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Residents in San Ramon will have the opportunity to eat breakfast and talk about the issues facing their community with their city’s top elected official on Friday, when Mayor Bill Clarkson hosts his monthly Mayor’s Breakfast.
Held on the last Friday of each month at Clementine’s Restaurant, the Mayor’s Breakfast typically sees Clarkson meeting with residents alongside a special guest to talk about local topics of interest. But for August’s breakfast the mayor will be flying solo.
“This month, there will be no guest; just open conversation,” Clarkson wrote in an email to residents. “Every so often, I like to dedicate our Friday breakfasts to listening and discussing topics of interest. There are many exciting things taking place in and around our city, so please bring your questions and anything that is on your mind for discussion. We usually have many involved community leaders attend our breakfasts who are well informed on issues.”
Past speakers that have attended the Mayor’s Breakfast include State Sen. Steve Glazer, former assemblywoman Catharine Baker, SRVFPD Chief Paige Meyer, City Councilman Phil O’Loane, and San Ramon police Officer Abe Medina and his K-9 partner Senna, to name a few.
This month’s meeting will take place on Friday (Aug. 30) from 7:30-8:30 a.m. at the usual spot, Clementine’s Restaurant, 18070 San Ramon Valley Blvd. The breakfast is free to attend and does not require a reservation. Clarkson encourages residents to purchase food, although it is not mandatory in order to join in on the conversation.
Mayor Clarkson should hold his breakfast on Saturdays, not Fridays. People who have common weekday obligations (work, family, etc) can’t attend a community breakfast on a weekday morning. The type of people who can take time to be a such a meeting are typically upper-management people and business leaders, not the common average resident.
City leaders have plans to greatly alter the city of San Ramon, to urbanize what has been a suburban city. The mayor should have his community meetings at times when people can actually attend.