My Tax Dollars at Work

I had to laugh when I read a story in the San Jose Mercury News the other day.

The Campbell Planning Commission was discussing how and where to place "Welcome to Campbell" signs. Commissioner George Doorley had this to say:

If it’s not an attractive area, such as San Tomas Expressway, people don’t need to know they’re in Campbell

Thanks for playing along George, there are some nice parting gifts for you backstage.

What were you thinking? Ignoring for the moment that you've probably just offended anyone who happens to live in the San Tomas Expressway area (perhaps an apology is in order?) , don't you think that maybe you can be a bit more constructive here - you know, look for ways to improve these areas that embarrass you, rather than just pretending they don't exist? "Out of sight, out of mind" seems like a pretty bad way to run a city.

Didn't we learn that from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina?