About 100 current and former lawmakers in the Bay Area signed on to a letter opposing the Cargill development plans in Redwood City. In response, the developers re-announced the support they have from their business-friendly folks... Redwood City looks like it will go ahead with the EIR anyway. This is going to be fun... again...
The "voluntary transfer" program at the Ravenswood City School District is coming under scrutiny. As with any issue related to schools and race, this is a touchy one...
Recession Repercussion time:
- The Menlo Park City School District placed a parcel tax on the ballot for this May... and if it doesn't pass, things are going to get ugly in the District -- which we learned last night at their Board meeting. Cuts, cuts, and more cuts... so vote yes, vote yes, and vote yes again -- that's the message they wanted you to get, by the way...
- San Mateo Union High School District... same thing as Menlo Park City School District...
- Cuts to the Community College District... and perhaps taxes too...
- Not to be left out... cuts to Cabrillo Unified unless their parcel tax passes...
- Here's a story that is related to the recession, but has a positive impact: the MidPen Regional Open Space District bought a big piece of land on Highway 92 and Santa's Tree Farm Village. Santa will be very happy...
Burlingamer Ted Crocker responds to Quentin Kopp's piece in the Daily Journal this week. Ted doesn't like High-Speed Rail one bit...
Finally, a team from a local newspaper got to sit down with Atherton's Meg Whitman. The Merc grilled her and she seems to respond well. Of course, if you dodged the media for a year, you might be able to prepare yourself well too... Watch Dog's conversation with Whitman is slated for next week.
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