You should sit through one. Just as you think you're getting someplace with the board, the Sierra Club and equestrian parade start in. Right there every damn time, you see all the members on the board nodding aknowleging what they are saying. After their little slide show presentation, we the MTB community is shot down once again. I've been riding MTB since 1991 so I've been there done that when it comes to the trail fight. The best way to win this battle is get some younger hipper blood on the council board, and push that way. As long as it's the same group, it ain't gonna work.sanjuro said:Hmmm. I have never sat in a city or state council meeting. Members of my family involved in California politics do regularly though.