Despite the fact that North County holds a large proportion of the county’s population (approximately 57%), serves as an important economic hub, and holds practically unlimited potential, the region lacks an established political network dedicated toward promoting and electing the next generation of pro-prosperity candidates.Former Mayor Jerome Stocks is the Chairman of NCLC, and current Mayor Kristin Gaspar and Councilman Mark Muir are on the board of directors, along with other north county Republican mayors and council members.
Consequently, a coalition of North County elected officials and community leaders has established the North County Leadership Council, an organization dedicated to supporting and electing strong leaders for the future while advocating for issues that matter to the region as a whole.
We believe an alliance among elected officials from all North County cities and jurisdictions north of State Route 56 can create stronger political leadership and new opportunities for the region.
Primary among the organizations activities will be the establishment and growth of a Political Action Committee geared toward supporting local and regional candidates who have received the endorsement of the organization.
In addition, the NCLC will also seek to organize regional leaders to address, advocate for, or oppose issues that have an impact on the entire region.
Filings show that the PAC was established in May, with its initial funding coming in June from Gaspar, Muir, and Stocks Insurance in addition to Oceanside Councilman Jerry Kern and two others.
Anyone interested in supporting stronger political leadership and new opportunities for the region can contribute here.
Ebola returns!
ReplyDeleteWe can expect to see Logan "The Waterboy" Jenkins again carrying the buckets for his masters using his paltform to promote propaganda about this new group of charlatans-
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If anyone thought that a few 'reasonable' rulings recently by GASpar and Muir signaled a change of heart, well, that goes out the door today, and clearly shows that they are and have always been puppets for 'his lowness'.
ReplyDeleteTo think that I agreed with them a couple of times lately and, at the time, was thinking, how can it be that I supported their rulings? I assumed they were starting their campaigns a year and a half early. Now that is only too evident.
The gaul is astounding. Lets all hope they spend and waste a lot of repugnican money and are shown the door as a sign they are over and done around here.
Time to team up and present a united front of four candidates on the same page next year to oust these bought off council members once and for all.
5:01 I totally agree with your comments. Let's run these ass holes out of town. Enough of the Stocks and company charade. They are all a bunch of money hungry wanna be politicans. I wouldn't be surprised if Bossy Pants Guerin doesn't have her fat butt in this as well.
DeleteThe names will come out. They can run, but can't hide.
There have been many comments made on this blog that GASpar was tied to $tock$ and Muir puppets him also.
DeleteWhy did it take you people so long to figure this out?
Many have known since the beginning. Just because we're discussing it again doesn't mean we didn't.
Delete$tock$ probably thinks Gaspar will give him county appointments if she succeeds. She is mimicking her mayoral line of phony promises of "roads, infrastructure and core services" as her Supervisorial platform. The Steppford wife has a prerecorded sound track in that hollow noggin, and carpetbagger $tock$ is working the mic. All three need to disappear for the good of the community.
ReplyDeleteGASpar could not be more phony. All talk, no go.
DeleteEncinitas is forever shamed for having her as its first elected mayor....I'd rather have that hammerhead shark roaming off the coast as our representative.
DeleteHey! Leadership from proven non-leaders. Perfect! Lets no forget Stocks was a complete disaster.
ReplyDeleteI'm Republicans like to get unions big fat raises....
ReplyDeleteThey will go far. Ha!,
$tock$= 35+ = pension raise for every city employee.
Pathetic
Another hard, sterile, impersonal, linear building downtown, no warmth, no character:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/sep/04/see-through-bank-building-planned-for-downtown/
9:00, How right you are. I like transparency in Encinitas but not when buildings are half glass and half aluminum Legos. No soul at all. At least it has underground parking though. Probably just for bikes.
DeleteI agree, it's cold and sterile. It would actually look great if they clad the white sides in warm hardwood slats.
DeleteIf we're being honest though, the furniture store in a thinly-veiled gas station conversion wasn't winning any prizes for community character either.
Was a Shell gas station, then was the Community Market for several years. Next, I think, it became the furniture store. All were kinda native and fit in.
DeleteIt sure would be nice if the replacement building had some shape, texture and looked as if it belonged in a beach town. As it's designed, it's totally out of character for Encinitas.
Even the whole Lumberyard shopping center has warmth and looks as if it belongs.
Pacific Station, on the other hand, is incredibly ugly. The new one planned for H and 101 is comparable.
Off Topic:
ReplyDeleteDid I miss this on this blog? From the Encinitas Advocate dated September 4:
"Susan Hight, executive director of the Magdalena Ecke Family YMCA, resigned from her position Aug. 1.
"When asked why Hight left, no reason was given by San Diego County YMCA spokeswoman Charmaine Gudgeon."
The article goes on to say "... Gudgeon did not address a question about whether Hight’s resignation is connected to a recent investigation over allegations against the head of the San Diego County YMCA."
Read the article at: http://www.encinitasadvocate.com/news/2015/sep/04/susan-hight-encinitas-ymca-resigns/
Could this have an impact on the ball fields situation?
DeleteYes, Hight was ordered to remove Liz Ecke and was given a series of additional duties she did not agree with, it affected her health, she went on 'leave' and negotiated a kind of settlement. Ron and Stephanie are now fighting it out to see who can obey Roman faster.
Delete2:22 PM
Delete"Ron and Stephanie are now fighting it out to see who can obey Roman faster."
Who are these people and what position do they hold?
They are the local administrators for the Y. Roman is the monster running the region who gets $400K annually.
DeleteI see that the Ecke Y has an Executive Director (ED) and three Associate ED's. I assume Ron is Ron Lelakes and Stephanie is Stephanie Yoo. The third Associate ED is Lauren Hall. Baron Herdelin-Doherty is the San Diego CEO and where "Roman" comes from I have no idea. Maybe it's an inside nickname and I'm guessing it's not meant to be flattering.
Delete"Roman" may be a reference to the dictatorial cult leader in "Big Love."
DeleteMoney wins elections in Encinitas for sure, and most other places.
ReplyDelete1. Gaspar came out of nowhere to win her first election. I'm not sure if she had even been to a council meeting before then.
2. Lerch came a close second in the last election with similar credentials.
The Republicans and Developers and Unions have plenty of money to spend to by elections/
Credentials, qualifications or experience mean nothing in politics. It is the slick presentation and generic platforms claiming integrity and responsibility. Remember Muir's campaign slogan? - "tried and tested". What the hell did that mean? The only thing he ever tried and tested was In N' Out!
DeleteHey, that's funny because he is a large person, right?
DeleteVery clever and original.
1:03 PM What are you - the PC Police? Let's
Deletehear your siren - WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!
1:03 PM He is!!!! I never noticed! Now what do you make of that!
DeleteHe's big enough to take it!
DeleteAnswer to 11:19 - 1. Yes, she did. Her 'coming out' ceremony was on Wayside Horns....Mission Accomplished, riiiiight?
Delete11:19 Be sure to give your hard earned money to these idiots so they can use it to benefit their gold lined pockets. They care nothing about you, only that they get elected. How dumb are we? People are getting quite tired of people buying the office. I know I am. Let's wise up and give nothing to the repugnators. SD county is heavily a Democratic county. Go Dems
ReplyDeleteSan Diego County is not heavily Democratic. It's fairly evenly split between the two parties. In 2012 it was 510,792 affiliated with the GOP and 510,692 with the Democratic Party. In 2013 it was 547,897 Democrats and 526,306 Republicans. The independents are the fastest growing category. It will be the independent who decide a close election.
ReplyDeleteIf they bother to vote.
DeleteRegistration Totals for the County of San Diego Today:
DeleteTotal Registered: 1382420
Overseas: 525
REPUBLICAN: 458185
DEMOCRAT: 476901
AMERICAN INDEPENDENT: 47114
PEACE AND FREEDOM: 3481
LIBERTARIAN: 11906
GREEN: 6655
NONPARTISAN: 373274
Misc. Registered: 4728
Its funny $tock$ still calls himself a Republican following the biggest Pension give away to employees at the pay payers expense. 35% increase in payments forever thanks to $tock$ failed leadership.
ReplyDeleteI'm surprised that guy has not been run out of town yet. Where is a good L-Mob when you need them?
Guess Ga$par learned how to better cover her tracks this time. Who can forget: http://encinitasundercover.blogspot.com/2012/12/more-fingerprints-on-sham-charity.html ?
ReplyDeleteShe's as tight with Meyer and anti-resident influences as ever, no question.
Does anyone have any idea who is going to run? There will be 4 openings, if Shaffer doesn't run again. We already know that they will probably run Lerch, and maybe the guy who wants to put everyone in jail. So, how about the Dems? Who will stand up to the plate. Some of you have said you don't want Sheila, Dr. Lori, and a few others I can't remember. Graboi is definitely not running, as I asked her directly. So, who. I'm pretty sure Westbrrok, Sodomka, Minster, won't run. We have to find some new blood.
ReplyDeleteFor the umpteenth time, Shaffer said when she ran in 2012 and has said many times since that she's a one-termer.
DeleteShaffer, Gaspar...one "sustainable," the other unashamedly favoring predatory developers, outcome the same for residents.
DeleteLerch will run. Sheila is done. Dr. Lori is not going to run. Look other places. There are some likely folks if you think about it.
Delete2:22 PM
ReplyDelete" Ron and Stephanie are now fighting it out to see who can obey Roman faster."
2nd request
Who are these people?
Republicans and Democrats make equally poor decisions! Get off the ridiculous "party line" mentality! It is nonproductive and the road to defeat!
ReplyDeleteIt is time for the citizens of Encinitas, regardless of party affiliation, to unite behind our candidates as they come forward.
Do you really want the Developers,the Big Money,the BIA, the Stocks, Bonds, Gaspars, Muirs, and their hand picked puppets to control our city's future?
10:47 If that is the way you vote, we are all in deep trouble. Do us a favor and stay home election day.
DeleteGee, I thought Encinitas council elections were nonpartisan.
DeleteCase in point: Gaspar and Shaffer. Same votes, same BIA and developer pockets lined!
ReplyDeleteIt seems like we are screwed either way. $tock$, Gaspar and Muir love the largest pensions possible and huge quality of life give aways to developers.
ReplyDeleteand Kranz and Shaffer love huge waste of tax payers debt like buying PV for $6 million over market and a fricken $3,000,000 life guard tower.
Easy to fix. Get rid of them all by not voting for them. People need to start wising up and look beyond all the straight faced lies they hand us. We have to be smarter.
ReplyDeleteLet history repeat itself. Anyone that is attached to, friends with, or takes the advice of $tocks$ is on thin ice.
ReplyDeleteLook back a few years ago when the idiot was running and LOST.
Look back a few years ago when he was involved with Bilbray's re-election and LOST.
Look ahead ---- GASpar and Muir are on thin ice.
Stocks ran Steve Dannon's losing campaign for supervisor- then Socks got run out of town and lost his own re-election. Stick with losers and losers will stick on you- thought Muir and Gaspar would have known that
DeleteSeems like they want the party backing so badly, and the money which comes with it, that they are willing to risk another affiliation with Stocks. Bad strategy, I'd say.
DeleteSome are saying Catherine Blakespear should run for mayor, which would help Tony Kranz to get re-elected, as the plurality would be split yet another way.
This is because CB's seat would also become open, were she elected, as she well could be. TK would be foolish to risk running for mayor again, because it would take many more votes to be elected for an office with only one seat open.
TK can't win, so that point is moot. Gaspar's affiliation with Stocks is the least of her problems: it's the big money, predatory developer stink that will never wash off.
DeleteTK will win. BIA cronies will push the PV purchase hard but they will fail. Give it your best shot.
DeleteIf LS's Council seat, TK's seat, MM's Seat and CB's seat all end up being open, which would happen if CB takes the mayorship, then the top votes will be split four ways.
DeleteWith a four way plurality split TK would more likely be elected, needing only 16% of the votes, or less. Stocks and Bond both benefitted by squeaking through with a plurality, not a majority, in 2008, their final terms in office.
Had not Muir run, $tock$ would have been reelected. Muir was "insurance" for the developer interests, since $tock$ was under fire. One or the other - it made no difference, as they bark to the same Master.
Delete6:44 No way would $tock$ have won. He was (is) an obnoxious person.
Delete12:12,
DeleteHe came in 4th for 3 seats. When there are a lot of seats open, everybody wins who's not a complete yahoo.
http://www.sdvote.com/voters/Eng/archive/201211bull.pdf
If Stocks had not appointed Muir to fill Houlihan's seat, he probably would have won re-election just due to the weak field.
Weak field and lots of open seats in 2016 probably means any incumbent who wants to run can win re-election easily.
12:18 In your opinion.
DeleteJust the facts, ma'am.
Delete$tock$ might then make another go of it then...Never underestimate the absence of memory of the electorate
DeleteIf Stocks tries, the electorate will have their memories refreshed...people are on standby to do just that.
Delete10:47 PM: The Root of The Problem, should amuse you (and others):
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R8EhbOLiv0Q
Much has been made recently of the lack of mid-range hotels in Encinitas. Many of us work for companies that spend serious money on training, meetings, and partner conferences in the area. Encinitas just doesn't have any good options. Keep in mind that many of these events are regional, and you get a better deal of you schedule multiple regional events with one major chain. Marriott, Hilton, and Starwood (Westin) are the majors.
ReplyDeleteI don't golf, but I just walked around Encinitas Ranch clubhouse and two things hit me:
First, the place is dead on a holiday weekend. Nobody is golfing. That place is going to cost us money for years, because they will not be meeting revenue targets anytime soon.
Second, if you reconfigured the clubhouse, parking lot, cart barn, putting green, and driving range, there is plenty of room for an oven view hotel, on a golf course, with meeting space and a decent restaurant.
It wouldn't block anyone's views. It might stop the bleeding of public money to subsidize the existing golf course, and I think the location would not affect many people.
Seriously, that's the spot that makes sense.
4:55 I like your thinking alot. Is there enough space for retail as well? I'd love to see a good movie theatre in town. It's BS that a city our size and we need to drive to La Jolla, UTC or San Marcos. I'd also love to see grown up place for nightlife like L'Auberge in town.
DeleteIs this idea the same as the convention center on Saxony the Leichtag group wants? If so, no thanks. A major convention center does not belong in a bedroom community.
DeleteI find it more believable that you're working to promote a supposed "lack" of major hotels to drive support for the Leuchtag project than representing a company that simply doesn't want to avail itself of the many existing options in San Diego.
4:55 PM
DeleteThe Ecke development was set up to bleed the golf course of money.
Except for the summer months, it is a cold breezy place in the late afternoon and evening. The golf course was designed for carts not for walking. There are too many bushy and hilly areas that claim lost balls.
In a few more years the golf course becomes city property. Watch the Council dance for dollars to build there.
This is 4:55.
DeleteWhat Liechtag convention center? Are you talking about the meeting space the Botanical Garden is considering?
Either way, meeting space alone doesn't solve the problem. The money goes to a place where people can sleep, eat, and meet. Bonus if you have some activity on site like golf. Often companies will invite regional customers or business partners for a couple of days around a new product announcement, or training, with a half day activity thrown in for execs to develop relationships. Companies want to do everything at one site if possible to make sure they have a captive audience.
We're not talking about a convention center. Even something as small as L'Auberge works.
7:20 makes a good point. I don't think the golf course was designed to fail, but it is failing by not meeting volume or revenue projections. Who pays for the shortfall? We all do. Without a plan to improve the financials, the golf course could shut down in the future and get developed. Don't think it can happen? It's happening right now in Escondido.
I just think it might be better to put a hotel in there if it would stop the financial bleeding and maybe prevent redevelopment of the golf course.
Aw don't play dumb, now. Farley let the convention center idea out of the bag some time ago and no, it's not the botanical garden thing.
DeleteExactly whose "problem" are you trying to solve? If the golf course then you mean Ecke holdings and their associates and its success not the residents' job to guarantee.
Any bleeding is their mess to fix, not ours. Try peddling another angle.
8:34 PM Build it and they will come....
DeleteThe golf course agreement was designed to make a profit for the Eckes. It's got something like a 50 year profit sharing with the city. On top of that the Eckes/Carltas still owe the city over $600,000 from the sales tax money that was advanced when the shopping center was developed. The city council did a big favor for the Eckes a few years ago and suspended the paying of this debt. Who else in Encinitas gets this kind of treatment?
DeleteWhy did the City suspend the requirement for the Eckes to pay a debt? They have multi-millions and stand to profit handsomely when the Carlsbad property is developed. It is pretty obvious who runs this town.
DeleteEckes/Carltas asked for the suspension. They always get what they ask for from the city. It was in the years after the 2008 economic collapse. It appeared that they didn't want to put any of their own money in and hoped the suspension would allow enough time for the golf course to recover and the debt paid off with profits from the golf course. The suspension can be renewed in a few years.
DeleteIt should be collected now - with interest.
Delete6:50 sure sounds like 4:55 talking to him/herself.
ReplyDeleteWith Carlsbad next door putting in major retail and providing a movie complex, we have choices near by. Your overblown vision will profit the developer only at the expense of our quality of life.
And in case you're new to town, you might wipe the dollar signs from your eyes and see that we have out of control traffic issues galore. Cementing over an "infill opportunity" will be strongly opposed and soundly defeated at the ballot box. Save your money for elsewhere.
6:50 PM A theatre? How about a speak easy too? Next will come the barn dance joints. The theatres in town flopped - go to Redbox. More retail?? Yea, Encinitas needs that too. Forget the vacancies in the commercial sector, just build more. The golf course is an Ecke scam and they ram-rodded their proposals thru a compliant City Council of the past.
ReplyDeleteWho runs Barter Town? It isn't the average citizen.
With the Eckes (David Meyer) having a stake in the golf course, the proposal could easily be his. Ugh. Shudder.
ReplyDeleteJerome $tock$ a republican….. Haaaaa!!! Good one.
ReplyDeletePension give away Democrat more like it.
That fool is Encinitas enemy number one.
I can not believe Gaspar and Muir even associate with the loser.
Stocks had rings in Dalager's, Houlihan's, Guerin's and Bond's noses. He led them around by tugging on cords tied to the rings.
ReplyDeleteStocks came up with the idea for a 35% pension increase for city employees. He yanked the other four members' nose ring cords. All except Bond went along. Bond's nose ring slipped out, so he voted against Stocks' 35% pension increase.
That's how it went, right?
What a nice little fable. You even allow Bond a way out "Bond's nose ring slipped out" to try to keep your fable consistent. So many commenters here profess that various council members are mindless obedient servants of Vina, Stocks, developers, etc. I guess if you don't agree with them then there must be some evil force involved because you just know you're right.
DeleteSince there is a new Star Wars movie coming out, can't we just relegate them to the Dark Side and be done with it.
I guess 5:03 doesn't recognize sarcasm.
DeleteAnd 4:03 means fare too well.
Dark side behind the servants include the BIA, Meyer, Harwood, and there is no being "done with" them.
Delete6:33 PM
DeleteIf you are 9:58 AM, I guess you don't know how to write sarcasm. And to 6:35 PM being done with it refers to how to pigeonhole them not whether to remain vigilant.
Dalager and Bond don't follow his royal highness, and Maggie is gone (RIP), but Guerin continues to bow to his royal lowness. How stupid can one be? Oh, the answer is as stupid as GASpar and Muir. May their fall be hard!
ReplyDelete9:58 is about 2005.
DeleteWhat is 10:18 about?
3:35 I would assume that anyone who follows $tock$ won't fair too well as we have seen in the past. So looking forward, I would assume the same. But, I'm just assuming.
DeleteCatherine would make an excellent mayor and I hope she runs for the seat.
ReplyDeleteTony, on the other hand, is deluded if he thinks that developer money alone will win him the election. And that's his only option.
Delete5:50, I'm far from a developer here and Tony has my vote again. Nice try, but ts developers who are the loudest wheels against the PV purchase for obvious reasons.
DeleteWC, another topic, stat! Stocks-itis is infecting the board with out of date ranting about past election cycles....
ReplyDeleteHow about a Kook pic!
DeleteHow about a serious discussion of who is going to be recruited to run, other than Lerch, and some other Gaspar cronies. All of you complainers have made it difficult for some people to run. Now, why don't one of you step up to the plate.
ReplyDeleteWho did the complainers make it difficult for?
DeleteI recall most commenters being supportive of the challengers last time.
EU-Anyone who posted their name on a post got pretty much trashed, except perhaps Fred and he is not running. This goes back a ways, and most of the folks have learned to post anonymous or stay off this blog. I'll give you one name and then you will see what I mean. Lorri Greene. Now watch the haters go to town. And, she is not running, just to let you all know.
Delete1:08 Oh, please. Let's not have this discussion for the 100th time.
DeleteYes, that's why the pet bereavement specialist isn't a good choice for council. It's because she posted here under her own name.
DeleteIt has nothing to do with the kookiness of those posts, or her lack of credentials for the job.
(If this posts twice, I'll delete one. It's not ADHD. Opposing candidates are obviously messing with me.)
DeleteIf I'm elected....
* I will please all the people, all the time.
* I'll Make Leucadia Great Again, with hats saying that.
* I'll build a wall around Encinitas and have Arizona pay for it.
* I won't clutter streets with FRED signs.
* I'll vote in your favor every time.
What? City council? I thought you meant president.
I swear to God I would vote for Fred for either City Council or President in 2016.
DeleteMake sure Carlsbad stops sending in murderers and rapists (although I assume some of them are nice people).
DeleteEver since NAFTA, Carlsbad has been taking all of our jobs too.
DeleteCatherine would make an excellent mayor!!
ReplyDelete$tock$ is the laughing stock of North County... except for the public he screwed really need to get even and cut employees salaries 10%
ReplyDeleteAnd never, ever forget how poisonous he is. He cannot be allowed back in.
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