Kelly was great! I got him to come with me to a Santa Ana Council meeting a couple years ago, to try to get them to pass a resolution against Poseidon, and to instruct their OCWD rep (Nelida Mendoza) to vote against it. We both thought the public comments would come up near the beginning, but the Council went on with stupid ceremonial things for nearly two hours and eventually Kelly had to go home.
First Phil Bacerra gave a recognition to a local business, that wasn't so bad or long. Then Nelida had some huge ceremony for, I think, her grandma, who had turned 100 or something, and we had to sit through all kinds of family films and lots of laughter and tears. Then it was Johnathan Hernandez' turn (and Johnathan is my friend.) And he'd decided this would be a good time to honor some band he liked a lot, which went on forever, I guess a band made up of Native Americans. At some point the whole Council and audience had to join in on singing "Hooked on a Feeling" (the Oo-ga-cha-ca song.)
Kelly had to leave and I had to be the only Poseidon commenter. When he left he said "This is sure a self-indulgent Council," and I couldn't disagree.
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Kelly was great! I got him to come with me to a Santa Ana Council meeting a couple years ago, to try to get them to pass a resolution against Poseidon, and to instruct their OCWD rep (Nelida Mendoza) to vote against it. We both thought the public comments would come up near the beginning, but the Council went on with stupid ceremonial things for nearly two hours and eventually Kelly had to go home.
First Phil Bacerra gave a recognition to a local business, that wasn't so bad or long. Then Nelida had some huge ceremony for, I think, her grandma, who had turned 100 or something, and we had to sit through all kinds of family films and lots of laughter and tears. Then it was Johnathan Hernandez' turn (and Johnathan is my friend.) And he'd decided this would be a good time to honor some band he liked a lot, which went on forever, I guess a band made up of Native Americans. At some point the whole Council and audience had to join in on singing "Hooked on a Feeling" (the Oo-ga-cha-ca song.)
Kelly had to leave and I had to be the only Poseidon commenter. When he left he said "This is sure a self-indulgent Council," and I couldn't disagree.
By the way, everybody subscribe to SoCal Water Wars, it's an important source and only $5 a month!