For over two years, a group of us have been looking at the town’s financial situation. What we recognized was that the town had a council Financial Committee made up of two non-financial Council members. No one on the council … Continued
By Natalie OrensteinDec. 5, 2017, 3 p.m. New York Times Teachers at Berkeley High. BUSD employs about 1,250 people, 800 of whom filled out a staff survey on workforce housing. Three-quarters expressed interest in the district developing … Continued
7-24-17 Simply put, the town told the developer what they (they = most of us and the Council) wanted; and the developer did exactly as told. Now the town (town = some of you and some of … Continued
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHICH FOLLOWS IS A CONVERSION FROM A .PDF FILE TO WORD. IT’S NOT PERFECT, BUT, IF YOU WISH, YOU CAN OPEN THE ACTUAL PDF FILE BY CLICKING Los Gatos’ Opposition to Opening Brief. OR YOU CAN … Continued
PLEASE NOTE THAT WHICH FOLLOWS IS A CONVERSION FROM A .PDF FILE TO WORD. IT’S NOT PERFECT, BUT YOU CAN OPEN THE ACTUAL PDF FILE BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW PDF LINK: Opening Brief in Support of Petitioners’ Verified Petition … Continued
In July of 2016, several of us got together to discuss the town’s budget; something we were viewing with alarm but could not understand why the town did not seem to be taking aggressive steps to resolve. Since starting these … Continued
What happens if living units are built in the north end where the Campbell, Cambrian and San Jose school districts lie? Background: By law, the schools will receive $3600 dollars per average sized living unit of 1572 sq. ft. … Continued
THE SPECIFIC PLAN WHAT IS A SPECIFIC PLAN? A Specific Plan is a regulatory scheme governing land use in a particular geographic area (“Plan Area”). A Specific Plan, just as the more familiar zoning rules do, establishes rules which determine … Continued
Thursday, August 7, 2014 49 Comments by Damien Newton and Melanie Curry Vehicle Miles Traveled in California has been on the decline for a couple of years. Changes in how the state manages transportation changes promise to drive it even … Continued
By Roger Pilon February 10, 1995 Subcommittee on Constitution Committee on Judiciary United States House of Representatives Mr. Chairman, distinguished members of the subcommittee: My name is Roger Pilon. I am a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and the … Continued