Educate Yourself

I'm compelled to respond to the gracious writer that "watches City Council meetings. Point by point, of which there are few. To make you aware other local cities and the Board of Supervisors have people arrested for speaking out against projects they don't agree with.The folks you demean for exercising their Constitutional rights, have a right to do so. I have met and talked to them and they just don't take the city's word on things. They have found the staff and council members to be lest than honest. The $13,000,000 portfolio is an excellent example of the city manager lying to the citizens at several council meetings. The council at any time could have told the truth and choose not to. The woman who disrupted the meeting was defamed along with her family in a public document and won a lawsuit against the city and the people they asked to write an opinion in the voters pamphlet. So who is the "ass"?The folks you want "to get over themselves" have researched the OAC better than anyone. They have brought to light the malfeasment of the city and the true cost of the project . I looked at the true cost of the law enforcement cost to the city one of them presented at at council meeting. We will be going over one million three hundred thousand dollars over what the city says the OAC will generate. But you sit at home and you watch the meeting. You call the city and you belief everything they tell you. Now how do you think the business' at the OAC will be supplied every day. Trucks. In and out all day and night long. These are the people whose lives and homes will be affected. Some have lived here over 50 years. I don't know what information you brought from the city, but from your response you should have someone who understands it explain it to you. Its apparent you don't. At least this people participate in the process. What do you do?

Anonymous said...
well if your so miserable .. Leave. Quit your whining. Just because you don't like some things, does not mean you represent Grand Terrace population. Fine you want to get the information out there, do it professionally, do it respectfully. Name calling is not pretty, and either is crap-talking. Present more than one side. But you are not Grandpa Terrace nothing .. You do not represent Grand Terrace Citizens, you are a person with an opinion.
4:37 PM
Anonymous said...
For one to think that the general public is not "Educated" by contacting the City about projects that are goin on and around is ridiculous. What type of a person who has not shown any type of credentials even be considered to be the "one with knowledge"? Duely Noted, don't flatter yourself. I'm sure that there are many who know who you are..You're not one to easily hide. You have your opinion and wish nothing more than for others to share your opinion, and if they don't then you call them ignorant. If "teaching" is what you do, then maybe you need to concentrate more on your students.
5:00 PM

Grandpaterrace's 2bits:
For those leaving comments with as anonymous and then being critical of others for doing the same or using nicknames is rather telling, so is the exclusionary comment if you don't like it leave. The discussion here is not regarding individual citizens actions but the actions of the public government, its employees, agencies, and agents. It is proper in a free society to question, and expect answers to public actions, and information before actions are taken. It is proper in a free society that all meetings are public, except some very rare personnel matters. The Brown Act is full of the words the meeting MAY be Closed, it is only MUST in a few places.



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