Now is the time to rethink our plans for the Coyote Valley. The current plans called for unbalanced growth that would have led to many problems for the city of San Jose and neighborhing regions.

It's difficult to watch our booming economy come down, but I can't say I'm not happy to see that the development of Coyote Valley has slowed down with it. We now have a chance to reevaluate our priorities, and take into account the many valid concerns brought up by cities South of San Jose, thousands of San Jose residents, environmental groups, and open space advocates who opposed or were concerned with Cisco's proposal.