Public Comment

Let me make a factual correction to Russ Tilleman's opinion piece "Greenwashing in Berkeley--again." Tilleman writes: 

"I read her [Lori Droste's] Candidate Information statement on the City of Berkeley website and I noticed that one of the 20 Berkeley Residents she refers to as supporting her is: Charles Siegel, author & environmental advocate I don't know if that has anything to do with her refusal to even meet with me. I assume it does but there is no way to know for sure." 

In fact, I met with Lori Droste before the election, and I was so impressed by her positions and her dedication that I endorsed her. We certainly did not mention Russ Tilleman during that meeting, and I have not talked with her since. She doesn't have any idea of what I think about Russ Tilleman, so there is no connection between my endorsement of her and her refusal to meet with Tilleman. I was a very active supporter of BRT, which is why most of the posts on our blog were by me. But being active is not the same as being extreme, so Tilleman's name calling is not warranted. Tilleman would do better to talk about the issues rather than engaging in personal attacks against me and against Councilmember Droste.