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Berkeley Tries to Silence Progressives
In a thinly veiled attempt to undercut and reverse Berkeley's traditional progressive political agenda, the Berkeley City Council will consider a proposal on Jan.16 designed to remove---and bar future---citizen volunteers from the City of Berkeley's 40 citizen commissions and boards.
Berkeley City Councilmember Laurie Capitelli---a prominent real estate industry professional and leader of the Council's so-called "moderate" wing---is the measure's initiating sponsor. Capitelli's proposal would bar Berkeley citizens from serving on more than one city commission. Current policy allows for a citizen to serve on two or three commissions simutaneously if a citizen is prepared to devote the neccessary time and energy.
Capitelli's proposal is an attempt to target progressive commissioners on Berkeley's 40 commissions and boards by preventing progressive-leaning citizens from providing their experience, expertise and public policy recommendations.
Berkeley's commission system is the foundation of the city's public policy discussions and decisions. Traditionally, commission policy recommendations are forwarded to the City Council for consideration and/or action.
Capitelli's proposal will be considered at the Berkeley City Council's next meeting on Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007. The meeting begins at 7pm.
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Capitelli's proposal is an attempt to target progressive commissioners on Berkeley's 40 commissions and boards by preventing progressive-leaning citizens from providing their experience, expertise and public policy recommendations.
Berkeley's commission system is the foundation of the city's public policy discussions and decisions. Traditionally, commission policy recommendations are forwarded to the City Council for consideration and/or action.
Capitelli's proposal will be considered at the Berkeley City Council's next meeting on Tuesday, Jan 16, 2007. The meeting begins at 7pm.
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yeah - the district where Capitelli was elected is largely in the hills with a little bit of the flat part of north Berkeley. I was passing out flyers for a different candidate at the Andronico's plus calling voters and the #1 issue among that group of residents seemed to be that they want the city to pay the cost of fixing the aging creek culvert that run through their properties, where this is estimated to cost $50-100,000/property. Quite a few creeks run in underground culverts in north Berkeley, and the total cost would be astronomical for taxpayers to cover redoing the whole system, so basically, it isn't going to happen. They will just age and people in the downstream area during 5 year floods will pay for it. The other thing that happens is that the sewage and stormwater system backs up and upwells through various lids at the bottom of the hill.
BTW, on Dwight street 1 block below telegraph, there seems to be a sewage leak onto the curb out of a Reddy property that has been going on so long that there is green algae that has grown and taken root
BTW, on Dwight street 1 block below telegraph, there seems to be a sewage leak onto the curb out of a Reddy property that has been going on so long that there is green algae that has grown and taken root
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