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Wake Up, Speak Up
Confusion. Some on this blog write in other sections of the SD Reader and willingly provide their legal names and information about where they live, names of family members, and other personal information. When this is republished, the writers feign indignation. I don't think that you can have it both ways - being anonymous and also telling the world who you are and what you think in another written venue. The SD Reader sees fit to publish the contact information with name and number of a City official but then blanks out the legal names of one others. I would like clarification from the SD Reader staff about their privacy policy. If this is truly a forum for all of us to exercise Free Speech, then no one should be exposed any more than they have chosen to expose themselves. The drinking comments in the final blogs get us back to the real topic - the vote of an advisory volunteer committee on a proposed 24 hour ban of alcohol at Kate Sessions Neighborhood Park. If there is anything left to debate about this topic, this is the direction which the discussion should go.— April 17, 2010 7:10 a.m.
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Not that it really matters but where is Duhbya's given legal name on this blog ? I love the his cat photo of a tuxedo feline which indicates this person is okay in my book. I hope we can all agree that cats are God's creatures. And to my knowledge cats are not binge drinkers.— April 16, 2010 6:38 p.m.
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El Nuevo Perico Tijuana, Baja California. Muy frio.— April 15, 2010 5:07 p.m.
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BarfinPB makes a good point about broad community input. Does it stretch across the border now ?— April 15, 2010 2:47 p.m.
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Res ipsa loguitur - The term comes from Latin and means "the thing itself speaks", but is more often translated "the thing speaks for itself." The Latin sentence is found in Cicero's speech Pro Milone. Nice to meet you.— April 15, 2010 2:42 p.m.
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I never wrote that Ms. Carolyn Grace Matteo filled out a Speaker Slip at the Community Park 1 meeting or that she spoke to the issue of a 24 alcohol ban at Kate Sessions Neighborhood Park. Refried Gringo #1 When you search under the name of refried gringo, the name of David XXX XXX appears and is identified as a stringer for the San Diego Reader. I referenced this article by Mr. Brown - From 18 to 86 By David XXX XXX | Published Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010 Does Refried Gringo #1 from this blog have a doppelganger named David XXX XXX (Refried Gringo #2) who writes for the San Diego Reader as a "stringer" and uses the same screen name - "refried gringo ?" Inquiring minds want to know.— April 15, 2010 2:31 p.m.
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Mr. Refried Gringo is listed as a "stringer" for the San Diego Reader on the article which he wrote in February 2010. I have no idea what his current status but that would place Mr. Refried Gringo and Ms. Carolyn Grace Matteo in the same category. I do not know but would like to confirm if "stringers" are paid for their contributions.— April 15, 2010 1:32 p.m.
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The Brown Act is a complex document which deals with, among other things, the proper noticing of public meetings. The 72 hour notice of the CP1 meeting was done in accordance with the Brown Act. No one was required to sign into the CP1 meeting. If you did not wish to sign in, no one denied you access to the meeting. However, just as is required at ALL OPEN MEETINGS of the San Diego City Council, speakers both pro and con, are asked to fill out speaker slips which do ask for certain information. If you feel that the San Diego City Council and other recognized community groups operating under the Brown Act are in violation of the speaker slip issue, then I would suggest seeking clarification from the City Attorney. No one was required to sign in which is different from filling out a speaker slip. As for a formal agreement between the proponents of the ban and the Park Department, I doubt if one exists. However, you could research this. I suspect the Park Department may have suggested one year to the proponents but that no formal document or contract binding the proponents to this time frame exists.— April 15, 2010 1:15 p.m.
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The Director of CP1 is not on the committee as a voting member. The committee is made up of non staff volunteers when it comes to taking a vote. To my knowledge no members of the volunteer committee were in attendance. Staff has a duty and right to meet with citizens. What you are implying is that individual volunteer members of Community Parks 1 came to this meeting, took a position in advance of their vote, and subsequently voted in complete violation of the Brown Act. I can only speak for myself in saying that I knew nothing of this meeting and did not attend it. You should contact Mr. Clay Bingham and obtain an official list of who was there. Perhaps you can rest easy after you do your research ?— April 15, 2010 9:39 a.m.
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May I suggest that individuals needing clarification in an official sense go the City of San Diego's website, sannet.gov, and scroll to the section for Park and Recreation. You will find contact information for staff. You should direct your questions about various meetings to the Park and Recreation staff who attended the meetings.— April 15, 2010 9:05 a.m.