Comments by Ken King
June 01, 2006
Sorry to appear oblique to those unacquainted with the cargo cult phenomenon, but google the term and you'll find over a million and a half links. Briefly, natives of the islands thought that either shipwrecked provisions, or later, stuff dropped on their beaches by Americans during WWII could be conjured up again through prayer and rituals. Obviously things didn't turn out as the believers expected. Their beliefs undiminished, they thought they were either not performing the rituals correctly, or…
June 01, 2006
Sorry to appear oblique to those unacquainted with the cargo cult phenomenon, but google the term and you'll find over a million and a half links. Briefly, natives of the islands thought that either shipwrecked provisions, or later, stuff dropped on their beaches by Americans during WWII could be conjured up again through prayer and rituals. Obviously things didn't turn out as the believers expected. Their beliefs undiminished, they thought they were either not performing the rituals correctly, or…
May 31, 2006
I am happy that CCF is pushing for Foothill as an introduction to its proposed solutions for Coastside improvements, because it serves as a wonderful exmaple updating the cargo cult of the South Sea Islanders, our own contemporary cargo cult, if you will. For anyone paying the slightest attention to the arguments, you don't have to read the Settlement agreement to form an opinion about the foolishness of the Foothill/Bayview idea. Just scroll up and look at the map above. Instead of driving south…
May 29, 2006
Mr. Bacon, I see in reading your last two posts that you avoided all of my points except one, where you claim that the Beachwood owners disagree with CCF's approach to Foothil/Bayview. (Because you seem to be a careful reader, I find it curious that you confound that point by offering as evidence Ailanto opposing CCF, which is what I said when alluding to Ailanto being content with the current (Settlement) agreement.) So what evidence can you offer to prove that the Beachwood owners aren't behind…
May 27, 2006
Was away several weeks when CCF's proposal emerged, and it's a daunting exercise reading and considering all of the posts on Coastsider. Rather than argue against any particular respondent this late in the discussion, I'll offer some observations that I think apply, perhaps alluded to by some, but not spelled out. The timing of CCF's proposal, by the way, appears politically opportunistic in allowing proponents to make some hay with disgruntled commuters and Terrace/Highland Park residents. First,…
May 18, 2006
Janet, if you've been reading Mr. Muteff's posts to Mike's articles, you'd have noted he didn't address a single one of Mike's points despite claiming he was going to expose and rebut a number of errors Mike committed. Because he completely begged all of the questions, I imagine Mike only takes Mr. Muteff seriously to the degree that he imagines others might be misled by him. I saw Mike's post to you last fall and I thought that you were overly-sensitive and that he had been completely respectful.…
June 05, 2006
Let's see, people with kids in schools away from the coastside don't support S (nor do homeschoolers so far as I know). The gist of the No on S folk's message is that local teachers make more money than they used to, but the implication is they make too much for the job they're said to be doing. The Nos complain that bussing's not included, but then the tax would be larger, so more difficult to pass. The Nos call for nothing very controversial, just a complete overhaul of the system. If that was…
June 04, 2006
Mr. Pettengill's comments about having been educated in the British system are interesting and bear on what I said about the two-track, elitist nature of that system. I don't doubt that it educates along with training the kids slated for the trades, but it still significantly directs their life path along predictable lines. I don't doubt his brother does well enough and may be satisfied with his rung on the ladder, but his choice was restricted early in life. Those on the elite track, on the other…
June 03, 2006
Joel, I agree with your sentiments on this one. I volunteered my time phone banking and spent hours walking neighborhoods with door-hangers reminding people to vote for S. I don't doubt the earnestness of all posters on this issue, so don't want to argue with anyone opposed, just say my say. That is, I'd rather keep my $175 than give it to someone else, but I think it's important to contribute to my community. Do I like the school board or think it makes good decisions. No. But it is elected so it…
February 22, 2006
I have a friend in CT who's been an avid fan of this group for several years--the only one he and his wife follow in fact. Thanks for the link to their site, Barry: I went and listened to about 20 samples from their albums and they're as smooth as silk. The lead singer is as good a female vocalist as you can hear today. kk
January 04, 2006
As Naomi Patridge pointed out two weeks ago, and again last night, it is just politics and they have the power to do it. Several planning commissioners who spoke related it took them a year to get up to speed on the issues, so assuming that's true, the commission will proceed by fits and starts given as many as three neophites may join at a given time, or two new ones may swing the majority another way. And that is the point that seems to be overlooked in this decision, that the politics can cut…
December 29, 2005
The normal cold water upwilling that occurs during the summer months that brings up the krill that fuel the foodchain failed to operate this year so that breeding birds on the Farallons and other islands were unable to raise young; also many adult birds were reported to have starved. We have storms every year without the phalaropes having abandoned the ocean wholesale as in this case, so it looks like a continuation of that phenomenon. I found one on Monday morning at the intersection of Main Street…
November 21, 2005
Mike looked happy in the photo, but Reed looks like the smug one in print.
November 17, 2005
bginna, parks take time to design, undergo CEQA, finance and build, and this one will be built in stages once work begins. We're probably talking up to five years for all of this. This is going to cost between $6 and $7 million ($3.1 for land and the rest for development), but there is a lot of grant money available due to park bonds the voters passed a few years ago. In the scheme of things, this is a tiny investment that should have been made much earlier in our history, but the fact it wasn't…
November 10, 2005
HMB Ranger and now davy crockett? George Muteff or Clay Lambert? Why hide behind pseudonyms, as if your opinions won't carry water if you used your given surname? I've attended council meetings faithfully for a year and a half and will tell you that Mike mainly gives back what he gets. Jim Grady may achieve sainthood, but only with an ulcerous gut. Regarding Wavecrest, there is a signed deal that was about to be executed when a frog was discovered. They will break ground there one of these days.…
November 09, 2005
Sorry to disagree with you, Ranger, but many people had written Mike Ferreira off, so his win was a surprise, maybe even a wake up call to some folks. He's there and they are going to have to work with the majority if they want solve their problems. Muteff was not a newcomer, having run for council before in the 90s (I believe), so his total most likely shows his relative base. Skinner's vote total doesn't indicate anything other than it helps to be known. It's not clear the polarization is around…
November 08, 2005
I'm inclined to agree that bginna said nothing very offensive, just imprecise. Dropping the word articles, the statement reads thus: "Odd flow of money/support - people donate $$ to LCP, LCP endorses candidates and uses it to put up lots of blue signs, LCP produces Voice of the Coast and candidates pay LCP for “ads” using other people’s money (in many cases, LCP supporters who donated to individual campaigns)." I'd also edit the " around ads since they are clearly ads the candidates paid for.…
November 07, 2005
It's not hard to fathom that HMB Ranger's approved "grassroots" activity is Patridge asking the Coastal Commission to approve 197 homes at Pacific Ridge in 1999 without regard to the consequences for Terrace Ave, Jones and Larimer, despite nine wasted years, continuing to insist on building the middle school at Wavecrest, and George Muteff's special interest contributors, some the City's biggest litigants, who want a Trojan horse in city hall. So much for us "average homeowners."
November 07, 2005
From Bginna: "Calling it “news” and making it look like “news” is disingenuous." Well, to tell the truth, that's how all of us at LCP feel about the Review, and we've had it rubbed in hard for almost two years of shrill editorializing, slanted headlines and one-sided "news" coverage. It was depressing. Then the council passed the campaign finance act so that the amount of money a PAC could contribute was only $500, so what was the use of doing that? Our candidates' records stand well on their…
November 06, 2005
Naomi didn't follow up by getting it in writing, as is customary for big time endorsements. Why, for example, do you think that Steve Skinner, a newbie to politics, would get it and Naomi wouldn't? That doesn't indicate very good judgment or attention to detail. Remember the story we're blogging under is about Rich Gordon's non-endorsement. In this case, Naomi was unable to prove Eshoo endorsed her when asked by Barry Parr. It took Barry a special effort to get the busy congresswoman to respond,…
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