Spring Lake Village East Grove

A Villa Los Alamos resident opposed the project, citing removal of 264 trees including century-old oaks, threatened species, dangerous traffic at Highway 12 and Los Alamos, and personal experience being stuck in wildfire evacuation traffic on Montgomery Drive.

Rachel's daughter argued the project is about greed rather than caring for the elderly, and would destroy a meadow with threatened species and trees important to wildlife.

A 30-year Villa Los Alamos resident described noise levels she measured near the Highway 12 interchange, a car crash into her complex, and argued the senior housing is high-cost, not affordable.

Read a closing statement on Rachel's behalf, arguing the niche project serves few residents, benefits a Los Angeles-based board, and advances a cloistered private campus in east Santa Rosa.