Proms and Private Corporate Events Instead of Cruise Ships at New Terminal

It's been a long time Matt: Since our lawsuit against the Port is still ongoing and is likely to lead to new revelations, I can only say that even Rita Vandergraw, director of marketing (for Carnival Cruises some think) must be wondering how she is still employed by the Port after a 28 million dollar debacle she was cheerleader for.
— May 18, 2011 7:59 p.m.

How Lobbyist Tried to Sway Pat Kruer

And by the way, he did lead the charge for the Port at the CCC meeting in Oceanside in February.
— July 9, 2010 8:10 p.m.

How Lobbyist Tried to Sway Pat Kruer

The UT posted their story at 3.15pm this afternoon. Plenty of meat left on this one.
— July 9, 2010 8:07 p.m.

Burdick’s back taxes

The concern here should not be that Burdick recently declared a Chapter 7 bankruptcy although the amount of her debts suggest she did not exercise personal fiscal responsibility, but her failure to disclose disclose that to the public. There is no doubt in my mind she would not have been appointed to the Port District Board had she done so especially as Takvorian was an extremely qualified candidate. She, together with her fellow commissioners, are responsible for the stewardship tidelands from San Diego to Imperial Beach and millions of dollars of public funds yet she lacks personal integrity and financial acumen for the position. She should resign or the City Council should recall her for lying by omission to win her appointment.
— July 1, 2009 2:10 p.m.

San Diego penny stocks

Don: Finally, someone has exposed Duane Roth as an Emperor with no clothes. The SEC filings of this dog, Alliance Pharmaceutical tell the whole story. It was a one product company trying to develop a blood substitute. When that failed did Duane close up shop? No! He continued the pay himself and Ted hundreds of thousands of dollars when the company was a shell. But he is still a political powerhouse in San Diego and Sacramento and a member of the Lincoln Club. He is a total disgrace to the Republican party.
— June 17, 2009 5:25 p.m.

San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith fires John Serrano after Brown Field dust-up

I was prepared to give Goldsmith the benefit of the doubt even after his inappropriate unprofessional juvenile remarks at the swearing in ceremony. However, one of the most honest ethical and knowledgeable city attorneys I know quietly resigned last week rather than continue to work for Goldsmith; someone who balanced his obligations to the city and the public in a serious way. Lack of water won't finish San Diego off , it will be the oligarchy of self-interests that don't understand the real meaning of public service.
— January 28, 2009 5:09 p.m.

Gloria's Hit Piece: "No Backroom Deals", Backfires

district3resident, you are so juvenile. Great website proving Gloria is surrounded by idiots who couldn't tell the truth if their life depended on it
— October 31, 2008 12:40 a.m.

Hillcrest VS High Rises — Judgement Day

First, city staff, Bill Anderson et al. stood with the public on this one and ignored the BIA, the Chamber and the corrupt Planning Commission. Good for Bill. Send him an E-mail thanking him so he can work with other communities without being bounced by the developer lobby. As I watched the public testimony I remembered why I live in Mission Hills. My neighbors did a great job. I hope they will help the Navy Broadway Complex Coalition create a waterfront downtown that will make San Diego proud.
— July 9, 2008 3:40 p.m.

Purported Ethics Commission Pulls Another Slimy One. This Is So Blatant It Could Backfire

Using the sortable electronic filing system that the City clerk's office has set up, it is easy using the advanced sorting function to find that Ronnie Froman has not contributed to any candidate this election cycle including Sanders. Liz Maland, city clerk and Bonnie Stone elections expert in the office have made it easy to follow the money sitting at home. A search just takes a couple of minutes. They should be congratulated for setting up the best system in the state. For me, since I filed the ethics complaint against Sanders, Michell, Sainz and other senior managers, the failure of the Ethics Commission to even investigate my allegations in the Sainz/Kittle case including the retaliatory firing of Reynolds and subsequent cover up is an egregious example of how the Sanders' political storm troopers protect themselves and their own. The Aguirre/ Flannery case is a counter example of how Sanders' political attack dogs attempt to destroy their perceived enemies enlisting the help of the hired hands at the U/T where Kittle must give seminars on yellow journalism.
— May 10, 2008 9:57 p.m.

Purported Ethics Commission Pulls Another Slimy One. This Is So Blatant It Could Backfire

This action by the ethics commission against Aguirre reeks of politics by Sanders' office where the only people left put politics before the public interest every day of the week. But Andy Donohue wrote a prescient piece in the Voice last June on Froman's and Torell's principled resignations from the Sanders' circus. See it here: www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2007/06/18/news/… fromanfollow061807.txt Here are some quotes: Even the little bird Sparrow got it right when he said: "And I think she got pushed by the political people,I think with the election coming up, the political people are going to be in even greater control than they are now." Froman's counterparts at the other end of the Mayor's Office have a reputation for a cutthroat brand of politic. To handle his political organization, Sanders brought in two veterans from former Mayor Susan Golding's office, Kris Michell as director of community and legislative affairs and Fred Sainz as communications director. When he was hired in 2005, former Auditor John Torell promised the City Council he'd stay on for between three and five years to help revamp a financial-reporting structure that had left the city the target of a Securities and Exchange Commission investigation. But in January, Torell left the Mayor's Office after less than two years on the job, saying the office favored spin over substance. Now Michell and Sainz are going for the jugular in an attempt to save their own jobs and draw attention away from their own disgraceful ethical behavior. I wonder how many more people they will try to trash in the next few weeks?
— May 10, 2008 5:30 p.m.