tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post441693006686657858..comments2024-03-28T02:35:57.735-07:00Comments on The Emeryville Tattler: City/School District Bogus "Co-Location" NarrativeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-73097480169078107462011-10-04T14:47:01.773-07:002011-10-04T14:47:01.773-07:00These slimy people like Josh Simon and his girlfri...These slimy people like Josh Simon and his girlfriend Nora Davis sure are generous with the public's dime. <br />City taxpayers just shelled out MILLIONS to rehab Anna Yates....but the fix is in, the public's school will be sold to Pulte, Madison Park or Rich Robbins/Wareham for $1 and converted into condos in exchange for $50,000 in campaign contributions. Sad. At least LaCoste had the brains to wheedle a DeLorean out of his 'financial backers.' Simon and Davis sell themselves off cheap, like a streetwalker in front of the California Hotel. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-74616136945902060552011-10-04T11:28:45.514-07:002011-10-04T11:28:45.514-07:00Is this how stuff is pushed through without real s...Is this how stuff is pushed through without real stake-holder engagement in Emeryville?<br /><br />We have community design meetings that were SUPPOSED to be the forum in which the decision would be made whether to keep Anna Yates where it is, or co-locate it with the high school - but at those community design meetings, ONLY co-location is shown? Is that "steering" the result while presenting the illusion of true community involvement?<br /><br />I can see no reason for the ECCL except as an edifice, with a plaque in front, to the egos of the City Council Members.<br /><br />The ECCL is not even a "practical" option, now that there is no hope of acquiring the AC Transit yard next door to provide adequate campus and recreational space.<br /><br />Keep in mind that 12 years ago, when this project was floated, a much larger facility was envisioned, encompassing the existing secondary campus but also the AC Transit yard.<br /><br />The impacts on the neighborhoods over there are going to be HUGE if you put K-12 over there, with similar drop-off and pick-up times. And at an estimated $75k per parking spot (Brian Carver's estimate) there won't even be enough parking for staff from both schools, the adult rec center, and the library.<br /><br />It makes far more sense to keep Anna Yates where it is, plus we won't we wasting the $8-9 million we just spent on updating Anna Yates.Michael Webberhttp://www.conditionemeryville.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-52259952278866781372011-10-04T09:21:18.361-07:002011-10-04T09:21:18.361-07:00Watch for a future Tattler story on co-location......Watch for a future Tattler story on co-location... Contrary to what the powers that be in Emeryville categorically assert, as it turns out there is not consensus among educators on the wisdom this controversial idea. In fact, the majority breaks toward smaller, discrete schools segregated by the children's age...the traditional model.Brian Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705682112476904502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-20399559283922987862011-10-04T09:05:19.063-07:002011-10-04T09:05:19.063-07:00I totally agree with Anonymous at 8:11. This shoul...I totally agree with Anonymous at 8:11. This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone. In the very early days of the project Tony Smith was a big proponent of integrating all school at one site as a way to save money and provide flexibility to a very small school district whose student population can vary wildly over time. It makes a lot of sense to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-801582521931640422011-10-04T08:53:10.826-07:002011-10-04T08:53:10.826-07:00"...Been a part of the project for 12 years&q..."...Been a part of the project for 12 years"...and yet, there are the inconvenient statements by Mr Simon and Mr Sugiyama out there in the aether, vexing those who would allow a real community debate about the fate of Anna Yates.Brian Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705682112476904502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-60693921278180053712011-10-04T08:11:31.663-07:002011-10-04T08:11:31.663-07:00I'm not sure how this is a hidden agenda since...I'm not sure how this is a hidden agenda since moving the Elementary School to the ECCL has been a part of the project since it's inception 12 years ago.<br />If people feel duped, I'd say it's their own fault for either not paying attention, or forgetting this little detail of the project.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com