Category: Government 2.0
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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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Preserving the best of Walnut Creek
Elizabeth Heidt, current resident of Casa Cristina in Civic Park, has a great guest editorial in the Contra Costa Times today (use our user name – user@savecivicpark.com, and password “2savecivic”). … In it, she defends her family’s right to keep their land, and discusses other issues of contention around the new library proposal, such as…
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What we’re fighting for
With the recent victory on eminent domain, what are the big issues yet to be resolved before any clear-thinking Walnut Creek residents vote “Yes” on the $21 million Measure R at the special election in November? … Chief among them is the size and design of the parking garage planned to serve a new Civic…
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