VOTE Yes On Measure M! Stop the Loss of Public Land to Private Parties and Developers
VOTE November 8, 2016 for:
Seat 7: Michael Goldman
Seat 5: Pat Meyering
Seat 4: Mike McCarthy
YES on Measure M
VOTE Yes On Measure M! Stop the Loss of Public Land to Private Parties and Developers
VOTE November 8, 2016 for:
Seat 7: Michael Goldman
Seat 5: Pat Meyering
Seat 4: Mike McCarthy
YES on Measure M
Posted in City of Sunnyvale Measure M, City of Sunnyvale: City Council, Council Member Pat Meyering
Tagged City of Sunnyvale Election Recommendations 2016, City of Sunnyvale Measure M, Michael Goldman City of Sunnyvale, Michael Goldman for Sunnyvale Council, Sunnyvale City Council Mike McCarthy, Sunnyvale Council member Pat Meyering, Sunnyvale Pat Meyering, The Sunnyvale Public Lands Act
On Oct. 15, 2015, a Sunnyvale City Planner made a comment about her recommendation for a hotel at Wolfe and El Camino – not knowing the microphone was on and the city camera was running.
She wants to “GET MY PENSION” at any cost! We are extremely grateful to her for revealing explicitly the reality we see with our own eyes. This confirms it.
VOTE November 8, 2016 for:
Seat 7: Michael Goldman
Seat 5: Pat Meyering
Seat 4: Mike McCarthy
YES on Measure M
Posted in City of Sunnyvale Measure M, Council Member Pat Meyering, Michael Goldman, Mike McCarthy
Tagged City of Sunnyvale Measure M, Deviation from Shadow Ordinance City of Sunnyvale, Michael Goldman, Mike McCarthy, Pat Meyering, Raynor Park Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale City Council Election 2016, Sunnyvale Planner Trudi Ryan, The Sunnyvale Public Lands Act
By Alia Wilson
“First of all, the mayor is chosen by him voting for himself and three other people; there’s no magic sanctity or wisdom imparted through that mechanism,” Pat Meyering said. “The statement that no one is given authority except by the majority is completely false and inconsistent with a couple hundred years of American democracy,” Meyering added.
Pat Meyering cited one occasion where a council member made a motion to cut off debate, thus cutting off Meyering, and the motion was immediately seconded and unanimously approved. “These vague phrases of having a smooth meeting don’t give anybody the right, even if it’s a 6-1 vote, to cut off the minority,” Meyering said. “This is a bizarre discussion where we’re talking about the majority can do this, the majority can do that. The majority is limited.”
CLICK HERE for the full San Jose Mercury News article.
Posted in Council Member Pat Meyering, Pat Meyering, Pat Meyering Recall Petition, Sunnyvale City Council
Tagged Councilman Pat Meyering, jim griffith sunnyvale, Jim Griffith Sunnyvale Mayor, Pat Meyering, Pat Meyering Censored, Pat Meyering recall, Sunnyvale City Council Sweetheart deals, Sunnyvale City Council Uncivil, Sunnyvale Council Members Garbage Contracts, Sunnyvale Councilmember Jim Griffith
An Open Letter to Sunnyvale Mayor Anthony Spitaleri
Dear Mr. Mayor:
Yesterday’s mail brought a letter from you promoting your selection of candidates in the upcoming election. In it you relate how you and your family first settled in Sunnyvale some 47 years ago, at a time when you “couldn’t have asked for a better place to raise a family than in a city which cares about its citizens…” You then describe how during your service to the city you have “emphasized the importance of collaboration and partnership between Community, Business, and Government…” You add: “Sunnyvale must continue… with a collaborative and solution-oriented mind set.” (The italics are mine.)
Mr. Mayor, I remember those days of long ago… and even not so long ago. As a 54-year resident, I agree that Sunnyvale was a very special place. The sun shone on a city of hope and optimism: a center of new technology where anything might be possible; a friendly town where the streets were named for flowers and fruits and birds and there was an active, ongoing campaign to add even more park space and trees; and especially, I agree, a town which cared for its citizens and actually listened to them. Continue reading
Posted in Andy Frazer, City of Sunnyvale Council Election 2013, Council Member Pat Meyering, Councilmember Jim Griffith, Glenn Hendricks, Gustav Larsson, Mayor Anthony Spitaleri, Pat Meyering, Steve Hoffman, Tap Merrick, Tony Spitaleri
Tagged Andy Frazer for Council, City of Sunnyvale Election 2013, Glenn Hendricks Sunnyvale, Gustav Larsson, Jean Lee Letter to Mayor Spitaleri, jim griffith sunnyvale, Pat Meyering, Steve Hoffman, Sunnyvale Mayor Anthony Spitaleri, Tony Spitaleri
Reader Letters Courtesy San Jose Mercury News Oct 4, 2013
I was extremely disappointed in the Mercury News recommendations on the Sunnyvale City Council race (Editorial, Sept. 30). The editorial suggested that several candidates for city council are unacceptable choices because of association with Councilman Pat Meyering. Being sympathetic to Meyering’s views should not be cause for disqualification. Many Sunnyvale residents should be sympathetic to Meyering’s views if they want the character of their neighborhoods to remain intact.
After listening to candidates Steve Hoffman and Andy Frazer address the city council and at a recent candidate’s forum, it’s clear that they have well-reasoned positions and they present them via civil debate. It’s time for council members to put Sunnyvale neighborhoods first, and that concept is front and center in the minds of candidates Hoffman and Frazer. By contrast, the Mercury News’ recommended candidates appear to put development first, with preserving the character of Sunnyvale neighborhoods not at the top of their priority list.
Gary Beaupre Sunnyvale
Posted in Andy Frazer, City of Sunnyvale Council Election 2013, Council Member Pat Meyering, Glenn Hendricks, Gustav Larsson, Steve Hoffman, Sunnyvale City Council Election
Tagged Andy Frazer for Council, City of Sunnyvale City Council Election 2013, Councilman Pat Meyering, Gary Beaupre Sunnyvale, Glenn Hendricks Sunnyvale City Council, Gustav Larsson Sunnyvale, jim griffith sunnyvale, Steve Hoffman for Sunnyvale City Council, Tap Merrick for Sunnyvale Council
Deborah Marks compelling presentation during the Aug 13, 2013 City of Sunnyvale Council Meeting highlights visuals of the recently Sunnyvale approved and built projects coined “stack and pack” high density residential and commercial buildings appearing like “urban canyons.”
Deborah also relays negative comments made by the Palo Alto Daily and the Mountain View Voice with outcries from residents regarding the “black wall” canopy of the towering LinkedIn Building and wants to know when will the urban forest management plan come before the council.
Councilmember Pat Meyering asks City Manager Gary Leubbers how he determined that there would be no visual impacts from the LinkedIn Building to the neighboring homes.
It’s time for a change.
Posted in Andy Frazer, City of Sunnyvale Council Election 2013, Council Member Pat Meyering, Glenn Hendricks, Glenn Hendricks Sunnyvale, Gustav Larsson, Jim Griffith Sunnyvale, Pat Meyering, Steve Hoffman, Steve Hoffman Council, Sunnyvale City Council, Sunnyvale City Council Election, Tap Merrick, Tap Merrick Sunnyvale
Tagged Andy Frazer, Deborah Marks Sunnyvale, El Camino Real Precise Plan, Grand Boulevard initiative, Gustav Larsson, Pat Meyering, S.N.A.I.L. LinkedIn Building, Solstice Carmel Lofts, Steve Hoffman Sunnyvale, Sunnyvale Council Election 2013