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HERE IS WHERE YOU START:
As a Modestan, or even as a visitor to ModestoView.com, There are some main groups to which you should pay attention so you can get your voice heard and make a difference.
First, the Modesto City Council.
These people are your elected officials setting the policies and the plan
for our city. They react to your, yes you the citizen, guidance. Stay
tuned to the issues. For the more recent or upcoming city council agenda,
click here:
To email the entire council at once, click the "E-mail the Council" button in the right margin.
Second, The Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors
These people play a huge role in the the lives of Modestans. See what
they are doing that affects your life and make sure that you are hooked
up in the issues. You can check out the Board of Supes meeting agenda
and issues right
here.
Read the text of the 2006 State of the County right here.
Third, State Politicians: These people can help us.
Senator Denham: senator.denham@sen.ca.gov
Senator Poochigian: senator.poochigian@sen.ca.gov
Assemblyman Aghazarian: assemblymember.aghazarian@assembly.ca.gov
Assemblymen Cogdill: assemblymember.cogdill@assembly.ca.gov
Elections are in Season
Election 2005 is over. We have a new council makeup that includes Kristen Olsen. What will the new councilbe like? Will we have a council that is protecting the people of Modesto, protecting our farmland, projecting our vision of what we can be, promoting our job creation, promoting our roads and transportation needs? Will your elected officials do what you want. Do you know what they stand for? Did you learn enough about the candidates before the election? Post your comments.
Are you secure?
Do you really know or do you really care about the terror color alert situation? click
here to check the latest Terror alerts here.
Do you believe the alerts? Are we being kept in perpetual fear?
Click here
to comment.
LEAD THOUGHTS - Here are some things to think about and take action!
Shape the
Future of Modesto
There are a variety of ways that you can make Modesto the city you
want. You can get on a city committee or you can volunteer for NEAT teams
and many other things. You can work with other citizens and professionals
to build a plan for the future and save the city some consultant bucks
and put the future of the city in your hands. Click
here to read the latest draft of the Citizens Downtown Blueprint Committe.
This was all done without one single dime of consulatant expense. Tip
a pint just for that bit of good news. Well, what are you waitng for Read
the Blueprint. Read the official city planning document here.
Solutions and Ideas
You can’t complain without a solution so here we go. The committee
process has failed us and needs to be fixed. Many of these details, terms
and conditions that are being “discovered” and batted around
during the council sessions should be discovered and handled in the committee
sessions, which are public meetings and are accessible to all people concerned.
Committees should emerge with recommendations to the council and be able
to support the data and the decisions. A committee recommendation should
really mean something. What you you think? Email
us right now. Post
your thoughts about this now.
Where have all the Moderates Gone?
All we hear is the shouting from the right or the whining from the left
and the whimpering of each side if either one of the others cries foul
or tries to beat each other at the same game. Problem is, all of these
issues are the key stones of the extremes and only the people shouting
are the ones that really care. Read
More >> Post
your thoughts about this now.
Commercial Homelessness
Modesto has an epidemic of professional homeless people. You know the
ones on the corners by the freeway that will "work for food"
but won't or don't. Asking for a handout while smoking a cigarette, that
costs fifty cents each, when an entire day of food can be purchased for
$1.00 at the local Save Mart. Read
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your thoughts about this now.
Protect Your Identity
People think that doing commerce on the internet is dangerous. The nano
seconds that your credit card leaps through the twisted web enroute to
Gap or Amazon is nothing compared to the danger of showing off your health
care card. The most dangerous number in the hands of a thief is your Social
Security number. People steal identities which costs you much more than
money. You may be responsible for bad checks and loans in another state
and may never know about it. Don't let people rip you off. Learn
more. Post
your thoughts about this now.
Make the System Work!
Issues that come before the council that are not prepared should be sent
back to committee or staff to make ready for a discussion and decision.
Is there a previous written agreement or not? Are there pertinent details
that need to be displayed? If we can’t find the answer, the issue
needs to come back before it is ready, or should have not gotten on the
agenda in the first place. Brilliant thought huh? Post
your thoughts about this now.
Have an idea about this? Post your thoughts mailto:comments@modestoview.com
Idea number 2
hfiasurqwnlkahdoi jeiqweoqiudq. Does this mean anything to you? Me either.
Although they are much better and a new printer friendly version is on
the city website, agendas are confusing, written in "cityglyphics"
they do not provide clues to what they are when referencing planning and
zoning issues. Section II, part B, version 4, does not help a citizen
become aware, when all you really have to say is “The eating area
outside a restaurant in at 10th Street Place” Need some translation
help on some of these. Tell us about your favorite gbberish.
We can do better
We can make the Modesto City Council a better place to do the people’s
business and we are all waiting the genius and progress that was promised
in the last election to become visible. Watch or go to the council and
make your own decisions. Who will be our next leaders? Maybe it is you?
The election is coming. Are you doing your part?
Is Tuesday night still the same ?
The situation at the Modesto City Council is interesting. We have a new composition on our city council. The meetings may not be as entertaining, but have we been getting the business of our city done? Are we be a community that is easy to do business with? Are we consistent and firm? Will we be smarter in our dealings with developers and planners? Is development paying it's way? Have we encouraged retail and residential living in downtown? Are we fixing our transportation system? If so, how will we pay for it. The answers to these and other exciting questions can be found at the City Council meetings. Click here to email the city council members or to post a comment on this situation.Post your thoughts about this now.
"The Old Regime"
This phrase is used with negative connotations in today’s bickering
and blaming world. In Modesto’s case, the Old Regime represents vision.
Thanks to the “old regime”, we have a new Downtown, excitement,
redevelopment and a city that now has a proud center. The verdict is in,
Downtown Redevelopment and 10th Street Place worked and continues to make
our city better. But did we gloss over the Village One fees? Did we forget to make sure the proper plans were in place or did we get the best deals? We need to remember to look forward and see what our
city will be five and ten years from now. Ask yourself, what would downtown
be like if today’s council made yesterday’s decisions. Comments
on this? comments@modestoview.com
or post them
directly here. Your comments are invited. Please email us, send a concept, a thought
or an idea that will help make our city better, smarter and more livable.
All concepts are welcome at ModestoView. Click Here to Post a Comment
VOX POP
Who are we. What does it take to make Modesto comfortable in it’s
own skin. Are we the Jewel of the Valley as some say, or are we Americana
nestled in between the mountains the the high tech capital of the world?
What do you think? Talk to us. mailto:comments@modestoview.com
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RANT AND RAVE
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want to call it ... Click
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