According to the water re-use reduction targets in the volunteer group’s Basin Management Plan, the goal is to have each household and non-household use 33% less water, effectively reducing the monthly usage rates while aggressively reducing the effects of saltwater intrusion. “[Saltwater intrusion] is much worse than people think,” says the group’s Keith Wimer. “We have a serious problem that can’t be avoided any longer—and the [County's wastewater] project has got to address it.”
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Greetings readers, members and subscribers of The Razor: I’ve taken a short hiatus from blogging to focus on generating new ideas and more thoughtful, innovative content. New article will be available . . . → Read More: Returning Shortly  Tom Murphy installs the Reclamator in March 2008 The end of “The Reclamator” came not with a bang, but with a gurgle. It started with her puzzling announcement of resignation. Strategically timed to take place on the eve of Independence Day, Palin put together a hastily arranged news conference to say that she didn’t want to accept the lame duck status, take the paycheck and milk that experience and it was in Alaska’s best interest that she would step down on July 26th. However, the announcement came after the publication of a controversial Vanity Fair article by Todd S. Purdum, which showed there was still some deep resentment toward Palin from former McCain campaign staff. To that extent, Purdam posed the question, “How could John McCain, one of the cagiest survivors in contemporary politics—with a fine appreciation of life’s injustices and absurdities, a love for the sweep of history, and an overdeveloped sense of his own integrity and honor—ever have picked a person whose utter shortage of qualification for her proposed job all but disqualified him for his?” This is my speech when I spoke during general public comment at the LOCSD meeting on July 2nd: Everyone should be heard when it comes to the County wastewater project, but I urge people to not be willingly ignorant by hastily pushing for this process to move forward without looking at its most critical underlying issues. On Monday, . . . → Read More: Maria Kelly: ‘One Opinion, One Story, One Bias’ I want to address anonymous comments made here June 4th on my blog entry, “The Talented Mr.Garfinkel Strikes Again,” that leaned toward Garfinkel’s viewpoint. The Razor is now online along with the archived content from Ochs Nation. Here are some changes that have been made: Readers can either register a new account and contribute regularly to earn status as a Contributor or post anonymously, but you must provide a name and an e-mail address. I’m going to be switching things up over the weekend. I am moving my blog off the Blogger servers and there will be a name change. The new blog should live by sometime next week. The content from this blog will be transferred over to the new site. Those who posted comments using Blogger accounts will be able . . . → Read More: Change is Coming EDIT (4:52 PM PST): Today, Bob Cuddy wrote an article on news that’s not exactly breaking. It’s not the article that amuses me (But the “Los Osso” typo? Well done, Cuddy!) so much as the comments made by the anonymous. If any of them want to elaborate on their — in my opinion — wacky statements, . . . → Read More: Shamelessly Irresponsible |
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Public Comment: A Good Investment for Public Policy
The County of San Luis Obispo does not know how to regulate public comment at meetings.
Section 54954.3 of the California Brown Act allows the public to speak on items on the agenda and items within the subject matter jurisdiction of the legislative body, but it’s up to chairman or board president to determine how public comment is managed. However, the Brown Act doesn’t address the application of public comment. Instead, that act simply sets forth a mandate of implementation.
For the past year, I spoke to members of the Board of Supervisors and the LOCSD regarding their management of public comment. The head of each of those legislative bodies talked about how they have their own style and approach, but most importantly, they prioritized public policy over public consideration. In other words, they feel that public comment and one’s public testimony rights impede board business to a point that brings exasperation and distraction to members of the board.
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