Two years ago, John Linn lost in a landslide to Mayor Bob Lingl. Linn is back, running on the slogan "I'm good for business." Linn is anything but. For five years he relentlessly pushes a dragstrip/mud bog/motocross/race oval just yards from pride-of-ownership homes.
On top of property value loss, tourists will stay away in droves. Lompoc's acclaimed wine ghetto will be inundated with obnoxious noise. Skydive S.B. will be displaced. Dragsters replacing parachutists? Dumb.
Restaurants and hotels will suffer. The city will lose tax revenues. Most important, it will lose its quality of life.