tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post1094706424491379476..comments2024-03-28T09:34:40.537-07:00Comments on Encinitas Undercover: Planner Manjeet Ranu reportedly outEncinitas Undercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071321730581304823noreply@blogger.comBlogger77125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-63466682298897743622016-11-08T15:33:40.966-08:002016-11-08T15:33:40.966-08:00Shaffer is to Ethics as Jeffrey Dahmer is to veget...Shaffer is to Ethics as Jeffrey Dahmer is to vegetarianism.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-61157008720471427892016-11-06T17:20:25.914-08:002016-11-06T17:20:25.914-08:00Yea, Muir has ADD or something. He looks dazed an...Yea, Muir has ADD or something. He looks dazed and confused at meetings and his comments are usually inappropriate for the context of the discussion. I think he is there to protect his pension and has nothing better to do. Four more years of this guy will be a complete waste of representation and will only serve the private interests that he has aligned with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-50731822890477906052016-11-06T16:22:16.497-08:002016-11-06T16:22:16.497-08:00Shaffer is leaving on her own...with a little enco...Shaffer is leaving on her own...with a little encouragement from writers on this blog and others.<br /><br />It is really sad that Shaffer is teaching ethics when she has applied the lowest standard of ethics throughout her time on council. What is the lowest level of ethics? The ends justify the means. She is a pathological liar and the most unaware person who has ever been on council. ThereAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-58010094432444802882016-11-06T16:03:33.262-08:002016-11-06T16:03:33.262-08:00Yea right. As if Kristin and Mark have done such a...Yea right. As if Kristin and Mark have done such a bang up job. <br /><br />At council sessions while we pay attention to the endless meandering, beating a dead horse, Mark often asks questions that were covered in the preceding minutes and hours, as if he wasn't even there up on the dais. <br /><br />If we can sit through and comprehend the endless council discussion, where the heck was hisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-67607857186715156252016-11-06T00:21:25.443-07:002016-11-06T00:21:25.443-07:00Honestly it's Blackspar, Krans, and Schaffer w...Honestly it's Blackspar, Krans, and Schaffer who got us into this mess. Don't blame the planning department. Those 3 city council members literally have no clue. At the last city council meeting I confronted Krans about the transportation plan he and his 2 associates pitched to the planning commission and his response was they wanted "more complete roads". I mean seriously, whatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-14506469604388451552016-11-05T12:51:45.474-07:002016-11-05T12:51:45.474-07:00Don't fret - WWIII will thin the herd...Don't fret - WWIII will thin the herd...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-14620056410530238552016-11-05T07:01:31.696-07:002016-11-05T07:01:31.696-07:00Barth was the biggest promoter of Vina. However, ...Barth was the biggest promoter of Vina. However, all five council members voted to hire him, including Jerome Stocks. It was obvious that Vina had been put on probation in closed session when he had his performance review in July. Barth made one last futile attempt to save him just before she went off the council in December. Vina preempted the January performance review by announcing he was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-88201472904060747532016-11-04T17:57:19.639-07:002016-11-04T17:57:19.639-07:00In the case of Gus Vina, I believe that was Teresa...In the case of Gus Vina, I believe that was Teresa Barth and Patrick Murphy who led the search committee that chose him.<br /><br />Barth later rated Vina "excellent" along with the other council members.Encinitas Undercoverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071321730581304823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-31353097195439713782016-11-04T15:43:42.718-07:002016-11-04T15:43:42.718-07:00Who is going to get stuck with Manjeet Ranu next? ...Who is going to get stuck with Manjeet Ranu next? <br /><br />He has never been in a job for more tha 2 years. My other question is how did he end up here? Glenn Pruim was detested in Carlsbad and was ready to get the boot, Gus Vina had been chased out of Sacto, and Manjeet moved around constantly.<br /><br />Who was the one who said, "Gee, I think Encinitas should hire this guy!" in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-67842066933207315332016-11-04T11:57:47.474-07:002016-11-04T11:57:47.474-07:009:54 makes reference to the Alt-Right, of which he...9:54 makes reference to the Alt-Right, of which he is a part. <br /><br />If you don't know much about this movement, but are inclined to write them off as a small fringe crank group, I highly suggest you read <a href="http://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/alt-right/" rel="nofollow">this feature-length exposee.</a><br /><br />Frankly, it shocked me. There is real danger here, and weAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-13850419822926581522016-11-04T09:38:44.182-07:002016-11-04T09:38:44.182-07:00Duterte in the Philippines is the opposite of the ...Duterte in the Philippines is the opposite of the elite running the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-11227604929519000792016-11-04T06:42:15.004-07:002016-11-04T06:42:15.004-07:00e·lite
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a select part of a gro...e·lite<br />əˈlēt,āˈlēt/<br />noun<br />1.<br />a select part of a group that is superior to the rest in terms of ability or qualities.<br /><br />I guess I am an elitist, as I do want the best and brightest running the country. <br /><br />The alternative is called kakistocracy, and I do not think it's a good model. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-35935049858886174192016-11-03T22:34:59.887-07:002016-11-03T22:34:59.887-07:00At 4 mill station will do nothing for saving lives...At 4 mill station will do nothing for saving lives. dumb asses. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-23474139622397980402016-11-03T21:59:59.691-07:002016-11-03T21:59:59.691-07:00The Andreen invitation to the 95 that came on the ...The Andreen invitation to the 95 that came on the heels of the city's letter is dated April 8, 2014. Try as you might, you cannot get Murphy off this hook.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-81706783821288267112016-11-03T21:54:32.819-07:002016-11-03T21:54:32.819-07:00Join that club...we are that club you elitist! Tr...Join that club...we are that club you elitist! Trump Train's coming and your 1960's cultural marxism will be called out moving forward. No more touchy feely civil discourse, its time the Alt Right execute the Rules For Radicals playbook.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-66814232675665992802016-11-03T15:52:56.681-07:002016-11-03T15:52:56.681-07:00It doesn't matter if you think you need a fenc...It doesn't matter if you think you need a fence or not. NCTD will at some point put in a fence when they double track the corridor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-82750109510370119472016-11-03T15:51:38.057-07:002016-11-03T15:51:38.057-07:00Read what I said, Moron. Do you really want Paul G...Read what I said, Moron. Do you really want Paul Gaspar as mayor of this town?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-59823244442532906262016-11-03T14:56:25.361-07:002016-11-03T14:56:25.361-07:00They are rats jumping ship. We all know that they...They are rats jumping ship. We all know that they were rats from the beginning!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-283433960841101872016-11-03T11:29:11.790-07:002016-11-03T11:29:11.790-07:00More than 95 parcel owners are involved and the wh...More than 95 parcel owners are involved and the whole scam wasn't consummated 2.5 years ago. Murphy started just before the Prop A vote, which was June 18, 2013.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-23833962861490941292016-11-03T11:20:44.878-07:002016-11-03T11:20:44.878-07:00It's $3.73 million. The bond issue was $3 mill...It's $3.73 million. The bond issue was $3 million. Interest on the bonds will approximately double the payments to $6 million or more.<br /><br />Two or three years ago, Giles excused two men drowning near the mouth of Cottonwood Creek out in front of the supplementary lifeguard tower at the north end of Moonlight Beach.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-89509710328253871492016-11-03T10:21:17.652-07:002016-11-03T10:21:17.652-07:00Noooo and in the interest of educating others on t...Noooo and in the interest of educating others on this blog, who do you think oversaw the city's secretive contact with those 95 parcel owners 2.5 years ago? I'll leave you to answer your own question. <br /><br />Ranu learned at Murphy's knee, no doubt about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-49718750614366008962016-11-03T10:10:08.774-07:002016-11-03T10:10:08.774-07:00City broke ground on Larry Giles $3M Lifeguard Man...City broke ground on Larry Giles $3M Lifeguard Mansion. Tv station says new lifeguard MCMansion will improve response times. Yeah sure. Larry you don't think we are that gullible do you??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-17313216036564381272016-11-03T09:52:17.830-07:002016-11-03T09:52:17.830-07:00Staff and consultants created the plan, commission...Staff and consultants created the plan, commission and council approved it. Key staff leaving sure seems to say they know T will fail, and they don't want to be around to take the heat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-81951589004865299762016-11-03T09:32:50.585-07:002016-11-03T09:32:50.585-07:00I just wandered over to (not a real) Dr. Paul Gasp...I just wandered over to (not a real) Dr. Paul Gaspar for Mayor on Facebook. <br /><br />On the right side column is a little box telling me that people who like this page also like Donald J. Trump.<br /><br />Do you really want to join that club? Something to keep in mind on Nov. 8.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-41177374284892123262016-11-03T08:35:45.721-07:002016-11-03T08:35:45.721-07:00T was developed by City Staff in the Planning Depa...T was developed by City Staff in the Planning Department and railroaded through the Planning Commission and City Council. When planners such as Drakos and Brandenburg wanted to make changes they were told by Ranu that there was no time and so they took it as given and told that this was the only possible outcome. They didn't just "steer" (as in neutering a bull), they drove the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com