Friday, April 15, 2016

Shame on you for NOT supporting councilwoman Shea's motion to support a landswap!

Please add your name to the end and send the following e-mail to:

SChoi@CityofIrvine.org, JLalloway@CityofIrvine.org, lynnschott@ci.irvine.ca.us, BKrom@CityofIrvine.org, irvinecitycouncil@ci.irvine.ca.us, CShea@ci.irvine.ca.us

Please forward it to as many news media and the opponents for council members Jeff Lollaway, Lynn Schott, Beth Krom, and Mayor Choi:


Shame on you for NOT supporting councilwoman Shea's motion to support a landswap!

To:                                                                                                                               4/15/16
Mayor Steven S. Choi, Ph.D.
Irvine City Councils: Jeff Lalloway, Lynn Schott, Beth Krom,
City of Irvine
1 Civic Center Plaza
Irvine, CA 92623-9575
Phone: 949-724-6233
E-mail: SChoi@CityofIrvine.org, JLalloway@CityofIrvine.org, lynnschott@ci.irvine.ca.us, BKrom@CityofIrvine.org, irvinecitycouncil@ci.irvine.ca.us

Mayor Choi, Council members Lollaway, Schott and Krom,

Shame on you for NOT supporting councilwoman Shea's motion to support a landswap! We are VERY, VERY upset and angry about your action. You are our mayor and councils, and you were supposed to represent our interests, how could you vote against the will of the veterans and the community? Your excuses to reject this great proposal are nonsenses. This landswap is proposed by the veterans, supported by the community, and second and vote yes on Shea's motion was the right thing to do.

We do NOT understand why you did not second or vote yes on the landswap. Do you have some kind of hidden agenda? Are you getting some secret benefits from someone for rejecting this great idea?

Mayor Choi, we know you are running for the state assembly, but you are still Irvine mayor for now, as long as you are on the job, you should ALWAYS put Irvine people's interest first. Otherwise, what will people think? Do you want to see this headline in the news:

"Steven Choi's record as mayor is a record of selling out Irvine. If he can sell out Irvine people's interest when he is Irvine mayor, what will he do when he becomes your assemblyman? Steven Choi, a politician we can NOT trust."

Lynn,
We know you are running for congress, and Jeff is running for a leadership position for Republican, Republican Central Committee, you guys do not want to see similar headline for your upcoming election, right? So, go do the right thing and correct your own mistake, second or vote yes on the landswap when it comes around again. OR, you WILL pay for your own actions of ignoring people's will.

We voted Agran's team out in 2014 for what they had done. Apparently Jeff, Lynn and Choi, you have not learned from Agran and his team and voted against Irvine people's will on 4/12/16.

Politicians have to be held accountable for their actions, and their actions have consequences.

If you continue to ignore the will of Irvine people, a recall of you as the city council or mayor is necessary. We  are NOT going to let you get away with selling out our community's interest.


Sincerely,


Sunday, March 20, 2016

【老兵公墓终于有望移到远离住宅和学校的新址!】


【老兵公墓终于有望移到远离住宅和学校的新址!】

向大家报告一个好消息!2014~2015年度我们尔湾华人针对在尔湾大公园修建老兵公𦻒的提案,进行了长达8个月的马拉松式艰苦抗争!而今事情的发展终于有了正面的结果。经过反复的磋商,建商(five point) 和老兵委员会已经原则上同意将拟议中的军人公墓到远离住宅和学校的新址。新的公墓地点位于405和5号交界处以北,在Alton Parkway, Muirland Blvd & bake parkway之间, 那里是片农田,远离居民区,周围环绕着商用建筑。

我们去年多方的努力没有白费,居民的反对的声音也是促成five point, 老兵和市府寻求双赢方案的契机。老兵对新的地址也很满意,还解决了他们的资金问题。既顾及到居民的诉求,又帮老兵找到了新的更好的墓址,这样的双赢方案我们应该大力支持!

尔湾市长候选人陈钢先生最近会与尔湾市议员Shea女士见面,争取能拿到具体的site map.

4/12日5:00pm市府要表决通过墓址转移方案,我们需要至少3位市议员投赞成票,希望到时大家一定要到场支持!Shea 市议员为了移墓成功做了大量的协调工作,她希望我们尽可能多去一些人。为了我们自已,也为了对得起真心实意帮助我们的朋友,请大家奔走相告,扶老携幼,共襄盛举,千万不要让我们曾经的努力和心血付诸东流,功亏一篑!

尔湾市政府的地址是:
1 Civic Center Plaza
Irvine, CA 92606

停车免费。

以下是新的老兵墓地的大致方位:




The Veteran's cemetery in Irvine is relocating to a new location, and is away from homes and school.


The Veteran's cemetery in Irvine is relocating to a new location, and is away from homes and school. It seems like the residents' voices have been considered this time. It is a better location, and all parties are starting to work together to find a win win solution.


Tuesday, June 16, 2015

誰來賣單?

你知道嗎?在爾灣以東的河濱縣有一座軍人墓地,在爾灣以南的聖地亞哥也有一作軍人墓地,在北面洛杉矶還有一座。這有什麼關係嗎?當然!聯邦政府不會考慮把一座軍人公墓建在另一座軍人公墓75英哩以內的地方。提案中的大公園墓地距其他三座墓地都在75英哩以內。距河濱縣的墓地更不到45英哩。

對爾灣居民來說這意味著什麼?這意味著提案中的大公園墓地只能是加州所屬運營的。州政府現在讓退伍軍人事務部作可行性研究並到聯邦政府去申請建墓資金。聯邦政府會付全部的建設資金嗎?更不用提以後長期的運營維護費用。加州已經財政赤字了,誰來為此墓地買單?會不會是你我納稅人?迄今為止沒有任何對墓地運營費用的計算與評估。為什麼?要隱瞞什麼嗎?是否墓地費用這一問題,對墓地支持者來說是不方便讓你我知道的事實真相?

不要聽信別人對事實的掩蓋歪曲。這事關爾灣居民的生活質量。請和我們一起對大公園墓地說"不!"。 給市議員打電話,寫email。告訴他們,你熱愛軍人,但是大公園里絕對不適合造墓地!

Written by Rakefire, translated by WendyK
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群众的力量

大讚我們的義工團隊!你們是我們得到居民廣泛支持的基礎與中堅!感謝你們,花費寶貴的時間,走街串巷,挨家挨戶散發了幾千份關於軍人墓地信息交流會的傳單,讓爾灣居民有機會為自己社區的未來發聲。 大家爲信念全力以付的精神令人振奮。盡管崔市長和Lynn Scholt議員最後無理爽約,仍有不少熱心的居民參加了會議。你們的努力沒有白費,我們當場又收集到更多的居民反墓地的簽名,更發展了其他族裔的居民參加到我們抗爭的行列。

另外也要特別感謝義工門在徵集簽名活動中高出預期的成果。讓更多的人知道墓地真相,就會有更多的人加入到我們的隊伍中來。我們一起要讓各級政府責任人對居民的意願負責。大家保持動力,我們是為我們的生活質量及社區的未來而戰!

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墓地邊上的慢行道


大家知道嗎, 離爾灣40分鐘車程的河濱縣就有一座軍人公墓,它是全美最忙的軍人公墓。據LA Time報導,去年那里的一年的殯葬數是8000。那相當於每個月667個,每個星期153個,每天更是觸目驚心的22個殯葬!

這還僅僅是開始。為加州退伍軍人事務部監管墓地的Stephen Jorgensen说,爾灣的軍人公墓要取代河濱縣的軍人公墓成爲全美最忙的公墓。你是否預備好了每天多花20分鍾在上班和送孩子上學的路上?公墓一旦建成,將座落於爾灣最繁忙的交通路線上,該路線現在限速60英哩。提案中的墓址如果真成爲現實,到時你能開什么車速?

不要聽信別人對事實的掩蓋歪曲。這事關爾灣居民的生活質量。請和我們一起對大公園墓地說"不!"。 給市議員打電話,寫email。告訴他們,你熱愛軍人,但是大公園里絕對不適合造墓地!

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Sunday, June 14, 2015

成功的案例: 三谷反墓地第一战--4:0

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4比0!一个弃权。SanRamon city council 投票通过反对墓地。city 接下来会将反对墓地的决定通知Contra Costa county。但是,反大型商业墓地的行动还没有结束。下一步是county planning commission 的公听会,和county board of supervisors的公听会。

时间回到六月。6/24的SanRamon 关于墓地的information session,有300多人参加。很多人开始了解墓地的真相。当时扫街义工大约扫了Windemere三分之一的家庭。

会后,Ken,Murali,Crystal和我们其他几个人商量,决定双管齐下。一方面我们积极跟各个city council member 逐一见面,打探对方态度;另一方面,着手准备向city council递交petition,要求撤回2005年的决议。虽然墓地决定权在county,但墓地的起因却是因为SanRamon,Dublin和Danville三个城市在2005年作出的支持墓地的决议。所以,撤回旧决议非常重要,这会令city站在市民这一边。

突袭8/12的公听会,我们顺利递交了petition。当时连支持我们反墓地的副市长,都惊讶我们的举措。呵呵,递petition嘛,要的就是出奇兵。

8/16的反墓地hiking,由save–mountain–diablo发起,参加人数有500多人。这次的扫街,我们扫了大约Windemere一半的家庭。越来越多的居民开始了解和反对墓地。

但city council对我们的petition还是没有反应。没法子,10月初,约见市长,他答复city council会讨论推翻2005决议。

11月初,选举结束的第二天,作为一个Catharine 的助选义工,以为可以休息一下了。打开email ,副市长来信,说定在12/9的公听会上讨论墓地。等了两天,没有地点的消息,发信问市长(顺便透露一下我们华裔选民的助选情况)。当天市长回信,得知地点(秀political muscle还真管用)。

这次的扫街,我们决定扫遍Windemere的3700个自住家庭,再加Dublin和Alamo creek的一部分。目的是借此机会,让更多的人知道这个大型墓地的危害。50多个义工,跟天气抢时间,一个星期全部扫完!

12/9开会前,我们几个组织者,觉得我们可能会3:2通过。没想到是4:0。赢了第一战,算是一个小小的胜利。但它给了我们更多的信心和勇气,即使后面的斗争会更艰苦。

再一次,衷心感谢发传单和准备食品的各位义工!衷心感谢发言反对墓地的各位居民!衷心感谢参加今天会议的邻居!衷心感谢从邻近城市Dublin,Danville和Pleasanton 赶来助阵的朋友们!