ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Wednesday, January 19, 2022, I had a lot to say, and  I knew that since the Council President had nixed one of the three council meetings this week.

ERIC PREVEN'S NOTEBOOK - In the reported agreement, the former prime minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu will admit to two counts of breach of trust, resulting in a suspended prison sentence and a few months of prison time that will be converted to community service. 

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Ezra Klein had the opinion in the New York Times, that to protect democracy, Democrats have to win more elections. And to do that, they need to make sure the country’s local electoral machinery isn’t corrupted.

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - January is busy this year as the impacts of a third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, worrisome drought conditions, and the endless festering homelessness crisis take center stage.

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - A shameful effort to blunt public scrutiny by the council president continues. 

ERIC PREVEN’S NOTEBOOK - Carte blanche is the permission to do something however one chooses to do it. Carte blanche is much like a blank check.