Measure B is a potential disaster for this city. I urge every voter to join me in voting no on this measure, not because its passage might cause "less traffic" (it might, but that's truly unknown) and not because it improperly enters a commercial dispute (which it does), but because it is a stealth measure whose hidden consequences would fundamentally change our city's form of government.
Measure B, if passed, would require some large future issues to be presented to voters for decision -- issues that may be far too complex for most voters to be willing to spend the time and effort necessary to make truly informed decisions. We citizens now elect and pay salaries of representatives to take that time and effort to understand the ramifications of such issues.
The predictable result of the passage of Measure B is that future complex issues would be decided on the basis of which side could create the most effective "sound bite."
Vote no on Measure B!
-- Donald E. Power, Thousand Oaks