Comments on: Nancy Nadel needs to go. Now.

By: TC Smith

TC Smith — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:29:46 +0000

Nadel should be recalled – - she has done nothing to improve the safety of West Oakland or parts of downtown that are part of her district. Driving in the area of Mandela Parkway (side streets) it was shocking to see what was going on……she keeps the area down…..She is also very rude! Time for change people…someone who actually wants to work for their district!

By: oakland Resident

oakland Resident — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:20:20 +0000

BBI Construction sent out emails protesting the cities proposed council cuts of Public Works, He is upset because his city funded tree program is on the chopping blocks. How many more millions of the cities budget is Nancy going to spend on funding developers?

By: Max Allstadt

Max Allstadt — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:15:10 +0000

Call me crazy, but I think it can be done for real. Without the National Guard or the SWAT team.

There is a powerful force in Peidmont that just needs a little amplification. That force is called guilt.

By: V Smoothe

V Smoothe — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:48:42 +0000

The town I’m from was threatened with annexation by the big city next door, and after much fuss, they managed to avoid it, but now have to pay the city like sixteen million dollars for the privilege of remaining independent. If only we could work some of that magic with Piedmont and Emeryville!

By: Josh Abrams

Josh Abrams — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:42:48 +0000

I’ve always had this fantasy of the OPD swat team together with the CA National Guard annexing Piedmont by force, bringing their tax-base along with them

That said – Oakland could use some re-districting…

By: Max Allstadt

Max Allstadt — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:46:49 +0000

While we’re fantsizing:

To ARMS!!! War with Piedmont! They shall submit!

By: Chris Kidd

Chris Kidd — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:33:49 +0000

District 3.5?

By: Ralph

Ralph — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:37:15 +0000

Can JLS, downtown, uptown and the lake secede from the district and form our own district?

By: Ralph

Ralph — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:34:13 +0000

max,
residents voices should matter some, but at the end of the day, the city needs to be profitable and at times that will include decisions people don’t always like but are in the best interest of moving the city forward.

that said, i would love to know what this industry nn and others thought was worth preserving. we aren’t the post-war industrial nation of the 40s and 50s. industry has been leaving cities for years, what are we preserving?

as for artist colonies, i love them; they are a leading indicator of where rich white people are going to invest oodles of cash for property.

By: Joanna/OnTheGoJo

Joanna/OnTheGoJo — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:43:39 +0000

Steve, Steve, Steve… we’re buddies, and I always enjoy chattering about the neighborhood with you…

But with all due respect, how can you credit NN for the permit plan? It just happened to happen on her watch. I never felt that she was 100% behind it. Maybe 20%.

And air quality?! Are you serious? Didn’t we just talk a week or two ago about how our neighborhood is totally ignored in terms of air quality and how many times have we asked that our air quality be measured? That was an issue for O29 as well. All NN cares about is the air quality in West Oakland.

After being on the “Planning, land use, and zoning task force” for a few months, I had to throw the towel in on the subject. Too many agendas within the task force, despite everyone saying that they would put personal agendas aside. My biggest hope for that group is that Norman Hooks got involved. Now, if you can just keep him involved instead of frustrating the crap out of him, that’s the key.

Peace out,
Joanna