Where do you and the San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP stand on the County Supes’ proposal for a concert hall at the County Fairgrounds? Why have I not seen formal protests at Supervisors’ meetings from you and/or your group about it? In a time of reduced state and federal $$$, common sense dictates that civic needs like affordable housing and child care for EVERYONE in the Valley needs to come before civic wants like a concert hall.

Where were you and the San Jose/Silicon Valley NAACP when VTA had slashed service by 33% and had three fare hikes between 2000 and 2004? The higher fares and reduced service, as I hope you are aware, impacted the working poor, seniors, and disabled the hardest. It was especially bad for East San Jose, where the Valley’s highest public transit ridership is located.

With alll due respect to you and your group expressing concerns on San Jose police racial profiling, I need to know why you’ve waited until Measure A this year to express the need for social services in the Valley.

To start, the author of this blog is Pat Moore, who isn’t the vice-mayor. Presumably you mean me.

Second, while I disagree with Rick about Measure A, that isn’t cause to accuse anyone of hating people of color. Or of hating being challenged by people of color.

I don’t mind anyone challenging me, to be honest. It usually turns into an interesting discussion from which both can learn. I’m happy to discuss Measure A with Mr. Callender, either individually or as a formal debate, if he is willing.

Greg Perry (Mr. Vice Mayor, in the above posting.)

First your lies in the ballot argument to fool people of color, and keep them from getting our much needed social services. Now you have lies about me. What do you hate more, people of color challenging you or the truth? So Im an operative of the SVLG? Get your shit straight mr vice mayor.

Why dont you try and get something right! I have NO affiliation with the yes on A or the SVLG. Where do you get your made up facts from?

Rick