Comments on: Lucas withdraws Grady Ranch studio project

By: Brad Bollinger, Business Journal Editor in Chief

Brad Bollinger, Business Journal Editor in Chief — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 19:57:59 +0000

If Gov. Jerry Brown wanted to show leadership, he would arrive today at the Grady Ranch site with a shovel, stick it in the ground and say, “this project starts right now.”

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:24:07 +0000

I would love it for Lucas to give the ranch to a native american tribe to be put into trust. Great spot for a casino, golf course, resort,, and no zoning or law suits allowed… YA!!

By: Catherine

Catherine — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:39:04 +0000

Yes, Sonoma County would welcome George Lucas and his digital movie studio. Not only do we have many great locational opportunites, the Sonoma County Airport serves Los Angeles making it that much easier for personnel to travel South. And let’s not forget all that Sonoma County has to offer including affordable housing, fabulous wines and great restaurants. We would welcome ths business, jobs and tax revenue that their production facility would bring. It is a shame that Marin County would turn away someone like Lucas Films although it’s not surprising. I’ve been told it’s nearly impossible to get any new development built in Marin. The loss of jobs and tax revenue will be felt for years to come. And yes, shame on them.

By: Yosemite Sam

Yosemite Sam — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 22:36:48 +0000

What happened, 60s flower children of Marin? You sure did morph into self-absorbed NIMBY elites. Pathetic. You deserve to wallow in the putrescent mire of your own making. Ha ha!

By: Laura

Laura — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 16:18:21 +0000

My husband has worked for Lucasfilm for over 20 years. We both have been personally involved in the annual roadside cleanup day. Could all the trash ,car parts and other waste be generated all by the Lucasfilm employees? I think not. Way to go…another great loss to the Marin County. Yes, Sonoma County would love to have the business, jobs generated and tax revenues.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:22:59 +0000

Marin’s loss. Hopefully Sonoma County’s gain.

Please come just a bit further north Mr. Lucas. You will be welcomed!

By: Angela

Angela — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 04:03:55 +0000

I agree that the anti-business attitude of Marin county will come back to haunt them.

Maybe Grady Ranch should move north to Sonoma County. We have endured a lot of growing pains from the tech-boom-bust followed by the real estate meltdown and the seasonal fickleness of the wine industry to turn our backs on a large business that will add tons of new jobs in a creative field that continues to evolve and expand in spite of any economic cycle.

By: andrew kolari

andrew kolari — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 01:43:00 +0000

it makes me sad that non native marinites can control the good overall that this could be,is like baseball at alberts park, NIMBY,I’m moveing out,what a bunch of idiots.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:39:19 +0000

Please bring your clean tech industry to Sonoma County! Give Lucas Valley Estates the next Pulp Mill to pay for their educational systems, trains and the highways that will be required to move Sonoma County workers straight through Marin to SF. So sad to see good businesses jerked around like this…

By: Shari

Shari — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 23:00:06 +0000

Build it in Santa Rosa…..We are in need of those type of businesses and jobs!

By: ryank

ryank — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:09:03 +0000

This is the terribly sad state of our county. As a former Lucas Valley Estates homeowner, I cannot imagine a better neighbor in most respects than LucasFilm. This effort must surely be the work of a handful of do-gooders standing loud and proud to represent the masses they cannot relate to.

Who needs local jobs and tax dollars to fund schools, parks, and the environment anyway?

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 22:07:30 +0000

When are these NIMBY people going to get a life!….guess they have nothing better to do!…I worked in Marin for 20 years and saw too much of this…I’m all behind you George!…you Sonoma County supportet!

By: Nanette

Nanette — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:55:53 +0000

I’m sure the homeowners of Lucas Valley Estates who fought this will be happy to have their taxes raised to make up for the lost revenue. Shame on them, as well as the county and city councilors for failing to lead, and letting this fantastic job creation and tax revenue to go elsewhere.

By: boethius

boethius — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 21:20:49 +0000

Wow. First ILM and now Grady Ranch. The response of the community and the County is astonishing. Lucasfilm was there before the Lucas Valley Estates development and has been a very good neighbor and a very solid corporate citizen to Marin County. Yet they’re being rebuffed at every turn when opportunities to grow their business and add hundreds of millions in revenue stream to the County over time and hundreds if not thousands of permanent jobs to the community – all with minimally-impacting developments that are, if anything, an enhancement to the environment. One wonders where this continual anti-business rancor stems from – I suppose it’s from the citizens who apparently want Marin to remain a semi-pristine hub of expensive residential real estate and apparently vote against County and City councilors who don’t vote and/or file lawsuits against businesses that strive to grow there. Well, they’ve gotten what they want now. I expect Lucas will simply take this project to San Francisco, who will almost certainly welcome him, as I’m sure all of the surrounding counties and cities would.