Comments on: State names I-680 for Boatwright

By: Transparency

Transparency — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 21:15:11 +0000

Latino. California State Senator Mark Desaulnier supports UCOP and President Yudof as in a letter dated Sept 9 he refutes statistics in Contra Costa Times (krupnick) that Latino enrollment was down 5% UC Berkeley 2010 and out of state enrollment jumped. Senator as a policy supports out of state recruitment as a way to achieve UC Berkeley diversity. Contact 916 651 4007 925 942 6082

By: Bill P.

Bill P. — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 08:13:54 +0000

Ralph Hoffman is correct — public facilities should not be named for living persons. Regardless, Dan Boatwright does not deserve any honor. If my memory is correct, Boatwright was behind the funny business that got EBMUD water to the Dougherty development around the time of the early ’90s drought. Boatwright knew how to serve big developers and other plutocrats. I wish Sunne McPeak would have defeated him for the Senate back in ’88. Other than serving a few special interests, I can think of nothing of consequence that Boatwright did in the Legislature. DeSaulnier seems to have nothing better to do than to pass stupid bills like this — and DeSaulnier is supposedly the Senate’s expert at government reform? And isn’t it curious that Boatwright gave DeSaulnier a big check for his run for Congress last summer just after DeSaulnier got the freeway-naming bill through the Legislature? Just a coincidence? Seems to me like DeSaulnier traded a freeway name for a campaign contribution. And I agree with John W. regarding the “Mark DeSaulnier Memorial Pension Largesse Award.” I suggest that a Contra Costa school district re-name a closed school or a closed swimming pool, etc. in honor of Mark DeSaulnier because that’s the cost of his pension giveway votes — some school is being closed, some young teacher is losing his/her job, etc. because the money is being funneled as luxurious retirement benefits to some lazy, fat-rear-end union guy who retired at age 55 with a $100,000 pension.

By: John W

John W — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:38:02 +0000

Ditto what Ralph Hoffman said. However, I’d be in favor of honoring DeSaulnier with the “Mark DeSaulnier Memorial Pension Largesse” award. In this case, I think he should be alive to enjoy the recognition. I realize there are others, including some current BOS members, who deserve to share in this worthy recognition.

By: Ralph Hoffmann

Ralph Hoffmann — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:29:49 +0000

Persons should be deceased before things are named after them. Likewise, State Senators, such as Mark DeSaulnier, should work to pass the CA Budget. He also voted Aye to County Pension Spiking.