“Editorials, analytical articles and commentary should be held to the same standards of accuracy with respect to facts as news reports.”(American Society of Newspaper Editors, ASNE Statement of Principles, ARTICLE IV – Truth and Accuracy, http://www.asne.org/)
In the interest of the journalism standard articulated above, the following e-mail was sent to The Monterey County Herald’s Executive Editor, Carolina Garcia, in response to the Sunday, 8 October 2006 Commentary, “Local government preserves its right to interfere.
Regarding the following Sunday, 8 October 2006, Commentary:
Local government preserves its right to interfere
By LAWRENCE SAMUELS
Guest commentary
“And a building deemed to be of historical significance can be given no exterior alterations for any reason; the footprint cannot be increased to add another bathroom or bedroom, and owners cannot construct a garage or replace the double-hung windows.” (Paragraph 4)
Between October 2004 and September 2006, there have been 11 applications to the Historic Resources Board for substantial alterations from property owners of historic residences. As the following list demonstrates, substantial alternations are allowed provided the alterations conform to The Secretary of Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
For additional information about the Standards, see the following links:
http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/standguide/
http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/standguide/overview/choose_treat.htm
http://www.nps.gov/nero/princeton/standards.htm
Arlington Investments
E/s Torres between 7th and 8th
Consideration of a Design Study application for the substantial alteration of a Historic Residence located in the SFD (R-1) District
Chris Tescher
E/s Lopez bet. 2nd & 3rd
Consideration of a Design Study application for the substantial alteration of an historic residence located in the Residential (R-1) District, Beach & Riparian (BR) Overlay District and Archaeological Significance (AS) Overlay District.
Santa Rita, LLC.
E/s Santa Rita bet. Ocean & 7th
Consideration of a Design Study application for the substantial alteration of an historic residence located in the Residential (R-1) District Regular Meeting 18 July 2006
Jeff Johnson/Sharon Siebert
N/S 11th bet Mission & San Carlos
Consideration of a design Study application for the substantial alteration of an historic residence in the Residential (R-1) District and a request to place the historic residence on the City’s Register of Historic Resources.
Noah & Candace Trosky
W/s Perry Newberry bet 5th & 6th
Consideration of a Design Study application for substantial alterations of a historic residence located in the Single-Family Residential (R-1) District and a request to place the residence on the Carmel Register.
Following discussion, IT WAS MOVED BY COSS AND SECONDED BY HOLZ TO ISSUE A DETERMINATION THAT THE PROJECT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE SECRETARY’S STANDARDS AND REQUIRE AN ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW. THE MOTION PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING ROLL CALL VOTE:
AYES: COSS, HOLZ, WENDT
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: HENNEY, LAGERHOLM
Chris Tescher
E/s Monte Verde bet 3rd & 4th
Consideration of a Design Study application for the substantial alteration of an historic residence located in the Single-Family Residential (R-1) and Archaeological Significance Overlay Districts.
Board member Henney moved to issue a Determination of Consistency with the Secretary of Standards and approved the project with staff’s special conditions, seconded by Coss and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COSS, HENNEY, HOLZ, LAGERHOLM, WENDT
NOES: NONE
Kurt & Mary Jane Sligar
E/s Mission bet. Santa Lucia & Rio
Consideration of a Design Study application for the substantial alteration of an historic residence located in the Single-Family Residential (R-1) District
Board member Henney moved to issue a Determination of Consistency with the Secretary of Standards and approved the project with staff’s special conditions, seconded by Wendt and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: HENNEY, HOLZ, LAGERHOLM, WENDT
NOES: COSS
Herb & Ann Nyser
NE Corner Dolores & 11th
Consideration of a Design Study application for the substantial alteration of an historic residence located in the Single-Family Residential (R-1) and a request to place the residence on the City’s Register of Historic Resources.
Board member Dyar moved to issue a Determination of Consistency with the Secretary of Standards and approved the project with staff’s special conditions, and place the residence on the City’s Register of Historic Resources, seconded by Lagerholm and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: DYAR, COSS, HOLZ, LAGERHOLM, WENDT
NOES: NONE
L.C. Bowman
W/s Scenic bet. Ocean & 8th
Consideration of a Design Study application for the substantial alteration of an historic residence located in the Residential (R-1), Park Overlay (P), Archaeological Significance Overlay (AS) and Beach and Riparian Overlay (BR) Districts
Chairperson Lagerholm moved to issue a Determination of Consistency with the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards and approved the project with staff’s special conditions and one additional condition #5, amend the fascia board to closely match the design originally submitted, seconded by Coss and carried by the following roll call vote:
AYES: DYAR, COSS, HOLZ, LAGERHOLM, WENDT
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: HOLZ
Richard Garza
E/s Monte Verde bet. 9th & 10th
Consideration of a Design Study application for the substantial alteration of an existing historic resource located in the Single Family Residential (R-1) District
Catherine Hevrdejs
E/s Lopez bet. 2nd & 4th
Consideration of a Design Study application for the substantial alteration of an historic residence located in the Single Family Residential (R-1), Archaeological Significance
(AS) Overlay and Beach and Riparian (BR) Overlay districts
“The Carmel Historic Resources Board has created a list of homes and business buildings to be placed on its preservation list that includes properties only 30 or 40 years old.” (Paragraph 7)
The Carmel-by-the-Sea Historic Resources Board DID NOT create a “list of homes and business buildings to be placed on its preservation list…” As part of the Local Coastal Program certification process, the City Council directed architectural historian Kent Seavy to compile an inventory of “historic properties” within Carmel-by-the-Sea. The City Council then unanimously voted to submit the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources, consisting of approximately 300 commercial and residential properties, to the California Coastal Commission for certification. Ironically, the then Historic Preservation Committee repeatedly requested that the historic section of the Local Coastal Program be placed on their agenda for their review; the “City” declined to honor their request.
Additionally, the only property ever considered for the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources which is less than 50 years old was the recent Palo Alto Savings & Loan building appeal. Ergo, the “list” DOES NOT include properties “only 30 or 40 years old.”
“The Coastal Commission required Carmel to set up the committee and hire a consultant to locate suitable properties.” (Paragraph 11)
As part of the City’s Local Coastal Program certification process, the City agreed to elevate the status of the pre-existing “committee” to a “board.” As required under the California Environmental Quality Act and the California Coastal Act, the California Coastal Commission followed its’ legal mandate to ensure the Board had the required requisite powers involving historic preservation of historic resources.
Lastly, as the following ASNE Statement of Principle ARTICLE IV states, “Editorials, analytical articles and commentary should be held to the same standards of accuracy with respect to facts as news reports.”
ASNE Statement of Principles
ARTICLE IV - Truth and Accuracy. Good faith with the reader is the foundation of good journalism. Every effort must be made to assure that the news content is accurate, free from bias and in context, and that all sides are presented fairly. Editorials, analytical articles and commentary should be held to the same standards of accuracy with respect to facts as news reports. Significant errors of fact, as well as errors of omission, should be corrected promptly and prominently.
For additional pertinent material on this topic, see the following links:
“Editors must accept the responsibility for quality control and high ethical standards.”(Bob Steele, TALK ABOUT ETHICS, http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=36&aid=35789)
“Our biggest weakness is the unchallenged information we put in our newspapers every day that turns out not to be true.”
(Reid MacCluggage, Editorially Speaking, http://www.gannett.com/go/es/1999/julyaug/pages/maccluggage.htm)
ADDENDUM:
“Most of the owners of potentially "historic" homes have appealed to the Historic Resource Board.” (Paragraph 9)
Approximately one third of the owners with properties on the City’s Inventory of Historic Resources have appealed to the Historic Resources Board, or about 100 property owners, not “most of the owners,” as Lawrence Samuels asserts.
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