Category: Government 2.0
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We won! Thank you!
Despite heavy downtown spending, the ill-conceived plan to put a 300-plus space garage in Civic Park went down to a resounding defeat Tuesday night. … Thanks to everyone who talked to their neighbors about this and who sent a clear message to City Hall that we’re not going to sit by for their consultant-driven redevelopment…
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Last-Minute Push – We Need YOU!
Victory is in site for our campaign to save Civic Park from the folly of a multi-story parking garage! Low turnout and a spill-over ‘no’ vote from many of Gov. Schwarzenegger’s measures means ‘no’ to redevelopment plans for the park and traditional downtown. … We urge you to vote ‘No’ on Measure R this Tuesday.…
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Vote No on Measure R – Ignore the Times
Well, since the Contra Costa Times and its Walnut Creek Journal can’t even get the figure right on the bond we’ll be voting on a week from Tuesday, I guess you’ll just have to trust us: $21 million in bonds is a foolish and foolhardy way to pay for the library. Just take a look…
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No on R – It’s all about the park
Sadly, recent Contra Costa Times articles have begun to toe a heavily pro-Measure R line. … Contrast that with the recent piece in the San Francisco Chronicle, which takes a very fair look at the arguments around the library. … For us, the central issue has always been the mega-parking garage planed for the corner…
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No on R – Don’t let them hide the ball
It’s a simple fact: voting against Measure R at Schwarzenegger’s Special Election will help stop a 121,000 square-foot, 35-foot tall parking garage that will forever ruin Civic Park. No tennis courts, fewer trees, and parking snafus that make today’s traffic situation on Broadway cake. … The Yes campaigns third slick mailer came today, but all…
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We won’t be fooled again – No on Measure R
It’s a scheme to put a mega-garage on the corner of Lincoln and Broadway, possibly with a new third lane of traffic on the quiet residential street. Definitely not in the interest of sustainability. The City thinks it can pull this move because most of the nearby residents are renters. … This renter says No!…
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City releases garage costs – No on R
If the City Council gets its way, Walnut Creek taxpayers will be on the hook for a $16 million garage that will tower 35 feet over Civic Park. … So much for any reasonable plan for preserving Civic Park. The only way to stop this monstrosity is to join me in voting No on Measure…
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Parking Issues
Two interesting comments in this week’s Walnut Creek Journal: one on closing parts of downtown to traffic, and another urging the City Council to spend the money to underground parking in Civic Park. I agree with both (but say “no” to any multi-level parking structure in the park). …
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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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