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MyspaceAddison Thompson was voted back onto the City of Santa Barbara Planning Commission after having been abruptly dumped off it two years ago to make way for Deborah Schwartz, who most recently ran for council and lost. Thompson brings to the post firsthand knowledge of having rebuilt his house after the Jesuita Fire, not to mention his prior experience as a commissioner and a test pilot for supersonic military aircraft. But with the absence of Councilmember Randy Rowse — away on an extended boating trip with his family — the council wound up deadlocked 3-to-3 (slow-growth versus smart-growth) on who should fill the second commission vacancy. Stepping down due to term limits are longtime planning commissioners John Jostes and Charmaine Jacobs.
Addison Thompson Voted Back onto Planning Commission
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
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Yahoo and hot dog diggity dam! A super-duper sonic test pilot on the p.c. again!
DonMcDermott (anonymous profile)
December 14, 2011 at 5:35 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Addison Thompson was originally appointed as a special project parting gift from lame-duck council member Dan Secord.
Why again are these appointments made in December when some of the appointing council members are leaving and the new ones are not yet seated to reflect the electorate on who should be appointed?
John_Adams (anonymous profile)
December 14, 2011 at 8:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Because of the importance of continuity, because the interviews were done before when the candidates and probably the winning ones, as well, were not paying attention to such things. But continuity is important - not everything is political or at least should not be.
The new council member will have plenty of time for appointments and will most likely not delay her choices for her replacement when that time comes.
But as for Thompson, Bendy (how true to his name he has become) called him the "Planning Commission's planning commissioner," decrying the clear political choice of Schwartz three years ago before he himself became a politician and bent with the political winds.
citti (anonymous profile)
December 16, 2011 at 9:41 a.m. (Suggest removal)