From mattwill at pacbell.net Sun Sep 13 05:51:01 2020 From: mattwill at pacbell.net (Matthews Williams) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:51:01 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [Davisgig] Jim Frame's Community Broadband question to Council candidates and Yolo County Supervisor candidates yesterday - attached audio with candidate answers In-Reply-To: <8f9b58a1-8b98-7a7e-21ba-d7f26e56e905@omsoft.com> References: <01f6818c-5c86-7574-b8a1-068a2fb38a19@omsoft.com> <8f9b58a1-8b98-7a7e-21ba-d7f26e56e905@omsoft.com> Message-ID: <2017976627.1717788.1600001461124@mail.yahoo.com> At yesterday's Candidates Forum the following question about Community Broadband was asked by Jim Frame.? The following candidates gave answers.? The attached audio is 10 minutes long.? Give it a listen and share your feedback. "With the pandemic restrictions on gatherings, the need for community broadband access is greater than ever.? What is your position on City involvement or County involvement in establishing ubiquitous community broadband in Davis and Yolo County, and providing other ways to address the digital divide?" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Jim Frame's Community Broadband Question to Candidates.m4v Type: video/x-m4v Size: 10058272 bytes Desc: not available URL: From dawalter at dcn.org Sun Sep 13 08:35:34 2020 From: dawalter at dcn.org (Douglas A. Walter) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:35:34 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Jim Frame's Community Broadband question to Council candidates and Yolo County Supervisor candidates yesterday - attached audio with candidate answers In-Reply-To: <2017976627.1717788.1600001461124@mail.yahoo.com> References: <01f6818c-5c86-7574-b8a1-068a2fb38a19@omsoft.com> <8f9b58a1-8b98-7a7e-21ba-d7f26e56e905@omsoft.com> <2017976627.1717788.1600001461124@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Thank you, Matt. And Jim. I'm striving not to have my preconceptions influence my reaction, but I heard a lot of "support" without specifics. Indeed, two of the most-specific points were negative ones (Walsh mentions the Astound-Wave deal, and Deos mentions the County spending discretionary money on law enforcement). It's nice to hear that access should be treated as a utility, but... we have two incumbents answering, and I didn't hear anything that lead me to believe the situation was going to improve soon. Anyone else hear differently? On Sep 13, 2020, at 5:51 AM, Matthews Williams wrote: > At yesterday's Candidates Forum the following question about Community Broadband was asked by Jim Frame. The following candidates gave answers. The attached audio is 10 minutes long. Give it a listen and share your feedback. > > "With the pandemic restrictions on gatherings, the need for community broadband access is greater than ever. What is your position on City involvement or County involvement in establishing ubiquitous community broadband in Davis and Yolo County, and providing other ways to address the digital divide?" > _______________________________________________ > > Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts: > > http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start > > Davisgig mailing list > Davisgig at list.omsoft.com > http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig Doug Walter (home account) dawalter at dcn.org "Wag more, bark less" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cosimo91 at gmail.com Sun Sep 13 08:41:26 2020 From: cosimo91 at gmail.com (Lorenzo Kristov) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:41:26 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Jim Frame's Community Broadband question to Council candidates and Yolo County Supervisor candidates yesterday - attached audio with candidate answers In-Reply-To: References: <01f6818c-5c86-7574-b8a1-068a2fb38a19@omsoft.com> <8f9b58a1-8b98-7a7e-21ba-d7f26e56e905@omsoft.com> <2017976627.1717788.1600001461124@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: They need to be coaxed to see the light. That?s up to us. They work for us. Business as usual is no longer acceptable. The world we thought we had is gone. The next world is now being built. We?re all invited to create the next world. - Michael Meade > On Sep 13, 2020, at 8:35 AM, Douglas A. Walter wrote: > > Thank you, Matt. And Jim. > > I'm striving not to have my preconceptions influence my reaction, but I heard a lot of "support" without specifics. Indeed, two of the most-specific points were negative ones (Walsh mentions the Astound-Wave deal, and Deos mentions the County spending discretionary money on law enforcement). It's nice to hear that access should be treated as a utility, but... we have two incumbents answering, and I didn't hear anything that lead me to believe the situation was going to improve soon. Anyone else hear differently? > > On Sep 13, 2020, at 5:51 AM, Matthews Williams > wrote: > >> At yesterday's Candidates Forum the following question about Community Broadband was asked by Jim Frame. The following candidates gave answers. The attached audio is 10 minutes long. Give it a listen and share your feedback. >> >> "With the pandemic restrictions on gatherings, the need for community broadband access is greater than ever. What is your position on City involvement or County involvement in establishing ubiquitous community broadband in Davis and Yolo County, and providing other ways to address the digital divide?" >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts: >> >> http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start >> >> Davisgig mailing list >> Davisgig at list.omsoft.com >> http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig > > Doug Walter (home account) > dawalter at dcn.org > "Wag more, bark less" > > _______________________________________________ > > Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts: > > http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start > > Davisgig mailing list > Davisgig at list.omsoft.com > http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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On Sunday, September 13, 2020, 5:51:05 AM PDT, Matthews Williams wrote: At yesterday's Candidates Forum the following question about Community Broadband was asked by Jim Frame.? The following candidates gave answers.? The attached audio is 10 minutes long.? Give it a listen and share your feedback. "With the pandemic restrictions on gatherings, the need for community broadband access is greater than ever.? What is your position on City involvement or County involvement in establishing ubiquitous community broadband in Davis and Yolo County, and providing other ways to address the digital divide?" -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I request all who are interested in advancing discussion of community broadband to offer public comments at the UC. Instructions for commenting are in the attached agenda. Stop, be still, and listen. Because you?re drunk And we?re at the edge of the roof. - Rumi > On Sep 13, 2020, at 9:56 AM, Matthews Williams wrote: > > All, Bill Julian suggested converting the attached audio file to another format, so here it is in MP3 format which should be easier to open. Let me know if further conversion is needed ... and please suggest the desired format. > > On Sunday, September 13, 2020, 5:51:05 AM PDT, Matthews Williams wrote: > > > At yesterday's Candidates Forum the following question about Community Broadband was asked by Jim Frame. The following candidates gave answers. The attached audio is 10 minutes long. Give it a listen and share your feedback. > > "With the pandemic restrictions on gatherings, the need for community broadband access is greater than ever. What is your position on City involvement or County involvement in establishing ubiquitous community broadband in Davis and Yolo County, and providing other ways to address the digital divide?" > > _______________________________________________ > > Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts: > > http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start > > Davisgig mailing list > Davisgig at list.omsoft.com > http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Item-6C-Astound-Agreement_SR_UC.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 2302041 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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I have some other ideas as well that I am working on to defuse the "too much money" argument that Dan Carson and others have put forward. Matt On Sunday, September 13, 2020, 8:41:39 AM PDT, Lorenzo Kristov wrote: They need to be coaxed to see the light. That?s up to us. They work for us. Business as usual is no longer acceptable.? The world we thought we had is?gone.? The next world is now being built.? We?re all invited to create the next?world.- Michael Meade On Sep 13, 2020, at 8:35 AM, Douglas A. Walter wrote: Thank you, Matt. And Jim. I'm striving not to have my preconceptions influence my reaction, but I heard a lot of "support" without specifics. Indeed, two of the most-specific points were negative ones (Walsh mentions the Astound-Wave deal, and Deos mentions the County spending discretionary money on law enforcement). It's nice to hear that access should be treated as a utility, but... we have two incumbents answering, and I didn't hear anything that lead me to believe the situation was going to improve soon. Anyone else hear differently? On Sep 13, 2020, at 5:51 AM, Matthews Williams wrote: At yesterday's Candidates Forum the following question about Community Broadband was asked by Jim Frame.? The following candidates gave answers.? The attached audio is 10 minutes long.? Give it a listen and share your feedback. "With the pandemic restrictions on gatherings, the need for community broadband access is greater than ever.? What is your position on City involvement or County involvement in establishing ubiquitous community broadband in Davis and Yolo County, and providing other ways to address the digital divide?" _______________________________________________ Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts: http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start Davisgig mailing list Davisgig at list.omsoft.com http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig Doug Walter (home account)dawalter at dcn.org"Wag more, bark less" _______________________________________________ Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts: http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start Davisgig mailing list Davisgig at list.omsoft.com http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig _______________________________________________ Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts: http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start Davisgig mailing list Davisgig at list.omsoft.com http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From cosimo91 at gmail.com Sun Sep 13 16:58:22 2020 From: cosimo91 at gmail.com (Lorenzo Kristov) Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:58:22 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Jim Frame's Community Broadband question to Council candidates and Yolo County Supervisor candidates yesterday - attached audio with candidate answers In-Reply-To: <6C2A74E0-76D1-4053-9AF1-698F8B1D2094@gmail.com> References: <01f6818c-5c86-7574-b8a1-068a2fb38a19@omsoft.com> <8f9b58a1-8b98-7a7e-21ba-d7f26e56e905@omsoft.com> <2017976627.1717788.1600001461124@mail.yahoo.com> <2093471647.1758092.1600016172963@mail.yahoo.com> <6C2A74E0-76D1-4053-9AF1-698F8B1D2094@gmail.com> Message-ID: <133C862E-CF87-4C88-A683-C9B5D9EB2FF6@gmail.com> Relevant recent article on the deficiencies of corporate oligopoly internet service: https://onezero.medium.com/the-travesty-of-remote-learning-is-unfolding-in-real-time-6307975560e8 > On Sep 13, 2020, at 10:12 AM, Lorenzo Kristov wrote: > > Also, please be aware there is an item on this for the upcoming Utilities Commission meeting, Wed. Sept 16 starting at 530 pm. Attached is the staff report on the topic. I request all who are interested in advancing discussion of community broadband to offer public comments at the UC. Instructions for commenting are in the attached agenda. > > > > > > Stop, be still, and listen. > Because you?re drunk > And we?re at the edge of the roof. > - Rumi > >> On Sep 13, 2020, at 9:56 AM, Matthews Williams > wrote: >> >> All, Bill Julian suggested converting the attached audio file to another format, so here it is in MP3 format which should be easier to open. Let me know if further conversion is needed ... and please suggest the desired format. >> >> On Sunday, September 13, 2020, 5:51:05 AM PDT, Matthews Williams > wrote: >> >> >> At yesterday's Candidates Forum the following question about Community Broadband was asked by Jim Frame. The following candidates gave answers. The attached audio is 10 minutes long. Give it a listen and share your feedback. >> >> "With the pandemic restrictions on gatherings, the need for community broadband access is greater than ever. What is your position on City involvement or County involvement in establishing ubiquitous community broadband in Davis and Yolo County, and providing other ways to address the digital divide?" >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts: >> >> http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start >> >> Davisgig mailing list >> Davisgig at list.omsoft.com >> http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From rob at omsoft.com Tue Sep 15 21:34:10 2020 From: rob at omsoft.com (Robert Nickerson) Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 21:34:10 -0700 Subject: [Davisgig] Jim Frame's Community Broadband question to Council candidates and Yolo County Supervisor candidates yesterday - attached audio with candidate answers In-Reply-To: References: <01f6818c-5c86-7574-b8a1-068a2fb38a19@omsoft.com> <8f9b58a1-8b98-7a7e-21ba-d7f26e56e905@omsoft.com> <2017976627.1717788.1600001461124@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <8d9840f4-5654-47a2-c549-a201e78a3dc2@omsoft.com> Hi No time to comment - building a fiber network at present, lol. Thanks for? keeping the dialogue and issue going, will re-engage after we are done. Thanks RAN On 9/13/2020 8:35 AM, Douglas A. Walter wrote: > Thank you, Matt. And Jim. > > I'm striving not to have my preconceptions influence my reaction, but > I heard a lot of "support" without specifics. Indeed, two of the > most-specific points were negative ones (Walsh mentions the > Astound-Wave deal, and Deos mentions the County spending discretionary > money on law enforcement). It's nice to hear that access should be > treated as a utility, but... we have two incumbents answering, and I > didn't hear anything that lead me to believe the situation was going > to improve soon. Anyone else hear differently? > > On Sep 13, 2020, at 5:51 AM, Matthews Williams > wrote: > >> At yesterday's Candidates Forum the following question about >> Community Broadband was asked by Jim Frame.? The following candidates >> gave answers.? The attached audio is 10 minutes long.? Give it a >> listen and share your feedback. >> >> /"With the pandemic restrictions on gatherings, the need for >> community broadband access is greater than ever. What is your >> position on City involvement or County involvement in establishing >> ubiquitous community broadband in Davis and Yolo County, and >> providing other ways to address the digital divide?"/ >> > Candidates.m4v>_______________________________________________ >> >> Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts: >> >> http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start >> >> Davisgig mailing list >> Davisgig at list.omsoft.com >> http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig > > Doug Walter (home account) > dawalter at dcn.org > "Wag more, bark less" > > > _______________________________________________ > > Please ref our wiki for details, documents and contacts: > > http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~help/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=start > > Davisgig mailing list > Davisgig at list.omsoft.com > http://list.omsoft.com/mailman/listinfo/davisgig -- Robert Nickerson UCD Class of 1996 CEO, Om Networks cell: 5308483865 www.omsoft.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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