You’re a citizen, an advocate for democracy with this first step, paying attention.
This is a pretty easy one. Pour a cup of coffee or if it's late, pop some popcorn and watch old footage. That's it. The next few weeks are really important for citizen engagement in the biggest project in town, the General Plan Update (GPU) with informational open house sessions and workshops on Housing Needs and Growth scheduled from now until May 14th.
But first, become familiar with or, if you participated in the last two years, re-acquaint yourself with some of the key aspects of the GPU. What did our council members say to the consultant, the staff, SANDAG demographer, each other and the public?
Yesterday's post is a starting place for an overview of the entire GPU as presented last year, months before releasing the first draft when Stocks and Gaspar acted out a whole series of offensive moves. Today, council comments from Councilwomen Barth and Gaspar from that meeting are included below.
For the entire meeting, go to the city video archves and select May 11, 2011.
