Author: adrielhampton
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Not Ready for Prime Time
A new article in the Times runs down the sides in the debate over a $21 million library bond. … I found the last few lines most interesting: “The city has asked architects to redesign the plan, after deciding not to take the house and lot owned by Julia Maxwell. … This means that some…
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$21 Million Garage
There’s a lot of text in the new “Yes on R” mailer that hit voters’ mailboxes around town today. But not once did I see the words MONSTER GARAGE. That tells me there’s not much truth in advertising going on here. Sure, everybody agrees that the old library is outdated. But do we want to…
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Dueling Campaign Web Sites
Both sides of the library debate are up with their own Web sites. … Let me humbly invite folks who want a free-wheeling debate on the merits (or lack thereof, as I usually see it) of the November bond measure to continue visiting SaveCivicPark.com. … Here’s my analysis of the two sites: The “Yes” side…
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The "Special Meeting"
An attendee at this afternoon’s special Walnut Creek Council meeting fills us in with this deadline report: “Many people spoke saying the Council doesn’t listen to what the people want,” our correspondent reports. … Ed note: Wonder where they got that idea? … Councilwoman Rainey (far right) was most attentive to resident’s concerns, while Councilwoman…
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Call off the special election?
What do our deep-thinking Republican action-star– turned-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and the Walnut Creek City Council have in common? … Special elections. … I would bet that Walnut Creek voters have about the same poor opinion as the rest of the state when it comes to a special ballot in November. Why doesn’t the Council save…
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No new mega-garage
Garages are no fun. I know, because I live right behind one. They are stinky, noisy and draw drunks and the police. … At a site like Lincoln and Broadway, a new multi-level garage would crowd out the aesthetics of Civic Park, creating an uninviting wall of concrete (or superfluous new retail frontage) that would…
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