The San Jose Merc delved a little bit more into the reasons locals have for barring IKEA from East Palo Alto. I admit I was selfishly expecting no resistance to having a more conveniently located source of cheap furniture and household items. But reading the residents’ comments made me realize what it would be like to have a monstrous blue and yellow building with a never-ending train of cars in my neighborhood. On the other hand, if any community could use the tax revenue boost and 500 new jobs, it’s East PA. The city council will revisit the issue on November 13. I don’t need to visit IKEA much, so I can be content with the trek up to Emeryville. After all, a couple years ago, we only had delusions of renting a U-Haul and taking it down to Southern California.