The names alone tell the story:

San Luis Obispo’s Save Our Downtown. Concerned Citizens of Cayucos. Atascadero Homeowners Association. San Miguel Area Residents Trust. Toro Creek Opposition Group. No on Measure J.

These days, it seems that nearly every proposed Central Coast development leads to the forming of a new group of activists organized specifically to oppose it.

Button-wearing members of these groups pile into city council meetings, acquire thousands of signatures for petitions, and voice their animated opinions to local media outlets as they struggle to keep SLO County development the way they want it: very limited. […]