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Irwin Jacobs and Jerry Sanders: Billionaires and bullies create a false picture of public support for Plaza de Panama
This is an important story and shows that a free press is imperative to our democratic process. The attempt to sidestep the real and massive public reaction to this project is completely irresponsible. It was part of the planned PR by Sanders from before the hearing. Yep, I saw Jim Bartell and he was there to craft the message for Jacobs/Sanders. But even as Todd Gloria even is in his office deleting all of the entries critical of the project from his facebook page as fast as they are coming in, he also leaked the PR that was yet to come way back at the South Park Old House Fair. Todd stated his estimation was that 50% were in favor of the project and 50% were not. Well that didn't jive with reality at the city council hearing or with the letters the council members received so where did he get those numbers? Maybe it was from his PR consultant When he said this to me, I couldn't let it go because of the reaction to what people were saying when they came into my shop and saw my Balboa Park post card on the counter. I don't think anyone said that they liked the plan. So Todd told me this lie (spin) first at the Old House Fair. I asked Todd to come stand and listen to people as they saw the project as I tried to inform him that he was off base. I now see that this was the beginning of the crafting of the message for the PR campaign and it is a disservice to the process and couldn't be further from the truth. One final point. If you don't like this project you need to stick your neck out now. This is not a project that only SOHO is opposing there are thousands of signatures against it and the process is a failure. I think that the process this went through is a complete sham that is so egregious that a grand jury complaint is in order. Further, this article assumes that Jacobs gave funds to support these news organizations to help promote his ideals and Yes that is exactly what it looks like. So thanks to the History Matters writer for the Reader for helping shed light on the abuse of the process. It is time to take the baton from SOHO for awhile and reclaim our park back. What are you going to do to help now?— July 16, 2012 7:56 p.m.