Fed up

They did it, the Feds filed that condemnation claim against McKay Avenue as promised:

They don’t really care about us

According to a twitter report, signature gatherers at the San Francisco Transbay Terminal are telling voters (who ask) that if the ballot measure is successful to rezone Crab Cove/Neptune Pointe/that GSA property thingie to open space a possible lawsuit against the City of Alameda is “no big deal” and that money to pay for a lawsuit is already budgeted in the Parks and Rec budget:

Signature gatherers for crab cove ballot measure telling voters that the three million dollars the city will likely pay is no big deal

— John Knox White (@JKWAlameda) March 28, 2014

Former school board member Janet Gibson says voters can increase taxes to pay for crab cove ballot if it passes #Alameda

— John Knox White (@JKWAlameda) March 28, 2014

Fellow signature gatherer says funds are already budgeted in parks department budget #alameda

— John Knox White (@JKWAlameda) March 28, 2014

I support more open space at Crab Cove but not ballot initiatives that put the city on the hook for money it doesn't have #alameda

— John Knox White (@JKWAlameda) March 28, 2014