Is anybody listening?

On March 31, 2010, our lifestyle in Fallbrook will begin to change forever. At the end of this month, Caltrans will publish the draft environmental impact report for the final phase of the expansion of Highway 76 from South Mission Road to Interstate 15, revealing Caltrans’ decision whether to redirect the highway south into the San Luis Rey Valley, or to expand it on the existing roadway.

The decision on which route to take, however, is (and in my opinion has always been) a fait accompli. At his recent State of North County address, Supervisor Bill Horn reacted to a small group of proponents...