tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post1535219728427807707..comments2024-03-28T16:54:44.319-07:00Comments on The Emeryville Tattler: Council Grants Final Proceeds From Former Redevelopment Agency Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-37788239288641305982012-08-27T19:12:53.924-07:002012-08-27T19:12:53.924-07:00I think the fallacy being employed by BOTH the Cit...I think the fallacy being employed by BOTH the City Council and the City Manager is "we have been working on this project for so long, we need to see it through." Neither the Council nor the City Manager has taken a step back and asked, "is this the right project for Emeryville?" <br /><br />Yes, the City Council, the City Administration and the City Schools have been working on this project for 10+ years, AND they fail to recognize that Emeryville has changed. A lot. In 10 years. <br /><br />This is no longer a good fit for Emeryville. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-26912044754727574942012-08-27T12:58:33.367-07:002012-08-27T12:58:33.367-07:00I was at the meeting in point of fact.I was at the meeting in point of fact.Brian Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705682112476904502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-43111777175833705562012-08-27T12:57:35.659-07:002012-08-27T12:57:35.659-07:00FYI- I was also at the meeting in question.FYI- I was also at the meeting in question.Brian Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705682112476904502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-8247213948156431512012-08-27T10:07:35.904-07:002012-08-27T10:07:35.904-07:00Waiting for city council to come to you is childis...Waiting for city council to come to you is childish.<br />You need to go to the city council.<br />Go to the meetings, be involved, otherwise you are giving them tacit consent to do whatever they wish with the money.<br />You really only have yourselves to blame.<br />You vote them in, then you ignore what they do, dont go to the meetings, and then complain about the outcome.<br />It's as though the citizens of Emeryville are a group of spoiled children who dont feel they should have to do ANYTHING to get their way.<br /><br />AND the lone resident who shows up is Ken Bukowski! What a great representative of the citizens! You couldn't make this stuff up.<br />and how is it secrecy? Bukowski knew about it. All you have to do is actually GO to the meetings. But thats FAR too much effort for an Emery resident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-66952279467259504992012-08-24T13:25:05.217-07:002012-08-24T13:25:05.217-07:00if members of the art community were summoned i kn...if members of the art community were summoned i know that they would turn out as in the past. perhaps this is the motivation for stealth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-43127420819214881712012-08-24T12:22:47.188-07:002012-08-24T12:22:47.188-07:00Having bought a house in Emeryville close to Anna ...Having bought a house in Emeryville close to Anna Yates a few years back, with the intention of starting a family, this k-12 school is a joke. I would never send my kindergartner to the same location as a senior in high school. This isn't back in the day of the one room school house! As homeowners we are seriously rethinking our purchase. The alternative is to send them to a private school outside town. I am really saddened this is going through. Financially it doesn't make sense for the city and as a future parent (with a MA in marriage and family therapy) it doesn't make sense to me developmentally or socially to send my child to a k-12 school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-19857133816747159332012-08-24T08:51:27.520-07:002012-08-24T08:51:27.520-07:00The problem is only one resident was in attendance...The problem is only one resident was in attendance to voice an opinion. Not a single voice from the art community was there, not a single EUSD parent was there, not a single proponent of the bike community was there. <br /><br />PEOPLE, if you do not voice your opinion, if you DO NOT charge City Hall and tell them in mass what you want, then you get whatever they vote. Period. End of story. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-54550501510313603782012-08-24T08:43:45.554-07:002012-08-24T08:43:45.554-07:00The City Council voted 5/0 last night to give $22 ...The City Council voted 5/0 last night to give $22 million of TAX PAYER money to the school district for the ECCL. The public was not informed of this conversation. Total secrecy. Not a single EUSD parent or concerned Emeryville resident, save for Ken Bukowski, there to speak out. There were several other projects that could have used that money including the bicycle pedestrian bridge or the art center. The Council touts transparency but does not practice it. This is our money, WE should decide how it is spent. Where is the public meeting? The public input? Shame on the Mayor and shame on the Council. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com