tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post1626822488172197077..comments2024-03-10T06:07:53.511-07:00Comments on Crazy in Suburbia: Guest Commentary on the Neiman Marcus debate: Rich Carlston explains his top 10 reasons for voting yes on Measure I positionMartha Rosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14092931417080881172noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-34954242283452571122009-10-11T21:09:12.002-07:002009-10-11T21:09:12.002-07:00Hi Anon 6:18,
I agree with you that something els...Hi Anon 6:18,<br /><br />I agree with you that something else needs to be done to help small businesses in WC. That's why I cancelled my Costco card and stopped looking for the absolute best price outside WC. I am shopping here and patronizing local businesses as much as possible. <br /><br />For example, after eating at a local Mediterranean spot downtown today, we bought a new bench for ourAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-77138477203575311462009-10-11T18:18:58.121-07:002009-10-11T18:18:58.121-07:00Anon 10:39. Nice post. I agree with your comments....Anon 10:39. Nice post. I agree with your comments. Did you see all the pros and cons in today's paper regarding the NM issue? I've never seen anything like this before... I mean, Neiman Marcus is really going to save the WC economy and downtown? Fine let's pass this, but something else needs to be done to help downtown small businesses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-31602065498501778562009-10-10T22:39:17.218-07:002009-10-10T22:39:17.218-07:00Library was way overdone. Two of the council memb...Library was way overdone. Two of the council members that passed it are no longer on the council (Abrams and Regalia) and Skrel voted against it. So the only two anyone really has a beef with are Cindy Silva and Sue Rainey. Had they been more reasonable and proposed a say, $10 million library instead of $45mil, I think a lot more residents as well as city employees would have accepted it. TheAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-58385905507233230082009-10-10T15:52:19.983-07:002009-10-10T15:52:19.983-07:00Deciding gets easier every day - I can side with t...Deciding gets easier every day - I can side with the anti-intellectual, anti-library forces in town and vote no or side with people who value investment in the community, the richness of literature and the understanding of our complex culture and vote yes. Easy - I'm voting Yes on I.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-48055169807914240552009-10-09T16:33:09.671-07:002009-10-09T16:33:09.671-07:00WC,
It is pretty arrogant of you to use the initi...WC,<br /><br />It is pretty arrogant of you to use the initials of Walnut Creek as your moniker. <br /><br />If your accusations were true, these rascally City Councilmembers would have been thrown out long ago instead of being elected and re-elected with strong majorities. In fact some of the opponents of Measure I were indeed voted out of office. <br /><br />The majority of Walnut Creek Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-91921314633963387002009-10-09T15:27:31.482-07:002009-10-09T15:27:31.482-07:00I have lived in WC almost my entire life. I am vo...I have lived in WC almost my entire life. I am voting NO on this. Clearly reading the earlier posts this is the same group of people that supported our town OVERSPENDING for a library. Now we are in dire straights financially. This is the same group that supported our City Council that is made up of people who all financed their campaigns with contributions from the developers of Nieman WChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01708093478089493196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-56831746772428886772009-10-09T14:51:42.698-07:002009-10-09T14:51:42.698-07:00Let's see - I can read the comments of a paid ...Let's see - I can read the comments of a paid consultant who lives God knows where or the comments of a local resident...hummmm... this is really hard - I'm voting Yes. If there were any real local opposition they would write their own stuff.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-68573973667457723352009-10-09T14:50:17.270-07:002009-10-09T14:50:17.270-07:00I was planning to vote no - but this exchange has ...I was planning to vote no - but this exchange has made me a solid Yes vote.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-62445800617118790952009-10-09T14:26:45.476-07:002009-10-09T14:26:45.476-07:00Like Bob Brittain, I also support the construction...Like Bob Brittain, I also support the construction of our new library. And I also support the arts, parks and open space and other worthwhile experiences in our city. When added to our fine police force and well-maintained streets, we are the envy, not the laughing stock, of neighboring communities. Whoever thinks otherwise has not been in a leadership position in one of those cities. Retail Diane Longshorenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-86132562320321224312009-10-09T14:02:12.739-07:002009-10-09T14:02:12.739-07:00The building will be built by Broadway Plaza. Neim...The building will be built by Broadway Plaza. Neiman-Marcus has assigned a 20 year lease with Broadwat Plaza with an option to extend it to 100 years. <br /><br />Neiman is a privately owned company that is not subject to the same vulnerabilities as a public (stockowner-controlled) company.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-21140622317300049122009-10-09T11:21:50.171-07:002009-10-09T11:21:50.171-07:00First, let me apologize if this gets posted twice,...First, let me apologize if this gets posted twice, there was an issue when I first tried to post. <br />Did anyone read the article in the Times about Neiman Marcus. The last two paragraphs state:<br />"Neiman Marcus.......reported last month its fiscal fourth-quarter loss widened compared with a year earlier....." "For the quarter that ended Aug. 1, the retailer reported a loss ofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-43285830948416249622009-10-09T09:03:22.865-07:002009-10-09T09:03:22.865-07:00I live in Walnut Creek and I am for ANY store to m...I live in Walnut Creek and I am for ANY store to move in and get the tax revenue flowing as quickly as possible.<br /><br />The arguments supporting the push to get Measure I passed are weak.<br /><br />#1 The more jobs argument is pretty thin. Anything that opens up downtown will create more jobs. I don't count the construction jobs because they are fleeting. As for the longer term positionsDumbAsBrickshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16369303748430626782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-35199736513785392222009-10-09T07:43:31.752-07:002009-10-09T07:43:31.752-07:00MOST people in the East Bay don't really care ...MOST people in the East Bay don't really care about WC enough for it to be a laughing-stock. Or notice it. Most people deal with their own often very huge and challenging issues. This has turned into a Huge Deal here, obviously -- local radar.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-51547083201076842322009-10-09T06:39:06.531-07:002009-10-09T06:39:06.531-07:00Walnut Creek has become the laughing stock of the ...Walnut Creek has become the laughing stock of the East Bay: $40-something million for a library when there are already several libraries near by. The NM fiasco is so humorous! I mean who cares, build the damn thing. And thirdly, the night life is so dismal considering that there have been articles about the great sexy cougars that are out and about in places like 1515.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-63280421058943376912009-10-09T00:19:45.353-07:002009-10-09T00:19:45.353-07:00I didn't support the library (the parking port...I didn't support the library (the parking portion and the city council end around) so I am not of the 'library crowd' but I do live near downtown and I am voting Yes on I. Thanks SM for providing a venue that allowed both sides of the issue to be heard. Although my mind has been made up for some time, Mr.Carlston's "10 Reasons" removed any doubt that this is a well Castle Hill Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18299914113286112818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-34901401917371101032009-10-08T22:49:54.873-07:002009-10-08T22:49:54.873-07:00I confess to supporting our new library.
Mea culpa...I confess to supporting our new library.<br />Mea culpa.<br />BobBob Brittainnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-76812280945668993992009-10-08T21:27:33.322-07:002009-10-08T21:27:33.322-07:00What a Lie. Bob Brittan is a shill for the librar...What a Lie. Bob Brittan is a shill for the library crowd.<br /><br />This project is totally against the General Plan. It is a Corporatists orgasm. <br /><br />Wake up, creeksters.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-239044155809741001.post-51605199791870207632009-10-08T20:38:01.067-07:002009-10-08T20:38:01.067-07:00Soccer Mom,
Thanks for presenting both commentarie...Soccer Mom,<br />Thanks for presenting both commentaries.<br />The answer is obvious to most Walnut Creek residents. YES on Measure I.<br />Bob BrittainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com