Who is to Blame? Nestlé was recruited by the Sacramento Area Commerce and Trade Organization and the Economic Development Department, one of a series of bad projects they have brought here that include the municipal waste burning incinerator and the natural gas storage facility beneath homes in South Sacramento. The EDD worked with SACTO in secrecy to convince Nestlé to choose Sacramento over Roseville or Stockton. Since the project has been announced Johnson has been Nestlé's only public sup... saveourwatersac Rhonda Erwin comment-18005 2009-11-19T21:25:48Z 2009-11-19T21:25:48Z Marion wrote: 'It's history, it's our common legacy, it's the fallout of decades of these same games. All that changes is how blatant they are about it. Can't get much more "in yer face" than right now... " Yes, it is OUR common legacy!! Yes, it is fallout of decades of these same games..... Marion you have my upmost respect!!!! Anyone who really knows me knows that I am not easily impressed-- too much pain--- but you are continuously impressing the heck out of me!!!! You are genuine gold in a town (or city whatever suits peoples fancy) with lots of fools gold (some not all officials, some corporations, some developers.... trying to pull the wool over our eyes) I said it once before a while back and I will say it again, I would not want to be a verbal boxing ring with you!! heck I wouldn't want to be in a physical one either---lol Rhonda Erwin 2009-11-19T21:25:48Z Rhonda Erwin comment-18004 2009-11-19T21:13:23Z 2009-11-19T21:13:23Z Thank you so very much for the reply and for the additional information. I look forward to reading it and learning more in the days, months.... to come as Save Our Waer takes on this task. I really wish I could attend tonight. In fact their are 3 events I wanted to attend -all tonight - each I expect to learn from but my daughter and her husband are bringing my only grandchild to spend thanksgiving with me and flying in from New York today and I will be at the airport at 7pm. But if it were not for that I would definitely attend the screening and love to meet the powerful force behind Save Our Water. Thank you again for the info and I will continue to look for your updates...and continue to look to get in where I fit in-- (find my place in assisting Save Our Water) . I hope and look forward to reading an article from Save Our Water or Sacramento Press writers regarding tonight's screening and learning some of the questions asked and answered. Again, thank you for the info! Rhonda Erwin 2009-11-19T21:13:23Z Marion Millin comment-17994 2009-11-19T19:06:23Z 2009-11-19T19:06:23Z It's history, it's our common legacy, it's the fallout of decades of these same games. All that changes is how blatant they are about it. Can't get much more "in yer face" than right now... although with a strong mayor/manager/vetoer/9th-council-voter and his Off With Their Heads queen, who knows what the next chapter might hold. The people clamoring for a central city arena might get a clue about that history, the two distinct elections where voters prevented it from being built further in, the Wild West lawlessness of Natomas development, the $$$$$$$$$$ and dirty deals that were made... the ripoff of the public and the betrayal of -- not only of Natomas residents -- but the whole community/region in how the floodplain was built out. Marion Millin 2009-11-19T19:06:23Z Evan Tucker comment-17991 2009-11-19T18:43:35Z 2009-11-19T18:43:35Z hi, rhonda. you can find some infomation on the issue and what we've been working on at www.saveourwatersacramento.org. suzanne hurt wrote an artilce earlier this week describing our future plans http://sacramentopress.com/headline/17888/Group_to_file_Nestl_appeal we are screening the film "tapped" tonight at the crest at 7pm and some people from our group will be there to answer questions. Evan Tucker 2009-11-19T18:43:35Z Rhonda Erwin comment-17979 2009-11-19T11:22:28Z 2009-11-19T11:22:28Z WOW! Marion your post is sooooo very true! And for goodness sake --- "Small potatoes, small town greed, small minded visions of what World Class can be." ----- you are bad -- one tough cookie-- (and I mean that in a really good way) I am sick and tired of hearing the "world class city" vision by some without a vision-- heck without a vision the people will perish-- in a wanna be world class city. I am tired of a wanna-be world class visionary and I'll be glad when his speech writer or person guiding his statements finally takes the time to write more than "world-class" and the "homeless are looking for a hand up and not a hand out." It is beginning to sound so rehearsed and like a broken record-- (we don't use records anymore moving to CD's..... - so you can imagine how OLD it is beginning to sound-- lol) Heck, your post --your passion-- gives me energy-- thank you!!!! Rhonda Erwin 2009-11-19T11:22:28Z Marion Millin comment-17960 2009-11-18T23:31:31Z 2009-11-18T23:31:31Z FPP: Forget Plans and Permits Development Oversight: Look The Other Way World Class City: Warped Crass Cronies Back Room Deals: Ordered By The Mayor DURING Council Session Behind Closed Doors TOTALLY ILLEGAL!!!!!!! The scoundrels who fancy themselves making Sacramento a "World Class City" by violating the public trust and public process, feeding at the public trough, are the ones making it a perpetual Cow Town, at public expense. Small potatoes, small town greed, small minded visions of what World Class can be. Turning development oversight into a joke since the arena landed in Natomas ag fields. And the person who literally "wrote the book" on CEQA helping them do it. Marion Millin 2009-11-18T23:31:31Z bbbbmer comment-17929 2009-11-18T17:48:42Z 2009-11-18T17:48:42Z Thank you for this EXCELLENT chronicle of this corrupt deal!!!! bbbbmer 2009-11-18T17:48:42Z Rhonda Erwin comment-17925 2009-11-18T16:08:34Z 2009-11-18T16:08:34Z wow!! I really like part 1 and part 2 of this article. I really like how you walked us (the readers) through each phase. I really like how you showed us our mayor lending an ear to the corporation and once again failing to equally lend an ear to the concerns of community members-- public servant??? or servant of corporations??? I really like how you left no stone unturned as you wrote of Facilities Permit Program/ Development Overight Commission, Vested?, Special Treatment, Who is to Blame, Speaking out Against Nestle, Nestle and the City Continue to Break the Law, and What's NEXT! ---you broke it down!!! wow I really like how you are showing us it ain't over til we say it's over!!! WOW! I am not familiar with this fight but I am looking forward to learning from it!!!! I read the article and I will admit----You have my attention and I respect the fight you have taken on ---- I don't know what I could do to help but I'm willing to do what is asked of me and it's not unselfish (I wish I could say it was) but I want to help so I can learn...... Thank you I don't have resources, money.... but I am a community member interested in saving our water and equally important interested in learning how to fight a battle...... and Save Our Water has come on strong --putting it all out there-- breaking it down to disarm trickery....and I respect that!!!! wow Oh, I looked on your profile and I didn't see any information regarding Save Our Water and the article- while it is informative- did not give us history as to who you are and their is no disclosure. Can you provide more information on Save Our Water. I apologize if I missed it, perhaps in an earlier article, but I'm interested in learning more of who you are.... Rhonda Erwin 2009-11-18T16:08:34Z