Mayor Amabile

The function of an ordinance in the first few months is to serve as an education process.

The function of an ordinance in the first few months is to serve as an education process.

The most important thing is small businesses find their niche.

The most important thing is small businesses find their niche.

He has a lot of development and planning experience in the Central Valley, not Bay Area experience, and that's important.

He has a lot of development and planning experience in the Central Valley, not Bay Area experience, and that's important.

I'm personally not against billboards, but I am worried about the looks within the city limits. I see billboards as read more

I'm personally not against billboards, but I am worried about the looks within the city limits. I see billboards as more of a process of, as you're coming into town, wanting people to stop and service our businesses, buy their gas and stuff like that. Once you come into town and get into high density growth and mini-stores it becomes more of a distraction and a nuisance.

I don't disagree that if you're ill you should be able to get marijuana and decrease your pain, especially if read more

I don't disagree that if you're ill you should be able to get marijuana and decrease your pain, especially if you're critically ill. Our stand here is that we are torn between federal and state law. We don't want to violate federal law and go along with the state law, so we are making dispensaries illegal until they get the laws in order.