How Do We Meet The Moment
How do we meet the current moment in history? How do we meet this moment of power hungry, and highly efficient administration led by a president who has increasing immunity and few checks to his power?
However much we may detest Trump’s agenda, it is also true that he and his supporters are no slouches. They are moving quickly and efficiently – I may even suggest creatively – on multiple, simultaneous fronts to enact their agenda. Remember Spring of 2025? Trump appointed Elon Musk to slash Government agencies. The citizenry barely had time to react, it happened so fast.
August Board News
UUCB’s involvement in the 2027 UUA General Assembly in San Jose and takeaways from the 2026 GA, Freestone property sale status, offering mission and purpose-discernment workshops, disposition of three bequests, distinguishing between governance and operational committees, and introduction of a five-year capital budget and possible caregiving pilot program were among the topics at the August 5 Board meeting.
Board of Trustees July 2026 News
After reviewing the concluding report and recommendations from the Freestone Discernment Task Force, the Board voted on July 8 to list the Freestone property for sale and engage the services of a Realtor. The task force had spent time listening to and engaging with UUCB groups and members about the congregation’s November 2026 vote to either sell or donate the property. A significant majority of congregants expressed a greater preference for selling rather than donating the property.
The Board will consider the question of use of sale proceeds at a future date.
