By Teri | February 18, 2011
At a meeting in Vallejo this morning, United States Forest Service (USFS) Regional Forester Randy Moore said he’s given his forest supervisors direction to work closely with County Boards of Supervisors to build relationships, resolve conflict, and come up with solutions that work for everyone… or most everyone. Needless to say, that made my day. A California [...]
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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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 [...]
Posted in Land Use | Also tagged Affordable Housing |