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There is. For city council people it is the League of California Cities. As detailed in Steven Greenhut’s book Abuse of Power, politicians would go to classes or conventions of the League of Cities to learn the finer points of screwing people over with redevelopment. Madaffer was chair or president of the League of Cities for a while. Oh, and the finer points did include manipulating city council agendas and proceedings to make it almost impossible for people to fight or question what the politicians were doing. We learned about this at meetings of Municipal Officials for Redevelopment Reform.— September 12, 2014 10:50 a.m.
Auditor, ethics director back plan to purge emails
Comment from my wife about all of this: "Thank God Pat Flannery is out there!"— March 11, 2014 9:43 a.m.
Auditor, ethics director back plan to purge emails
Thanks for mentioning Norma Damashek’s recent blog post. That’s exactly what I was thinking! It is especially disappointing to see the signatures of the IBA, Auditor and City Clerk on this document. Not surprising, of course, to see Goldsmith’s. It seems like the City Attorney’s job description is to advise the City on how to break the law (e.g. Grantville money transfer, among other things) and get away with it. The City Attorney’s advice to others evidently was that it is ok to destroy public records after one year, whereas the minimum standard is keeping records for two years. I tell you what: if I were on city council, I would have my own attorney on staff, just to get independent legal advice.— March 11, 2014 8:42 a.m.
SDPD chief Lansdowne retires
Thanks for mentioning Lansdowne’s role in the Sunroad Too-Tall-Building scandal. There should have been some penalty to pay for not serving the search warrant. But, who would be the penalizing authority, Bonnie Dumanis? It obviously was not Former-Police Chief Jerry “Mayor” Sanders. By the way, on pensions, is Lansdowne double- or triple-dipping come Monday?— February 26, 2014 8:44 a.m.
DeMaio to run ad holding hands with boyfriend
No, this ad may not help Carl get elected, but everyone remembering that Scott Peters was instrumental in underfunding the City’s pension, essentially bankrupting the City, and named negligent by the SEC will help Carl get elected. And remember when the Kroll report was released? Madaffer took full responsibility “for moving the City forward,” Atkins said, “I’m only a healthcare worker,” and Peters essentially said, “Don’t blame my colleagues. They’re too dumb to understand finances.” Of course, by implication, Peters was saying he was not too dumb. He understood, yet he voted for the pension underfunding. We are going to be paying for this well into the future. Despite the guilt by association referenced in many comments, if I were a resident of this congressional district, I would vote for Carl in a heartbeat.— February 13, 2014 9:40 a.m.
Chargers pushing for $700 million stadium in spite of city debt
As long as we are using the analogy of violent cultures from the past... For San Diego, I have often thought of the analogy of pre-war Nazi Germany. Fascism is the concept of business, labor and government, including military, all wrapped into one bundle. Business likes this, because government provides income; labor likes it, because it provides jobs; and government likes it, because business keeps them in power. This certainly sounds like San Diego City Hall. To pacify the populace, the Nazis took the extra step of providing diversions—vacations, cruises and even automobiles, like the KDF Wagen (Kraft durch Freude Wagen, or Strength through Joy Car, or Volkswagen). Business, labor and government seeking a new stadium for the Chargers seems like the logical step in this progression. Now, if they put a Chargers stadium on the ballot, and if I can get a car out of the deal, maybe… And, by the way, this is why the outcome of the mayor’s election is not that big of a deal. Both sides are essentially of the same fascio.— February 12, 2014 9:40 a.m.
Defective U-T editorial cartoon could help Alvarez
The last minute hit is evidently this: Mike Aguirre was on KOGO radio this morning claiming that in September Alvarez’s campaign took a $999 campaign donation from the lobbyist representing the Mexican Billionaire, the guy who supposedly wants control of the Navy Broadway Complex. According to Aguirre, Alvarez’s campaign had multiple meetings with the lobbyist. Aguirre also asserted the donation was $1 less than the maximum to circumvent disclosure requirements, essentially to delay the disclosure of the source of the donation. On KOGO Aguirre said this was the primary reason he endorsed Faulconer. Aguirre said that the $999 donation was concerning, because it suggests what level of transparency we could expect from an Alvarez mayor’s office, meaning, in his estimation, not much. The KOGO morning host said that they have the Aguirre interview on their website. And in case you are not listening to this station, they predominantly shill for “Kevin.” At least the afternoon talk show host acts like he is great pals with Faulconer. So, Don, maybe you should call Mike; look into this a little further. The morning talk show host is relatively new to San Diego and really doesn’t know what’s going on.— February 11, 2014 9:31 a.m.
Defective U-T editorial cartoon could help Alvarez
I believe that the Alvarez campaign is targeting independents north of I-8, not just Dems south of 8. In the past two weeks we have had three visits from Alvarez people, most recently yesterday. We have had no visits from Faulconer people. Of course, maybe the Republicans have just written my household off. Perhaps the more important question is: Will enough Republican voters in District 5 turnout to overcome the Democrat advantage everywhere else? It didn’t work out that way in 2012. Faulconer’s side may have more GOTV pressure. I will remember your advice on treating constipation. Where do I get reprints of your Union-Tribune articles?— February 10, 2014 12:54 p.m.
Defective U-T editorial cartoon could help Alvarez
Interesting features in the recent, dead-heat, U-T mayoral election poll: Alvarez tops Faulconer for integrity 57% to 36% and leadership 52% to 45%. And what are the most important qualities for the new mayor? The top two responses are integrity (35%) and leadership (23%). Also, people earning more than $80,000 per year favor Alvarez 48% to 46%. This, of course, says that top earners in San Diego are evenly split between the candidates. One would think this would be Faulconer territory. Assuming the poll is relatively accurate and voters are consistent in what they want and who they vote for, this bodes well for Alvarez. The lame U-T cartoon won’t change this. PS: The U-T still works pretty well for lining the bottoms of cages.— February 10, 2014 11:43 a.m.
Two more breweries eyeing Grantville
This is why Grantville is now such a viable base for the new breweries: Governor Brown’s termination of redevelopment in 2011. Up until then Grantville was a redevelopment project area. With this designation came the potential for the Redevelopment Agency to seize business properties via eminent domain for any reason. Since redevelopment was stopped, we have seen many new businesses come into Grantville, not just the breweries. It seems that the uncertainty of redevelopment actually discouraged businesses from investing in Grantville. And think about it. Grantville is the perfect place for breweries. There are plenty of buildings designed with light-industrial purposes in mind. Grantville is also centrally located at the confluence of I-8, I-15, Friars Road, Mission Gorge and Fairmount. What better location for an industry with distribution in mind. Anyway, this reminds me: need to get a growler from Groundswell. [1]: http://www.GrantvilleActionGroup.com— January 31, 2014 10:27 a.m.