The below Twitter reaction started Friday evening when Nathan Fletcher tweeted, just in passing while he’s on vacation, that he made a phone call to Mayor Bob Filner and asked him to resign. Uhh, like a whole two weeks ago on July 12. Fletcher the politician is typically much more adept at playing the political game than this. Because, this …
Lansdowne’s peeps need to fess up
The latest at KPBS is that an intern for Mayor Bob Filner says he witnessed the mayor’s inappropriate behavior, while also expressing his concern with a member of the security detail. He claims the police officer responded with, “…this is the hardest part of my job, watching him do this.” Just like the members of the secret service who faced …
San Diego Congressional Delegation Votes To Expand Government, Restrict Privacy
In a remarkable display of bi-partisanship, House members Darrell Issa (R-Vista), Duncan Hunter (R-Alpine), Scott Peters (D-La Jolla), Juan Vargas (D-Chula Vista) and Susan Davis (D-San Diego) voted with House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) and against the Amash Amendment yesterday. If you value the right “to be left alone,” this isn’t the bi-partisanship you desired. The Amash Amendment …
Noon Friday Filner press conference — “major announcement”
Speculation abounds. Resign? Take a leave of absence for “rehab”? Needs time off to (literally) pursue the ladies online? “(try as I might) I did not have sex with those women”?
Filner Says Rehab, While San Diego Says Resign
This story could not get any more bizarre. Filner to seek Rehab, and refuses to resign. What’s next? Bob announces the location of his “rehab” will be…the Playboy Mansion. How fitting.
Filner Not Going Anywhere?
If Mayor Bob Filner can weather the storm over the next several days, insiders increasingly believe that a resignation would be over the horizon, or not at all. At the end of the day it’s this simple: Filner views himself as a civil rights hero. He’s not going to just duck out the back door and have this scandal define …
GOP: DEMOCRATS FINALLY CALL ON MAYOR FILNER TO RESIGN
Press Release… Reversing Their Decades Long Support of a Man With a History Of Aggressive Behavior SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Democratic Party convened for the second time in 7 days to determine whether they would call on Democrat Mayor Bob Filner to resign — after multiple allegations of sexual harassment and several accusers came forward in the past …
NBC 7: Hale, Laing, Rath out at Public Policy Strategies
from local NBC… Executives Resign From Lobbying Firm Assisting Mayor by Wendy Fry Read it at NBC 7 website
Tweets from Mayoral Candidates Redux
___ “If only…” ___ “Told you so…” ___ “He was a complete gentleman when we had dinner together. Other than that I have nothing to say, at least not until I set up my new committee.” ___ “I’m just a hugger, but I better get these two lovelies in a headlock before they start doing the Filner dance.” ___ The …
Bob Filner Wants “Due Process” For Himself, But Not Others
Every time another woman steps forward with a tale of harassment, Bob Filner pleads for “Due Process.” Filner’s lackeys are crying “Due Process” at press conferences. No doubt Thursday night’s Democratic Party re-vote on whether to call for Filner’s resignation will also feature demands for “Due Process” before condemning Filner. Smell the hypocrisy? Oh, I do. Allow me to refresh …
Hello, Nathan? Marti? Sherri?
Still wondering how it is possible that the three dwarfs have yet to call on Filner to resign? Whatever you think of due process, do you really need more info than the three women who’ve stepped forward with detailed accounts to feel some moral obligation to at least call on him to resign and save our city from this international …
Color Us Surprised — Pension Board Veto Update…
In reference to Mayor Bob Filner’s veto of his own appointments to the City of San Diego pension board and the question of whether the City Council had six votes for an override: From Rostra, Monday… We can guess where Myrtle Cole and Marti Emerald will stand on that issue when it is discussed today during the City Council meeting. …
Third Time’s A Charm: Would Jess Durfee Like to Explain The San Diego Democratic Party Coverup?
A third woman has lodged an accusation against Filner, this time for something in 2009. This one’s a doozy because Bob called her home phone, wanted to know “who the hell she was,” promised that her issues had the eyes of FLOTUS, then put the moves on her. I’ve been asking Lori Saldaña to explain her endorsement of Bob Filner …
Did Filner override voters on Prop. D?
Guest Commentary by Jim Trageser Given the ongoing soap opera surrounding the San Diego mayor’s office (hello Gloria Allred!), it’s understandable that relatively little attention has been paid to the ramifications of hiring Walt Ekard as de facto city manager. And what coverage and discussion there has been on Ekard’s hiring has focused almost exclusively on the details of Ekard’s …
That’s Two Filner Accusers Now. Isn’t it Time You Spoke Up, Lori Saldaña?
KPBS breaks that a second woman accuses Bob Filner of sexual harassment back in 2005. Pay close attention to this statement: Though several people witnessed the incident, Fink—co-founder of the non-profit Fink & Hernandez Consulting—said she did not go public about the encounter at the time because she “was trying to build a career in the political field … and Bob …
Due Process My Ass
[captionpix imgsrc=”http://sdrostra.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Screen-Shot-2013-07-23-at-1.47.52-PM.png”] Due process my ass. Seriously. The extreme lefties, including leaders of the local Democratic Party and city employee unions, making the due process argument for Mayor Bob Filner should be ashamed. What they’re really saying is, “Politics before principles!” And: “He may be a hugger mayor but he’s our hugger mayor.” The position from the folks at the …
Pension Board president calls on Filner to resign — Will City Council override mayor’s vetoes?
In case anyone was wondering if San Diego Mayor Bob Filner would be taking a hands-on governing approach in the wake of the sexual harassment allegations (and now lawsuit) against him, the following may be telling. Herb Morgan, president of the San Diego City Employee Retirement System, received official notice yesterday that Filner vetoed his recent re-appointment to the board, …
Attorney Gloria Allred representing former Filner communications director in sexual harassment suit
10News… Attorney Gloria Allred to represent woman accusing Filner of sex harassment Here’s the lawsuit, from the UT San Diego website… http://media.utsandiego.com/news/documents/2013/07/22/McCormackLawsuit.pdf Related UT story… http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/jul/22/allred-accuser-filner/ Bob Filner statement, issued Monday evening… I am saddened by the charges that were leveled against me today. Once due process is allowed to unfold, I am certain there will be a better understanding …
Survey USA Poll Good News for DeMaio, Faulconer
So Channel 10 and UT San Diego paid for a Survey USA robo poll on possible mayoral contenders. It shows a statistical dead heat between Carl DeMaio and Nathan Fletcher. Full poll link below. Some observations Poll Understates DeMaio Strength with Special Election Voters It is widely known that the SurveyUSA poll over-samples voters – going with registered voters versus …
Dronenburg’s Petition Forces Kamala Harris to Argue Against The Ballot Initiative Process
Thanks to Bradley Fikes’ reference to SCOTUSBlog, I found this: New skirmish over same-sex marriage If you’ve been following the same sex marriage debate, you’ll see that SCOTUS found that the petitioners didn’t hold “legal standing” in the Hollingsworth v Brown case. SCOTUS ruled that only the State of California (through its attorney general) had the “legal right” to defend …
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