tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post6373003781554665399..comments2023-11-28T20:40:14.193-08:00Comments on Fix Pacifica: I'm voting for O'Neill, Spano and RuchamesFix Pacificahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14451072441256706977noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-55469637644286569602014-11-01T16:45:25.961-07:002014-11-01T16:45:25.961-07:00251 I think speaking before council is an outlet f...251 I think speaking before council is an outlet for anger and bitterness for some folks who desperately need one. People used to be more civil and have respect for the office and the system, but that's gone. You can see local versions of the Dyers, Schlesingers and Medlers, and the other more benign regulars, all over the country. In municipal meetings from coast to coast. I think small to medium-size towns allow and encourage more of it, but even the President of the United States gets heckled.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-84040116039300126232014-11-01T14:51:12.343-07:002014-11-01T14:51:12.343-07:00Kathy Meeh at 8:42 said... in reference to Dyer (....Kathy Meeh at 8:42 said... in reference to Dyer (..."You say she "cemented her reputation", and you? Her memory is good; your memory seems to be nonexistent. Her reputation includes courage, integrity and ethics. " <br /><br />A bitter tongue, regularly threatening to sue the city (while also speaking out against others that actually put their money where their cause is). Do share where the courage and integrity is. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-6520363921624518722014-10-29T11:50:20.828-07:002014-10-29T11:50:20.828-07:00955, and you're Todd Bray saying this? Hahahah...955, and you're Todd Bray saying this? Hahahahahahahahahaha, etc. Have you been reading your own text and that of your friends lately? <br /><br />My view point is fix Pacifica, your view point is don't fix Pacifica (we've been living with that for 30 years). Time to say "enough", and move forward.Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-82337397501571987452014-10-29T09:55:22.025-07:002014-10-29T09:55:22.025-07:00Hahahaha Kathy. If you think being mean-spirited j...Hahahaha Kathy. If you think being mean-spirited jerks is the way to win friends and influence people, then by all means keep doing it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-73324678427179494322014-10-29T08:45:19.908-07:002014-10-29T08:45:19.908-07:00Bless you Steve Sinai for what you said at 10:08 p...Bless you Steve Sinai for what you said at 10:08 pm. You are the voice of civil discourse on this blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-44548665707812618752014-10-29T08:41:44.290-07:002014-10-29T08:41:44.290-07:00Yo 10/28, 1018 PM, big improvement. Rather than &q...Yo 10/28, 1018 PM, big improvement. Rather than "pissing and moaning about everything" broken and not fixed in Pacifica every two weeks, now you've got me stating the obvious every day, 24-7.<br /><br />Steve 10/28, 1008 PM, I think Vreeland had more influence in not fixing this city than you give him credit for, and I stand by my abbreviated comments. Alive or dead same manipulative guy, same civic reputation. <br /><br />People who have the courage to stand up to injustice, dysfunction, 30 years of brainwashing and the lack of progress in this city-- I applaud and support, all of them. We all have different ways of thinking and expressing ourselves.Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-62427444665584417462014-10-29T00:27:50.548-07:002014-10-29T00:27:50.548-07:001119 Oh no! Turn-out's got to be higher than t...1119 Oh no! Turn-out's got to be higher than that, but I like your rankings. Letters to the Trib about the phone call? Was there time for that before deadline? Spano mentioned a rebuttal to the letter in the call. Bet there were some requests to extend that LTE deadline. Guess this is why Editor Hinshaw gets the big bucks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-42919127445462738112014-10-28T23:29:50.756-07:002014-10-28T23:29:50.756-07:001035 Keener's a warrior? Hmm. There was a prea...1035 Keener's a warrior? Hmm. There was a preacher's fire in the eyes when he said he wasn't a Dem or a Republican, he was a Green Party Member. Take us up to Keenerdom!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-34306334695734160152014-10-28T23:19:16.529-07:002014-10-28T23:19:16.529-07:00Might as well post my predictions, too: (All +/- ...Might as well post my predictions, too: (All +/- 250, and assuming a 30% turnout)<br /><br />1. O'Neill 5000<br />2. Digre 4000<br />3. Ruchames 3700<br />4. Spano 2700<br />5. Keener 2500<br />6. Dyer 600<br />7. Dougherty 500<br /><br />Spano/Keener places depend on what's in this week's Trib about Spano's ill-advised phone call.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-39411004552358566212014-10-28T23:01:21.522-07:002014-10-28T23:01:21.522-07:00County elections website. This is a Gubernatorial ...County elections website. This is a Gubernatorial General Election. The one in 2012 was a Presidential election. 2010 Gubernatorial, 2008 Presidential, etc Depends what you're electing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-42255578762939134932014-10-28T22:48:46.313-07:002014-10-28T22:48:46.313-07:00The demographic that's near religious about vo...The demographic that's near religious about voting are seniors. Digre has always had tremendous support there. Keener? We could use a brain on council. Maybe he and Ervin can do lab experiments. Time will tell. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-10373824083054131852014-10-28T22:45:06.817-07:002014-10-28T22:45:06.817-07:001011 Ed's sorry to hear that.1011 Ed's sorry to hear that. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-78681618746250128572014-10-28T22:43:07.747-07:002014-10-28T22:43:07.747-07:00Oh, Scrappy Doo, you're so full of it. Doo, I ...Oh, Scrappy Doo, you're so full of it. Doo, I mean. You and Nasty need to get another book out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-9651523659616903872014-10-28T22:38:28.564-07:002014-10-28T22:38:28.564-07:00It's a Gubernatorial election because we'r...It's a Gubernatorial election because we're electing a governor/gubernator. Waaawaaawaaaa.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-88591876185814992802014-10-28T22:35:33.411-07:002014-10-28T22:35:33.411-07:00Life is a struggle; I only respect warriors.
Keen...Life is a struggle; I only respect warriors.<br /><br />Keener will take it all. All others can gtfo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-55662087624662208372014-10-28T22:35:14.691-07:002014-10-28T22:35:14.691-07:00Sinai, I'm glad you said that. Fix needed it. ...Sinai, I'm glad you said that. Fix needed it. I knew Vreeland from before his first campaign. He was not the evil person some have made him out to be. He made mistakes, we all do. He hurt people, we all do. He also did some good for Pacifica, publicly and behind the scenes, and very few of us have done or will do anything to compare. His collapse was drawn out too long, but no one suffered more during it than he and his family. And none of us are privy to what influenced their decisions. The man's dead, too soon, leaving a widow and children who were a part of this community for many years. To publicly savage his memory and reputation is small and vicious. Not because he's a saint, but because he's another human being. The same people who indulge in that seem to also applaud and egg on Dyer and Schlesinger. We're not so far removed from ancient Rome and the Coliseum.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-90401133216683617592014-10-28T22:23:50.179-07:002014-10-28T22:23:50.179-07:006:34, I'm Nostradamuses kid brother Scrappy Do...6:34, I'm Nostradamuses kid brother Scrappy Doo...We've been in touch with the county elections board, who you too can call for info. Pacifica absentees are WAY down from all those years you list. I'm guessing this will be an all time low turnout election of more right wing voters (Republicans always vote) than left wingers and nimbies. O'neill and Spano and Ruchames are most republican of the bunch, so they'll do good. Dyer is too far out. I have not got anything on Dougherty, his record is too clean........Digre's brand equity is at an all time low. But Keener has really been working harder than anyone, so we are giving him third place just because he's a scholar and a gentleman. <br />Nostradamus younger brother Scrappy Doonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-72445163637045172122014-10-28T22:23:20.701-07:002014-10-28T22:23:20.701-07:00I don't remember Kathy blatantly attacking peo...I don't remember Kathy blatantly attacking people.<br /><br />I do think if you speak more than once a month at a council meeting, people stop listening to you.Steve Sinainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-49285315950631306842014-10-28T22:18:23.124-07:002014-10-28T22:18:23.124-07:00Yo, Steve, guess who else got up in front of counc...Yo, Steve, guess who else got up in front of council every two weeks to piss and moan about everything under the sun back in 2006-2010. Like clockwork -- never missed a chance to waste everyone's time at a council meeting. Yep, your co-blogger.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-74940434011957574082014-10-28T22:11:43.515-07:002014-10-28T22:11:43.515-07:009:37-- oh for crying out loud, called a "mid...9:37-- oh for crying out loud, called a "midterm election," not a gubernatorial election.<br /><br />BTW, I'm an Ed Rollins fan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-843675191958157222014-10-28T22:08:34.334-07:002014-10-28T22:08:34.334-07:00Kathy, every council member does things worthy of ...Kathy, every council member does things worthy of criticism, and Vreeland was no different in that respect. But I always viewed him as the least worst member of the "Gang of No" council.<br /><br />At a city finance hearing, after I gave reasons for why I thought the City Attorney's Department under Cecilia Quick was costing the city way too much, Digre and DeJarnatt defended her while it was Vreeland who actually agreed with me and asked the city manager to start looking into contracting a part-time City Attorney.<br /><br />What people found repugnant regarding Vreeland and the blog, including me, was the way he was bad-mouthed and called a "rat" right after he died.<br /><br />Finally, I despise the way Tod S. and Therese stand up in front of city council every two weeks and publicly rip people. They never say anything positive or offer solutions. They just bitch. I realize some people get off on that, but I don't. Steve Sinainoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-2916871655159847292014-10-28T21:37:52.480-07:002014-10-28T21:37:52.480-07:00853 You are correct. What was I thinking? I meant ...853 You are correct. What was I thinking? I meant gubernatorial not off-year. The message is low voter turnout compared to Presidential election years. I think most readers got that and if they didn't, well, there's wiki. As far as Karl Rove, uh, no. I'm in the Molly Ivins camp on all things Bush. Rove was Dr. Frankenstein and Dubya The Creature. As far as political strategists, I'm a fan of David Gerger, Paul Begala, Alex Castellanos and Bill Clinton. And I live for the day when I can vote for Rahm Emanuel for national office or at least for another candidate he advises. Nothing Rovian, here. Gubernatorial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-79203010269799141862014-10-28T20:53:41.366-07:002014-10-28T20:53:41.366-07:006:34-- I know you consider yourself Pacifica's...6:34-- I know you consider yourself Pacifica's Carl Rove, but given that you don't even know what an "off-year election" is, I don't think you're as smart as you think you are.<br /><br />Hint: none of those elections were off-year elections. This one isn't either.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-86024465389543502982014-10-28T20:48:46.308-07:002014-10-28T20:48:46.308-07:00Please this the time we need to think who would do...Please this the time we need to think who would do the job.<br />Digree needs to retire<br />Spano got more brains than Ruchames.<br />Dyer is more intelligent than Dougharty. <br /><br />If we want to progress and be more productive city, let's be smart on Nov 4,2014. Enough is enough.Corcen Citizennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7481238059942383326.post-23014218325060155532014-10-28T20:42:05.434-07:002014-10-28T20:42:05.434-07:001200, at city council last night, Therese Dyer rec...1200, at city council last night, Therese Dyer recalled that St. Vreeland was not such a saint after all.<br /><br />She only mentioned four (4) past issues:<br />1) Vreeland improved his home without required city permits.<br />2) Vreeland's involvement and instigation in the firing of the long time respected building inspector, Mike Angel.<br />3) The resulting Mike Angel lawsuit which lead to a legal settlement, (costing a man to lose his job, and the city to lose a lot of money).<br />4) Vreeland drawing benefits and pay for one (1) year while he was absent from city council meetings, which caused city business delays (including no quorum). Whereas, he should have resigned.<br /><br />That was part of HIS reputation. There is so much more Therese did not mention, but possibly she will in the future. Her comments were prompted by BJ's "Don't Fix Pacifica" LTE last week (Tribune 10/22/14), which trashed Victor Spano, this blog, and me (she mentioned my name).<br /><br />You say she "cemented her reputation", and you? Her memory is good; your memory seems to be nonexistent. Her reputation includes courage, integrity and ethics. Your reputation? Halloween may also be easy for you this year: no costume, <a href="http://wittyandpretty.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/loser-L.jpg" rel="nofollow">"L" to the forehead.</a> Perfect!Kathy Meehnoreply@blogger.com