Council tweets a good thing

If the council members' thumbs look busy at tonight's meeting, I'll know why.

Planning Commissioner Ray Wimberly suggested to the council members last week they should Twitter during the City Council meetings, just like so many politicians are now doing.

I don't advocate adding Twitter to my job responsibilities, but I wholeheartedly support it for others -- and especially for my sources.

I can see it now.

Editor: Get a comment from the mayor about the Quakes sale.

Me: I don't have to. It's on his Twitter. Can I give you the quote in 140 characters or less?

Twittering is also a good idea if the council wants to reach out to the young students who attend the meetings for government class. Most of the high schoolers are text messaging during the meetings anyway, so why not make them the council's followers? Also, students leave the meetings at 9 p.m., long before the council makes their three-minute messages. Twittering would be a great way to get the council comments out.

I can see it now.

Williams: U should go to the library & ride ur bikes on the PE trail.

Michael: Or ride Omnitrans. I'm on da board, u know.

Spagnolo: Time for leg. up-d8. Sac. spends 2 much $. We balance our bud. Y don't they?

Gutierrez: Speaking of Sac. I'm running for Assembly. R U 18 yet? Vote 4 me.

Kurth: Bang! (That's my gavel on Twitter.) G2G. Mtg. adjourned.