Missing in Action

Can I get quorum? Anyone? Anyone?

In his CityWatch column, Former Department of Neighborhood Empowerment General Manager Greg Nelson takes city council members to task for skipping too many Education and Neighborhood Committee meetings. The committee oversees neighborhood council issues.

"Is it unreasonable to ask City Council members to show up for work? For the second meeting in a row, and for the umpteenth time, the chair of the Education and Neighborhoods Committee (Richard Alarcon) sat alone and went through the agenda. Without explanation, the other two members (Janice Hahn and Jose Huizar) were absent."

"Let’s keep track of who shows up for work," Nelson urges. "There was a time when you could walk into the City Clerk’s office and view attendance records, but no more. I can’t think of another workplace where attendance isn’t kept."