Muse looks forward to ‘the next level’

Following a vote by the Planning Commission, the project was approved to become part of the Sciortino Ranch development, a mixed-use, 60-acre development located at Brentwood Boulevard and Sand Creek Road. The complex is anchored by a Quick Quack car wash to the north and a Grocery Outlet to the south. Other eateries previously approved that are in various stages of development include a Starbucks, Panda Express, Chipotle and Denny’s. The Sciortino Ranch project also includes 326 homes, which broke ground in 2018.

The Planning Commission expressed concern how the restaurant would affect traffic.

By Jeff Weisinger Staff Writer

BRENTWOOD Amanda Muse didn’t want to play basketball. At least initially. But she loved playing sports. “She didn’t want to play basketball at all,” her father, Doug, said.

“We tried a lot of sports,” Muse said. “We played a lot of sports.”

Fast-forward several years later to the end of her high school career, and not only did she take to basketball like her parents and both of her siblings. But she owned the spotlight as the 32nd ranked player on the espnW top-100 and as one of the best basketball players at Heritage High School.

And when her spotlight shifts from being a senior All-American at Heritage to Pauley Pavilion at UCLA in the fall, her journey to the next level begins.

“It’s for real now,” Muse said. “It’s really exciting. I can’t wait to be in the system and see Next Level page 18A see Drive-thru page 18A

“It’s the flow that I’m concerned about,” Commissioner Rod Flores said. Flores told his peers that he had driven through the complex recently and felt that patrons of the restaurant would likely try to exit onto Stoney Creek Drive, which would lead them into a residential area, rather than onto Brentwood Boulevard that has traffic signals.

A speed bump and stop sign leading out of the complex onto Stoney Creek Drive were proposed and approved as a potential solution to safety concerns. There are no traffic signs for cars exiting in that direction.