We
agree exactly on what
should happen. But I, as a realist and a careful observer of local political dynamics for over 20 years, see how it actually plays out.
And it's much, much worse than the local media ever report. And violations of the Brown Act (open meetings law) are constantly increasing.
It's quite an eye-opener reading an account of a public in the paper as seeing the reporter outright lie about the events and the makeup of the audience (this was easier back when city council meetings were not videoed by staff, only secretly by members of the audience).