Watch Dog hasn't written aboutg Everest Charter School (or the Sequoia Union High School) in a while... but there's news today: the Sequoia Union Board heard a plan to house Everest (temporarily) on Woodside High's campus next year. It sounds like the Board sprung the idea on the Everest folks, but everyone is considering the idea... let's all try to get along, ok?
The much maligned (by PP Examiner and Sue Lempert) Charter Review Committee at the County is discussing (and perhaps recommending changes to) some big issues: redrawing Supervisorial boundaries, new campaign finance rules, and creating qualifications for certain electeds (that would be a huge change)... among others.
This is going to go over well on the political and policy fronts at the County Building: the County Manager wrote this in a letter to the Deputy Sheriff's Union: "...apparently [the union] fails to understand the gravity of the economic situation all around us..." Tell us how you really think Mr. Boesch...
Hey, we all know that garbage rates are going up (at least if you read Watch Dog), but did you know your water rates are going up too? At least the economy is trucking along this won't hit people that hard...
We thought Larry Ellison was a smart businessman, but then we read this headline in the Oakland Tribune: Oracle's Larry Ellison says he's trying to buy the Golden State Warriors. Why?
Remember when communities used to have enough money to do the basic stuff of local government? We don't either... San Bruno faces a $1.3 million budget gap. So... everyone go play some more poker at Artichoke Joe's.
More funny stuff in Atherton... the Town Communications Committee may become open to the public! That's sounds like a reasonable idea. Of course, nothing in Atherton is as it seems. We are certain there are factions on all sides of this seemingly innocuous issue...
