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In reply to the discussion: George Lucas disses neighbors by doing something awesome [View all]Webster Green
(13,905 posts)18. I was thinking the same thing.
Housing for seniors on low fixed income. I might qualify.
I used to drive by his place every day, when I lived out that way in Marin, and was commuting to Sonoma County. I once applied for an audio job at Starwalker Ranch, but that went nowhere.
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Sorry, I was just trying to make a lame joke about the fact that it's called SKYwalker Ranch
Nostradammit
May 2012
#80
If you know anything about Paul Harvey, you'd know he was a complete rightwing douchebag.
Joe the Revelator
May 2012
#70
I remember that. I wanted so badly to call in and ask him if he knew about the Iron Law of Wages
Zalatix
May 2012
#39
I wouldn't assume the worst about his motives. He's done plenty of other good things, too.
Zalatix
May 2012
#40
Since he's building low-income housing to stick it to his neighbors in retribution for not getting
HiPointDem
May 2012
#74
Your personal definition of evil seems so overly broad as to include the absurd...
LanternWaste
May 2012
#104
The studio is currently located across the bridge where there is more mass transit
cally
May 2012
#108
Good for him. But I'm gonna guess zoning will interfere with those plans. nt
Honeycombe8
May 2012
#27
Maybe he is already surrounded by lunatics, and he's just upgrading neighborhood
Zorra
May 2012
#103
Just what these senior/low income residents need are hostile [extremely wealthy] neighbors...
Earth_First
May 2012
#36
"If there's one thing rich people will hate more than having movie magic made in their backyard..."
holdencaufield
May 2012
#49
Sounds like the ill feelings had been created a long time ago, for a long time;
babylonsister
May 2012
#65
If he planned on helping the poor it would have been part of the plan from the begining
mulsh
May 2012
#105
lol! How cool will that be for low income people? To live in Lucas' backyard?
Liberal_in_LA
May 2012
#57