The “One Bay Area” group reported back to its unelected bureaucratic masters June 10, during joint meeting of ABAG and MTC with plans on whitewashing fraudulent results of politically staged community planning events that would be used to justify so-called “smart growth” plans in the nine county Bay Area. Below is the latest YouTube video of concerned citizens fighting back against the “One Bay Area” Agenda 21 plan. The entire meeting was taped. The public comments start at 1:16.In addition to the report, the meeting included public input, mostly from our side (The East Bay Area Tea Party and many others). See clip below the fold.
Bill Gram-Reefer is Editor & Publisher of Halfway To Concord, founded in 2004. Halfway To Concord is the leading online source for community-driven political news, events, and opinion for Contra Costa County and the San Francisco East Bay.
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Patriots,
The MTC/ABAG meeting to vote on whether to adopt 5 alternative visioning scenarios for the Bay Area is happening tomorrow!!
Two weeks ago a group of us showed up and opposed their action to vote on this. We were successful in stopping them. They are reconvening to try to push it through again. HELP US Stop the UN Agenda 21 plan for the Bay Area tomorrow.
You can view the video of us opposing their plan at the last MTC/ABAG mtg:
http://www.halfwaytoconcord.com/video-plan-bay-area-report/
We need people to show up tomorrow and oppose the vote to continue on with this visioning process.
The meeting is at:
MTC (Metropolitan Transportation Commission) Headquarters in Oakland.
101 8th Street
Wed. June 22nd at 9:45am (tomorrow is my birthday. I’m going to spend it opposing this tyranny. Come join me.)
Here’s a copy of the Agenda for tomorrow’S meeting: http://apps.mtc.ca.gov/events/agendaView.akt?p=1687
Here are some talking points for tomorrow:
1. We do not want “Stack and Pack” housing next to mass transit.
2. We do not want Unelected Regional bodies like MTC and ABAG to dictate how and where the citizens of the Bay Area should live.
3. We do not want our tax payer money spent on UN Agenda 21 programs that infringe on our freedoms
4. The visioning process was flawed. There was no monetary values associated with the items that were presented.
5. The visioning process did not address what jobs would be available in the future and where
6. No businesses were consulted in this process.
7. This is unconstitutional for regional governments to dictate how and where local communities should grow in the future
8. We do not want regional unelected agencies to dictate housing. This has never been done and is wrong.
9. What is this all going to cost?
10. Why are all the visions for all of our communities the same?
11. Why did we pay GreenBelt Alliance and other non-profit govtmental agencies who have a stake in the outcome for this?
12. Why are we the people not voting on this as a ballot initiative?
13. Local cities have stated their future housing and job growth information was inaccurate making this visioning process worthless.
We also need people to launch an email and letter writing campaign to all of the members of the board. If you cannot attend the meeting. Please send an email to one or all of the MTC/ABAG members. Their info is below.
MTC Commissioners
ADRIENNE J. TISSIER, Chair
Representing San Mateo County
Supervisor, San Mateo County
Hall of Justice
400 County Center, 1st Floor
Redwood City, CA 94063
Phone: 650/363-4572 650/363-4572
FAX: 650/701-0564
atissier@co.sanmateo.ca.us
AMY REIN WORTH, Vice Chair
Representing Cities of Contra Costa County
Councilmember, City of Orinda
22 Orinda Way
Orinda, CA 94563
Phone: 925/253-4200 925/253-4200
Fax: 925/254-9158
aworth@ci.orinda.ca.us
TOM AZUMBRADO
Representing U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Director, San Francisco Multifamily Hub
600 Harrison Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94107-1387
Phone: 415/489-6618 415/489-6618
Fax: 415/489-6620
Thomas_W._Azumbrado@HUD.GOV
TOM BATES
Representing Cities of Alameda County
Mayor, City of Berkeley
2180 Milvia Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone: 510/981-7100 510/981-7100
Fax: 510/981-7199
mayor@ci.berkeley.ca.us
DAVID CAMPOS
Representing City and County of San Francisco
Supervisor, San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall, Room 244
San Francisco, Ca 94102-4689
Phone: 415/554-5144 415/554-5144
Fax: 415/554-6255
David.Campos@sfgov.org
DAVE CORTESE
Representing Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
County Government Center
Tenth Floor – East Wing
70 West Hedding Street
San Jose, CA. 95110
Phone: 408/299-5030 408/299-5030
Fax: 408/298-6637
dave.cortese@bos.sccgov.org
BILL DODD
Representing Napa County and Cities
Napa County Board of Supervisors
1195-3rd Street, Room 310
Napa, CA 94559
Phone: 707/259-8278 707/259-8278
Fax: 707/299-4141
bill.dodd@countyofnapa.org
DORENE M. GIACOPINI
Representing U.S. Department of Transportation
Joseph P. Bort MetroCenter
101 Eighth Street
Oakland, CA 94607
Phone: 510/758-0553 510/758-0553
Fax: 510/588-5593
dgiacopini@mtc.ca.gov
FEDERAL D. GLOVER
Representing Contra Costa County
Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors
315 E. Leland Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565
Phone 925/427-8138 925/427-8138
Fax: 925/427-8142
dist5@bos.cccounty.us
MARK GREEN
Representing Association of Bay Area Governments
Mayor, Union City
City Hall
34009 Alvarado-Niles Rd
Union City, CA 94587
510/675-5325 510/675-5325
markg@unioncity.org
SCOTT HAGGERTY
Representing Alameda County
Alameda County Board of Supervisors
1221 Oak Street, Room 536
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510/272-6691 510/272-6691
Fax: 510/208-3910
district1@acgov.org
ANNE W. HALSTED
Representing San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
50 California Street, 26th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Phone: 415/352-3600 415/352-3600
Fax: 415/398-6315
ahalsted@aol.com
STEVE KINSEY
Representing Marin County and Cities
Marin County Board of Supervisors
3501 Civic Center Dr., Suite 329
San Rafael, CA 94903-4193
Phone: 415/499-7331 415/499-7331
Fax: 415/499-3060
skinsey@co.marin.ca.us
SAM LICCARDO
Representing Cities of Santa Clara County
Council Member District 3
San José City Hall
200 East Santa Clara St.
San José, CA 95113
District3@sanjoseca.gov
408/535-4903 408/535-4903
JAKE MACKENZIE
Representing Sonoma County and Cities
Councilmember, City of Rohnert Park
1536 Gladstone Way
Rohnert Park, California 94928
Phone: 707/584-1195 707/584-1195
Fax: 707/584-2338
blumacjazz@aol.com
KEVIN MULLIN
Representing Cities of San Mateo County
Mayor, City of South San Francisco
400 Grand Avenue
South San Francisco, CA 94080
650/877-8504 650/877-8504
kevin@km2communications.com
BIJAN SARTIPI
Representing State Business, Transportation and Housing Agency
Caltrans, District 4 Director
P. O. Box 23660
Oakland, CA 94623-0660
Phone: 510/286-5900 510/286-5900
Fax: 510/286-5903
bijan_sartipi@dot.ca.gov
JAMES P. SPERING
Representing Solano County and Cities
Supervisor, Solano County
501 Kings Way
Suisun City, CA 94585
Phone: 707/429-1900 707/429-1900
Fax: 707/429-0168
jimzspering@sbcglobal.net
SCOTT WIENER
San Francisco Mayor’s Appointee
Supervisor, San Francisco City and County Board of Supervisors
1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place
City Hall, Room 244
San Francisco, Ca 94102-4689
Phone: 415/554-6968 415/554-6968
Fax: 415/554-6909
Scott.Wiener@sfgov.org
Here are the key staff members to email to as well:
Steve Heminger, Executive Director
sheminger@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5810
Ann Flemer, Deputy Executive Director, Policy
aflemer@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5820 510.817.5820
Andrew B. Fremier, Deputy Executive Director, Operations
afremier@mtc.ca.gov
510.817.5840