Tag Archives: Collaboration

If you try, sometimes you get what you need

By Teri | October 15, 2008

When the Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 (Thornton dissenting) in favor of Mountain Springs’ proposed reduced unit alternative, a number of people said, “Well, we didn’t get everything that we wanted, but neither did they.” That perspective focuses on what was lost and ignores that most folks did in fact get what they needed to agree [...]

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Making it through tough economic times: together we can!

By Teri | October 11, 2008

Our economy is in trouble. Consumer goods prices – gas, food, and other necessities – have gone up significantly. Folks are losing their homes. Businesses are closing. And those least able to deal with economic hardship – the elderly, children, disabled, and others – and the agencies/service providers that form a safety net for them [...]

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Together they did: affordable housing moves forward

By Teri | February 20, 2008

What do the following people have in common?
Paula Authier, Mark Banks, Beetle Barbour, Ron Kopf, Jim O’Neil, George Segarini, and Jim Todd.
Give up?
Not only are they friends of mine, but they put aside a long history of contention and came to agreement so that the county could begin to address a major issue – the [...]

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