In regards to the response to
”
The City Parks are a Mess,
”
Chris Orr, the supervisor, missed the point. Is he saying that
because the routine maintenance is contracted out, he does not
care?
And another thing …
In regards to the response to “The City Parks are a Mess,” Chris Orr, the supervisor, missed the point. Is he saying that because the routine maintenance is contracted out, he does not care? It’s not his responsibility? What good does it do to renovate the picnic areas if the fields are not playable? A good example, look at San Ysidro Park, the grass is too high.
Maybe the parks are not English gardens but they could be maintained better by weeding and mowing more often instead of once a month. What good does it do hiring more staff if the parks maintenance is contracted out? It is too bad that Chris Orr does not care enough to try to resolve the problem. Does he use the parks or is he out of town resident?
Red Phone: Dear Caller, you seem to have a lot of questions for Chris Orr, so instead of Red Phone playing middle man, here’s the phone number for the Operations Dept. at City Hall: 846-0444.
How can I double dip?
Hey Mr. Red Phone, if I was general counsel to the city’s amusement park, and I had a contract with them, could I get retired and hired back the next day as a consultant, and maybe have some double dipping like in other city departments? Please let the public know if that is possible for a humble local attorney.
Red Phone: Dear Caller, first of all, don’t assume my gender. I may be a Ms. Red Phone. Either way, Red Phone detects a shade of facetiousness in your question, which we love. Point taken. As you know, Dispatch reporter Serdar Tumgoren has spent hours researching the legalities of the Gilroy police chief and assistant chief’s cushy nonretirement retirement deals, and learned that there is nothing illegal about it.
But you know that; you’re a lawyer. As for whether it can be applied to your hypothetical general counsel position, our two pieces of advice to you is what we would tell any caller seeking legal advice from Red Phone: No. 1, don’t. No. 2, call an attorney.
It Takes a Village
I live on Longmeadow Drive. I have a construction truck parked in front of my home most of the time, often full of debris. It clearly violates the Municipal Code 15.62, Section B states For the purpose of this section, the term “oversized vehicle” shall mean any vehicle seven (7) feet in height (including any load or accessory thereon), however, NCC was told by the police department that it was OK for them to park there. What’s up?
Red Phone: Dear Caller, here’s a real off-the-wall idea, but why don’t you go talk to your neighbor, who, after all, sounds like a decent, hard-working fellow. And when you do visit him, leave the Nancy Grace lingo at home. Remember, you get more with sugar than vinegar.
Cooking the Cerebellum
I see everybody driving around with their wireless phones glued to their ears. That puts the antennae right next to their brains, and these things radiate – like I know they do – are we going to look at a generation of tumors and brain cancer in the next 10 to 15 years?
Some people live with these phones all day long next to their head. I’ve been in the business for many years, and when I set these phones up I’ve had to measure the antennae radiation.
Red Phone: Dear Caller, in repeated reports, the major wireless carriers insist there is no danger from cell phone radiation. Then again, CEOs from the major tobacco companies made sworn testimony before Congress that smoking is not addicting. Red Phone supposes the moral of the story is you can raise a concern, as you did, then let the user beware.
