I am Julie Graboi and believe I am the best qualified candidate for Encinitas City Council. Speaking plainly, Encinitas needs responsible leadership that serves its residents. Others might make the same claims, but do they have a record of going to City Hall to stand for what they believe in? I do.
In asking for your vote, I’m going to share with you specific examples of how I have been engaged in city leadership to protect our community character, and I will present four important issues that concern us all. But first let me introduce myself.
I have lived in our beautiful city for 25 years. In addition to being an educator, I have run a small business with my husband. I’ve raised my family here, and like many of you, I feel grateful to call Encinitas my home.
I treasure our small town community character and believe that what makes Encinitas special is worth protecting. I am sure you agree!
Over the past four years, I’ve attended weekly council meetings and believe Encinitas is at a tipping point. Who we elect in November will play a key role in the direction our city takes as we move into the future.
Today, our community character is threatened, the city’s finances are moving in the wrong direction, and our quality of life is in jeopardy. City leaders seem more interested in serving special interests rather that our own citizens. Moving forward, we can choose responsible spending and sensible development, or we can continue to increase debt and increase zoning to promote high density projects.
The following are some of my concerns:
Encinitas needs to protect community character.
I believe part of what makes Encinitas special is our small town community character. This includes our parks and beaches, our many diverse neighborhoods, our local merchants and our arts and culture community. Today, city leaders very often put the interests of the development industry before those of our residents and that concerns me very much. Throughout the city, density bonus projects have been allowed to invade our neighborhoods, and nothing is being done to stop these ever increasing developments.
I was a leader in passing Prop A which gives all of our citizens the right to vote on proposed zoning, density and height changes that affect the quality of our lives. When the city proposed increasing densities in my neighborhood I helped lead efforts to protect our property rights and took on the Desert Rose development and won. We need leadership that preserves our small town identity and represents the rights of all. If you agree, vote for me.
Encinitas needs a General Plan Update that serves our residents, not special interests.
City leaders are continuing the General Plan Update and will recommend zoning changes that will increase housing densities throughout Encinitas by a process called a Housing Element. The city has targeted what they call “Infill Opportunities” in many neighborhoods. It is essential that any changes to the General Plan protect our existing community character and don’t promote uncontrolled density increases that will result in more traffic and less open space. As a concerned resident, I attended the General Plan Update workshops and recommended that our city leaders put the needs of residents before the profit agendas of out of town developers. If you agree, vote for me.
Encinitas needs responsible spending.
City leaders have proposed raising our taxes, increasing resident fees and installing parking meters while continuing to spend unwisely. As a concerned resident, I spoke against wasting tax dollars. As a council member, I will work to spend our money wisely. Citizens need responsible spending, not increased fees. If you agree, vote for me.
Encinitas needs to protect our quality of life.
Protecting our quality of life means spending our tax dollars wisely, serving residents and protecting our community character from ever increasing traffic caused by more and more development at densities not called for in our General Plan.
Prop A has put the power of change in our hands. Let’s use it wisely.
I am running for city council because I have the experience, knowledge and the will to move the city in the right direction — focusing on the needs of our residents. I am asking for your vote to elect me as your next city council member so that your voices can be heard as we fight to preserve our community character and protect our quality of life by protecting our neighborhoods from over-development. If you agree, vote for me. You will have a strong voice at City Hall.
Julie Graboi is an Olivenhain resident and candidate for Encinitas City Council
Graboi's Facebook page is here.
Protecting community character is code for Keeping Leucadia Crappy.
ReplyDeleteKiss the streetscape goodbye.
The eyesore of Encinitas is forever.
Sad.
Saddest of all, not one word in her letter about controlling spending, reducing spending, cutting salaries and pensions. She does mention "responsible" spending...whatever that means.
Does she favor buying PV?? How is that responsible spending?? Roads?? Not a word on road repair.
I could cut her letter to shreds but why?? It's the same "vote for me"nonsense they all put out.... Maggie's choice, deep local roots, the socialist pick, firefighters support XYZ ( we bought and paid for him/her), and most insulting of all---- dressing as a super hero" I'll save Encinitas from evil".
Please WC go back to posting photos of the stupid Kook. Genuine Julie has no more answers than the damn Kook, none of them do. Sad.
Sounds to me like a $tock$ supporter. Ironic, considering $tock$ gave us the pension problem. Julie did not support $tock$, sounds to me like she already took a step in the right direction to curb irresponsible financial spending.
Delete"Kiss the streetscape goodbye" is code word for I'm gonna make money off the streetscape.Carpetbagus weaseli.
DeleteNothing on spending problems
DeleteGraboi - "city's finances are moving in the wrong direction"
Graboi- "we can choose responsible spending and sensible development or we continue to increase debt and increase zoning"
7:06 is sad, what a pathetic post.
DeletePart of Julie's platform is responsible spending. She has supported the purchase of Pacific View, but not at any price; she and others feel the City could have avoided overpaying. Council had several avenues open to it to reduce the price.
Supporting community character is just what it is, including keeping Leucadia Funky. That was one of the goals that received the most votes from those participating in the 2008-2009 workshops held by roundabout lobbyists, Peltz and Associates.
Julie has stated many times we need to spend more on actually fixing our roads, and less on special interests.
7:06, what a sad, bitter person you are. You get up early every morning, and zoom to EU, in order to spread your vile. You cannot see the forest for your crap. Pathetic, yes. You put the "P" in pathetic, pitiful, and crap, also, in RSPB. You're not fooling anyone, but yourself.
Julie has much substance, unlike your post.
ReplyDeleteThis letter is generally well written and clear, but here are three criticisms:
ReplyDelete1.). Lacks action. What exactly does Julie plan to do about the identified issues? It would be great if he had a section that reads ". . . that's why, if I am elected, I commit to deliver on the following actions in my first 90 days in office: (provide a list)."
2.). Scan the letter and look at the frequency of the words "I" and "me." Elections are about the voters and the town, not you, Julie. Packing your writing with "I" can give the impression that you are in this fight for the wrong reasons. Put your ego aside.
3.) The format is clear, but the thinking is muddy. At the top you clearly state you are going to outline four critical issues, but issue number four is a rehash of parts of the first three. It creates concern you are not a clear thinker and communicator. You had all the time in the world to construct this message--it shouldn't have a big error.
7:30 another troll with comments intended to distract-
DeleteThe letter is clear, consise and to the point. Residents need a candidate who can demonstrate waht they hvae done- Julie does that.
1. Graboi was active in Prop A
2. Graboi did lead efforts to protect property rights
3.Graboi did speak out against financial waste at city hall
4.Graboi has taken action to protect my quality of life
what have you done 7:30 to make our community and my life better?
Finally a candidate with a real platform and not a pair of cute shoes. Finally a candidate with a sandwich that includes real meat and not empty bread.
Julie's platform is set out
1. responsible spending
2. Protecting community characther
3. leadership serving residents
4. Preotecting quality of life
I can get behind that.
9:37, not a troll--an undecided voter.
DeleteWhat I have done really isn't relevant; I'm not running for anything. Are you suggesting that only the small minority of activists should have a voice and a vote?
Support for Prop A is a good thing, but it's also last year's issue. I'm voting for someone based on the issues they are likely to affect in the future.
Please explain, using Julie's words in the letter: what's the difference between "Protecting Community Character," and "Protecting Quality of Life."
I may end up voting for Julie. Nobody's perfect. But I stand by the criticisms I made at 7:30.
I am also less likely to vote for someone if their followers are a bunch of clapping robots who don't demonstrate objectivity and critical thinking. If supporting Julie requires ignoring her faults and stumbles, then count me out.
10:06
Deletereckeless spending threatens quality of life. For instance I like where I live. The city is spending like drunken sailors racking up debt. One way the city could try to pay of the obscene debt is to promote high density development. See- now there are two issues affecting quality of life- I lose my community characther and I lose my quality of life- not only becuase of over development, but becuase of reckless spending.
They are two different things but they are related. For me it all comes back to financial management, if the city spent wisely there would be less need to upzone
Another area for quality of life is ambulance service, I was blown away to recently learn our ambulance service sucks and we are spending a fortune on the fire department- again, spending and quality of life
Then there is our failing roads. Or how about the Rossini Creek toxic spill- crappy direction from Vina, hidden reports years ago, denial of toxic waste at the site by Sabine-
You see quality of life is many things, community characther is more specific, irresponsible spending affects them all.
One council member can't deliver anything. It takes at least three voting together, working within existing muni ordinances or writing new ones (the latter takes a very long time), and acting within the Coastal Act where it applies, and other state and federal laws where they apply.
DeleteAny candidate is an "I" and a "me." It's hard to figure how a candidate can state his or her positions and intentions without using "I" and "me."
7:30, you want clarity in other people's thinking and writing, try putting some in your own.
Agreed. She doesn't really say anything. Is she for Streetscape, Roundabouts, PV, and staff's vision of selling out Encinitas to look like Huntington Beach to better pay for their pensions? These are the real questions. Otherwise, she will end up being just a pathetic as Dalakranz and Lisa Talkalot.
ReplyDeleteSo what, she is for Prop A like 60% of our City voters including myself. Lets hear specifics as mentioned above, or I think she will not be any better than the rest of our failures.
8:11 - second paragraph under point two should answer your Prop A question.
DeleteBut you already knew the answer, didn't you.
Correction: under Julie's concern #1.
DeleteYes. How about answering the questions about PV, streetscape and roundabouts?
DeleteIf she can not explain her position on these three items than what would make her qualified as a candidate?
If you really want to know, ask her. But you already knew you could do that. Don't be so lazy.
Delete8:112- you are a troll, you far Julie. You are likely a Coastal Weasel. The threat to Encinitas becoming Huntington beach is from Gaspar and Muir as well. Gaspar and ehr abckers developers Hardwood and Meyers. That you omit them tells us you care not about the community but about your profits.
DeleteCarpetbaggust weaseli
9:31- I'm a weasel because I want some flowers planted?? Yeah right and your solution to 101 is what?? More hookers, more bums, less sidewalks, less business. More drug addicts, less decent honest hard working people.
DeleteCall me,
Plantus moreus flowerus
9:31- if you can't address the issues you call others names, you won't do well at the new city park will you?? Stay classy dirt bag.
Delete10:29 - you know when you say some flowers planted, you mean cement from one end to the other. Nothing says decent and honest like a wall of pink stucco.
Delete10:29 it was the uzponing of the 101 that happened with a vote of the people that led to more bars, more hookers, more homeless, more drugs and more crime. The upzoning of the 101 was led by a colony of coastal weasels.
DeleteLet's get THIS one straight, bub: the voters did NOT vote for the 101 Specific Plan(s). Those went in by a Council super-majority (maybe unanimous?) end run around the voters who were supposed to be able to vote on them. When the outreach done back then made it apparent that the voters were going to say no, the Council did their voting for residents, against resident will.
DeleteThis has been Kranz's favorite lie: residents voted for the Specific Plans. They most certainly did not...they were robbed of that vote by the "wisdom" (greed) of the then-Council.
I am guessing she is against the last issue you raise, but I have no idea what is her position on PV, streetscape, and roundabouts.
ReplyDeleteJulie- Please address these three items so we know what you stand for and what you would do differently.
Oh yeah, and the $3 million dollar life guard stand on the beach, so our lifeguards feel as spoiled as our fire princesses.
ReplyDeleteJulie is a very nice lady and appears to be sincere,seems to have an opinion about everything and yet has done little but talk.Her letter is simple and we all have the same questions.What we need is someone with answers.It's not Julie
ReplyDelete9:43 she introduced herself to you as a platform of 4 issues. It is terrific these issues matter to you, and terrific that within the issue you have specific questions. Now it is your job to send Julie and email, go to a meet and greet or attend a forum and ask her sepcific questions - it is unreasonable to think she could answer each specific voters questions in a general introductory letter
DeleteI could say the same about Blakespear.
DeleteGiven what we currently have on the council, Julie definitely deserves a shot at it. Shaffer and Kranz were put in out of desperation to rid the town of the $tock$ $tench and we got duds. Barth is a Judas goat - she never was a reformer; she only was perceived as one because she whined everything $$ opened his mouth. Gaspar is a joke and Muir is a $$$ ($tock$ $tench $hill).
ReplyDeleteJulie all the way!
Which superhero will she campaign as??
DeleteThe Grime fighting steam cleaning playground housekeeper !! ( I don't think she's Latina ).
Delete10:11 ..... spot on!
DeleteWelcome Julie
ReplyDeleteYou are now in the viper pit there is venom on both sides of the issues plaguing our five communities. All five have their own views and very diverse interests reguarding community development and desires for the future.
One against four will not get it done. You can blather all you want about what you will do if elected.
The question is...
Can you compromise?
Do you ave the ability and humility to seek common ground?
Can you handle your base going against you if you vote against their desires on a contentious issue?
And most of all...how will you work with the other side to achieve positive solutions that provide some actual progressive change in such a polarized city?
And, is Blakespeare more likely to reach out for compromise? Or Rodbell?
Delete10:22 I call BS- we don't have a polarized city, we have a polarized staff and council led about by the nose by special interests, a crappy city manager, untrustworthy staff and a wogn-headed city attorney
Deleteyou clearly are on the inside as a special interest hoping people will be distracted-
the problem in the city is leadership, not the residents. Over spent for the Hall park, over spent for Pacific View screw your "progressivism" we need common sense leaders- not more ideologues. Leadership is simple, fix our roads, manage our budget, protect our community characther.
But today we have the pro develoment 5 council members and 2 council members who are socialists that believe they know better what we need that we do- aka stack and pack
Did anyone see Barth's latest propagandist newsletter about "residential income equality" and "neighborhood equality"
Barth thinks if you are successful you should not be able to live where you can afford but that governmetn should help tell you were to live to promote 'diversity' I can not believe I ever supported Barth- who would have thought she would like on Prop A- now we know why.
Polarized staff is correct. Demoralized staff as well. There needs to be a major housecleaning at city hall starting with Vina and Sabine.
Delete10:22 AM
ReplyDeleteThe questions are too general. Get specific.
Not to mention the use of the word "blather" reeks of troll. Trolls don't get specific, they just rant and throw red herrings. Ignore it.
Delete10:29 AM
ReplyDeleteFlowers won't do anything for the new architecture building taking over 101. Approved on Thursday by the planning commission, the building design is straight out of the box designs from Little Italy. Definitely NOT Leucadia.
You could buy up all the land on 101 and keep it as is or better yet tear down all the construction since 1972, the first year you dropped some acid??
DeleteYou could do that but won't. To busy putting down hard working decent people with your old school
Crap lovin'.
this post seems to be coming off the rails-
Deletefor those interested the 101 was upzoned witha vote of the people to promote the stack and crap being pushed along the 101- no amount of flowers will change that-
Prop does get some power back in the hands of the public, but we need to know that Vina and Barth Shaffer Kranz Muir and Gasoar are actively working to upzone the rest of the city calling it Infill Opportunities
10:38 - you are obviously obsessed with characterizing Leucadia as "crappy" and want it to be otherwise. I assume you live here or you wouldn't be freaking on it so much. So may I ask: Were you blind when you moved to Leucadia? If not, what the heck are you doing here if you think it's so crappy? It's been somewhat upscaled with the new restaurants, although the out of place three-story jobs are not what I would call "upscale." I don't get your issue. You have eyes in your head. Trade in your "crap" and move to Bird Rock, where you'll no doubt be in stucco roundabout heaven.
Delete11:28 AM
DeleteWas the word crappy used in the 10:38 AM post? The building design is out of place. Could the building have been designed to fit more of a beach town image? Yes. Did the planning commission ask for some revisions? No. Commissioner Shannon praised the building architecture. Is she still a real estate agent?
Check out the drawings for yourself. Then come back and start your crappy tirade.
I think that 11:28 inadvertently posted "10:38." He was actually referring to "10:50's" comment, above. It's hard to keep all these anonymous comments straight, but we understand why people are posting anonymously.
DeleteHowever, the Crap Master is easily identifiable, because of his fecal fixations. Sorry you got caught in the stream of BS, 10:38. Your comment is excellent, and much appreciated.
Just so and I did reference the wrong post...fingers and posts flying fast. The Crap Master is easy to identify, and I stand by my post to whomever has a problem with Leucadia's character: don't live here. It's not like it started out end to end stucco and cement, so don't come here expecting it to. Live where you have sidewalks and little foliage? You dig that? To each his own then, and quit trying to make Leucadia something the folks who live here don't want it to be.
DeleteAgain: you wanted cement? You chose the wrong part of town, but don't expect the rest of us to sacrifice Leucadia to pay for your mistake.
Julie- Please address these three items so we know what you stand for and what you would do differently.
ReplyDelete1. Do you support Streetscape- Yes or No.
2. Do you support the City buying PV- Yes or No.
3. Do you support the use of Roundabouts in our City- Yes or No.
If you can not answer these three easy questions, you have no business running for City Council. It will show you have no backbone to take a position on controversial items. Answer the questions, or lose my money, support and vote.
10:39 - something tells me Julie doesn't have your "money, support and vote." And something tells me she wouldn't want it....
DeleteNot every question has a yes or no answer, 10:39. You should know that, since some claim you're a retired attorney.
Delete1. I think everyone in the City supports planting flowers, the aspects of the "Streetscape" (there are streetscapes all over the City, by the way, not just through Leucadia, and not just on 101) that constitute beautification. TransNet tax funding won't pay for beautification projects, however. The city should develop a system for watering streetscape flowers.
2. Julie is listed as being a supporter for the purchase of Pacific View. Many people who supported the purchase, including Julie, feel the City could have negotiated a reasonable purchase price.
3. Roundabouts could be desirable, by the residents and local commuters at some locations within Encinitas, but not be wanted or needed in other locations. This is also not a legitimate yes or no question.
I feel that the Master Crapper's lack of support is a major endorsement for Julie Graboi. Reading your posts, MC, you are obsessed with forcing before five, now six roundabouts in a row on Highway 101, through Leucadia. That prospect is not popular with residents and local commuters who will be able to vote for Julie. who would encourage independent needs assessments, a public vote, and scientific surveys, not "push polls," designed to arrive at results pre-determined by lobbyists and staff.
However, MC, you are, ironically, a persuasive postulator, because most of those reading here are likely to go against anything you are promoting, to go for, vote for anything or anyone you are denigrating, including Julie Graboi, now, and Prop A, before.
And we will continue to vote to keep our communities' character, our neighborhoods' quality of life.
Community character is different than quality of life. It involves charm, or funkiness, diversity between the five communities.
Quality of life involves factors such as conditions of our roads, traffic, availability and cost of water, and living conditions in neighborhoods adjacent to commercial uses, including alcohol serving establishments.
10:39 AM
ReplyDeleteWhy don't you take a poll of city residents.
1. Streetscape - A generic innocent sounding title that belies its true goal.
Cut down all the eucalyptus trees - all diseased, you know. Replant the whole corridor with scrubby bushes - arbutus. The new buildings shall look have the box look of Little Italy so nothing is original.
2. Do you support buying PV at twice what it is worth? Yes or No.
3. Do you support roundabouts in your neighborhood? Keep in mind that you may lose your parking in front of your house.
This is what I got out of Julie's comments:
ReplyDeleteShe will work for the residents, not developers.
She will be a "watch dog" for needless spending at city hall.
She will vote against projects that are not in keeping with the character of each community.
She will not raise our taxes.
PV is already a decided issue and a done deal. Julie can not change that decision.
As time goes by and she campaigns more in the coming months, you will have an opportunity to hear what she thinks about the issues that concern you.
Until then, I feel we have found a candidate that will work for us. There are too many on council now that are paying favors to their beloved developer friends.
My vote is for Julie.
Didn't you support Barth?? Kranz?? Shaffer ?? Not that they shown themselves to be political failures you've turned on them. Will you do the same to Julie the Grime Fighter?? Sure you will.
DeleteIf she turns on us, you betcha. But she's worked alongside residents long enough that the hope is we know her a lot better than we did Kranz and Shaffer. You have to admit, the main goal last time was getting rid of $tock$.... Kranz and Shaffer seemed like safer choices, but then again not a whole lot was known about them. Again, most were voting against $tock$ more than anything else.
DeleteOK,I get your point. We will now blindly vote for Blakespear because at least we know she will continue the Encinitas tradition of selling-out the locals to the money. The reason we voted (with high hopes) for Kranz and Lisa was to finally get rid of Stocks.
DeleteThe Cabezon
11:22- the choices you list were thought to be superior to Stocks/Dalager/Bond- they have not been. However- they have
Delete1. began performance reviews of the city manager and attorney (never would have happened under Stocks)
2. They did put the Density issue on the table after intense pressure from residents (again would not have happnened udner Stocks, Dalager and Bond)
Those 2 things alone make them better choices then Stocks, Dirty convicted Dan and James I can't find my drink Bond.
1. Good the CM and CA now have twice yearly performance reviews. Bad they are done in closed session, with the only report out of the closed session on July 9 continued to July 16, that their evaluations were a semi-annual "check in" with no vote taken. That is not promoting transparency or accountability.
Delete2, The results of Teresa Barth's Council Member initiated item, which led to last Wednesday's density bonus policy reforms are excellent. However, that vote could have been accomplished the week before, on July 9. City Attorney, Sabine had before stated that just because something is not listed as an action item, action can still be taken, as long as the item is on the agenda. He reversed himself on that, on July 9. He made that claim, before, during the Lew Edwards discussion of hiring a high priced lobbyist to push sales taxes through a pre-election "survey" of voters.
Teresa Barth, as mayor could have initiated those DB policy changes so that various density bonus projects now "in the pipeline," would have less reason to object that the DB decisions should legally be made from the date of their DB applications. Better late, than never, and it's true, this reform would not have happened under Stocks/Bond/Dalager.
It would be great to seat someone intelligent who can communicate clearly.
ReplyDeleteJulie called out four challenges:
1.) Community Character. Basically, pro-Prop A, and attenuating development and density. Cool.
2.) General Plan Update should serve the residents, not developers. Basically a restatement of point #1.
3.) Fiscal responsibility. Great.
Then she says this for #4 (parenthetical comments mine):
"Encinitas needs to protect our quality of life.
Protecting our quality of life means spending our tax dollars wisely, (huh? I thought that was point #3. Confusing) serving residents and protecting our community character (huh, I thought that was point #1. Confusing) from ever increasing traffic caused by more and more development at densities not called for in our General Plan.(huh? I thought the GP was point #2. Confusing)
This is not a clear thinker and communicator.
Again, no commitment to action; filled with "I" and "me"--narcissistic; and muddy thinking.
I'm worried about Julie. It's a long season. I want her to become a better candidate. We deserve better.
12:14 it is you who apprently can't think clearly, perhaps another late night for you at the Union-
DeleteQuality of life encompasses each of the previous issues in addition to many unmentioned issues-
Right now the road in front of my house sucks- why, no money to fix it.
Just up the road is a $6.2 million dollar fire house we don't need, that does not have an ambulance that has response times to me getting worse not better- why- waste of spending money and rewarding insider crony's-
How to raise money? one way is stack and pack which is why the current five council members lied on Prop A- they waste money, to destroy community character, underfund infrastructe and fail to protect my quality of life
Graboi- spending wisely protects quality of life
Graboi- protecting community characther protects quality of life
Graboi-A general plan representing residents protects quality of life
Graboi- Leadership that serves residents protect quality of life
As I wanted to know her record I am glad she spelled it out for me.
12:36, you are unwittingly making my point.
DeleteWhy is it that a random blog commenter does a better job clearly expressing the candidates's position than the candidate herself?
Isn't it a problem that you had to abandon Julie's own words to make your point?
12:46 actually that is called reading comprehension. An author writes a statement, the reader accurately comprehends it. It looks like you might want to get your comprehension checke, it seems to be running low.
DeleteGeneral Plan Update does not simply restate Community Character.
DeleteThe GPU was a big waste of taxpayer dollars, and caused previous Council, including Barth, another black eye. Julie, at public meetings, has repeatedly pointed out the importance of scientific surveys, and counting and analyzing, both quantitatively and qualitatively, all the boxes and boxes of data that the City has compiled re the failed previous MIG GPU, and which staff has seemingly abandoned.
Julie's heart and intentions for Encinitas are in the right place.
ReplyDeleteBut she is a bit of a ditz, which will be felt by voters as they get to know her.
Stick and stones 12:18PM. That's rude.
DeleteFor what it's worth, I think Julie is the best so far of the Council Candidates we have to choose from. She has a plan for each community, and doesn't think one size fits all.
DeleteCardiff is concerned with the potential of 90 ft. lights at the new park. Julie is against it. The walking and composer districts of Cardiff do not want sidewalks and curbs, as it would only be able to be done with eminent domain. The newer part of Cardiff already have those things.
Leucadia wants, and deserves, better representation regarding the streetscape, especially along the rail tracks. Does anyone know how Cardiff was able to make such a nice park right next to the tracks? Maybe it can be repeated.
Leucadia wants the canopy back, if I understand it correctly. Julie is supportive of that.
Seems like the citizens that live behind 101 in Old Encinitas, as well as across on Vulcan, would like the bar scene to get a bit more under control. I recently heard the The Union wants to add 50 more outdoor seats. Maybe that is why Coast Law, i.e.: Marco Gonzales and Dave Peck, got involved?
Olevenhein does not want the Desert Rose project, something Julie and her neighbors fought with their own money and won. They would also like to preserve their rural quality of life.
Not sure what New Encinitas wants, but perhaps someone can tell us.
Julie was one of the first to be on board with Prop. A. In fact, my understanding is that the first meeting was at Tony Kranz's home How ironic!
Julie stood up to Density Bonus, against Marco Gonzales, and she and her neighbors, along with attorney, Everett DeLano, won. I'm sure Marco will appeal.
Julie has been an activist in this community for a very long time. I have heard she is on Vina's hit list of the famous "28 or is it 30 now, agitators form his perspective. Hell, I'd vote for her for that reason alone.
ahh- yes the lights in Cardiff at the Hall park are important- but what we don't want is any upzoning of our commerical district. We like our two story commerical serving town and we want to keep it
DeleteIf you read my post, Julie was at one of the first meetings for Prop.A and, unlike Tony, she still supports it. She does not support up zoning, unless citizens vote for it, as it says in Prop. A.
DeleteLet's get lights at Leo Mullen and leave the ECP as it is (no lights).
DeleteThe city trolls, ca and cm, planning dept. hacks, communicating directors, entrenched developers interests, certainly now have a target to direct their venom to with Julie. If that does not clearly illustrate her value to the our community, nothing else does. By, for, and of the community, she surely has stepped into the quagmire we are all trying find a way out of after decades of bought off influenced city staffers and council members. No one, even the strongest supporters of saving PV from DeWald and his kind, are happy with the price we paid for PV. Of that we are all on same page. Thanks [not] should be directed toward sabine for his mismanagement of legal opinions on whether we could demand a better deal from baird by using the actions we had at our disposal to mitigate the hostage taking that he and his fellow school board members perpetrated on us. If there were a way to go back and demand a fair price to keep this site out of the greedy mitts of Pacific Station like influences at this point, it would be worth pursuing. The 101 streetscape roundabouts, to focus on the worst part of the plans, are not a viable concept and DOT does not recommend them for our T street configuration. They do for four way cross streets like we have on Leucadia Blvd. Single lanes north and south are going to improve the traffic???? Our remaining two southbound lanes often are backed up to Just Peachy. If anyone thinks roundabouts and a single south lane will alleviate that, well let them keep thinking that but they are in the minority nom matter how they try to spin it. Thanks Julie, you have a tough road to hoe but you are the hope for a true voice that we have been missing for far too long. The doubters will be relentless and the so called haters will be out in force. The haters, as so often referred to, are none other than the streetscape promoters who stand to profit with increased allowed densities next to these proposed road obstructions. Now just wait for the true haters to jump all over this and know they are coming from the promoters of the miles long strip mall vision they have. Beware business owners on our 101, your new facades will become mandatory at your own expense to go along with the envisioned 'improvements' of this faulty plan.That is not to deny what we all want with restored canopy, better and safer bicycle lanes which we now have, reduced speed limits even down to 30mph would be acceptable to everyone. Thanks Julie.
ReplyDeleteIt's called a paragraph....(sigh).
DeleteI didn't bother reading all of your post it's totally convoluted. Nice try Lynn.
WordCrimes.
Delete12:18, do you have a Return key on your keyboard?
DeleteI just hit mine twice and started a new paragraph.
So obviously not Lynn; the lack of extraneous quotes and commas tells us that.
DeleteLynn knows to create separate paragraphs. Don't blame her for my convoluted stream of consciousness posting. I meant to say we are NOT happy with the 10 million deal. My bad. I cut that down significantly with all I could have included on many issues that Julie has to deal with. The 101 streetscape haters attempts to put her into a box will not succeed.
ReplyDeleteBS-
DeleteThere cannot be two people that write that garbage. Maybe just two personalities.
The points made were good in that long paragraph 12:18. Instead of just writing off the person commenting as "convoluted," you would be wise to read, with comprehension, the poster's points.
DeleteIt is more challenging to read many excellent points in one paragraph; but if you're not up to the challenge, if your attention span is too short, then skip it.
You waste a lot of time and detract from the points that are made by criticizing different commentators' writing styles, putting form over content.
But the Master Crapper is all about name-calling and distraction from reasonable points of discussion. You've already said for whom you're not voting.
Get over yourself, troll, and get lost. People have long ago began skipping your hate-filled comments, which have no bearing on the topic at hand, and which target certain women you disdain.
Why don't you go read some William Faulkner, and complain about how long his paragraphs are?
Oh good. She learned how to use a return bar. Good job old dog.
Delete9:14, you made your case in six paragraphs, so you must get the point that form affects content.
DeleteOne of the first principles of good writing is don't make it hard for the reader to understand what you write.
Faulkner did not write in long blocks of 9 point sans serif type on a computer screen.
While you're at it, check out Ernest Hemingway.
Faulkner wasn't writing on a computer screen, true. 9:14's point was that if it's important to the reader to discuss points offered, or to understand them, then the reader can read the more challenging comments.
Delete9:14 is obviously a different commentator than 12:18.
Hey, this isn't a writing contest.
What's the point of writing if readers can't understand what's written? Effective communication involves both form and content. Defective form makes content less accessible.
DeleteIn case 12:18 doesn't know or does know and doesn't care, I let me say that Lynn is very ill and I seriously doubt she is posting or even reading the blog at this time. She is facing enough health challenges without getting trashed on this blog. And FYI, I didn't write it either, although I do think Julie is a great candidate, and will actually be able to stand up to Vina and Sabine. I like Catherine. I just cannot help but wonder, given who her handlers are at the moment, if she will take Vina (staff) and Sabine on? If you read why she ran, it is more generic than Julie's. Perhaps isn't of ripping her a new one, she may just be the candidate we have all been waiting for. And, Tony running for Mayor. That is not only pathetic it is embarrassing. I am not a Gaspar fan, but I will take her over Tony if those are my only two choices for Mayor.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Tony running for Mayor being an embarrasment- he is the least accomplished of all five current council members . Maybe that is why the city, state and country are moving in the wrong direction- better candidates don't run- look at the venom spit at Julie for a plan speaking introductory letter
DeleteWell I'm sorry to hear that lynn is ill. While I've seldom respected her opinions I've always respected her right to speak, read and write her opinions .
DeleteTony is the least able. I'm less worried about his life's accomplishments to date and more worried about his lack of ability in just about every area of government: has a new set of friends he loves to quote and clearly protects from the dais, is quick to anger, and has a very, very difficult time with critical thinking.
Deleteright, least accomplished- has done zip on the council except butter the bread of his new found friends, he is also the least able, hearing him stammer up there and then try and pull put old Stocksonian questions to make himself look good to so tacky
DeleteJulie can please some of the people all of the time, all of the people some of the time, but not all of the people all of the time.
ReplyDeleteJust like everybody else in politics and life.
3:52- You are absolutely right. I believe that Julie is the best candidate because she has a track record of fighting for us at CIty Hall. No one else has been at it as long as she has, at least no one that is running. Teresa Barth won't speak to her, as she is still angry about Julie's questioning the MIG report. She is on Vina's "hit" list. That, in and of itself, would be enough for me to vote for her.
ReplyDeleteHowever, someone else had a valid point. It does take a majority of the Council to get something done. However, if you all noticed with the Density Bonus issue, ordinary citizens said No More to some of the finer points of this law. We wrote letters, we showed up and stayed very late because of the way it was agonized on the second reading, and the Council listened and voted for the citizens. I wonder if that would have happened if we all just posted on this blog and did nothing else.
You want quality Council and a quality Mayor? Then you have to do a bit more than complain about what you don't have, and go for what you want. I think the huge crowd at City Hall the other night, that stayed until almost midnight, is a great way of beginning to hold our elected officials accountable. Then, and perhaps only then, can we get rid of Vina, Sabine and many staff members that are totally useless.
Sorry, should have said "agendized". Although it was a bit agonal as well.
DeleteKranz or Gaspar for mayor???
ReplyDeleteThose are the choices????
BANG!!!!!..........................................................
Well- Sorry to say it, but it looks like Julie can not address 3 simple questions.
ReplyDeleteWith that limited persecutive and the fact that the KLCC members are dramatically speaking for her makes me think she is about as solid of a candidate as Barbara Yost…. no offense, but even $tock$ beat out Yost.
Good luck Julie. With your indirect campaign manner relying on the point that you like Prop A, I think your going need a whole lot of luck. You will not have my fiscal support for your campaign, my support to my circle of Encinitas voters, or my vote.
8:41 if you had some data to share that would be great- but you don't. WHy is that ?
DeleteGraboi = responsible spending, fixing our roads and maintaining our parks
Graboi= protecting my neighborhood from density increases- like she did at Desert Rose
Graboi = representing residents not out of towners like she did at the GPU-
Thanks Julie
There are scores of questions from thousands of voters. Any candidate dumb enough to respond to trolls on this blog shouldn't be running for office.
DeleteIf you have legitimate questions you want answered, ask Julie at a meet-and-greet, before or after a City Council meeting, or at one of the forums.
Have the decency to identify yourself so she knows who's asking.
Thanks, Master Crapper. Julie can win without your vote; your lack of support is a ringing endorsement for her!
ReplyDeleteThe simple questions were addressed. They do not deserve yes or no answers. You can speak to her personally, if you need more direct answers, but Julie doesn't have to post under her name to answer your anonymous, biased questions.
As you all know, there will be several candidates debates. The first is usually in Cardiff, and at that one people just have to raise their hands and ask a question. I realize other debates are more bureaucratic, but in Cardiff, home of the Kook, we welcome the questions and don't feel we have to screen them. They are usually held at Ada Harris Elementary, and the tentative date, depending on the school, is Sept. 16th. I think Julie will prove herself to be a stellar candidate, and if not, well there is always Catherine, who knows, even Kristin, as she has not yet said she is running for Mayor. So if she runs for Council, that leaves good ole Tony to be Mayor. He is running from a safe seat, as he has 2 more years, so he has absolutely nothing to lose by running for Mayor.
ReplyDeleteOh, you mean Barbara's 'Drunk' Open Forum every other year at Ada Harris?
DeleteWOW 9:09-Even for this blog, that is below the belt. Hopefully, Wc will delete your stupid comment.
DeleteWe all know who that sounds like now don't we.
ReplyDeleteWe also know that having that person as a vocal key supporter is a major liability. Strike two Julie. Sorry!
I hope you hit the next one out of the park Julie. We all know what happens after the next strike- right.
Sweet Dreams to all- even the KLCC.
Get lost, troll, 9:15. You are a jerk, and the only strikes here, are against you. Did you hear that someone has turned you in to Code Enforcement for all the illegal mixed use units existing behind Gold Coast, both residential and commercial?
ReplyDeleteI kind of thought that might be our troll. Sweet dreams to you, troll. Sounds like you're going to be too busy to post for awhile.
ReplyDeleteYou mean the ones in front of your house. Ummmmm know, I didn't know that, but thanks for telling me. I wonder who turned me in?
ReplyDeleteOh well, remember the golden rule- Do one to others, as……
Karma baby Karma.
Exactly, Crappy. Sounds like karma found you.
DeleteCrappy at it again eh? I hardly had a chance to miss you. You can try all you want to box Julie in but that is not going to happen. Your limited mental abilities cannot realize that we have a true representative of, by, and for the people of this community with Julie running. Such a sorry one you are that you have had to bully others who did not go along with your vision of Our 10. Good to hear code enforcement has come knocking on your door. It is about time.
ReplyDeleteI meant our 101 and not our 10. It is early on another beautiful morning and I missed that small edit. You actually spoke of the golden rule???, Do unto others?????. That is rich coming from one who has treated some business owners on the 101 in the way you have. The hubris is running a bit high with you as always. You are a piece of work crappy. See you, don't wanna be you and don't wanna see either or hear you but we are in the land of the free so rail on all you want and try to pigeon hole Julie to your black hearts content.
ReplyDeleteWell good morning!
DeleteIs this a bit past your bedtime?
Sweet dreams and I hope you overcome your illnesses and find peace .
Now now now .... Hate begets hate. We can all disagree peacefully, with kindness and respect to our neighbors.
DeleteWhy is it that if you don't want sidewalks the detractors will make the hyperbolic leap that you want to keep Leucadia crappy?
ReplyDeleteSidewalks,curbs and gutters simply won't fit on most of the interior streets and neighborhoods of Leucadia. I believe the city needs to address the issues along N. Vulcan as there is no safe place to walk as well as lower the speed limit.
The Council needs to have a better understanding of each neighborhood before passing sweeping change. They need to get out and walk the streets (not to solicit money) and see the reality of the parking congestion and dangerous roads.
If the council doesn't understand the communities by now they never will. You are just excusing the argument that allows the city to ignore north 101.
DeleteI cut the council no slack, however paving everything or blight isn't much of a choice.
Delete"Blight" in whose eyes? Peder Norby's? You moved here, you knew what you were getting into.
Delete@ 8:20 & 8:51- I wrote the post at 2:10 and 7:01. I live in Leucadia and am not a woman running for city council.
DeleteRead slower people. At least 101 has side walks on the west side. The area along the track looks like crap. The city has made multi millions dollar improvements around town, yet Leucadia is passed over unless it's a density project.
As I already stated, putting sidewalks in the neighborhoods is dumb, but the larger streets with heavy traffic need attention because it is above all a safety issue. Streetscape is a broad term, I'm talking specifics like N. Vulcan.
Slow your roll.
there are rumors Gus Vina and Teresa Barth are thinking of bringing Norby back into roll out the Infill Upzoning Densitites- I wonder how Gaspar, Graboi, Kranz and Blakespear feel about that?
DeleteIt is a question for the campaign
Frightening thought and yes, question for the campaign. I wonder if Blakespear even realizes the taint on Norby? When asked, she didn't know there was a problem with Vina.
DeleteJulie, that's great. If you need help building a website, tell Fred Caldwell, he's my communicator!
ReplyDeleteJulie,
ReplyDeleteHere is all you need to know-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_NYjP2alrs&feature=youtu.be
OMG - KLCC, you were proved wrong again.
-- Truth will set you free
Julie, the roundabout obsessive is posting his propaganda, everywhere. That link is not "all you need to know - "
ReplyDeleteUnlike here, in Carlsbad, bicyclists and pedestrians will have the option of using the bike/ped lane in the railtrail corridor. Not so for the five 3-way intersection roundabouts now designed and presented in engineered plans, on 101, through Leucadia.
Bicyclists and motorists will be forced, in Encinitas, on 101, to funnel into narrow one-lane roundabouts, bottlenecking bicycles and cars into one lane northbound and one lane southbound.
Carlsbad got a grant for that roundabout from TransNet taxes because of the railtrail corridor lane separated from the highway. That's not happening here. Also, the configuration of adjacent residences is very different, in Carlsbad. You are comparing apples to oranges. And notice, Carlsbad is only doing one, at least for now, not six!
Wrong again KLCC-the roundabout in Carlsbad is the rail-trail bike path improvement.
ReplyDeleteAll bikes traveling the pacific coast bike route will pass through this roundabout.
Just like the ones we have planned.
It's lies like yours about which give the KLCC zero credibility.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCSA7kKNu2Y
ReplyDelete10:46 = more propaganda and denigration by the Master Crapper.
DeleteWhen WC first posted about that Carlsbad roundabout, he provided a link, that had a phone number, which takes one to traffic engineering, at Carlsbad City Hall. Check your facts, MC. Maybe the railtrail corridor is not installed yet, but that was how the grant was received for TransNet funding, the roundabout in conjunction with the railtrail corridor bicycle and pedestrian lane, separated from the Highway.
I don't know how you get by in life. I guess that is why we have welfare.
Delete10:46, you're wrong on that according to the Carlsbad City engineer. There will be a railtrail corridor bike/ped lane, so bicyclists can choose.
ReplyDeleteCall the City of Carlsbad and ask about it, if you are so sure you are right, Mr. Not Know it All.
12:02-You are a complete moron. You even put a stupid comment that makes no sense in this patch article explaining the roundabout being a part of the Rail Trail, yet now you say that is not the case. Some people are dumber than dirt.
ReplyDelete“Traffic engineers have found that roundabouts are preferable to traffic signals or stop signs in some locations because they keep traffic flowing at safe speeds through an intersection while improving access for bicyclists and pedestrians.
The roundabout project will incorporate construction of a Coastal Rail Trail segment along State Street between Oak Avenue in Carlsbad and Eaton Street in Oceanside. The Coastal Rail Trail is a bicycle and pedestrian trail paralleling the railroad tracks that, when completed, will connect the San Luis Rey River in Oceanside with the Santa Fe Depot in San Diego.”
http://carlsbad.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/carlsbad-building-north-countys-first-coastal-roundabout
Yes, that roundabout in Carlsbad will include a separate railtrail corridor bicycle lane; that's how it got funded. No such plans for a separated bike/ped lane in Leucadia, along 101, anytime in the foreseeable future. We won't be getting TransNet tax funds for the six roundabouts we have planned for "beautification," as in the Leucadia 101 Beautification Project.
DeleteWe want more flowers, more art, not a cementscape and further destruction of the canopy.
I didn't see or post on the Patch article, troll.
You quote "“Traffic engineers have found that roundabouts are preferable to traffic signals or stop signs in some locations . . ."
That's irrelevant on 101 through Leucadia because the planned roundabouts will not be replacing traffic signals or north/south stop signs. Also, notice the quote is "in some locations" roundabouts are preferable to stop signs or traffic signals. But not here.
Good Morning Night Dweller. I see your lack of food is making your rotting grey matter work even worse. Sad.
DeleteGo collect your welfare check and buy some goat blood or something to get you thinking clearer. You make no sense as usual.
Who is to say we will not collect TranNet or some other grant funds to construct the project (s). I don't think night dwellers are clairvoyant- are they?
I would say go for a walk to clear your head, but I know you are against walking or bicycle riding and will only transport your fat rear via a single occupancy vehicle or an ambulance. So I will bid you to continue to rot away as nature provides. Good Day!
--Peace
Master Crapper, you are the one who has packed on the pounds.
DeleteI am not now and never have been on welfare, so stop with your mean-spirited attempts at character assassination.
At the Strategic Planning Meetings, the presenters from SANDAG and CalTrans clearly outlined where TransNet tax funding would be directed. The railtrail corridor would be funded from Chesterfield to G Street, only. Most of the other TransNet funding will go toward I-5 expansion environmental mitigation, such as on bridges, or at the Batiquitos and San Elijo Lagoons.
I do bicycle and/or take walks, daily. I haven't seen you walking in a long time, MC. But we've seen you driving your SUV or your Jag. Never in the 36 years I've lived here have I seen you riding a bike. Fred said you did, many years ago, but don't be a hypocrite on top of being a bum, as in Roadside Park Bum.
We know who and how you are, Master Crapper.
Whatever Night Dweller. We all know the writings of a retard too. We don't even have to wait until council night to listen to your repeated garbage. Lucky us! Happy roadkill collecting Welfare Queen!
DeleteThe roundabout in carsbad is a part of the rail trail and did not replace a signal or stop. It is a new intersection control at a previously uncontrolled intersection.
ReplyDeleteIt is a perfect example of the planned roundabouts through Leucadia's Hwy101 corridor.
-just the facts
The roundabout in Carlsbad is not a perfect example of the planned one-lane roundabouts through Leucadia because the roundabouts in Leucadia are not part of the rail trail, separated bike/ped lane, which is funded only from Chesterfield to G Street, in the foreseeable future, according to SANDAG and CalTrans.
DeleteBicyclists in Carlsbad will have the option of using the bike/ped lane separated from the highway or traveling through the roundabouts with motorists. Not so on 101, through Leucadia. Bicyclists traveling on 101 here would lose their 8-ft. wide bike lane (northbound, only) at the five one lane roundabouts, and probably at the La Costa and 101 roundabout as well.
Bicyclists here, with cementscape, would have to travel through the roundabouts, both northbound and southbound, with motorists, creating more, not less health and safety challenges.
The Carlsbad roundabout is also not a "perfect example" of the five one lane roundabouts planned through Leucadia, because not only will Leucadia not have a separated bike/ped lane in the railtrail corridor, we have roundabouts planned at T intersections, with thousands of homes off feeder streets, to the west, east-west streets also leading to three public beach accesses.
That is not the case in Carlsbad. Although that city's roundabout is a three-legged intersection, it's NOT at right angles, and where State Street merges onto the highway, where Carlsbad Blvd. becomes Highway 101, through Oceanside, it merges from the east, not the west, the reverse of the T intersections on 101 through Leucadia.
Night dweller - you are wacked and a retard.
Delete6:13am crappy relentless crap from the crapmaster himself crappy Marvy. If anybody's head needs clearing it is yours. Not sorry a bit to see this community is finally seeing what this faulty plan will do to OUR 101. As always you seem to think your way is the only way.
ReplyDeleteSeparate the good from the bad in this plan and maybe some progress can be made when and if some funding ever comes forward. 101 streetscam in its present and ever changing form is doomed and justifiably so with these traffic obstructions you and a limited few are pushing. If this were ever allowed to be voted on, which you would do all you could to avoid, the roundabouts would be solidly thrown where they belong. Anybody want PB here besides crappy, 101 streetscape, and sorry to include the LTC who seem to be buying into all of this?
Night dweller the fool. No response warranted Welfare Queen.
ReplyDeleteCrappy Marvy , once again the preceding post was not Lynn. You seem to see her everywhere here because of your mental acuity or rather obvious lack there of. You do deserve our pity though for being such as you are. Sad sad creature. Your more than obvious decline of late clearly shows your treatment of others is coming home to roost. Karma is a beyatch ain't it Charley?
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