Our week-long Dust-up about Jerry Brown vs. insufficently environmental localities draws to a close today with a little proposal from Mike Spence:

Rick, next time I'm in Ventura I'll give you some sales tax money at a mixed-use project. That will be my contribution toward a sustainable Ventura. But like most Californians, I will come by car.

To which Rick Cole replies:

I hope you'll visit us often in Ventura to keep tabs on our efforts to revitalize older neighborhoods and recycle old oil fields for high-wage, high-value jobs (we're home to a growing number of green business leaders like Patagonia, Agromin and Stewart+Brown). I hope you'll consider coming by train (Metrolink or Amtrak), and, on arrival, that you'll enjoy our public transit choices. You can hop the No. 12 shuttle (a CNG-powered vehicle painted to look like a classic surf "woody") that runs on compressed natural gas between our downtown and harbor, serving all our major hotels.

Our goal is to be a model of environmental responsibility, thinking globally and acting locally. If you do come by car, I hope you'll consider a hybrid. I'd be happy to give you a tour in my Prius the next time you're in the neighborhood.