Novato Community Alliance

Novato & NCA Members speak out on Bob Brown Hire We finally have the video snippets of the Novato Community Alliance members speaking out against Bob Brown at the Novato City Council, this past Tuesday Feb-28. There were 20 speakers, 10 of which were NCA members. Take a look at the playlist below. They ranged from very passionate to very pithy; to...

Op-Ed: Bob Brown is "an affordable housing activist" and not right for Novato There are at least two sides to the interim appointment of Bob Brown as Interim Community Development Director. Here, a 30-year resident lays out her opposition.

Please show your support on this Tue to speak out against hiring 2 housing advocates..

Bob Brown as Interim Community Development Director - We say not! When Dave Wallace announced his retirement, a vacancy for community development director was created. Rather than hire a full time employee, Michael Frank has chosen two half-time employees. Anne Cronin Moore is a contract planner, meaning she is a planner who is hired for a limited time to get a sp...

California Supreme Court Ends Redevelopment in State The California Supreme dealt the final blow to the many redevelopment agencies established around the state in a decision handed down yesterday (Thursday) by Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye. This decision is especially noteworthy to Novatoens due to Novato's use of its redevelopment agency in many proje...