Monday, October 8th 2007
Running Wolf: Recall Mayor Bates
In the funny bin this morning, KCBS 740 is reporting an effort to recall Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates will start today.
Opponents of the mayor claim he is too close to developers and his alma mater, Cal Berkeley, and is only trying to get tough on the homeless in order to satisfy business interests. The petition drive is being headed by Zachary Running Wolf, a former mayoral candidate and an organizer of the Berkeley tree sitters, the group protesting the university’s plan to cut down an oak grove to make way for a new athletic training center.
If you want to know how close Bates is to the University, look at how many times the City of Berkeley has sued or threatened to sue UC Berkeley under his watch. Add in the election next year where the mayor will be voted on and the trees that will be killed to make the paper for the petitions and this is ridiculous.
I also think Zachary Running Wolf has less then selfless intentions. Just recently I heard Running Wolf refer to himself as “the next mayor of Berkeley.”
