Gloria's Hit Piece: "No Backroom Deals", Backfires
So by now, everyone has seen the not so subtle hit piece from Camp Gloria that shows a devil shaking hands with some seedy, ubiquitous politician. The front says "The Voter Education Project" (btw, thank God there is a group …
Economic Development Plan for District 3
Here in Normal Heights, we need better jobs close to home. Stephen Whitburn, Congressman Bob Filner, and soon-to-be School Board Member Richard Barrera held a press conference today just a few blocks from my home: "District 3 is an ideal …
Scary Political Signs II
Whitburn Unveils Economic Development Plan
Best of all, it's right here in Normal Heights! Stephen Whitburn, along with School Board member presumptive Barrera and Congressman Bob Filner, will present plans for taking advantage of District 3's geographic terrain, proximity to downtown, and existing transportation infrastructure. …
Imitation is Flattering
I use my real name online, so imagine my surprise when someone posting as "Fred_williams" began copy/pasting words in my (almost) name. I am truly flattered. This means someone takes me so seriously, that they would go so far as …
Scary Political Signs I
Gloria Camp: Anything To Win
When Hillary was running for President I wanted to get behind her. I wanted her to give me a reason to fight for her...and then she kept lying. And each time she lied, my stomach sank a little more, and …
Goth Marriage and Gloria
...in a sinister background, a reddish hand with "Lee Nails Black Extreme" novelty nails grips the limp, pasty Goth-Girl's hand... "Yes on 13! Stop teaching Zombie Marriage to our Children!" Huh? What is this thing in my mailbox? Wait, there's …
Money
Well, the USA election process is underway and it appears that people are heeding the advice to get out and vote. In fact, the people who are in charge of using numbers to make conclusions, are predicting a record voter …
Birdland, San Diego -- what was once old is new again
What a difference a lifetime makes. I was born and raised in this community; I left it as an idealistic youth and returned to it a middle-aged man. School, then work, took me around the country and now life has …
Escape the Tape -- An Airline Horror Story
I haven't heard more about this guy that was all over the local news a few weeks back. He was on a flight from San Diego to Denver. And, Ezra, the 29-year-old, was arrested by FBI agents and charged with …
Grrr...acies Penalty Box
Gloria' People Tearing Down All Whitburn's Signs
As an official S Dub (Stephen Whitburn supporter) I pay close attention to the signage. I noticed that Gloria's people had torn down all the Stephen Whitburn signs along Park Blvd---How do I know it was Gloria people, because miraculously …
Looks Like the GOP May Have Managed to Buy the City Attorney's Race
http://www.surveyusa.com/client/PollReport.aspx?g=d5ac10b1-8f0a-4e7d-9678-29c8c9b88e8b According to the latest surveyusa poll, Goldsmith is up by about 10 points. So I guess their strategy of keeping Goldsmith away from any community or public forums to discuss his beliefs worked! I guess he is winning the …
Linking Lincoln Club to Boling
April Boling has an accounting business. Unlike most accountants, she specializes in doing the books for conservative Republican political campaigns. She's handled the money for all the downtown special interests too. This double-whammy, taking money for candidates and committees, puts …
East Village Sidewalk
Cinema Valore - Lakeview Terrace
I had planned on my opening statement ot this movie being "If you have an IQ over 100, you won't like this movie. It's so poorly written, in what could've been an interesting story. But I could tell early on …
Gloria's Inglorious Garbage
At the Reader, VOSD, and other online venues, a poster using the pseudonyms "Stephen Davis of South Park", and "2muchsense", and "district3voter" has copy/pasted inglorious garbage from Todd Gloria's downtown campaign machine. Only a cowardly anonymous poster using multiple IDs …
Golden Sherman Heights Hill
My husband and I moved to San Diego just over two years ago. We had been living in Bogota, Colombia, where my husband was born and lived most of his life. Bogota is a city most would automatically associate with …