From the committee's standpoint, we are excited about going to Seattle. The Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center is first rate and world class, and we were unanimous about our decision. It has been a long time since we have been to the West Coast. |
I believe the money that is spent by the city ... in the long run will come back to the taxing entities as our property values go up, |
I think they were already frustrated. The money was a factor (before), but now it's a much bigger factor. Now it's really hitting them in the pocketbook. |
I went into Alta Loma where they didn't support it and got people to sign the petition. |
It?s measuring this year?s third-grade class against next year?s third-grade class. Instead of measuring how a particular student is doing from year to year. |
It's hard to envision but it struck me that, you know, this is a bus he could have been on at about that time and could it be? It's funny because the last thing I said to him this morning was 'It's going to be a trying day' and it turned out to be a lot more trying than we ever anticipated. |
Its going to require patience and cooperation of everyone to find a solution, |
One of its beauties is it is incredibly flexible. We're going to have people in the system who will use it twice a year, and we're going to have people who are going to use it five days a week. ... It really opens it up to the once-in-a-while trip. And that reduces a lot of miles. |
Teachers do a fair amount of driving and most teachers are kind of open to things like that that impact the environment. School districts are a big employer. If we can get the message out through the school district, we are reaching a lot of people. |
These kids, although they may not have done well on one single state assessment test, they were in fact making very specific progress based on the individualized education that Portsmouth provides. |
Timing is everything. We can go back to it next year once we get past what?s going to be a brutal budget fight. |
We do get that high-velocity dust in the area, but I'm pleased with the job the city is doing. They are making progress but, of course, it appears it is going to take in excess of a year for them to complete their work. |
We understand that the smell is one thing this neighborhood is going to have to endure, |
What I am very interested in is seeing that individual neighborhood associations all have a greater voice, that they have a more direct input in improving their community, |