A new label for people who oppose all growth

Surprising support for Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion 7-Eleven Slurpee Slush Fund

TO V OR NOT TO V? … In previous City of Davis elections, folks who didn’t like growth were disparagingly referred to as NIMBYs. That acronym is so yesterday, having been replaced by BANANA (Build Absolutely Nothing Anywhere Near Anyone).

QUICK SOLUTION FOR SAVING DAVIS SCHOOLS … It’s no secret that declining enrollment threatens to force the closure of several of our cherished public schools in Davis. It’s become a major issue in the Measure V debate. If Measure V passes, it should include a provision that the new homes being built can only be sold to newcomers from Utah, where family size is off the charts. More kids, more schools. If that plan succeeds, the school lunch program will have to substantially increase its budget for Jell-O. Utah also leads the country in Jell-O consumption.

SPEAKING OF SCHOOL CLOSURES … I remember several decades ago when closing an elementary school was being discussed and I turned to my Sweetheart and said without hesitation, “It will be Valley Oak.”

That was sad for us, because two of our young daughters had just become old enough to start school and we were able to walk the several blocks to Valley Oak with them every weekday morning.