Logan Jenkins,
May 31:
A raspberry — the Unnecessary Nuclear Option award — to Encinitas Mayor-To-Be-Very-Soon Kristin Gaspar for turning a transparently dumb council meeting in which she had every reason to be annoyed into an almost unprecedented family full-court press.
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Yes, the correct result was reached. I suspect, however, it would have been reached without the extraordinary emotional appeals from Gaspar’s family. The drama was not required.
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Gaspar had plenty of good cards to play. Most important, she had her own generally persuasive voice. She didn’t have to play her family.
Logan Jenkins,
May 25:
It appears all but certain that Kranz, Barth and Councilwoman Lisa Shaffer will vote Wednesday to strip Gaspar of her title unless she promises not to run for mayor.
We suppose you could say Jenkins "reconsidered."
P.S. Thanks to Anonymous 2:14 for "reconsider-gate"
ReplyDeletePretty right on from Logan. At the end of the day, we're still left with the same hollow Gaspar, she's like a 2D cutout. We need more, if you're reading this community activists and potential candidates.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's ok for Gaspar to have 'reconsidered' her statement that an appointed mayor would have an unfair advantange in a race for an elected mayor
ReplyDeleteSuprising no one wants to talk about Gaspar 'reconsidering'
Jenkins has long been and will always be a water boy and errand clerk for the hihg density crony and special interest good ol' boys like Harwood, Meyers, Duke Cunningham, Jerome Stocks and Papa Doug Manchester
oh right- Jenkins also wanted us to believe Danny Dalager who pled guilty to the DA was just a good ol boy who liked tinerking with discount appliances in his 'Darn near free Kitchen'
See how it works? I do
Yea, Jenkins is PR scrub boy - tries to down play and reinterpret the issues that his Masters direct him to. I don't waste the time reading his tripe...
DeleteGaspar and Dalager ran on the same ticket, sort of speak; but Gaspar came out untainted by the association. Teflon perhaps?
DeleteMaybe too vacuous to pin down....
True, Logan has always been a tad too cozy with Stocks, Duke and the country club crowd. He's a good writer, but he definitely addresses our politics with a wink and a smirk, like we're the small town outpost up here.
ReplyDeleteDalager's moves at the bank stunk to high heaven, meanwhile everyone was distracted with the whole kitchen nonsense, all the while he was up to some more serious shenanigans trading favors at the bank, which is the kind of thing that brings jail time if prosecuted..
-MGJ
Dalager's most serious misstep was his solo vote on a project property that had been recently owned by Dan Shelley and the loan between the two of them.
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Dalager copped a guilty plea on the misdemeanor charge on kitchengate to avoid the more serious felony charge on the loangate problem. He should have gone to jail. Instead he did community service. I've heard he is now driving a school bus.
It is my understanding Dirty Dan Dalager took a $100,000 loan from Dan Shelly. Dalager then voted in favor of Shelly on a land-use issue, without revealing the loan to the public.
DeleteDirty Dan who ran on the 2010 Ticket with Gaspar then told the public he had done nothing wrong. Gaspar- the 2010 family values candidate- remaind silent and said nothing.
Wonder if Gaspar told her 8 year old son whe ran alongside a crook and a criminal to get elected- you know how honesty is important in the Gaspar household and all.
Fact thrower
Yup, I had forgotten the loan, which had the look of trading favors on a one to one basis. They should have nailed him for that.
DeleteThankfully, he was voted out, the best outcome for us, and probably him, as he would have been booted out of office for the loangate scandal.
Everyone on the Stocks side of the equation kept quiet, which was to be expected. Sadly, Gaspar has even less motivation, smarts and engagement than Dallager.
If she was smart, she'd just stay in her current seat, but apparently the powers that be in development-land want more, which will be her undoing if she gets in...
-MGJ
Dalager was cut legal culpability slack by the resident powers that be. That is why Dumanis has to go - she is corrupt and part of the insider team.
Deleteagree, 12:02. And Dumanis didn't file charges until after Dalager lost, replaced by Kristin Gaspar. Had Dalager won, Dumanis would have done her best to let Dalager off. She is part of the hierarchy of corruption.
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DeleteSecond thought Fred.
DeleteMore like a third thought.
DeleteLogan's a witty fool. He is funny on occasion but offers no real credible information.
ReplyDeleteI think you meant 'witty tool'
DeleteAgree, good writer, pretty funny, but not really engaged in any in-depth analysis. That would take actual work....
DeleteThe Drama Queen loves drama.
DeleteThe city has not only lost its rudder, but the main-sail, mast and ballast! The Ship of Fools!!!
DeleteIt's simple: If he's picking on you or your candidate, he's a shallow writer and lacks credible information. If he's picking on the other person and not on your candidate, he's witty and bring get knowledge to the readers.
ReplyDeleteI've seen him go after both sides!
In this case most of Encinitas sees him as witty and bringing knowledge to the readers!
ReplyDeleteOkay, I'm talking about 92% of Encinitas!
0.0092% more likely
DeleteOne thing we can all agree on. Either 12:06 or 9:48 are decimally challenged.
DeleteYeah- Right!
ReplyDelete12:06 sounds like one of his weaker attempts of reporting! Ha!
Nice Try Logan. We are the one who sometimes read your one sided foolish reports.
YA
ReplyDeleteGaspar , friend to Jenkins ,Dalagar , Stocks ,Bond , Meyer and Andreen
Enough said.
12:17, 12:45, etc. are probably the same people (person) that represent .001% of Encinitas.
ReplyDeleteyou clearly have a perception problem.
DeleteIs Dalager cooking up the victory dinner for Gaspar on election night with his bribery kitchen? He and Bonnie Dumanis should be in the same cell.
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DeleteSome people give gifts to charities, some to people they like, some may be generous when seeking bribes. The kind people who made it possible for several people locally to receive very inexpensive kitchen equipment (from scratch and dent sales making them virtually un-sellable - but fully functional) in no way fit into the last category. And to me it was funny that Tom Frank and I were listed among recipients by Logan in one of his columns - as though it could be for political favors. Perhaps Dan should have excused himself one night when he voted for that couple to keep the beautiful planter in front of their house on Neptune, when out of the blue, staff recommended its removal. But definitely no one on council should have voted for its removal and the majority did. Wasn't hurting anything; was just a pile of rocks in the same location when the current owners bought the place; it made the area look great and it also supplied a small wall for anyone to simply sit and relax a bit next to attractive plants next to Beacons. Today, it's just a blank wall that meets black asphalt with a pretty white line. Happy now?
DeleteFred the crap lovers don't limit themselves to the 101.....
DeleteThank you for that perspective, Fred.
DeleteI always believed the loan and the bank consulting were much bigger deals than kitchengate.
And I note that the city's uglification policies at Beacon are consistent with what they did to Rite-Aid on Santa Fe. Been meaning to write about that for a while and will get to it soon.
Also consistent with keeping the red light cameras from a known corrupt vendor, despite zero public safety value and minimal net revenues and taking millions of dollars from Encinitas families.
Achtung! Rules are rules and must be enforced despite the consequences!
5:15
DeleteYes. Have you heard of Crap 21?
EU
Just tired of such good neighbors being raked over the coals whenever its fun to say "kitchengate".
Gaspar announced last night she is running for mayor, so gear up people.
ReplyDeleteI thought Gaspar said in December that an appointed mayor had an unfair advantage-
Deletewas that another Gaspar lie, like the PRop A lie?
Big deal, we knew it was coming. I'm voting for a non incumbent Mayor Candidate.
DeleteAgree with 3:22, if you didn't know Gaspar was running, you haven't been paying attention. Take your vote elsewhere is the best idea....
DeleteThat is not true.
DeleteNice try.
12:45
ReplyDeleteMy grandmother said, ( LAY DOWN WITH DOGS YOU GET FLIES )
Don't you mean fleas?
DeleteDead dogs attract flies....
DeleteSo you people have to go after Logan Jenkins? I probably agree with him half the time but I that doesn't mean I want to belittle him. Are some of you folks so angry and bitter that you need to tee off on everyone? If Julie Graboi gets elected, I can't wait to see how fast people here will turn on her.
ReplyDeleteHopefully Julie is not a phony flakes like Tony and Lisa. Those two let a little weasel City Manager whip them into his program. They are just a bad as any before them.
DeleteLogan's a good writer, but not necessarily unbiased. That said, the point is moot, because he usually has a surface level take or, "There's a lot of smoke in Encinitas, but little fire".
DeleteHis general tone has been that there is little difference between candidates and voting blocs. That's about it.
This blog is the spot to turn to for info on local politics, that's all....
-MGJ
3:24 PM
Delete"little weasel City Manager". Yup. You just proved my point.
3:36 PM
"This blog is the spot to turn to for info on local politics". One side you mean. This is hardly a neutral venue.
3:52 PM You got your shot in, didn't you? Seems open forum to me.
Delete3:52 Ever heard of editorial license? Called freedom of speech.
DeleteNothing is a neutral venue, believe me, I've taken my share of shots from all sides. I didn't say there wasn't bias here, there's bias everywhere, but at least you can dig into what's going on and see the true side of things, not the fluff that Jenkins prints.
DeleteHe's never going to draw the line between Gaspar, Developers, out of town money etc., only talk about the People Magazine kind of angles.
-MGJ
Yeah, this blog is all about taking an even appraisal of the council and staff. If they could tar & feather the torches would have been burning long ago. Sure it's open. Take a shot at them and afew try to defend but are quickly overwhelmed. Like start a football series at the opponents 20 yard line.
DeleteJenkins is a stooge who knows who his master is - like Breen - only the crap Doug M.wants out there.
DeleteLogan Jenkins should retire. He has become boring.
DeleteIt's kind of hard to defend Lisa Shafffer, when she calls for open discussion, and then when the EU and Lorri Greene comment she deletes her post on FB. Kind of hypocritical, IMHO. Some of us call it as it is, and we really don't need Logan to tell us what's happening.
DeleteI don't get why people, including Logan, object so much to family involvement? I admired Kristin Gaspar's son's courage and brevity and her mother's spunk and ability to tell it like it is. Why is that the "nuclear option?" Our neighbors, our community, are all part of our extended family. But for those times when members of my family have been present with me at City Hall, I've been extremely grateful and proud.
ReplyDeleteI relate to Kristin Gaspar's mom, and think she had moxie in standing up to what she thought was bullying. I remember so many times when I and others called Jerome Stocks out for bullying at City Council Meetings. Mothers and grandmothers usually are going to call it as they see it.
Some people are expressing concerns about KG's development affiliations; but I don't agree with putting her down because her son wanted to speak, and her mother vented her disapproval of Shaffer and Kranz' machinations to go back on the unanimous compromise crafted on December 10.
Frankly, KG, while often going along with the majority, has voted for more open government, along with Mark Muir, when Barth, Shaffer and Kranz have broken their campaign promises re enacting a sunshine ordinance, and went back on what they said about the Right to Vote Initiative, Prop A, while they were running, to what they unanimously lied about, along with City Attorney, Glenn Sabine, in ballot statements and the far from impartial, non-factual, City Attorney Prop A Analysis.
Not me. I think her staging her mom and son for her own ego is BS.
DeleteAgain, the whole Gaspar mom thing is a red herring, a distraction from Gaspar's record. We all knew she would run for mayor despite all the posturing, and the whole kerfuffle over who would be mayor is standard political jockeying in this town.
DeleteGaspar has still failed to prove leadership (passing on key votes), dignity (magic act) and engagement (reading canned statements, not developing her own opinions.
In short, she has little record to stand on as she goes into the first mayor's race, she's done little to distinguish herself ethically (We Love Encinitas Website), politically or otherwise.
Someone else is more worthy....
The family involvement is the cheapest of stunts and clearly indicates she has no record to stand on - where is the apple pie and flag? Some people are easily impressed by rote emotional trigger acts, as is 2:53 PM. 3:10 PM restates the facts of her short and disasterous political career - this city can't take another 4 years of this bimbo.
DeleteIt was disgusting she rolled out her 8 year old. Moreover- the kid talked about honesty
DeleteWhat are the Gaspars teaching at home? Gaspar lied on Prop A. Gaspar gave Cotton and extra paycheck. Gaspar went AWOL on Paciviv View.
Gaspar appointed Muir to replace Maggie- Muir was the only candidate who had violated city policy - Muir then later violated election codes with Midnight Jerome Stocks- caught on video by Joe Corder
Kristin Gaspar - the only CFO in america with a degree in Journalism- but then she did marry the boss.
We all know she was never CFO, the stench from her bio and any of her mailers should be enough to warn you away. No achievement, no engagement, no leadership.
DeleteHer biggest engagement to date was landing the boss....
DeleteWent from receptionist to CFO in one year.
Wow....it took a short time for the receptionist to become the CFO. One can only wonder what magic trick she was performing to get that done. She has tried her magic tricks on the public, but so far it has not gone well. Her voting record is certainly not impressive. She is no stand out by any means in spite of what mommy and sonny said.
DeleteCheap stunts and tricks don't equate to political savy.
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ReplyDeleteGaspar for open government?
Please explain why Gaspar voted to give ex city manager an extra paycheck? Cotton had a signed contract to be paid a set amount for the year. Gaspar cared so little for taxpayers she ignored the contract, gave her crony insider money he didn't earn, and enable him to spike his pension. Is this the open government you stand for? Extra pasychecks to inside cronies at taxpayers expense? Is this what you teach your kids- contracts don't matter if you have friends in high places?
Is it open government to waste $66,000 of taxpayer money on surveys intended to benefit the council not the taxpayer? Is it open government that first Gaspar signed as teh CEO of We Love Encinitas, but then removed her name so her husband Paul could be the CEO and along with Developer Dave Meyers sent out mailers promoting Gaspar?
Is it open government to lie on tthe Prop A ballot statement? Gaspar cared so little for the public she lie on the Prop A ballot statement sent to every voter not once but twice? Should we be surprised the lies supported the position of her crony insider developers and out of town special interests?
You can spin your opinions, but you can't spin the facts'
Gaspar lied on the ballot statment
Gaspar wasted $66,000 so ehr husband could use taxpayer funded survey's to benefit Gaspar
Gaspar ran from the room in 2011 when the public needed her vote on Pacific View
Gaspar raided $7M from funded projects with no plan to pay it back
Gaspar has spent 4 years increasing our debt, increasing our debt service, increasing our fees and bringing the city to the edge of bankruptcy.
It is time to vote her out.
Gaspar cared so little about taxpayers she voted to void a signed contract and give an ex city manager extra pay to spike his pension
Thanks FT, for pre-supplying the facts to Gaspar's record. Look elsewhere folks...
Delete"pre-supplying"?? You mean restating or supplying....
DeleteLook elsewhere for what - more facts? Gaspar is a failed experiment in perceived competence by an uninformed and easily swayed electorate.
Look Elsewhere for a candidate, don't vote Gaspar, tell 10 people....
DeleteGaspar - Bimbo Barbie gone wild.
DeleteLook for another candidate other than Gaspar. She has failed as a politician. It was obvious at the last council meeting that she could not defend herself without the help of her entourage of family, developers, and some friends.
DeleteIs this the sign of a good, strong mayor? Quite the opposite. Will she run out of the room when things get challenging? Pretty weak character with no backbone to defend herself.
Pretty lame. She better keep her mommy close by.
Good analysis, we don't want someone like Gaspar when we need tough decisions in the clutch. The smooth sailing is over, it gets rough from here...
DeleteWell how sweet that Mark Muir and the Mrs. held a meet and greet for Gaspar. What happened to all of her wonderful friends? Are they too cheap to host a party for her?
DeleteWatch Muir's expenses. He better not be charging any of this to the city or he's in big trouble.
With respect to the question about more open government, Kristin Gaspar and Mark Muir voted not to have the unnoticed secret subcommittee meetings with Barth and Kranz that led to the city's overpaying for Pacific View.
DeleteThey made a substitute motion to have open public hearings, to include the EUSD Board of Trustees. That was voted down. They made a second substitute motion to have open, noticed subcommittee meetings; that was voted down by Kranz, Shaffer and Barth.
Kranz selected himself and Barth to be on the secret committee, Shaffer voted to go along with that.
Shaffer and Barth also wanted to eliminate individual time donations for agenda items at regular Council Meetings. Neither Gaspar, Muir or Kranz would go along with that.
Everything else that someone is throwing at Kristin Gaspar was done by all of Council. Except, unlike Barth, Shaffer and Kranz, Gasper never pretended to support Prop A. Barth did pretend to support it, and Shaffer and Kranz signed petitions in favor of it, then supposedly, "changed their minds," after they were seated on Council, with Shaffer as deputy mayor.
What is incorrect with what 9:18 stated. Please be factual!
Delete"Gaspar never pretended to like Prop A?" She claimed you couldn't remodel your kitchen or build a patio without a vote of the electorate. She went way above and beyond signing the ballot statement lies to defend her handlers.
DeleteGeez, talk about a spin. Dude, your history re-write attempt will not fly.
And who cares if the rest of the council often voted as she did? Her votes are no less bone-headed whether she votes alone or with the pack. This woman has no problem selling Encinitas to satisfy her personal obligations to the developer community. Wake up, folks. She may be good for business, but not for residents.
9:18
DeleteHere's a few facts for you-
Gaspar voted to take $7M from funded projects with no plan to pay it back. Today taxpayers are stuck with 200 unfunded projects- Gaspar fails.
Gaspar voted to give ex city manager Cotton an extra paycheck spiking his pension- despite Cotton having an yearly contract. Gaspar fails.
Gaspar voted to take $66,000 of taxpayer money - knowing the city had unfunded projects mind you- and used that money instead on a useless survey that her husband Paul and Anti Prop A developer and ERAC 5 story supporter David Meyers used to send out promotional mailers to benefit Gaspar- Gaspar fails.
What- you want more facts?
Gaspar had no problem signing her name to the Prop A ballot statement lies sent to every voter because it benefited Gaspar's out of town developers- Gaspar fails.
Gaspar left the building in 2011 when the taxpayers needed her vote on Pacific View. Rather than show courage and stand up for taxpayers she showed cowardice and and ran from responsiblity. Gaspar fails.
Gaspar has been in office four years. She has increased the annual debt service on tayapers by reckless spending. She has increased overall debt by more than $10M. The cupboards are bare because she spent all our money foolishly. She has increased liabilities that our kids will need to pay for. She has actively worked to destroy our community characther and our quality of life. She sided with developers on Desert Rose and ignored the fire risk and threat to saftey of residents.
Oh yea- she is a liar as well.
9:18 hopes by talking about the records of others they can deflect from the record of Gaspar. Gaspar's record is of her own making. She owns her record of failure. Tell 10 neighbors
Fact Thrower
Negotiating a real estate agreement in public is just ludicrous. Neither a council subcommittee of two nor staff can commit the city to a deal. It has to be voted on by the full council at a time the public gets to weigh in on it. If it's a bad deal then don't accept the terms and start again. Simple. If you want to micro manage then run for council.
DeleteOkay. Fact Thrower (FT for short) first says the survey was bogus, now FT says it was useless. If the survey is the one I'm thinking of, that surveyed resident's opinions on city services, that was recommended by the city manager (you know the "vile" Gus Vina). Yes, Gaspar voted for it along with the other council members. Since the survey results are public (you know - open government), anyone can use the results. So FT needs to prove that the survey was bogus, useless, and intended to be used as campaign propaganda.
DeleteI guess it has become FT's life mission to defeating council member Gaspar. Good luck with that as she is well liked by many people in Encinitas most of whom don't appear to comment on this blog. And no, I'm not her or one of her supporters.
It is common sense a bogus survey would be useless - unless of course one used the results to promote themselves.
DeleteGaspar voted to spend $66,000 on survey's. She could have used that money to improve sewers, roads, parks, trails or after school programs for the community but she used that money to improve her image instead.
Gaspar's husband Paul and high density ERAC 5 story supporter and Gaspar campaign contributor David Meyer used the taxpayer funded survey to send mailers promoting Gaspar.
Who benefitted? Gaspar, Gaspar's husband and Gaspar's crony developer buddies. Taxpayers got nothing - except the increased debt and fees Gaspar voted to approve.
Fact Thrower
Simply regurgitating your previous statements, FT isn't providing any additional documentation. I guess Gaspar could have voted "no" on the survey but her husband still could have used the results in political flyers. Would that have still counted? And if she voted "no" and it still passed how would she have used the money for sewers, parks, roads, etc.?
DeleteDamn those "crony developer buddies"! I'm sure glad developers haven't been responsible for most of the development in Encinitas. Wait a minute. Maybe they have.
Oh FT, I forgot to add. Why is the survey bogus? Did it sample too small a population? Not use an adequate methodology to get a representative sample? Ask misleading or inappropriate questions? Improperly tallied the results? Not include you in it? What?
DeleteIt may also be that the majority of Encinitas residents are fairly happy with the way the city works and many of those people may not comment on this blog or attend council meetings. Is that what's bothering you. Or is it by definition bogus because it's linked to the council and city manager.
So far, as regards the survey, all we've heard from you is opinion.
3:01
DeleteFacts- do you have them? Gaspar's record of incompetence and selfish votes are her record, for all to see.
Fact One- Gaspar could have voted to spend $66,000 on projects to benefit taxpayers- instead Gaspar voted to waste $66,000 on bogus surveys residents spoke against. Not a single taxpayer spoke in favor of the bogus survey's.
Fact two- Gaspar's husband Paul and ERAC 5 story supporter David Meyer then used the manipulated results to send out mailers promoting Gaspar in an effort to improve her public image.
Fact three - Gaspar lied on the Prop a ballot statement and sided with developers David Meyer, Doug Harwood and out of town big money Chicago politicans.
Fact Four - When it came to protecting resident quality of life and safety Gaspar voted against residents and for the high density developer putting lives at risk in Olivenhain.
3:01 has no facts. The facts above speak for themselves. Gaspar alone is responsible for her record of failure. Her operatives are making excuses- we have the facts.
Fact Thrower
3:46 PM
DeleteJust what I thought FT. You've got nothing. Attitude and hyperbole is about it.
3:46
Delete1. Gaspar voted to take $7M from funded projects in the community with no plan to pay it back. Today taxpayers have 200 unfunded projects from traffic calming to sewers to safety horns to rail crossing because of Gaspar's mismanagement.
2. Gaspar voted to give ex city manager Phil Cotton and extra paycheck and enabled Cotton to spike his pension- while Gaspar knew the city had underfunded road repairs
3. Gaspar voted against residents and tried to bury the road repair report from Nichols showing the city was some $43M behind in road liabilities. Rather than come clean Gaspar voted to pay lawyers more money to keep the report from public review. Gaspar and the city lost costing taxpayers another $100,000 dollars- money that could have gone to the public went to Gaspars failed leadership instead.
4. Gaspar ignored residents who asked the $66,000 proposed for bogus surveys go instead to capital projects. Instead the surveys were used by Gaspar's husband to send out mailers promoting the political aspiration of his wife- while taxpayers sewer and roads went unrepaired.
5. When residents needed Gaspar's vote in 2011 to buy Pacific View under the terms of the Naylor act Gaspar left the council meeting and refused to vote. When taxpayers needed leadership Gaspar gave us cowardice.
6. When residents opposed approving $135,000 for a city spin doctor saying the money could be used for traffic calming, sewers, roads, parks or after school programs Gaspar ingored them- approving the waste of money to benefit her new office as Mayor.
7. Gaspar signed her name to the Prop A ballot statement lie that was sent to every voter in the city, many of them parents. Gaspar talks of honesty when she practices lies.
8. In appointing a replacement for Maggie Houlihan some 10 candidates put forth their names, many agreeing not to run for elected office. Only one candidate, Mark Muir, had violated city policies. Residents only spoke against the appointment of one candidate- Mark Muir. Gaspar ignored residents and appointed Muir. Muir later was caught on videotape violating city election laws. Muir then joined Gaspar in lying to the public on the Prop A ballot statement.
9. Gaspar renewed the contract of Pedr Norby after residetns spoke against the contract. Norby then led the ERAC Committees and proposed 5 story buildings throughout the city. When residents asked for ways to protect community character Gaspar looked for ways to destroy it.
10. Gaspar ignored residents seeking protection of their safety, property values, quality of life and community character in Olivenhain and sided with high density developers. Residents had to suit the city to protect their safety and quality of life. The judge sided with the residents and ruled against Gaspar and city.
The facts are the facts. No Attitude, no hyperbole. Gaspar's record of incompetence, mismanagement and malfeasance is her own.
Fact thrower
6:39 PM
DeleteBogus survey, bogus survey, bogus survey. Rinse and repeat, but nothing about why it's bogus. You can't even come up with that. Pretty weak.
6:39
DeleteGaspar ignored residents who recommended the proposed $66,000 survey not be approved as it benefitted no one. Watch the tape of the meeting. You do not have your facts. If not a single resident was in favor of the survey then it was bogus.
The residents that night asked the $66,000 be used to pay for sewers, parks or after school programs for kids- Gaspar ignored them - all the while knowing the city had no money for projects.
Gaspar then voted to waste $66,000 on bogus surveys no resident spoke in favor of. The survey was then used to promote Muir and Stocks for the election. Her husband Paul then used the surveys in mailers to promote the political career of his wife-
meanwhile there remain 200 unfunded projects in the city because Gaspar voted to use our money to serve her and her husband.
You might not like the facts- but they are all true. You can spin it like a top - but it remains what it is.
You are ok with Gaspar lying on PRop A, giving Cotton and extra paycheck, trying to hide the road report from the public- only a fool would think you are the voice of reason and common sense.
FT is just putting the facts out there, you are busy making excuses and ignoring Gaspar's record,
Gaspar is as unreal as one gets. It will take more than a Macy's makeover to fool the public because her voting record is there for all to see.
DeleteShe continually disses any responsibility that she played in spending our money needlessly on surveys, for increasing the debt with no way to pay for the things SHE voted for. Now, all of a sudden, she claims she is a fiscal conservative and is concerned about money. Gimme a friggin break. If any one believes this crap, and I do mean CRAP, then you get what you deserve by voting for this developer lover.
Vote her out before she does more damage.
Believe me, if the city hires a company to do a survey for them, you can rest assured that it will be slanted in favor of the city. That is a BOGUS survey.
Delete9:06 PM
DeleteGuilt by association! Showing your true colors. I suspect this is FT's real objection.
10:14-
Deletedo you have any facts? You blow alot of wind much of it stenchy in an effort to disparage others- but do you facts or on noxious gas?
FT has laid out 10 facts- present facts to rebut them. Otherwise we know your true colors- a Gaspar crony.
You might support council members like Gaspar who lie, increase our debt and use taxpayer funded surveys to benefit themselves- but don't ask us to join you. Our eyes are open, even if you prefer to remain blind.
10:26 AM
DeleteHa, ha, ha. "a Gaspar crony" thanks I needed a good laugh. For many of you, those kinds of statements are your only refuge. Attack the questioner to avoid the answer. All I asked was to explain why the survey was bogus. It was proposed by the city manager. Voted on by the whole council. And the results were public and therefore could be used by anyone. Imagine if the results weren't good and Gaspar's opponents used it in their campaign literature. Would it have still been bogus? Of course, my strong suspicion it is bogus because it was supported by the council. Guilt by association which is opinion.
And not that it matters because you believe what you want to believe whether or not it's based in reality, but no, I'm not a Gaspar "crony" (i.e. her, her family, her friends, her greedy developer supporters, etc.).
I guess asking for proof in your world is too malodorous.
I prefer Fact Thrower's facts. No more explanation is necessary.
ReplyDeleteI also watched the meeting and Gaspars mother was a toltal shrew,you can see were Kristin gets it from.The apple doesn't fall far from the tree
ReplyDeleteHer mother is as mouthy and arrogant as she is. They love to blame someone else. Look in the mirror you two.
ReplyDeleteUnlike your mother, Kristin's was proud to defend her. When's that next disability check getting there? Have you trained you D-Dog to fetch it from the mail box yet, or do you have to sober up once a month to somehow get to the sidewalk? Again, educated people look at your rants and laugh at your punctuation. Better to keep one's mouth shut and be thought a fool, than open it up and confirm it.
DeleteWho cares about her mother speaking? The son either, for that matter. Most folks, no matter what side they were on, saw Shaffer/Kranz's moves for what they were: wrong.
DeleteGaspar is dangerous because she comes in a nicely-wrapped package and has a smile ready; she also comes with a purse full of developer/Stocks/Meyer money and backing and she'll use it when the time comes.
Don't be fooled. Know who you're getting when you get Gaspar. The package will still be nicely-wrapped, but inside is someone who will choose developers and "vibrancy" over residents every stinking time.
"Nicely-packaged"?? Compared to what - Barth?
DeleteI care about Gaspar's mother speaking, and the son too. I was at the meeting and went in sympathetic to Gaspar's position. After listening to the over-the-top comments of the mother and the plainly guided comments of the kid, I was extremely disappointed that Gaspar would stoop this low. I left the meeting thinking she was no better than Barth, Shaffer, or Kranz.
DeleteThe correct decision was made by the council, but nobody came out looking good.
7:29 Maybe you should crawl back in your hole and hide. Look at yourself. You seem quite uneducated.
DeleteQuestion is: Why can't Gaspar stand up for herself? Why at her age does mommy have to help her? She is clueless when it comes to politics. If she doesn't have the guts for it, try another profession. We need a strong mayor not a whimp.
Gaspar has no clue what she is in for. Her test will be during the next 6 months as mayor. After that if she is elected mayor, she will have 2 full years of scrutiny by the public. She better have an iron stomach. And, please, do us all a favor and keep your mother and son out of politics.
DeleteYou stay off the blog and we have a deal. Thanks for all the help.
DeleteMay I change the subject for a moment. I want to know what in the hell Marlena Medford is doing at the City. She reported on the swimmers at Moonlight, when in the past, Larry Giles would report this stuff. He is already on the staff so why not have him still do it. What is Marlena doing? Inquiring minds would really like to know.
ReplyDeleteNothing of significance - fluff employment....
DeleteWhat's she doing?? Sucking at the govt teat. What's your next question?? Oh btw, it's Marine Safety Capt Larry Giles, not just head of life guards LGiles...... If you give them a fancy title you can increase their pay without having to increase their duties.
DeleteNo money for a new lifeguard tower!!!
Marlena Medford is the surrogate city manager. Vina no longer must answer questions about anything. All inquires are to be directed to her.
DeleteA la this sentence in the city news release on the swimmers -
Media inquires related to the initial lifeguard rescue may be directed Encinitas Communications Officer Marlena Medford at 760-691-0112 or mmedford@encintiasca.gov.
Gaspar's candidacy is based on superficial clichés and meaningless stunts - she has no substance. Behind the scenes are the special interest handlers that feed her the lines - her continuance in office is based on the uninformed electorate theory, where the few citizens that do vote are influenced by the slick, glossly mailers that extol Gaspar's "family values" and the highly theoretical fiscal responsibility that she now conveniently embraces. Examination of her 4 year record indicates incompetence, avoidance, fiscal extravagance and an inability to grasp or deal with the major issues of this city. She needs to get the boot.
ReplyDeleteGive it a rest people. What is done is done. Let's make the best of it. November isn't that far away and then we can vote. I'm casting one vote for Julie Graboi. Not sure about the other as of right now. Don't think too much of Teresa's hand picked candidate, Catherine. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteThe Gaspar dog and pony show ,what a pathetic joke
ReplyDeleteAgain with the punk-tuation.
DeleteGaspar is going retro - the mother/kids routine is like Nixon with his dog Checkers (Fred was there). Pure sentimental pandering - when all else fails, cloak yourself in a disguise.
DeleteThe intended use of Gaspar's kid was to say to all of us, "How can you say no to a child?"
DeleteAnswer: You are the parent. You take the lead. You give direction to the child. The child listens to the parent. Period. When Gaspar said she didn't want her son to give his speech, the child should have listened. Who is in charge of that household? Gotta wonder.
The parent gives direction to the child - the child makes a decision and if necessary, the parent allows the child to fail.....how else does the child learn? This is what a parent does who is in charge of their household. Gotta wonder.......
Delete- The Sculpin
So the kid made the decision and he failed. She must be a proud parent because HE made the decision. Oh, I love these parenting skills.
Delete2:40 would apparently let his own kid burn themselves over a hot flame, or jump of a bridge, or bully a schoolmate- hey, how else is the kid gonna learn.
Delete9:57 I thought the same thing myself. We should consider ourselves fortunate that The Sculpin was not our parent. He and Gaspar should get together and discuss their parenting skills since they are both on the same page. Sounds like they yearn to teach their children to fail. Gotta love it. I can only imagine Gaspar will have the same mayoral skills.
DeleteLuke, I felt a disturbance in the force (derangement). So, you have to go after Gaspar's kids now. Nothing but class. Oh yeah, I know, she let him speak so now he's fair game. Let's see how low we can set the bar.
DeleteWhen you parade your kid in front of a political arena, you better believe you will be getting feedback. That was Gaspar's intention. Some of us have the fairy princess figured out. Can't blame us for their decision, or are you related to them? They like to blame others for their decisions. Nice try 10:32.
DeleteGaspar may be teaching her kid to be honest but she isn't. Gaspar lied to every voter in the city on the Prop A ballot statement- wonder what she tells her kid about that? It's ok to lie- as long as it benefits you?
DeleteNobody went after the kid- you can make stuff up to try and distract from the Gaspar family lies- but we can all see it for what it is.
The kid stunt was pathetic. Little Jonnie is an innocent, so the sentiments must be sincere (underlying psychology premise). Has Encinitas politics come to this absurdity? - apparently so. I now think that once the glossy propaganda mailers saturate the local households with the "family values theme", the uninformed dolts will put the ditz in as Mayor.
DeleteChapter 11 anyone?
Fact: Chapter 9 of the BK code is for municipalities - not Chapter 11.
DeleteYou may support incorrect legal cites when making a point, but I, and other like minded wonks certainly don't!
- The (Flame Throwing) Sculpin
9:47 you have hijacked someone elses fictious name - why? Surely you can come up with something original.
DeleteInteresting it was recently reported in the paper that Encinitas spent about $58M this year, buy only took in about $56M. This is called spending more than you have- it leads to bankruptcy, like Detroit. I suppose a parent might let a kid overspend and max out a credit card to let the kid fail- but should we wait until they start selling taxpayer owned assets before we say something? wait, the city is selling Pacific View- EUSD is afterall our government and they are selling the PV school because like the city EUSD also spent more than it took in this year.
Part of the problem is the increased debt service the council voted for- that added $500,000 annually to the annual budget expenses. Add to this the unneccessary spin doctor and the many consultants the city overpays to produce manufactured results. Next consider the money wasted on surveys that were used to benefit council members Stocks, Gaspar and Muir.
You might support taking the fictious names of others due to a lack of personal creativity - don't expect us to join you.
10:27 - you are wound just too tight!!! Sculpin not original enough for you? But I digress, because in a way, I guess I agree with you. Just how does a bottom dwelling fish manage to throw flames...that would strain all credulity.....
Delete- The Sculpin
10:33 there was in fact another person using the Flame Thrower name a few months ago if I remember right- I think you might even have traded barbs with Flame Thrower - now you steal the name? Now that is something a bottom dweller might do
DeleteFlame throwing Sculpin - eat at Juanita's again?
DeleteHis comments smell like it....
DeleteI will vote for Alex Fidel for Mayor before Gaspar.
ReplyDeleteAlex Fidel is his own candidate / Gaspar is the candidate of Meyers, Harwood and Unions.
Alex Fidel might act responsiblity with our finances / Gaspar has proven she is irresponsible with our fiances voting for extra paychecks, uneeded surveys.
Alex Fidel might protect our quality of life / Gaspar has proven she will vote against our safety and quality of life if it benefits her developer friends liek Desert Rose.
Alex Fidel might promote honesty / Gaspar has proven she is dishonest lying on the Prop A ballot statement
I will take a candidate who might be honest, responsible and community oriented over Gaspar who has proven she is reckless, irresponsible and dishonest
You might accept the fact that Gaspar acts irresponsibly with you fiancé, but I certainly won't when it comes to mine!!!!!!!
Delete- The Sculpin
A vote for Alex Fidel is a vote for freeing the US monetary system!
DeleteAnd 21 year old (or has he turned 22 yet) says this:
"I know what it is and our city has got the most draconian zoning rules that are most likely tied to Agenda 21 mandates. They use zoning to ban medical cannabis dispensaries, these guys roll over so quick for federal law."
Does Fidel want to greatly loosen our zoning laws? Doesn't sound very Prop A friendly to me.
Fidel- presents the opportunity for responsible spending. Gaspar presents a proven record of failure, mismanagement and malfeasance.
DeleteGaspar- Over 4 years has increased debt by $10M, taken $7M from funded projects with no plan to pay it back, has voted to give an ex city manager extra pay to spike his pension, has increased annual debt service by $500,000.
........Gaspar has let 200 captial projects remain unfunded
Gaspar lied on the prop A ballot statement to every voting parent in the city.
Gaspar sided with political operatives and high density zealots out of Chicago over local residents.
Gaspar has no respect for local residents and taxpayers.
3:10, fake-freak out all you want, Fidel is Prop A-friendly. Geez.
Delete7:09 PM
DeleteSo when a candidate says in print (digitally speaking) about Encinitas "our city has got the most draconian zoning rules", this is Prop A friendly? Our will he be a typical mealy mouth politician and try to walk it back.
Dear Lord is all I can say. I know a lot of people believe in Agenda 21 and I don't want to debate that on this forum. But, this Country, let alone this city, has not bought into it, so it seems pretty stupid to use it as a campaign slogan for a city council seat. I wonder how many people in Encinitas even know what Agenda 21 is? I'm sure people on this blog do, but the average person who works everyday, goes home to his or her family and generally doesn't care all that much for politics, probably has no idea. Perhaps Alex may want to stick to issues a little closer to home. A medical cannabis dispensary works for me.
ReplyDeleteActually the City on August 18, 2009, joined the International Committee of Legislation Environmental Initiaitves, paid $12,000 at that time and much more sinse then. Diane Langager and Richard Phillips are the staff members appointed to ICLEI, which IS part of the Agenda 21 movement, which is why Vista stopped their membership year before last. If you read the city's climate action plan, 90% of it comes from ICLEI and it was used to underscore the first attempt at the Comprehensive General Plan Update: which is one reason Why former Planning Director Patrick Murphy might be gone. Teresa is fully aware of this fact as she is the only member of the council left who voted unanimously on the membership to ICLEI and Phillips is still attending the meetings. Not one resident was allowed on the Climate Action Plan ad hoc committee that Teresa, Chaired, while she was advising her peers to hire MIG out of Berkeley.
DeleteYou can look all this up on the City's site and you will find that Maggie, when she was Mayor, signed a contract with ICLEI the same night they approved a million dollars for MIG.
Yes, it is very much alive and well in Encinitas. I at first thought the Agenda 21 folks were a bit on the out there side, but subsequent research reveals it's quite real and quite scary.
DeleteHow is it "real" and how does the so called international agenda 21 movement have a direct influence locally. Is there a direct line between the World, U.S. and local movement?
DeleteI know the city has appointed members to ICLEI, but what we're talking about here is a direct plan of action from belonging to ICLEI?
This is an irresponsible statement:
"I know what it is and our city has got the most draconian zoning rules that are most likely tied to Agenda 21 mandates. They use zoning to ban medical cannabis dispensaries, these guys roll over so quick for federal law."
First of all cannabis is banned in a lot of places, most cities don't have legalized zoning for dispensaries. And yes, we know some states have approved medical use, some have approved general use like Colorado and so on.
In short, it's a big issue tied to a lot of things. Even in Colorado, it's a cash business, you have to pay taxes in cash. They haven't figured out the legal stuff yet:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/12/us/banks-say-no-to-marijuana-money-legal-or-not.html?_r=0
The point is, we enough issues in this town without someone trying to tie in cannabis legalization, zoning and Agenda 21. Quite frankly, that approach disqualifies you as a serious candidate.
If you want to legalize cannabis in Encinitas, I would focus soley on that, don't try and muddy the waters with a council campaign tied into unverified "Theories".
8:31
DeleteFact- the Federal Government gives money to Sandag and the state.
Fact- Sandag and the state have dictated false housing statistics on Encinitas residents to justify stack and pack housing mandates that destroy community characer, reduce property values and threaten quality of life.
Fact- Sandag, the state, and the corrupt (what else do you call Barth, Gaspar and teh 5 who lied on the Prop A ballot statement) all plan to use the club of false 'regional numbers' to and carrott of "walkability" to reduce the quality of life of Encinitas taxpayers-
Geez- Maybe Fidel has a point- "these guys roll over so quick" for false housing numbers and bureacratic threats to intimidate the public
OF course we could vote for Gaspar- she's willing to sell us out to the highest bidder or campaign contributor it seems
At the May 21 council meeting 14 teenagers applied for 11 positions on the youth commission. One of the council members suggested allowing all 14 to serve or having 3 to serve as at-large commissioners. The council bantered back and forth and finally decided on allowing up to 20 youths to be on the youth commission which carries the same weight as the other commissions.
ReplyDeleteAny wonder why Gaspar let her son speak?
It really doesn't matter, as the Commissions are not paid attention to by the Council. Vina has sabotaged that as well and staff has taken on the functions of Commissions.
ReplyDeleteI served as a commissioner. What a complete waste of time.
ReplyDeleteNever again.