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The NEBA Board invites you to participate in a conversation with Dee Williams-Ridley who was recently appointed as Interim City Manager following the sudden and unexpected departure of Christine Daniels to the City of Oakland. 

Ms. Ridley had been a Deputy City Manager in Berkeley for seven months since leaving that position in Modesto. 

She steps in at a particularly turbulent time in our City, with the departure of numerous department heads and a dramatic 40% decrease in infrastructure spending. Ms. Ridley has a lot on her plate, including: a boom in controversial new buildings in Berkeley without the community benefits many anticipated; demands for an increased minimum wage in Berkeley to $19/hour and for more affordable housing; an increase in the homeless population with no effective mitigation plans; and a demand by the NAACP to set up an entirely new City department to address racial issues. In addition, many city employees recently received substantial salary increases (up to 7%), and it is unclear how this will impact overall City spending and budget choices. Are we to expect more cuts to city services and increased taxes? 

Please join us for this important meeting. THURSDAY, October 22, 2015, 7PM PARLOR, Northbrae Community Church 941 The Alameda (at Los Angeles) 

(Come early, mingle with your neighbors 6:30-7:00 p.m.)