[officeholders] Seeking Green officeholder experience for book

Tue Jul 14 15:58:26 PDT 2015

Although there is much truth told in this communication from marina's green
mayor, he is leaving out his campaign funding at 25% or more from Shea
homes, Shea properties, and other corporations as well as the campaign
funding of the Packard family interested in expanding the service area of a
subsidiary of the largest investor owned water purveyor in north America by
eliminating a public water agency, the one I am elected to and serve as a
volunteer, the one that just created a strategic plan, hired new executive
staff, and has been embattled with the American Water corporation since
2011. The controversial service area is the area of the entitled Shea homes.

Chicken ordinance is good. Mrs Mayor made a really cute PowerPoint
presentation complete with sound effects for the council meetings. She also
brought adorable children into the chambers for the plastic bag
discussions. Incentive programs or gifts of public funds supported by the
Marina Mayor for cinemark should not be left silent in favor of mentioning
chicken and bag ordinances.

Green is not only defined by small advances of chickens but there needs to
be fierce championing of campaign financing and ethical standards in
government. This is where Mr & Mrs Marina Mayor align more with local Dems,
not conservative dems but aligned with many of our local Dems like Farr,
Burnett, and Monning. Popular and moderate as well as democrat rather than
deep green. These dems also stand for increasing the size and power of the
water corporation and speak about their need to eliminate the public water
agency especially in the Shea area.

These campaign contributions and recent voting record have left many of us
scratching our heads over the wisdom of continuing to support the green
mayor. I appreciate that he has responded in this way.

Jan shriner
Director
Marina coast water district
On Jul 14, 2015 11:40 AM, "Bruce Delgado" <bdelgado62 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Mike,
>
> Here's a summary of my thinking now serving my 4th term as Mayor since 4
> years as City Councilmember.
>
> My being a member of the Green Party is definitely noticed in the press
> and in public meetings. I have to downplay it a bit because as a fed
> employee I can't give even the perception that I am serving a partisan
> office. Still my Green values and affiliation are well known and I think
> appreciated by most as being different and well justified. However I must
> work hard to do all the City business that most cities have AND do green
> initiatives wherever I can. I am more active a mayor than any other I have
> observed. It is extremely helpful to have an active wife who supports and
> participates in this.
>
> City of Marina's UGB in 2000 passed when I was elected to City
> Council. Still Marina has the the only UGB in Monterey County history!My
> platform then of supporting the UGB and vision for Marina to become a
> university town laid the foundation for my platforms since.
>
> After 2000 election main focus has been to become a university town (next
> to CSUMB), redevelop blight left on closed Fort Ord Army Base, and to
> preserve open space threatened by new development. Since 2008 as Mayor I
> necessarily needed to be fiscally conservative and balance our
> out-of-balance budget or no funds would be available for green or any
> discretionary projects.
> Finally in 2015 we have a balanced budget and are planning for funds to be
> used on sustainability projects, downtown beautification, and a large new
> trail and greenway network throughout the City.
>
> Important to note that Green mayors may need to spend significant time on
> budget, personnel, public safety, support of downtown businesses and other
> issues not directly green related. However, if Green electeds are
> especially ambitious they can also volunteer to bring green projects to
> their community quasi outside their role as electeds. My wife and I
> personally bring green initiatives to City Council and public events (e.g.
> chicken legalization, reusable bag ordinance, implementation and monitoring
> of styro ban, waste free events, public art downtown, light rail,
> roundabouts to replace 4-way intersections).
>
> hope this helps,
> Bruce
>
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2015 at 10:49 AM, Mike Feinstein <mfeinstein at feinstein.org
> > wrote:
>
>> Dear fellow present and former elected Greens
>>
>> I have accepted an offer to contribute to a book and my chapter is to
>> focus on the following:
>>
>> GREEN GOVERNMENT: What Greens do when they win elections
>>
>>         • Successes of Greens in government
>>         • The Green inside/outside strategy
>>         • Greens in coalition government
>>         • Coordination among communities
>>
>> My entire chapter can only be a max of 1600 words
>>
>> With that in mind, if there is something you have done that you want to
>> share from one of the four categories above, please send a few hundred
>> words to me.  If I end up working it into my chapter, I will come back to
>> you with revised text for your review for the part describing your work.
>>
>> I have an end of July deadline for my first draft, so please send me
>> something so I'll know whether to include you and we can go from there.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> MIke Feinstein
>> former Green Mayor and City Councilmember
>> Santa Monica, CA
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>
>
>
> --
> Bruce
> (831) 277-7690
>
>
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