As I understand it, there is discussion to start using the station again after they finish electrification, which of course assumes the town doesn't try to stop that somehow. It will also reduce air (and probably noise) pollution to nearby properties, because the trains will no longer be running huge motors spewing massive amounts of diesel exhaust while flying through the town.
None of that matters. Atherton is the wealthiest zip code in the country, and is comprised completely of high-end houses and mansions owned by the super rich, most of whom couldn't care less about mass transit or regional growth issues. They've got theirs, the hell with everybody else. Their strategy for keeping it this way is to fight all change, even if it's mutually beneficial.
None of that matters. Atherton is the wealthiest zip code in the country, and is comprised completely of high-end houses and mansions owned by the super rich, most of whom couldn't care less about mass transit or regional growth issues. They've got theirs, the hell with everybody else. Their strategy for keeping it this way is to fight all change, even if it's mutually beneficial.