#charterreform — Public Fediverse posts

Now we come to the epitaphs ... that which is written on the tombstone. Now we all express our shared frustration at how very little power the council has ... how we had hoped to do so much more with #CharterReform. And then we pass a charter that perpetuates it. 35/?

Now we come to the epitaphs ... that which is written on the tombstone. Now we all express our shared frustration at how very little power the council has ... how we had hoped to do so much more with #CharterReform. And then we pass a charter that perpetuates it. 35/?

Against all better judgement, I am logged in to the second "special" meeting of the Somerville City Council in two weeks to continue the slog through hopefully the end of #CharterReform. somervillema.legistar.com/MeetingDetai... 1/?

On the matter of Somerville's ...

Against all better judgement, I am logged in to the second "special" meeting of the Somerville City Council in two weeks to continue the slog through hopefully the end of #CharterReform. somervillema.legistar.com/MeetingDetai... 1/?

On the matter of Somerville's ...

So - #CharterReform slides forward another two weeks. Not dead. 13/?

So - #CharterReform slides forward another two weeks. Not dead. 13/?

If you’ve got an urge to do a civics today, please consider an email to Mayor Ballantyne urging her to sign the home rule petition for #CharterReform. A phone call works too.

If you’ve got an urge to do a civics today, please consider an email to Mayor Ballantyne urging her to sign the home rule petition for #CharterReform. A phone call works too.

We've been working on #charterreform for at least five years now. Dozens of volunteers have put in hundreds of hours of work on this, and most of it is utterly uncontroversial. The Mayor needs to sign this by Thursday night, or it's likely that all that work gets thrown away. 4/?

We've been working on #charterreform for at least five years now. Dozens of volunteers have put in hundreds of hours of work on this, and most of it is utterly uncontroversial. The Mayor needs to sign this by Thursday night, or it's likely that all that work gets thrown away. 4/?

OPINION: LA City Council poised to strong-arm local democracy. Why a ‘democracy package’ of charter amendments needs to be considered independent of elected officials. By Michael Feinstein. LA Daily News. https://www.dailynews.com/2024/05/13/la-city-council-poised-to-strong-arm-local-democracy/
#LACityCouncil #LosAngeles #Democracy #charterreform #ElectoralReform #LosAngelesCityCouncil

Hey, speaking of, whatever happened to #CharterReform? Oh yeah, Mayor Ballantyne placed it in a desk drawer, never to be seen again. 10/?

Hey, speaking of, whatever happened to #CharterReform? Oh yeah, Mayor Ballantyne placed it in a desk drawer, never to be seen again. 10/?