tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post4506533025858045064..comments2023-11-28T20:40:14.193-08:00Comments on Fix Pacifica: South San Francisco downtown infrastructure in processFix Pacificahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451072441256706977noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-13179112283346755262014-12-26T13:03:58.530-08:002014-12-26T13:03:58.530-08:00The good news is that Lorie Tinfow is smart, knows...The good news is that Lorie Tinfow is smart, knows her business and has powerful reasons to do a good job in Pacifica. That WC mess was not her fault, she acted correctly in it. Nonetheless, by association it's not good for the old career. To her credit, she moved up to the CM role, albeit here in notorious Pacifica. Nihart and Stone must have swooned when they learned she got a library built even after the voters rejected the bond measure. Right place, right time for Tinfow. That library skill set may come to naught in Pacifica, but she's already got credit for being in charge when council decided to reveal their four million dollar deficiency. Council gets to claim their new hire is a stellar upgrade who will straighten out everything and the new hire gets a nice line on her resume. And Pacifica snoozes. It's beautiful, really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-9681873316359607342014-12-24T16:18:30.658-08:002014-12-24T16:18:30.658-08:00216, 129 well let's see, in one year Lorie Tin...216, 129 well let's see, in one year Lorie Tinfow has managed to initiate closing loopholes in the city budget, initiate a forensic audit, and establish a more accountable budget system. And she has overseen dealing with the city financial shortfall, refinancing city loans at a lower rate. <br /><br />Lori Tinfow and staff are in the process of creating a new personnel infrastructure with guidelines and accountability, advancing needed city economic development. An Assistant City Manager has been hired, and an Economic Development Manager will be hired. <br /><br />Much of your comment smacks of NIMBY fiction, as if a "cozy relationship" with fixing the city is questionable (ha); equating Len Stone with Jim Vreeland (ha, ha); equating the city manager's contractual "housing allowance" with the city NGO Resource Center commitment (even "feeding the hungry") is just weird. <br /><br />Who knows what your comments represent. You say you are "underwhelmed" by Tinfow's performance, but again, there is no substance to support that comment as credible. And is "fear of commitment" something like posting blog comment confusion under an anonymous pseudonym? I think so.Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-20391079577168197562014-12-24T14:16:01.050-08:002014-12-24T14:16:01.050-08:00I don't see Ms. Tinfow staying on very long, s...I don't see Ms. Tinfow staying on very long, she's gonna be a short timer. Why? She has not moved here yet. How long is that housing allowance going to on for?. For perpetuity? That is money that could be going to the Resource Center to feed the hungry. As far as Pacifica goes, Lorie Tinfow demonstrates a fear of committment. Maybe she does not have confidence or comfort. I'm underwhelmed by her performance. The communication plan was laughable, just look at the blowback on Harmony. <br /><br />I've seen it happen before with part-time Councils and charismatic city managers who spoon feed them everything they think they need to know. They learn to trust and love their city managers and get a little too cozy with them. Vreeland and Stone did vigorous jobs managing the city manager. Wonder who on the council is on Tinfow's back now, if anyone. Council manager manages City manager, or City manager manages Council. The latter, and not the former.Ghost of Common Sensenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-45991527317191689222014-12-24T14:01:04.719-08:002014-12-24T14:01:04.719-08:00129, give it a rest, and do some research (we'...129, give it a rest, and do some research (we've been here before). No personal "scandal" stuck to Lorie Tinfow period. And this city manager is a great, needed asset. So, let's support her effort. <br /><br />And next time sign your name to such stupidity, so we know who we're dealing with. The city council at the time of Lorie Tinfow's hire chose well, kudos to them!Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-27062113306696134142014-12-24T13:29:38.883-08:002014-12-24T13:29:38.883-08:0012:41
You still believe in Santa Claus also?
Do ...12:41<br /><br />You still believe in Santa Claus also?<br /><br />Do you know she left Walnut Creek due to scandal right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-10660001458018060022014-12-24T12:41:45.852-08:002014-12-24T12:41:45.852-08:00For now, I think Tinfow is on the right track. Bri...For now, I think Tinfow is on the right track. Bringing city staff to effective and efficient levels is a good idea. But if she doesn't hire a qualified accounting staff asap, I question the hiring of admin staff to make her job easier, the organization larger and her resume more impressive. I'd also be very suspicious about the 4 million, the facts about it and the timing of the reveal. Was the audit done? What are the findings? Basically, there is no trust.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-10080719913205614532014-12-24T07:34:17.226-08:002014-12-24T07:34:17.226-08:00I want to know where Tinfoil is finding all this m...I want to know where Tinfoil is finding all this money. First she hires an assistant city manager now she hires Barney Fife code enforcement officer.<br /><br />Btw did they ever find the "unaccounted for" 4 million bucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-25520837697574198302014-12-24T07:17:06.165-08:002014-12-24T07:17:06.165-08:00Balkanization, or Balkanisation, is a geopolitical...Balkanization, or Balkanisation, is a geopolitical term, originally used to describe the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or non-cooperative with one another.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-41302673081514344192014-12-23T23:16:37.345-08:002014-12-23T23:16:37.345-08:00I think the council should be polled, as a lithmus...I think the council should be polled, as a lithmus test, on their views of Sanchez library closure. Will Mike O'neill and Karen be able to answer angry neighbors who do not want to see sanchez close? This will be an opportunity for Karen to show independence from Mary Ann. We need to write to and encourage John Keener not to abandon his views on keeping sanchez open.Save Sanchez Librarynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-18097086400742229852014-12-23T23:13:23.709-08:002014-12-23T23:13:23.709-08:00Somehow, other local "geographically balkaniz...Somehow, other local "geographically balkanized" communities like Belmont and Millbrae do just fine with one modern library.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-32324006690276796622014-12-23T22:55:15.033-08:002014-12-23T22:55:15.033-08:00I love that phrase "geographically balkanized...I love that phrase "geographically balkanized". Brilliantly descriptive of <br />a problem the one-library crowd chooses to ignore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-12128170714353390742014-12-23T22:42:57.289-08:002014-12-23T22:42:57.289-08:00New Year prediction. Pacificans snooze through the...New Year prediction. Pacificans snooze through the slow, quiet demise of any revenue producing project at Beach Blvd. Brilliant financing scheme found for a new library. We don't need no stinkin' bond. Various careers receive incredible boosts!<br /> <br />2020 New library opens. Very briefly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-9353178622273236352014-12-23T22:28:24.910-08:002014-12-23T22:28:24.910-08:00Someone help 934. Poor thing is trapped under the ...Someone help 934. Poor thing is trapped under the Dome of Stupid that descends over this town when our wants are mistaken for our needs and we forget we<br />can't even pay for what we have. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-54688535241101017212014-12-23T21:34:07.545-08:002014-12-23T21:34:07.545-08:00@8:17 wrote: "The single library strategy is ...@8:17 wrote: "The single library strategy is inappropriate for a geographically balkanized city such as Pacifica"<br />Maybe, but the problem is that that's what the funding is for a city of our size. That's why we have two libraries that are each only open about half the time, in buildings that no longer meet our needs and with duplication of everything - books available, staffing, etc. You might not like the idea of a single library, but it would be a far, far better library than either of the ones we have now, and it's what we can afford. We need to break away from the Pacifica disease of letting the perfect be the enemy of the good.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-53962726830634310742014-12-23T21:05:27.269-08:002014-12-23T21:05:27.269-08:00People MIGHT vote for a bond if it were to renovat...People MIGHT vote for a bond if it were to renovate our existing two libraries. I'm not even sure about that, but there's no way in hell a fancy new non revenue producing library is getting built at the WWTP on the back of P Town taxpayers. No. Way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-71357579913157339222014-12-23T20:17:22.830-08:002014-12-23T20:17:22.830-08:00The single library strategy is inappropriate for a...The single library strategy is inappropriate for a geographically balkanized city such as Pacifica Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-44421547792340484802014-12-23T19:25:28.067-08:002014-12-23T19:25:28.067-08:00No one wants to invest money into a parcel with th...No one wants to invest money into a parcel with the ugly poop pump plant in the corner.<br /><br />Think about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-41143151913746353592014-12-23T19:03:12.775-08:002014-12-23T19:03:12.775-08:00Just to be clear the C.C.C. did not rule out the l...Just to be clear the C.C.C. did not rule out the library.Tom Cliffordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-69805031972224791742014-12-23T18:20:01.421-08:002014-12-23T18:20:01.421-08:00Exactly, Tom. Can't make the bucks, why would ...Exactly, Tom. Can't make the bucks, why would anyone build it? CCC would like a simple hostel and lots of public space, and a little affordable oceanfront housing. Too bad the city has committed to this library fiasco. Spent maybe a million bucks on two sets of plans drawn up over the last decade. CCC might go for a moderate priced hotel of 150-200 rooms surrounded by some sort of public plaza and nothing else on the parcel. Even at a nightly rate of $200 and 70% occ 150 rms would bring Pacifica about a million dollars yearly in TOT alone. Plus other revenue and jobs. That's double the most optimistic revenue projection this council has given for their hare-brained project. Compare it to the lousy $75K share of property tax this city will get from a fully built Harmony. Oh, WTH, it'll fill with sea water before Pacifica makes a dime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-16553414400582145512014-12-23T18:00:38.391-08:002014-12-23T18:00:38.391-08:00402 Who's to say what the will of the people i...402 Who's to say what the will of the people is? And, do you really think our politicians care? We're talking legacy. It's like catnip. In WC, council went ahead after the bond measure was defeated. They claimed funds had become available and no bond was required, and, therefore, council had the power to decide to build or not to build. If creative financing became available, ie, not a bond, I don't think anyone could stop this. Skip the vote, finance creatively, cut the ribbon. Just my opinion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-70655445785046623372014-12-23T17:43:24.321-08:002014-12-23T17:43:24.321-08:00Casper, at the risk of starting a shit storm, IMHO...Casper, at the risk of starting a shit storm, IMHO, recalls in Pacifica wither and die. The process tainted and ruined by notoriety. Better you, as a ghost, should haunt City Hall. I'm reading up on Voodoo. Pins, dolls, chickens. Keener could be the hero. An unlikely political phenom, but look where he is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-7562287493879513242014-12-23T17:10:51.026-08:002014-12-23T17:10:51.026-08:00After reading the letter the California Coastal Co...After reading the letter the California Coastal Commission sent the Planning department in regards to the Beach Blvd. Property I have my doubts that any economically feasible project will be built there.<br />1. They want an increase in the open space area <br />2. They want the number of houses reduced (15-52 instead of 80)<br />3. they want the house built for low and moderate income levels.(given the cost of material that can survive the coastal environment not a good cost to return ratio.) <br />4. they want the hotel to be priced more to the moderate end of the income spectrum. <br /><br />Add up all the limiting changes an you come up with a project that will be a hard sell to any developer. Tom Cliffordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-46772686928557108722014-12-23T16:02:07.974-08:002014-12-23T16:02:07.974-08:00I think that going against the will of the people ...I think that going against the will of the people and bypassing the voters a la Tinfow's Walnut Creek modus operandi is easily grounds for a Recall. Just saying, let me know if you agree or not.Ghost of Common Sensenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-41074964354023901202014-12-23T15:13:38.869-08:002014-12-23T15:13:38.869-08:00LMAO Mike Bell. How crazy? Just as crazy as the Ni...LMAO Mike Bell. How crazy? Just as crazy as the Nihart/Stone council that poured buckets of money into those plans. Just like the previous bad old hippie council.<br /><br />Can't help thinking somewhere in city hall a plan is being hatched to bypass a public bond vote and use council approval to build that library. Walnut Creek did it. Who needs millions in TOT and visitor dollars from a hotel and public plaza with shops? Not us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-7355027148528333002014-12-23T14:12:16.175-08:002014-12-23T14:12:16.175-08:00Rumor has it Recology leased office space up in Se...Rumor has it Recology leased office space up in Serramonte Plaza. The new part with Sprouts Market.<br /><br />They did however, miss out on taking over Daly City's Garage contract.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com