The Berkeley City Council's new redistricting map, voted in by a 6-3 vote, was quickly overturned by a popular referendum – Berkeley citizens were unhappy that it split neighborhoods, divided UC Berkeley students along conservative and progressive lines, and made it very likely that one of the few *truly* progressive Council members we have would *not* be re-elected. Now the Council majority (those in favor of the new map) is trying to enforce its will by hiring a private law firm to sue its citizens and other members of the City Council and city staff. This is not how democracy is supposed to work, especially in a town like Berkeley! Find an acceptable compromise map, and don’t make citizens who are participating in the democratic process pay wasteful legal fees.

I am 77 years old, hold both a BFA & MFA (at Yale) and now augment my wife's teacher's salary by finding and completing small masonry jobs: steps, landing, patios, etc. We barely meet our mortgage, fill the fridge for family meals. If I find pride in doing excellent masonry at bargain prices....how much more satisfaction I'd have, say, repairing paths in our National Park System.... or restoring decaying murals in a post office or public building. Or using lifelong photographer skills to document this program. Bringing back the shining glory of America... something all races and all ages can work toward. WPA for TODAY

Update: The petition will now be use to make Donald Sterling Sell the LA Clippers! THANKS FOR SIGNING! To listen to this recording was hurtful as a black person; it was shocking and distasteful. To think Donald Sterling will be allowed to host more Clipper games that have a majority of black players is beyond disbelief. As a black man, I have no hate in my heart for any race and would like everyone to get along. Please help us stop this racist behavior once and for all by signing the petition.

This petition is directed at the administration in Hutto Independent School District. It is in regards to the retaliatory tactics being used to wrongfully accuse a family of participating in a child's truancy. These are false accusations based on the fact that the child was in attendance for the days in question. Brandy Baker assured this family upon their request that the child would not participate in STAAR testing, or any STAAR related materials. Only to enroll him in "tutorials" directly related to STAAR testing. The child in question was also led to believe by the administration at Hutto High School, that he did not have to attend. However he was counted absent 14 times continuously, and was marked as absent for 14 full days. While his attendance records show he was in all of his other classes for that day. The absent count at the bottom of the sheet clearly states "days unexcused". In addition, after this family officially removed the children from school, the administration including but not limited to Roy Christian, at Farley Middle School continues to count that child as absent as well. These are obvious retaliatory measures being conducted by Hutto ISD in general. Please stop the manipulation of these records and the false accusation of families involved. And we also ask that the Judge in the Truancy Court take this issue into consideration. This is unbelievable behavior from our children's educators and has forced parents to remove their children from school permanently, opting for home schooling. Your honor we would like these manipulations investigated, and all parties involved to be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Falsifying a state document in the State of Texas is a Third Degree Felony, and we expect nothing less than prosecution for these charges. We also request that the families presented before you, with obvious records manipulations, be relieved of all charges and penalties as they stand falsely accused due to the records manipulation.

I believe only high school students should be allowed to participate in high school sponsored activities. Our children are forced to grow up way too fast and allowing a middle school student to participate in high school activities is just more exposure to children being allowed to participate in non age-appropriate activities. Also, why should a 7th grader be able to play high school sports for 6 years? Middle School children will be given their chance to compete for positions in high school when they are IN HIGH SCHOOL. Until then, the spots should be given only to students that are enrolled IN THAT SCHOOL! It is not fair to the students who want to show spirit and participate in their school's program and activities that the spots are given to children not enrolled in that school. If they want to participate in these programs they should do so at their school with children their age.

The families in my district, Yosemite Unified School District , have no afterschool care for our elementary school children when school ends at 2:30. This makes life very difficult for the kids with working parents, many of whom don’t have a place to go between the time school ends and their working/commuting parents get home in the evening. Every other district in Madera County offers school-based after school care for their elementary school children. Yosemite Unified School District should reinstate a parent-pay after-school childcare program at Coarsegold and Rivergold Elementary Schools.

Far too many have been caught up in the all encompassing snare of collateral consequences of criminal conviction. After being incarcerated and denied physical freedom, and after paying restitution and/or fines, the debt to society is paid. It is cruel and unusual punishment to make a 2nd degree or lower non violent offender suffer collateral consequences for life, and be kept from honest work or volunteering.

For everyone's safety.

As a physician, and a consumer, I am often In the position to explain to pt s how insurance works and it tends to be too complicated or purposely surripticious so that consumers can't understand their coverage

A portion of the land adjacent to and north of the Rancho San Marcos subdivision on the east side of Highway 14 has a proposed zoning area as "mixed use" in the county's Sustainable Land Development Code which will go before the voters for adoption this year. This area was previously zoned Rural Residential. Mixed use includes residential and commercial structures and can include high-density residential structures that are about 3 levels high. Having mixed use abut our neighborhood will significantly change the character of our neighborhood in a number of ways including traffic on 14, light pollution, and noise pollution, to mention a few. This zoning change has the potential to significantly impact property values and quality of life in our neighborhood, especially for those on the north side. It is felt that maintaining the area zoning as Rural Residential would preserve the present nature of the area while still allowing for development by its owners.

The Tri-Cities area does not have a good variety of multi-use health clubs to choose from. We believe that Life Time Fitness would compliment the lifestyle in the area. Currently, residents must travel to Bloomingdale or Warrenville to belong to a Life Time Fitness health club. A Life Time Fitness in our area would receive strong neighborhood support! By signing this petition, I am in support of Life Time Fitness opening a health club in the Tri-Cities area. Thanks for taking the time to read this letter and our petition. St Charles, Geneva & Batavia IL have often been ranked as "Best Town to Live In" and "Best Town to Raise a Family" by Family Circle and CNN.

Voter Awareness of the extent of corruption in our Gocvernment.