The court ruling that delays development of Lang Ranch Park is a victory for NIMBYs (Not In My Back Yard), but it's a setback for the people of Thousand Oaks.

We need places for kids to play baseball. We need tennis courts, playgrounds and picnic tables. We need walking trails and basketball courts.

There are never enough parks, the facilities that increase the quality of life for all of us.

Anyone—even developers themselves—can understand why nearby residents oppose massive projects like high-density housing, shopping centers and big box stores.

But fighting a public park where kids can play Little League baseball?

It's not right.

Oh, yes, we shouldn't forget the importance of Braunton's milkvetch, an endangered plant.

On the Internet it looks like a weed with pretty flowers—if you're into stuff like that. Apparently the park district didn't do enough to protect it.

To those who won the court case that was decided by Ventura County Superior Court Judge Glen Reiser, congratulations.

You have delayed a place for children and adults to play sports.

You have postponed families from having a new park to enjoy the great outdoors.

You have stalled the people from using a public parcel for the greater good of all of us.

Thanks to Reiser's decision, taxpayers will be forced to spend a lot more money for Lang Ranch Park because it's been sent back to the drawing board. But despite the higher costs, we hope it moves forward.

If it can't be a park, it would be real justice if the site eventually became apartment buildings.

With plenty of open space, of course, for Braunton's milkvetch.