I found it interesting reading about the proposed ballot initiative in Chula Vista being backed by Councilmembers Pat Aguilar, Rudy Ramirez and Steve Castaneda. The most egregious abuse included in this districting idea is how it would be implemented in phases. First off, Ramirez and Aguilar are proposing that one seat be affected beginning in 2014, which will be the …
Did Jerry Rindone Lie to the Republican Party?
Is it just my interpretation or did County Board of Education Member Jerry Rindone give the proverbial finger to Tony Krvaric and the Central Committee at the endorsement proceedings a couple of weeks back? First off, let me say how disappointed several Central Committee members were when the vote was taken via voice vote in a room full of both …
AD 79 Candidate Ramirez: Carpetbagger or Can’t Read Google Maps?
There has been much jockeying by the Democratic hopefuls for AD 79, including a Republican-turned-Democrat-turned-Independent who has now decided not to run. The biggest question, though, is why Rudy Ramirez is putting his name in this race? He has never lived East of the 805 and last I checked the new 79th basically ends at the edge of the 805 …
Will Somebody Please Sue Chula Vista Already?
So, back in February Will Carless at VOSD wrote an article that apparently didn’t stir any lawyers into action. I am hoping my little blurb will get something going. I am sure we all remember Prop H, Cheryl Cox’s second failure to raise taxes in Chula Vista. Remember, Prop H was a tax increase that expanded the reach of the …
NO on H VIDEO STORY
I just received the link to this video put out by the No on H campaign. I must say it is a stellar job taking us through the prior antics of the City Council in Chula Vista, now ending with yet another attempt to raise taxes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOHu1X3D6yI Check out the video and see for yourself. I am still confused as …
Russ Hall endorses Jill Galvez for CV City Council
This email was just forwarded to me by a colleague. Maybe Larry will have a response to the accusations that he has supported Democrats in the past (Pamela Bensoussan most recently if I remember correctly). Read on… RUSS HALL ENDORSES JILL GALVEZ FOR CHULA VISTA CITY COUNCIL Dear Fellow Chula Vistan, In 2008, I ran for the City Council and …
Thompson is in BIG trouble
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2010/may/12/councilman-accused-in-conflict-of-interest-case/?success Councilman accused in conflict-of-interest case Interim official says any violations were inadvertent By Tanya Sierra, UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 12:05 a.m. CHULA VISTA — An interim Chula Vista city councilman is being accused of violating state conflict-of-interest laws when he served on the planning commission. Derrick Roach, a private investigator and 79th Assembly District candidate, …
INTERIM CV COUNCILMAN MITCH THOMPSON IN HOT WATER
Well, Derrick Roach just pulled another one out of his hat. He was just at the Chula Vista City Council meeting where he skewered Mitch Thompson on a burning stick of proven corruption on Thompson’s part. Apparently Thompson purchased numerous properties while sitting on the CV Planning Commission – not illegal in a broad sense, however these properties were all …
Cox Disappointment of the Decade
Any way you slice it Cheryl Cox’s mayorship has been a disaster. She lost the billion dollar Bayfront project by being a bystander when the unions tried to Greenmail Gaylord. She scared away the Chargers Stadium deal culminating with her very public war with Mark Fabiani that aired on TV for all of us to see (good for repeat viewing). …
Castaneda Campaign “Mistakes”?
We will see where this goes. It seems that whatever train is trying to bulldoze Castaneda, they seem to keep doing it around election time – coincidence or political tactic by Cox? I wouldn’t doubt that she really is THAT afraid of Castaneda and of having to run a real campaign. Heck, she just might have to knock on a …
Send Padilla Packing … Again!
I find it interesting that Chula Vista’s former Port Commissioner, Mike Najera, was asked to resign due to his financial “instability”, only to replace him with Steve Padilla???? Is the Council crazy? Where were the questions to Padilla about his financial status and his recent foreclosure? Padilla was the most controversial and wasteful Mayor Chula Vista has ever had. He …
No Surprises in Chula Vista
Well, there were no great surprises in Chula Vista Tuesday night as the most liberal members of the Council voted to place Mitch Thompson into John McCann’s seat during his longterm absence as he serves our country in Iraq. The vote was 3-1, with Cox as the only vote against filling the seat at all. My only curiosity is why …
Chula Vista Stalls
So, it appears that the unmistakably flawed appointment process in Chula Vista has been temporarily halted. Sources say that an angry group of citizens have threatened to file a lawsuit to stop a temporary appointment to John McCann’s seat (while he serves active duty in Iraq for a year). Certainly the City should have seen this one coming – Bensoussan …
Chula Vista’s Flawed Appointment Process, Different Politicians, Same back rooms deals
Just a few short years ago (4 to be exact) the City of Chula Vista went through an appointment process to fill a seat that was vacated by Patty Davis due to illness. The process was similar to other appointments prior for Port Commissioner, but was deemed flawed by many in Chula Vista, including liberal politicians Pamela Bensoussan and Rudy …
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