Greetings!
As probably everyone else, I am appalled, but not surprised at the decision of Efren the Junior and the other County Supervisors regarding the zoning change for the wine factory in our 'hood.
As we know, politicians are elected on their charming personalities, not their smarts - just like high school. However, unlike high school, they are accountable to ALL of us, even those of us who did not vote for them or contribute a penny to their popularity contest. Therefore, I feel it is imperative to take positive action now.
It is possible that these county supervisors (aristocracy) meant well by their decision and are dumb-founded that the villagers (peasants) are up in arms. Sound familiar? I strongly believe that they have faulty or underdeveloped reasoning skills. As a college math instructor, I spent 25 years assisting students on their thinking strategies. Helping them to problem solve, not by giving them the answer, but by coaching them along the way from start to finish. They had to explain their problem-solving process by mapping it out for me step-by-step (slow and detailed) - like a TripTik from AAA.
The smart students welcomed this guidance, the foolish ones resisted.
I propose that a group of locals, give Efren the Junior an opportunity to explain his reasoning for his vote against the will of the residents and local community. Also I genuinely would like to understand his definitions of words, such as 'agriculture', 'environment', 'apple', etc.
Perhaps some of us could gather for an hour or so to brain-connect. When and where would folks like to meet? Thanks!
Larysa