Mayor Amabile ( 10 of 10 )
The last time we did this there was some criticism on our procedure. It wasn't the selection. I want to read more
The last time we did this there was some criticism on our procedure. It wasn't the selection. I want to make that very clear. It was the way we handled ourselves on the logistics of it.
If you go to the museum in Sacramento today there are three people they recognize as founders of California and read more
If you go to the museum in Sacramento today there are three people they recognize as founders of California and Henry Miller is one of them. We are very proud of that.
I'm personally not against billboards, but I am worried about the looks within the city limits. I see billboards as read more
I'm personally not against billboards, but I am worried about the looks within the city limits. I see billboards as more of a process of, as you're coming into town, wanting people to stop and service our businesses, buy their gas and stuff like that. Once you come into town and get into high density growth and mini-stores it becomes more of a distraction and a nuisance.
I don't disagree that if you're ill you should be able to get marijuana and decrease your pain, especially if read more
I don't disagree that if you're ill you should be able to get marijuana and decrease your pain, especially if you're critically ill. Our stand here is that we are torn between federal and state law. We don't want to violate federal law and go along with the state law, so we are making dispensaries illegal until they get the laws in order.
He has a lot of development and planning experience in the Central Valley, not Bay Area experience, and that's important.
He has a lot of development and planning experience in the Central Valley, not Bay Area experience, and that's important.
The most important thing is small businesses find their niche.
The most important thing is small businesses find their niche.
I'm pushing hard for affordable housing. I'm encouraging developers to bring in projects at a lower cost to locals.
I'm pushing hard for affordable housing. I'm encouraging developers to bring in projects at a lower cost to locals.
It's not because we want to discriminate against any race. We're not prejudice up here. The decision by the City read more
It's not because we want to discriminate against any race. We're not prejudice up here. The decision by the City Council was that new streets be named after past presidents and possibly after the people that you talked about. We do not want to name existing streets because we are worried about what the cost would be to our neighbors who live on that street.
Today as we celebrate the birth, the life, the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is a time for read more
Today as we celebrate the birth, the life, the dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, it is a time for our nation to remember the injustices that Dr. King fought (against). It is a time to remember his fight for freedom, equality and dignity of all races and all people. He was an incredible man ... he forced our nation to look inside and face our own flaws.
The function of an ordinance in the first few months is to serve as an education process.
The function of an ordinance in the first few months is to serve as an education process.
