Comments on: Roundup of Fremont mayoral and council candidates

By: charlie C

charlie C — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 00:51:28 +0000

Isn’t “doing business” bringing good businesses into Fremont? Why then did you and your *vocal minority * gleefully swift-boat the A’s out of Fremont? Was that good for bussiness, our local economy, and our cities civic pride? Those who have not voted in Fremont need to know that if they choose to vote in this election not to vote for the ones who have opposed and will cotinue to oppose sensible development.

By: bbox231

bbox231 — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 14:00:32 +0000

I can’t think of too many better examples of why it is so critically important that we get more of those who have historically not voted in Fremont, into the polling booths. Imagine that, Charlie wants to ask about something he calls “pride”.

Witness the mentalities and reasoning of those who support your incumbants. Thus are the thoughts of those who like the way things are,and who fear those who are critical.

But, choose wisely, because, once again, we have another ballot full of non-critical clones who will be glad to continue with the same excuses and toss money into black holes like Centerville, or at special interests like Iron Horse Lane, or, for their occassional personal benefit (taxpayer funded trips to India and China) while they are simultaneously telling those of you who DON’T vote that there’s no money left for things like sidewalk repair, tree maintenance, library hours, street maintenance . . . . etc., etc., etc.

A very small minority of that ballot roster who you can rely upon to change the way we’ve been doing business.

By: WarbleFly

WarbleFly — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 17:51:18 +0000

You really think Tesla and Fishy will give anyone from Fremont a job, much less a career? Really? lol. Bbox, I’m afraid your kind of CEOs long ago outsourced our jobs.
We need business that will balance the almighty profit with community values. Something that is bit of an intangible that apparently you and Bacon can’t get your head around. It’s called vision and we need a leader in Fremont with those qualities.

By: charlie C

charlie C — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 04:35:57 +0000

#50…Everyone knows that Thermo Fisher Scientific underpays *everone* who is employed by them so why bring them up? Again, Fremont most certainty would have benefited from having the A’s relocate to Fremont. Jobs, tax revenue, and civic pride would have come here. BUT,,,you and Bacon and the Irvington lunatic fringe acted against Fremont best interest in opposing the best thing that could have ever happened to Fremont. Box, you and yours have forever doomed Fremont to a mediocre eternity without parole. Are you proud of that ?

By: bbox231

bbox231 — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 00:27:17 +0000

Wow – “no “careers” generated whatsoever” – by TESLA or Fisher Sci and “…they will add very little to Fremont”

WOW!!!!!!!

This is exactly the kind of thinking (adjective used VERY generously in this instance) and public statement that would give any CEO a reason to avoid this town.

By: WarbleFly

WarbleFly — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:49:38 +0000

Bbox, sometimes you do come off as an emotionless Vulcan. Since when is civic pride an “emotional anectdote”?
I’m happy to have Tesla, but it’s less than a fifth the size of nummi and contributes very little to Fremont, there will no “careers” generated whatsoever. It remains to be seen how many careers Fisher will make for then South Bay. You can bet they will add very little to Fremont.
The passionate and emotional wasted opportunity that was the stadium will leave a scar that this town will never recover from. The name recognition alone would have brought business in. This town was born out of uniting the former townships. Yet, there is no unity, nothing that brings us together, no there here. The A’s would unified this town like never before. It’s an intangible thing an emotionless elite minority would never understand. The A’s would have contributed to our needy schools and added weight to fundraising efforts at the grassroots level. Of course the minority NIMBY elite only cares about MSJ anyway, they could care less about the rest of Fremont that doesn’t have deep pocket support.
So, enjoy your perch and your faux elite superiority. Enjoy a town without an identity so you can avoid an occasional traffic jam. Enjoy your out of town lawyer candidate. He may even win, but he will never get my vote.

By: bbox231

bbox231 — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 01:56:16 +0000

NUMMI folded, you’re right . . . . but Charlie, you left out that minor tidbit that they were followed up by the arrival of TESLA.

Oh, and now Thermo Fisher Scientific. Neither of which would be anywhere near a ballpark and BOTH of which bring jobs.

LOTS of jobs.

No, wait, I take that back – they dont just bring jobs,Charlie – they bring CAREERS.

For this reason, I think it’s wrong of you and the other stadium supporters to so readily refuse to include the likes of NUMMI, Catellus, and now TESLA and Fisher Scientific as within the context the best interests of our community. But, you know what – that’s just part of the problem with this town. We’re seriously mixed up on what’s important and what’s not.

It’s a shame that a lone non-incumbant voice was the only one willing to go to bat for these business interests.

It’s a shame that Bill and Anu and now you and Sue remain completely willing to subordinate the interests of these signficant businesses interests in hopes of helping out a one-off wine bar or restauranteer. . . or for your personal moment in the centerfield limelight.

Perhaps it’s one of the reasons why ours is so slow to attract more of these kinds of business interests, Charlie. When your current council members so clearly demonstrated their willingness to toss NUMMI and Catellus and virtually every one of the Pac Common retailers under the bus, compromise their supply chain(s), and seriously mess with their customers’ ability to access goods and services, why would ANYONE want to bring a business to this town?

By: charlie C

charlie C — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 04:51:44 +0000

Geez, Boxie, What do you and your well orgaiized vocal minority have against what’s in the best interest of Fremont? NUMMI folded and Catellus keeps buliding cookie cutter malls. Yeah, sure…I say build it and Fremont will prosper.

By: bbox231

bbox231 — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 02:40:18 +0000

Geez, Charlie, it must really bite hard when you and Anu and Bill and Sue allowed the City of Fremont to get “swift-boated” by a couple dozen folks paddling around in a row-boat.

I’m sure that you and Anu and Bill were right – damn Catellus and damn NUMMI, we shoulda built the thing anyway.

By: charlie C

charlie C — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 00:23:54 +0000

#41 …Worbs
An up or down vote on the stadium should have been put on the ballot and voted on. This was not allowed to happen. It appear to really bug you that the defeat of the ballpark by a well organized, vocal minority hasn’t just been swept under the rug. We who were filibustered and swift-boated by your side have not or will not forget.