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Councilman Claire described the harmonious working relationship the Redwood City Council has enjoyed over the years, which cannot be said of some other councils on the peninsula, and addressed the issue of comparable education and qualifications. Councilman Claire stated the Tribune's endorsement was fine with him, but he was furious with the article's personal attack. Councilman Claire stated the Tribune was a one-issue newspaper that had no idea what Redwood City had been doing. Councilman Claire stated he had written down twenty-six (26) different projects Redwood City had accomplished or was working on in the last two years that are making the City better, and the Tribune missed what the City has recently accomplished by focusing only on the downtown and ignoring the effects of the current economic conditions upon the kinds of investment the City wanted. Sequoia Station began nine or ten years ago, and through Council perseverance is finally under construction. Councilman Claire advised he would meet with the editors of the Tribune soon. Councilman Bury described the nice story the Times Tribune did about him and stated he appreciated it very much. However, he had mixed emotions since the same issued carried the article using the term deadwood. Councilman Bury spoke of his real affection for Redwood City and his pride in the City and its accomplishments, as well as his representation of the City on local and regional organizations. Councilman Bury advised that Bay Area officials have told him they envy the position Redwood City is in, with its reliable and sound revenue base. Councilman Bury added that the article using the term deadwood was unreasonable, and it hurt. Mayor La Berge advised that two other newspapers wrote very different articles about Redwood City's accomplishments in their editorials endorsing candidates. Mayor La Berge stated that the Times Tribune was out of step and insulting to Council and staff, and suggested that had the Tribune editors asked people in Redwood City about their impressions of the City they would have been told that they are doing very well, that there is new building going on, and the City is getting better every day. Mayor la Berge described good marketing techniques and asked what motivated the subject editorial and its negative message. Joe Staudt, Broadway, Redwood City, told Council he was proud to be a citizen of Redwood City and reminded everyone of the new downtown parking garage being built and the improvement of Main and Chestnut Streets, adding that everywhere you look there is new construction going on. Nita Spangler, Edgewood Road, Redwood City, asked why Kevin Doyle of the Peninsula Times Tribune, is trashing the City in which he lives, and offered to take the tape of this Council Meeting to Mr. Doyle. Councilman Greenalch advised he had spoken with Kevin Doyle and told him the article had been a personal affront and asked what criteria he had used to label Redwood City, deadwood. Councilman Greenalch stated he had been invited to write an Op Ed response, and intended to do so. Councilman Greenalch advised it was unfortunate that the Tribune had chosen election time for this kind of article knowing that the responses of those attacked will be interpreted that they disagree with the newspapers right to Regular Meeting Minutes September 21, 1992 MINUTE BOOK NO. 51 Page 6 Page No. 200