County Planning Commission Chair to resign

Dec. 17, 2009 ---

SLO County’s most polarizing political figure, Sarah Christie, will announce today her resignation from the county planning commission. Christie’s “day job” is legislative director (read “lobbyist”) for the California Coastal Commission. Her “take-no-prisoners” approach to decision-making led to huge fights and hard feelings over issues that could have been resolved with a more consensual style. Because of her strident positions, Christie has been an ongoing problem for District 5 Supervisor Jim Patterson who appointed her.