It's Bike to Work Day... expect CalTrain to be busier than usual, and expect more bikes on the road... duh...If you are so inclined, you can bike to a 'public scoping' meeting tonight at Pedro Point Firehouse in Pacifica about Sharp Park... get there early, this is bound to be a doozy... but folks, try to keep it civil.
Here's a story we've been waiting for an update on... Remember the cockfighting incident (Little Jerry Seinfeld...) in Pescadero in March? Well, the ring-leader pleaded no contest on Wednesday to charges that he hosted a cockfight. Do you have any idea what the penalty is for this? It is a safe bet that it is less than Michael Vick's for dog fighting... (120 days and 5 years probation...)
Steve Jobs got his wish. He'll be able to knock down and rebuild the "historic" (?) Jackling House in Woodside and build a 6,000 square foot home, which seems kind of small for Woodside...
Here are today's economy-in-shambles-equals-government-agency-budget-woes stories...
- The State has eyes on local government money, but SSF, Millbrae, and San Carlos are fighting back. Apparently if a city declares "severe financial hardship" the State can't grab (all) their money. If this is true, let the flood of "severe financial hardship" resolutions begin...
- Declaring "severe financial hardship" may help San Carlos sell a sales or utility tax to voters this fall... unless, of course, voters think San Carlos is wasting money...
- Also in San Carlos, the Daily Journal's "Reporters' Notebook" notes that the Daily Journal'sEditor Jon Mays is being looked to as a policy expert. During a budget discussion, a quote from Jon Mays' Editorial about salary and other compensation for public employees being the real problem with municipal budgets, was the center of conversation. The San Carlos City Council needed Jon Mays to point that out?
- The Almanac goes into the local repercussions when/if the Propositions fail on next Tuesday's ballot... hint: not good...
In the ongoing (and ongoing and ongoing) battle between East Palo Alto and Page Mill Properties, a tenants rights group Fair Rent Coalition, says that Page Mill Properties evicted 99 folks in 2008 and 71 in 2007... a rate 7.5 times greater than the rest of the County. We don't want to point out the obvious, but their is a major economic disparity between East Palo Alto and the rest of the County. Perhaps the difference in income might relate to this difference in eviction rates? To be continued, no doubt...
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