The San Mateo/Contra Costa/San Jose Mercury Times has an editorial that is right on the money--in more ways than one. There are quite different versions on-line and in print, but the gist of both is best stated in the print edition which asks
Do we really need three organizations--the air board, the transportation commission and the Association of Bay Area Governments--with separate administrations and overlapping jurisdictions? It's time to reconsider consolidation, and to change the governing structures, which allow agency staff members to run the organizations with minimal board oversight.
The impetus for Daniel Borenstein's column was an extravagant (his word) event featuring a former president and some question office space decisions, but he is exactly right to be questioning more deeply. Our money is being wasted.
Nice.... We are paying Bill Clinton $150K to speak at a conference. Everyone involved should be thrown in prison including Billy for going along with this stuff.
Posted by: Ron Fulderon | September 18, 2011 at 10:21 PM
A little followup on that conference where they were going to pay Bill Clinton $150K to speak for a few hours:
I contacted via email our two San Mateo County supervisors, Carol Groom and Adrienne Tissier.
I politely asked whether the facts in the editorial were true. I gave my name and address.
Carol Groom responded that the plans had changed and that the conference had been canceled.
I have searched my inbox and my spam box and I DO NOT see a response from my other San Mateo County supervisor, Adrienne Tissier. Apparently Adrienne choose to not respond to this. I can not say why.
Posted by: sk | October 02, 2011 at 07:59 AM
I do not understand what Mr. Fuleround is addressing but..
Does anyone know what the name of that "symbol"?
Celtic?
The snake eating its self..
That is what you folks are doing to yourselves.
Posted by: Larry David | October 03, 2011 at 06:45 PM
Now I get it. Holyroller changed his screen name to Larry David and has started posting after happy hour again.
Thank you sk for such a good follow through. You get a gold star for effort and results.
Posted by: Anne | October 03, 2011 at 08:27 PM
LOL. Good one, Other Anne
Posted by: Anne | October 03, 2011 at 10:57 PM
This "Burlingame Voice" is great!
Posted by: Larry David | October 05, 2011 at 07:37 PM
I agree!
Posted by: Anne | October 06, 2011 at 09:31 PM
I have two Birkin bags in my closet.
Hermes has a wonderful product.
I sugest that anyone who can afford one do so.
Is it possible a Hermes is coming to Burlingame?
Posted by: holyroller @hotwire.com | February 13, 2012 at 04:59 PM