tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post8380562405070763242..comments2024-01-28T22:16:50.852-06:00Comments on Mr. Dilettante’s Neighborhood: The New Brighton Kangaroo Court -- Local Letters to the Editor EditionMr. Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-3669117676764405982016-12-05T15:44:22.092-06:002016-12-05T15:44:22.092-06:00My brother used to be on the Mountain View, CA cit...My brother used to be on the Mountain View, CA city council, and he had a lot of the same experiences as did Jerry. One funny time was when he was visiting, and we had other friends over....Greg on the city council, Papa Gregory having had a running feud with the Riverside, CA city council and school board. They got along famously because both agreed that city council members had to be either insane or grifters/developers in search of a favor. <br /><br />My take here is that our host's city council has purchased itself a lot of trouble because they were trying to play games for political advantage, and were hopeful that nobody was looking. Hopefully more voters were. We need more city councils which are happy with a small, metal "welcome to " sign instead of the concrete and stone edifices that are ever more popular today.Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-77421338578595093202016-12-05T12:23:42.286-06:002016-12-05T12:23:42.286-06:00Thank you. I suspected Bauman was the "troub...Thank you. I suspected Bauman was the "troublemaker" for being common sense and a bit conservative; at least that was my recollection. I just wanted to be reminded. We used to have somebody like that on our school board, who, after years of 8-1 votes, decided to quit. Hang in there!jerrye92002https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858692298982859775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-7170890080095941212016-12-05T11:29:28.304-06:002016-12-05T11:29:28.304-06:00Jerry, I’ve written multiple posts on the subject....Jerry, I’ve written multiple posts on the subject. I can’t imagine any reason you’d think I’d be for a group of individuals who don’t pay attention to relevant statutes and then get their butts handed to them in court. The rest of the council doesn’t like Bauman because she questions what they do, especially in regard to spending taxpayer money and having a clubby relationship with municipal employees. <br /><br />The reason I ask Council Member Strub in this piece if he’s going to reintroduce his ordinance for 2018 is to find out the real goal — is he trying to save money, or is he trying to find a way to get Bauman off the council, because she’s a meddlesome priest?Mr. Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13920907647566015611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19838051.post-37029685469477722862016-12-05T10:41:59.362-06:002016-12-05T10:41:59.362-06:00As somebody with no dog in this fight, I see what ...As somebody with no dog in this fight, I see what you have said about what is legal, and I might infer what is "right," but you haven't told me whose "side" I should be on, if I were offered a chance to choose sides. And why?jerrye92002https://www.blogger.com/profile/01858692298982859775noreply@blogger.com