(Editor’s note: This article was slated to be published last week, but due to lack of space it is being posted here instead) “What is the city but the people” —William Shakespeare ” The problem is, when a government entity takes the people’s money, it has a duty to use that money to serve the […]
Will Gregory: Is realtor money the new union money?
“We abuse land because we regard it as a commodity belonging to us. When we see land as a community to which we belong, we may begin to use it with love and respect.” –Stewart Udall, “The Quiet Crisis” Fair question: Is realtor cash replacing Trade Union PAC money in our 2016 election cycle? Let’s […]
Will Gregory: Candidates in their own words
This is in regards to what was reported in the Sept. 15 Herald article “Office seekers/holders discuss goals, crude by rail at Candidate’s Night.” The Benicia Police Officers Association selected slate of candidates in their own words—-with my replies (as a concerned citizen-voter in an election campaign) following –marked with +++ Christina Strawbridge: “’I don’t think […]