Thank you, Karen, for your analysis of the frequent communications regarding
the Campus Inn proposal that had appeared on this list - a response to those
who would question the role and value of this listserv. It was my impression
that the list had been instrumental in the hotel protest, but
I reported it on UCNeighbors on 3/2/10, the very night I attended a
public meeting on the subject that was held on Woodland Ave. I had not
noticed any mention of it on Purple prior to that night. Perhaps some
word of it later drifted over to Purple.
Any public medium can have an impact on