DEAR EDITOR:
Staff writer Lori Stuenkel (Jamie Rosso takes helm of school
board
– Dec. 8) writes
”
Good communication is the (Board) president’s key role, Rosso
said.
DEAR EDITOR:
Staff writer Lori Stuenkel (Jamie Rosso takes helm of school board – Dec. 8) writes “Good communication is the (Board) president’s key role, Rosso said. He will not only focus on how the board interacts with the public, but encourages teachers, staff, administrators and even parents to all work on following through with improving communications. ‘We may have the best district plan ever, but if we’re not good communicators, it doesn’t matter,” Rosso said.
That would be impressive, Mr. Rosso, but why are you talking as though everyone must provide their input only? Communication is a two-way street. It does not good to “work on following through with improving communications” if the Board is not listening and/or worse, not communicating in return.
There remain many questions often asked but never answered of the Board or Superintendent Edwin Diaz, concerning board/superintendent acts throughout the Measure “D”, Measure “I”, and the Day Road site campaigns. Silence, stonewalling and an ever-continuing shuck-and-jive {Shuck – ‘… something of little value’ ‘Jive -‘… glib, deceptive or foolish talk’} have been the only board/Diaz ‘communications.’
Before you suggest all others start communicating, Mr. Rosso, you should lead the board and Mr. Diaz in communicating openly, honestly and completely to all others.
Staff writer Eric Leins (Super Wal-Mart near approval – Dec. 10) quotes City Council’s labor union zealot Paul Correa: “If (approval) is going to happen for sure, maybe we can sit down with Wal-Mart and talk to them about having a positive impact on this community other than delivering low-cost goods” and writes, “Correa said he would like to discuss with Wal-Mart such issues as hiring workers from Gilroy first, using local companies to do construction work at the new site, paying ‘livable wages’ to its employees and donating more to local charities.”
When did Paul Correa anoint himself Council’s voice to deal with and determine Wal-Mart’s corporate objectives/goals? Which “we” does Paul Correa refer to: ‘we’ as City Council members or ‘we’ as himself and the union puppet masters who pull his strings? Why, other than following his union masters’ orders, is Paul Correa mouthing the same stale union drivel dissembling and dishonesty which deliberately distorts the facts?
Keep your union nonsense to yourself, Paul Correa. Though outside unions spent more than $12,000 buying you a Council seat, it’ll be Council that makes decisions on community businesses – not your union masters. You should learn: Council has no authority to dictate how local businesses set policy – only that they remain compliance with existing rules/regulations.
Wal-Mart spokeswoman Amy Hill says: “her company would agree to meet with Correa and others …” Miss Hill, don’t waste your time, Paul Correa isn’t interested in Wal-Mart’s views/goals/performance/plans nor will he be representing Council nor Gilroy. He and his union controllers want only one thing from your company – capitulation! If you meet. he’ll only exploit the opportunity and prattle union arrogance he’s been raised to believe. He’ll probably bring his union masters – and later you’ll read how the union gained a “victory” in “forcing” Wal-Mart to the meeting.
Paul Correa, sitting on Council, shows he’ll serve union masters first – Gilroy’s citizens … maybe! Perhaps, before he does real damage to the community, our new mayor might sit him down and discuss the responsibilities that come with serving on Council an toward whom those responsibilities lie – Gilroy’s citizens. Pay attention, Paul Correa – those responsibilities don’t exist to serve those who bought you the Council seat.
James Brescoll, Gilroy
Submitted Monday, Dec. 15
