to pay for infastructure for development on daddy’s land, a sweet deal that should keep the developer fees nice and low!

This is not a debate over how wrong the Sierra Club is or their opposition to development of any kind, rather it is a debate over Ose’s motives for doing what he did.

This should also give you pause as the levees, also a subject of this contraversy were downgraded effective 5/1/2008 and development in Natomas is effectively being halted.