tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838055782779464438.post7742961976667193837..comments2008-12-26T18:23:22.532-08:00Doug Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07760966161795317544noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838055782779464438.post-84952883312552463242008-12-26T18:23:00.000-08:002008-12-26T18:23:00.000-08:00Doug,<BR/>I would like to see a similar forum with the Board of Supervisors. Some of Tucson's issues and challenges are controlled by the county. i.e. Tranportation.<BR/>I especially agreed and was going to make a similar comment as Iron Viking ... re: councel members whose primary experience is gov and non profit jobs. One will eventually manage from their experience and perspective.garyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00090120693351277232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838055782779464438.post-72951802107973131452008-12-22T09:01:00.000-08:002008-12-22T09:01:00.000-08:00Doug,<BR/><BR/>I think a great part of th problem is what I call the Iron Triangle.<BR/><BR/>If you look at the bios of the Council staffers, there's a plethora of people who formerly worked for leftist enviro causes, or Raul Grijalva, plus some former newspaper reporters.<BR/><BR/>These three groups mutually reinforce one another (because the papers back Grijalva and his surrogates and the enviros virtually 100%). Some of these aides don't mind that the Tucson skyline hasn't changes since 1986 because they're anti-growth. But I think the single biggest problem is that they're far removed from modern capitalism and have no experience working for a profit-makling enterprise. <BR/><BR/>This city is not going to move ahead and catch up with its rivals or be an inviting place as long as we have people driving the process whose only experience is running non-profits or holding gov't jobs.<BR/><BR/>Finally, if something's not done about Tucson's high crime rate, downtown development kis always going to be difficult. Yet the Council chooses not to talk about the crime problems and is all too enthralled with the artists and the warehouse district.Iron Vikinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16412393268582033955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3838055782779464438.post-85785302972801843842008-12-16T10:24:00.000-08:002008-12-16T10:24:00.000-08:00I'll give Rodney a check on the ice when I see him! Actually yesterday he was playing hockey. Amazing perspetive from your time in ALBQ, and kind of sad, but in my 15 years out here, I can see where half of this city seems to be stuck in 1900 and the other half is ready to go, go, go. Coming from L.A. there is no comparision to what I was used to before getting here.Beau Jameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09896429481226381953noreply@blogger.com