Viskanta the impostor

 

Viskanta's survey responses reveal what she values least: community preservation, social services, and transparency. In other words:

- her lukewarm "it's the law" reaction to upholding Prop A means signal she'll take another Blakespearian crack at dismantling it;
- after making homelessness key in her campaign, she ranks social services low priority;
- given her Solana Beach code enforcement shenanigans, she can't afford transparency.

These are her low priorities, not what the party claims in glossy mailers.  Vote informed.

Robbing the 'hood

Blakespear, Viskanta, Golden receive PAC donations from the "San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council."  

What do they owe in return to union leaders working as landlords and who funnel money their way?  Why do these supposed Progressive recipients of these donations want to make low income renters losers?

Apartments are cash machines - expose on a scheme called "criminal" by some attorneys.

Blakespear the resourceful manipulator

Sheila Cameron sets the record straight on a slew of lies promoted by YIMBY Blue MAGAs.

Disinformation corrected

Threat against San Antonio sent to District Attorney

I can’t say if we have a suspect, but the DA wouldn’t take the case if we didn’t,” [sheriff’s lieutenant] Davis told The Coast News.

The escalating language that led to this was intentional; for Lefkowits to say he condemns it is disingenuous as he has used it extensively in his campaign.

DA to review threat.

10/21/26 City Council meeting open thread

Please use the comments to record your observations.

Copycat campaigns not working

When you don’t have new or better ideas, you resort to imitation.  Sort of, in this case.  Excellent observations by Deputy Mayor Jim O’Hara that reveal how the three challengers get tangled up trying to be new, while copying the current.

Copycat campaigning

Coast News op-ed: Why Bending Rules backfires

From the Inbox:

Coast News:

Department improvements under Mayor Bruce Ehlers and the new director of Development Services, Scott Drapkin, tightened up processes to address violations faster, collect back taxes (some dating to 2022) and track progress through regular oversight reviews. Incredibly, this was not the case in past years.

In contrast, mayoral candidate Rimga Viskanta appears to advocate for a subjective approach to code enforcement. She recently told some Cardiff residents that while at the City of Solana Beach, she helped a business owner treat a late filing as on time to avoid penalties. Viskanta justified it by describing the applicant as “a feeble, elderly woman.” She deflected blame by saying her manager approved her request to bend the code, even though she initially pled the case.

Going by her description of the feeble, elderly woman, Viskanta presumably would not extend the same discretion to an able, young man. In fact, not granting the same exception to all applicants in the same situation would violate their due process. She should know this.