For me 2013 is the most useful and fascinating year in recent DM history. And if I could, I would insist that every current member of the Council and all future candidates listen to this stuff (especially the April 6, ‘all options on the table’ meeting) and take notes. Introduction As you’ve perhaps heard many times, … Continue reading “2013 Budget: All options on the table”
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223rd Explainer
Categories Marina, Transparency5 Comments on 223rd ExplainerThere seems to be a ton of confusion about any number of aspects of the Marina proposals. This article addresses what is arguably the central bit of real estate around which everything else revolves: 223rd Street. The Big Picture The original idea for Marina Redevelopment was to have a ‘Marina Steps’ to allow pedestrians to … Continue reading “223rd Explainer”
Weekly Update: 12/18/2022
Categories Airport, Neighborhoods, Policy, Transparency, Weekly Updates2 Comments on Weekly Update: 12/18/2022Get get that 3rd COVID Booster (the new ‘bivalent’ model.) Now. Deaths are slowly rising. Again, again, it takes about a month to achieve full efficacy. They’re doing walk-ins now pretty much everywhere. 🙂 This Week Nothing! 😀 Please fill in the cold, empty days leading up to the joy of Christmas by giving me a call … Continue reading “Weekly Update: 12/18/2022”
2022 City Manager Performance Review
Categories TransparencyHere are the City Council Written Comments for the 2022 City Manager Performance Review. This is a public document. You’ll note that it is divided into categories. Each question can have comments, but what really matters is the score for each question. A positive score being considered >=2. And here is a table I whacked … Continue reading “2022 City Manager Performance Review”
Weekly Update: 12/11/2022
Categories Policy, Transparency, Weekly Updates5 Comments on Weekly Update: 12/11/2022Get get that 3rd COVID Booster (the new ‘bivalent’ model.) Now. Deaths are slowly rising. Again, again, it takes about a month to achieve full efficacy. They’re doing walk-ins now pretty much everywhere. 🙂 This Week Monday: Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission (CACC) Workshop. If you are interested in learning more about the possible ‘second airport’, there will … Continue reading “Weekly Update: 12/11/2022”
One of those conversations you cannot have
Categories Policy, TransparencyLeave a comment on One of those conversations you cannot haveThis is what I call one of those ‘conversations you cannot have.’ There are many important issues that need to be discussed. But for many reasons, because they are considered so ‘toxic’, people never do. The desire to avoid appearing impolite or hurting someone’s feelings just isn’t worth the cost. And that is why they … Continue reading “One of those conversations you cannot have”
(Not) everything you ever wanted to know about the City Manager’s salary (but were too polite to ask.)
Categories Transparency1 Comment on (Not) everything you ever wanted to know about the City Manager’s salary (but were too polite to ask.)On this week’s Agenda, in the Consent Agenda, will be an item to give the City Manager a 5% increase. My initial reactions upon reading this weeks’ package were: Such an item should never be in the Consent Agenda, which should only be for items that are truly routine. And regardless of one’s feelings on the matter, … Continue reading “(Not) everything you ever wanted to know about the City Manager’s salary (but were too polite to ask.)”
Weekly Update: 12/04/2022
Categories Marina, Policy, Transparency, Weekly UpdatesLeave a comment on Weekly Update: 12/04/2022Get get that 3rd COVID Booster (the new ‘bivalent’ model.) Now. Deaths are slowly rising. Again, again, it takes about a month to achieve full efficacy. They’re doing walk-ins now pretty much everywhere. 🙂 This Week Thursday: City Council Meeting (Agenda) Barring that lahar we’ve been expecting here for about 300 years, this should be our last … Continue reading “Weekly Update: 12/04/2022”
It’s not a puppy
Categories Marina, Policy, Transparency3 Comments on It’s not a puppyThis is Page 21 from Ferry Demonstration Project Scoping and Reconnaissance Report dated 08/31/2021. To my knowledge this has not been brought to the Council or any Committee. It does not appear on the City web site until Friday, December 2, 2022.It predicts that a six month ferry program will lose between $997,000 and $1,450,000. But … Continue reading “It’s not a puppy”
Public Comment Proposal
Categories TransparencyThere is currently no vehicle for electronic public comment. Some may want to argue that point (and why wouldn’t we, in an era when people can’t seem to agree on much of anything.) But my definition of “public comment” is… “Communications meant to address the City Council as a body and where both the person … Continue reading “Public Comment Proposal”