tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post5003756184321169283..comments2024-03-28T16:54:44.319-07:00Comments on The Emeryville Tattler: Council makes parents waitUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-54809464099359765162010-05-16T14:57:58.646-07:002010-05-16T14:57:58.646-07:00Sadly, this kind of contempt for the public they s...Sadly, this kind of contempt for the public they serve (and who pays their salaries) has long been in practice among city councils and county boards of supervisors elsewhere. That Emeryville is a late adopter is hardly comforting. We should make sure that Emerville's council members know how we feel about this now if we don't want it to keep happening.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-84029194971725199072010-05-13T11:06:57.785-07:002010-05-13T11:06:57.785-07:00The refusal to accommodate a large crowd (by chang...The refusal to accommodate a large crowd (by changing the agenda order) opens a new precedent. Historically, the council has been quite fair about this. I've noticed they will accommodate a crowd even if it's on a topic they wouldn't feel comfortable with.<br /><br />This new refusal is undemocratic at its core. It's hard to see how this can do anything but spread ill will towards the council. This has a Marie Antoinette feeling about it.<br /><br />And the staff. Why did the staff put this item last? It's really insensitive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-37845306347037425902010-05-13T10:32:24.482-07:002010-05-13T10:32:24.482-07:00There is nothing to apologize for. I drives me cr...There is nothing to apologize for. I drives me crazy when the council changes the order of things on the agenda. Many people time their arrival to the meeting based on the order of the agenda which is how things are supposed to work. There are agendas for a reason. You can even watch the meeting online and time your trip to City Hall accordingly. This works especially well in a small city like Emeryville where no resident lives more than a few minutes from City Hall. I always miss the item I want to speak on when they move the agenda around. It is disrespectful to the public to change the agenda order.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-67723155683118850292010-05-13T09:15:35.836-07:002010-05-13T09:15:35.836-07:00I for one am tired that the babysitters are always...I for one am tired that the babysitters are always being repressed. Good for Ruth Atkin for looking out for THEIR interests for a change! It's always the parents that get the kudos. What about the babysitters? Thanks to Ruth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-60817229709171257282010-05-12T20:01:47.951-07:002010-05-12T20:01:47.951-07:00Shame on the Council. Ruth Atkin, the community de...Shame on the Council. Ruth Atkin, the community deserves a PUBLIC APOLOGY for your mean and downright nasty behavior. Shame on you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-82455576707136840272010-05-12T19:31:28.261-07:002010-05-12T19:31:28.261-07:00There's something here that stinks and it'...There's something here that stinks and it's not dirty diapers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com