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3 months ago
in SCHIPSKE CALLS ON MAYOR AND COUNCIL TO REVISIT WETLANDS DEAL on The District Weekly
There are a lot of good, no GREAT, city employees. Always has been, at least going back over 40 years in my case.
The problem with Long Beach (and the LBUSD) is when the top administration gets to the money deals, it's the good 'ol boys network. It's always been people like prevratil, dean, pook, feinberg etc. It's institutionalized culture, I'm afraid, that must be changed.
Poor Gerrie, she's making some powerful enemies. And Grabinski thought the IPT was hard on him.
I mean really, no appraisal, no soil studies, no required revenue allocation; where else in the world would that be allowed to take place?
The problem with Long Beach (and the LBUSD) is when the top administration gets to the money deals, it's the good 'ol boys network. It's always been people like prevratil, dean, pook, feinberg etc. It's institutionalized culture, I'm afraid, that must be changed.
Poor Gerrie, she's making some powerful enemies. And Grabinski thought the IPT was hard on him.
I mean really, no appraisal, no soil studies, no required revenue allocation; where else in the world would that be allowed to take place?
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No Name
There are many great city employees who are totally taken for granted. The vast majority of whom are not in the "hundred thousand club," AND are not even paid MARKET RATE compared to other cities. These dedicated employees are also getting dirt kicked in their faces BY BEING FURLOUGHED while the muckity mucks are making this enormous gift of public funds to their golfing buddies. Hundreds of thousands (likely millions) of dollars will need to be spent to relocate the public service yard and to remediate the pollution that exists there for this wealthy developer who WILL DO NOTHING to remediate the site that he is trading but who WILL retain lucrative mineral rights.
5 months ago
in WOULD YOU WRITE A RECOMMENDATION FOR JOE PREVRATIL? THESE LOCAL NOTABLES DID on The District Weekly
Read between the lines...they just want to make sure joe goes away; enough damage done here.
Right on whordon, what joe did with the queen was just incredible.
Right on whordon, what joe did with the queen was just incredible.
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Juan Pardell
Ya. What he did was incredibly f**ked up.
6 months ago
in MAYOR FOSTER TO CITY: “LET’S TALK” on The District Weekly
What's this lady on? Flowing some good ideas? I'd laugh if it weren't so sad. It's always been a one-way conversation around here, at least from my 50+ years experience in wrong beach. Mayor Foster IS an improvement over the previous ones, though.
I will say I commend Mayor Foster for keeping the shameless unionboss randy gordons hands out of the city till for this year's State of the City address. Too bad for us that knabe is also shameless for bending over as carpetbagger randy grubbily picks his state of the county address pockets.
jeanine said:
"Mike, attitude is everything. I suspect it's your approach Mr. Foster doesn't like. I already know your background as I've been a faithful District reader since its inception, and I've lived in LB and worked in LB for 20+ years.
Why don't you get constructive and start flowing some good ideas for improvements his way rather than denigrate his efforts?
It's something I practice with my kids: positive redirection-- why not try it?"
I will say I commend Mayor Foster for keeping the shameless unionboss randy gordons hands out of the city till for this year's State of the City address. Too bad for us that knabe is also shameless for bending over as carpetbagger randy grubbily picks his state of the county address pockets.
jeanine said:
"Mike, attitude is everything. I suspect it's your approach Mr. Foster doesn't like. I already know your background as I've been a faithful District reader since its inception, and I've lived in LB and worked in LB for 20+ years.
Why don't you get constructive and start flowing some good ideas for improvements his way rather than denigrate his efforts?
It's something I practice with my kids: positive redirection-- why not try it?"
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jeanine
I'll definitely agree that ideas haven't been well received in the past, but he does appear to be asking for them now.
...And I will assume you are merely using light hearted teasing when you imply I must be on something to be encouraging everyone to have a positive attitude, so no offense taken.
I didn't support Measure I, and I am as tired as the "good 'ol boy-politics as usual" as all of you-- but there does come a point in time when we need to stop complaining and decide what we are going to do. I think apathy in the community is one of our biggest problems. I worked as an election worker in the June election and less than 15% of the voters at that poll voted--this means the council person for that district was selected by less than 15% of the people! Our biggest problem is to get our citizens off their couches and into the community-they need to start absolutely barraging the mayor with their ideas.
...And I will assume you are merely using light hearted teasing when you imply I must be on something to be encouraging everyone to have a positive attitude, so no offense taken.
I didn't support Measure I, and I am as tired as the "good 'ol boy-politics as usual" as all of you-- but there does come a point in time when we need to stop complaining and decide what we are going to do. I think apathy in the community is one of our biggest problems. I worked as an election worker in the June election and less than 15% of the voters at that poll voted--this means the council person for that district was selected by less than 15% of the people! Our biggest problem is to get our citizens off their couches and into the community-they need to start absolutely barraging the mayor with their ideas.
