Capitola says 'No' to tiki carving - General Tiki

I ikitnrev Tiki Socialite D.C. / Virginia Joined: Jul 27, 2002 Posts: 1325	I ikitnrev Posted posted on Sat, Oct 11, 2008 6:31 PM From the Mercury News newspaper .... In the summer, when a dozen surfers known as "the usual suspects" put up a 3-foot tiki in the city garden behind the bandstand on the Esplanade, they thought it would express the spirit of aloha. (photo by Shmuel Thaler) Thursday night, only two of the five City Council members agreed. The others said that approving the tiki, installed in cement without city permission, could open the door to any and all statues cropping up on city property. So the tiki must go. Full story here http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10691175 It appears the main objection was that the carving was placed without going through the normal approval process - not because of any direct hatred to things tiki. Vern

From the Mercury News newspaper ....

*In the summer, when a dozen surfers known as "the usual suspects" put up a 3-foot tiki in the city garden behind the bandstand on the Esplanade, they thought it would express the spirit of aloha.

(photo by Shmuel Thaler)

Thursday night, only two of the five City Council members agreed. The others said that approving the tiki, installed in cement without city permission, could open the door to any and all statues cropping up on city property.

So the tiki must go. *

Full story here
http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_10691175

It appears the main objection was that the carving was placed without going through the normal approval process - not because of any direct hatred to things tiki.

Vern

Post #412789 by ikitnrev on Sat, Oct 11, 2008 6:31 PM