From the Redlands Community News (9/25/20): Wendy Leung, reporting for the Ventura County Star in April of this year, described how the city manager of Oxnard, Alex Nyguen, voluntarily took a pay cut of $25,000. Nyguen later reportedly stated that while such pay cuts will not “begin to take care of our financial problems,” they …
Month: September 2020
It’s A Terrible Time For A Tax Hike
From the Redlands Community News (9/25/20): The city of redlands is asking voters to approve Measure T in November. The city’s webpage describes it as “a 1-cent sales tax measure,” and per the city attorney’s impartial analysis, “the 1-cent sales tax would be in addition to the existing state sales tax, and would be collected …
Transit Village Plan Would Reduce Desperately Needed Parking In Redlands
From Redlands Community News (9/17/20): Redlands downtown was developed and built before the dawn of the automobile. To accommodate traffic Orange Street was widened between Redlands Boulevard and the Umbrella Alley by 19 feet. Structures on the east side of the street had their exterior front wall lopped off to complete the widening. In the …
Important: Sample Petition and Signature Guideline Reminder
Red Rooster Vintage (409 Orange Street) , Briggs and Coops (21 E. Redlands Blvd.), Seed 10 E. State Street, and E-Water Solutions 429 Texas have petitions available for you to sign to get the Redlands Growth Management Initiative on the ballot. Please visit them during store hours. You may also have a canvasser knock on …
REDLANDS GROWTH MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE INFORMATION SHEET
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT WHY WE NEED TO GET THE CITIZEN INITIATIVE TO MANAGE GROWTH ON THE BALLOT (This information post will remain pinned to the top of blog. Please scroll down below for newer posts) Why every registered voter in Redlands needs to sign the petition: The Redlands City Council is …
Here is Why We Need To Get The New Growth Management Initiative On The Ballot
The hard work to protect our city and its historic downtown continues : Former Redlands Mayor Bill Cunningham has developed a new growth management initiative for the city, intending to circulate a petition to the public for signatures. The initiative ordinance amends sections of the Redlands General Plan that deals with managed development. Points that …
Redlands Resident Points Out Important Detail in Transit Villages Specific Plan
It’s important to get all the facts out to the public. Even the smallest detail matters when it comes to the future of Redlands… Upon reading Jennifer Iyer’s article “Fight Over Building Heights” I have the following comment: This was a good and unbiased appraisal of the issue, but it fails to mention that the …
Do Redlanders Need Higher Taxes?
Redlands resident Tamara Madai says, No, we do not! Governments at all levels seem to need increasingly more money from their citizens. However, the timing of the sales tax increase the Redlands City Council wants is egregious. The amount of the increase is 1 cent per dollar, raising the sales tax to 8.75% coming at …