I just installed Service Pack 1 for Vista (x64) – Although I am happy with the service pack so far, I am upset that we were told that the Remote Server Administration Tools (RSAT) would be available for them. This of course was not the case, and I have looked … Continue reading
Just a quick note to let you all know that on February 20, 2008 the Executive Committee of the Yakima Valley Conference of Governments voted unanimously to appoint me Vice Chairman. Having only served on the committee since 2007 this is a great honor for me. I look forward to … Continue reading
Some of you may already know, but I wanted to blog this in case someone out there wants to apply for the job. The City of Sunnyside is looking for a new City Manager. This is the second time I have been involved in the process of appointing/hiring a new … Continue reading
http://www.dailysunnews.com/ArcStoryPage.asp?Database=Story&StoryID=12771 Way to go Charles! – Finally some good news! – I can’t tell you how hard I fought for this legislation, and how many times I spoke to people and groups about Sunnyside’s Gang Ordinance. Every time I did though, I made it clear that I thought this [our … Continue reading
WOW! An amazing game to watch, even though my Pats fell short of making history. I honestly believe it went wrong in the 4th Quarter at 11:05 (or was that 11:06) – when the Pats decided to go for 4 and 13, when they were in field goal range. Oh … Continue reading
As this is the anniversary of the death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson, I thought it only befitting to blog a little about this event, and how it affected me personally. Of course I wasn’t born when it happened; however both my mother and … Continue reading
When I was first elected to the Sunnyside City Council I was introduced to some gentlemen who were trying to get the Federal government to help address the issues of water in the Yakima Valley, they had a plan (a good plan) – and were doing their best to get … Continue reading
Our new Mayor Pablo Garcia has some ideas about how to deal with the gang problem. Kima-TV interviewed him on January 28, 2008. [View:http://go.axcess.us/media/mayorgarcia.wmv]
[View:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8iYygDw3C0] I don’t know what to say, I am disappointed in Fred. I was excited when he entered the race, but from day two (cause day one really was exciting) – I could tell there was going to be problems. I am not sure if he got bad advice from … Continue reading
Just downloaded and installed the Windows Live Writer today. Wow, this is a great application for being able to blog without having to open a web page. If you haven’t tried it yet and you are a blogger, I highly recommend it. Here is link to download the software: http://get.live.com/writer/overview … Continue reading