https://n2v.almanacnews.com/square/print/2011/04/19/fergusson-has-no-conflict-yet-commission-says


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Fergusson has no conflict yet, commission says

Original post made on Apr 19, 2011

The informal opinion of the Fair Political Practices Commission is that a Menlo Park councilwoman at this time doesn't have a conflict of interest by participating in council business regarding high-speed rail and also working for Siemens, a global corporation interested in bidding on the project.

Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, April 19, 2011, 7:14 AM

Comments

Posted by citizens
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Apr 19, 2011 at 8:26 am

Ferguson needs to resign, all she has done is cause embarasement,
over the top drama, and display lack of good judgement. What she
couldn't drive to Sacramento, she had to take a plane, they should
put ineffect a rule 500 miles or less for meetings, you need to drive, no reason she can't sit in traffic like the rest of us. If she
won't resign, the council should censor her. her actions remind us of the guy who served on the fire board a number of years, who was always in the paper for his lack of good judgement and professionalism. he too embarraseded the department and voters.


Posted by concerned
a resident of Menlo Park: Belle Haven
on Apr 19, 2011 at 8:42 am

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Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Atherton: Lindenwood
on Apr 19, 2011 at 10:40 am

"Remember the Bohannon Project, where she had to have a half of million dollars worth of flowers, other wise the project couldn't move forward ?"
Yep, and at the same time she demanded these funds for flowers she opposed any mitigation for the impact of this project on the Fire District. Real Core Values.


Posted by Tim Wulff
a resident of another community
on Apr 20, 2011 at 9:37 pm

Tim Wulff is a registered user.

I hope this isn't rude, but I'd like to try to clarify.

Calls for resignation are absurd and futile.

This (generally in the County) is a power conflict.

It is time for the voters to assert their positions via the vote.

This is comparable to a war.

To expect concessions reflects a lack of understanding of what is going on. Concessions by those in power will only occur as a tactic to preserve power when it is clear that power is being lost.

Officials in San Mateo have made a mockery of the electoral process and citizen's rights for a very long time.

The only question is when will those who are not union affiliated (as opposed to financing all of what goes on) wake up and make an effort to represent their own interests.