tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post929218104914958185..comments2024-03-27T23:29:04.889-07:00Comments on The Emeryville Tattler: YES On FUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-15677473592221395472011-11-07T21:11:52.237-08:002011-11-07T21:11:52.237-08:00Beg much Webber?Beg much Webber?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-64769714999481067072011-11-07T19:30:43.380-08:002011-11-07T19:30:43.380-08:00There is real hope for the City if the voters retu...There is real hope for the City if the voters return two new Council Members to City Hall. And if we pledge to voluntary term limits of not more than two terms. It is important not to get too settled in. When you are new you bring a fresh perspective. When you are used to having your own way, like most of the incumbents, it becomes too easy to forget who we are working for - the residents, the voters.Michael Webberhttp://webberforcitycouncil.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-70276308791677498932011-11-07T18:09:20.708-08:002011-11-07T18:09:20.708-08:00Did it ever occur to anyone that Biddle may be a &...Did it ever occur to anyone that Biddle may be a "made man" because of what he may know? He threatens to file a lawsuit against the City of Emeryville, and then Nora and Ruth try to pay him more money??? There is probably much more going on here than we will ever know about. Biddle has proven to be a major liability to Emeryville, and he should have been canned long ago. Leaders in Asia who shame themselves to that degree often commit suicide. Biddle threatens to sue us. That $4.6 Million loss would have never happened if we had outsourced legitimate legal council. I find it further insulting that ignorant leaders like Jennifer West assumes that the hundreds of voters who signed the petition for measure F were not smart enough to know what they were doing. I signed it, and I knew exactly what I was doing. West is the one who always seems to be confused. She takes up meeting time asking questions which she should research ahead of time. As a small business owner, I am sick of being cheated by Nora and her cronies. We need more leaders who can LEAD instead of following Nora's lead. Thank you -HeatherAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-71742089220849909562011-11-07T17:49:41.053-08:002011-11-07T17:49:41.053-08:00The bottom line in this city is that we need a cha...The bottom line in this city is that we need a change. The people in right now, including some of these top end management city employees have forgot who they really work for (they even started their own "management" union). These bums need to be kicked out. I hope this election will bring in some fresh blood like Asher and Webber. I am tired of seeing residents in this city getting the worst of every deal. The accomplishments of the incumbents are nothing as to what better leadership will bring for the residents of this town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-3060708294478607942011-11-07T15:37:38.593-08:002011-11-07T15:37:38.593-08:00To Mr Anonymous @ 2:41-
You can tell the council y...To Mr Anonymous @ 2:41-<br />You can tell the council you voted against Measure F and that you expect them to "clean house" after the election but do you think there's a chance they'll simply thank you for the vote to protect Mr Biddle and then continue on as they have done? After all, they've protected him all these years up till now, haven't they?. Do you think maybe they'll listen a little harder to the resident's vote of 'no confidence' in Mr Biddle if Measure F passes?Brian Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705682112476904502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-64951434047152985592011-11-07T15:14:28.116-08:002011-11-07T15:14:28.116-08:00I think it's always prudent to be a skeptic. ...I think it's always prudent to be a skeptic. Whenever there's two opposing sides arguing for public policy, always ask yourself who stands to benefit by lying and who has the greater capacity to lie. This formula has always served me well. <br />What are the odds for instance that the entrenched power elite in Emeryville with the specter of bureaucratic inertia at play, might be protecting their own? What are the odds they might not be entirely forthcoming with materially factual information which might undermine their position?Brian Donahuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12705682112476904502noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-70115856039222325682011-11-07T14:41:45.796-08:002011-11-07T14:41:45.796-08:00The cost arguments are hard to sort out and see wh...The cost arguments are hard to sort out and see who's using the more realistic numbers, but the City Council's argument that voters should not tie their hands and should give them the freedom to choose whichever form of legal advice they determine is most effective is the better argument. I agree they should have let Biddle go a long time ago and maybe this measure will wake them up to that necessity, but THEY should do it. Otherwise Biddle will just bring a lawsuit challenging this measure and it will cost the City even more to sort out. Vote no on F and then let the Council know that you voted against this measure, but expect them to clean house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8394711926853801811.post-35422577510746890442011-11-07T14:39:02.334-08:002011-11-07T14:39:02.334-08:00Most cities with an Redevelopment Agency the size ...Most cities with an Redevelopment Agency the size of Emeryville's do not contract out legal services. In Alameda County, Fremont and Oakland have a Agencies closest in size to Emeryville. Does either Fremont or Oakland contract out for legal services? No. Why? The legal workload generated by an Agency the size of Emeryville's creates ecomonies of scale that make an in house City Attorney the more economical option. I don't know if 71% more is correct, but I can almost assure you that with Emeryville's legal workload, the cost would be somewhat higher.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com