In yet another sign of San Diego County Republican Party disarray under the erratic leadership of Tony Krvaric, the party has apparently just dumped its endorsed candidate for Encinitas City Council, Bryan Ziegler. Sources tell Encinitas Undercover the split was over Ziegler's support for Proposition A, the voter initiative passed in 2013 that requires voter approval of land zoning changes.
The party web site now shows an endorsement for newcomer Alan "Lerch" Lerchbacker, who has no significant organization and little name recognition or history of community involvement. Lerchbacker is expected to place third at best, behind two Democrats. The seat should have been a great opportunity for the GOP, with a conservative tilt in an off-year election in a competitively split city. Even more so because the Democrats have split into two factions, the Community Character / Prop A faction represented by Julie Graboi, and the Establishment / Smart Growth faction represented by Catherine Blakespear.
The County GOP's beef with Prop A is bizarre for two reasons. First, it already passed, making a candidate's support or opposition of it largely irrelevant (other than as an indication of a candidate's overall views on development issues and how likely the candidate might be to work to undermine Prop A around the edges). But secondly and more importantly, Prop A is entirely consistent with the professed GOP principles of property rights and limited government. It preserves current property rights and zoning, and prevents politicians from upzoning their cronies' properties at the expense of the neighbors' quality of life and property values. How could a limited-government party oppose that, unless the party was controlled by those very cronies and developers?
WC - Your making quite an assumption with "Prop A is entirely consistent with the professed GOP principles of property rights and limited government." Remember, the GOP is all for using public lands to harvest/extract resources at bottom dollar prices. I believe that the GOP sees Prop A as an example of government overreach. In a functioning city government, it's not needed, and as a remedy for a temporarily dysfunctional government it's very inflexible. If anything, this is more in line with liberal principles than republican or libertarian principles.
ReplyDeleteBut I do agree, the GOP is an absolute mess!
- The Sculpin
Sculpin, you may be right about the current GOP, but I disagree on Prop A not being needed or in the conservative tradition.
DeleteConstraints on politicians are central to conservative principles, and central to good government. As we have seen with past upzonings as well as the Stocks pension increase and the Kranz Pacific View purchase, one council decision can have extremely long-lasting, negative impacts on the public, impacts that last long after the politicians are gone.
It's both good governance, and conservative, to constrain the ability of politicians to make huge, long-lasting mistakes.
This is why the GOP is such a mess, and not conservative. Personally, I favor a more dynamic and fluid from of governance, with robust checks and balances. That said, we will both be waiting a long time for either of those to happen in Encinitas!
Delete- The Sculpin
As an executive at one company I used to work for said approx. "It's old, White, and uptight". If the GOP doesn't get some diversity, they will continue to lose. Younger people in this country are more diverse, and the parties have to adjust.
DeleteProp A. is in conflict with one of the unwritten principles of both parties, and that's called development and making money.
DeleteSomebody clearly has gotten an ear down at GOP HQ and let them know that the big development powers that be in Encinitas think Prop A. is bad for future dev. prospects. Obviously they've been trying this since before the initiative passed, with various people trying to twist what Prop A. is, secret meetings with Gaspar and Andreen etc...
After this election I'd like to see all the people who favor reasonable, limited development get together and try and hammer out a platform going forward. I'd like to see the Lisa people, the Barth People and the Prop A. people all get back together and bury the hatchet.
Otherwise we will have another nightmare in two years. The current nightmare is Gaspar will win because of the current split. We had our chance to dump her, but egos and politics got in the way again like in the Bob days...
-MGJ
Vote for Julie and Sheila for reform of the corrupt city hall! The others are sold out lock, stock and barrel!
ReplyDelete"Sold out" implies some kind of transaction, a quid pro quo of some sort. Do you really believe there is a "sell out" for some kind of gain? I much prefer to think that many, if not most, of the candidates are well meaning people who simply have different views on the issues, and a different view of the greater good.
DeleteSheila can't win, a vote for her is a vote for Gaspar to win.
Delete11:33 AM
DeleteSo you think Mayor "my middle name is up zoning" Gaspar will win?
Not likely. She showed her true colors of deserting the residents when she became the council representative at Mike Andreen's private meeting on how Encinitas Up-Zoning Can Mean Increased Property Values.
Where have you been the last 10-15 years? How the hell do you think Danny D. got in? Dude's dumber than a bag of hammers, but he had the backing from the Jerome/David Meyer development camp all along, the same way Gaspar did.
DeletePeople DO NOT PAY ATTENTION!!! The people on this board know what's up, your average voter doesn't know and doesn't care. This is in off year election when people don't vote.
That's why Sheila running is so bad, you're giving people another option, and a female option at that, which a lot of people will just check off the way they check off Dem or Rep..
Sucks, don't it.....
Does Tony saying he supported Prop. A and then turned his back on it is "selling out"? If not, then what does "selling out" mean to you?
DeleteIt could be selling out, if he got something in return. The other option is that it is one thing to run for office, and quite another to govern. I prefer to think that his views evolved when presented with additional facts and understanding. Ideological purity can be a bad thing, more so when dealing with diverse and varied interests. I think Lisa and Tony are the same people they always were, but seem less ideologically pure. It's sad that Prop A has become the be all, end all, litmus test for so many.
DeleteI agree with this wholeheartedly, while people are fighting over who's purer on Prop. A., Gaspar will be waltzing into office. A big get together/meeting of the minds should've happened BEFORE Prop. A got on the ballot so everybody could get on board, or at least try and get a solid understanding on basic points.
DeleteInstead, we have the current imbroglio....
9:42 AM
ReplyDeleteProp A is a restatement of the city's General Plan that has been the ruling document of the city for more than 25 years. Are you calling the General Plan a document that isn't needed?
No.
Delete- The Sculpin
Not a story, Ziegler has no chance in this election. It's a month to go to the election, here are your contenders:
ReplyDeleteCouncil: Graboi and Blakespeare
Mayor: Kranz and Gaspar.
-MGJ
1- The RPSDC endorsement decision had nothing to do with Prop A. Nobody on the RPSDC Executive Committee really understood the Prop A battle nor cared. I criticized it post facto here and I got it wrong:
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One of the reasons I blog is because I learn in the comments stream. In the linked story, I learned this (from Jack):
"Prop A was a push back to a local government with out of control spending on pensions that was being led by “conservatives.” "
and this (from Yo no quiero urban hell ):
"We will never have this fantasy city council that you dream of. Prop A is a conservative citizens’ revolt in the spirit of Prop 13 and the Tea Party."
My analysis was flat out wrong. I suspected it was a 'no confidence' vote in the Council and. until I dealt with in my city (Solana Beach), I didn't understand why it was necessary; I do now.
2- Bryan Ziegler is a gentleman and good Republican team player. We endorsed him for Council because, at the time, he was the only candidate who stepped up. We expected him to raise money and walk neighborhoods to win this race. Sometimes, circumstances change.
3- Alan Lerchbacker (also a Republican) entered the race late but started doing the necessary things to win: raise money and walk neighborhoods. He is a textbook Republican candidate and well-suited for beach town politics:
a- Retired Navy Commander
b- avid surfer
c- respected private sector experience
d- community leadership (Rotary and the USNAAA)
e- "outsider" (yes, we read started reading EU avidly after Prop A)
4- We approached Ziegler about the endorsement, fundraising, and campaigning. Mr Ziegler signaled that he was okay with our changing the endorsement. I think we all understood that money and time would be needed to win this race and circumstances had changed.
5- We like his position on Pacific View. His independent-minded. "back to the basics of the core functions of government " approach, will complement Mayor Gaspar and present her with a strong fiscal conservative counter-balance to the current Council majority.
RPSDC made an extraordinary and rare judgement call but it had nothing to do with Prop A. Campaigns cost money and require a lot of energy to win in a city the size of Encinitas. We want to be sure that Mayor Gaspar has a strong conservative voice on the Council to weight the radical influence of the current Council majority.
We think CDR Lerchbacker (Ret) offers the best opportunity to do just that
Love he "WE" Do you speak for the entire Republican party Mr. Brady?
DeleteLerch showing sudden interest in Encinitas and displaying newly-minted civic pride will get him nowhere with the electorate.
Delete@12:47PM How could "I" speak for the "entire" Republican Party? The Republican Party is comprised of every registered Republican.
DeleteMy comments are limited to endorsement actions, taken by the Republican Party of San Diego County's Executive Board (of which I am an elected member), The three key points should be (a) it had nothing to do with Prop A and (b) Mr. Ziegler was consulted about this prior to the decision (c) we pay attention to this blog.
I hope that clarifies the limited scope of my comments. I sincerely welcome input (including criticism) from Registered Republicans in Encinitas. I'm sure they want to see a Republican win a Council seat and help Mayor Gaspar in her first elected term
Brady-
DeleteYou call yourself a conservative?,
Your candidate Gaspar has voted 99.9% with Kranz. She is a financial train wreck, she looks the other way at dishonesty and malfeasance, and she serves her supporters not the community.
1. Gaspar- voted to give an ex city manager an unearned extra paycheck so he could spike his pension
2, Gaspar- voted to raid $ 7million from funded projects with no plan to pay it back moving the city closer to credit agency rating downgrade
3. Gaspar Increased city debt to unsustainable levels that underfund basic services
4. Gaspar- raised fees on residents seeking permits to remodel homes
5. Gaspar- lied on the prop A ballot statment sent to voters
6. Gaspar- spread fear and misinformation during Prop ridiculously claiming we could not remodel out house
7. Gaspar- looks the other at a shady financially irresponsible city manager because he is pushing higher housing densities that benefit her friends.
8. Gaspar - ran and hid in cowardice in 2011 when her vote was needed on pacific view- she is responsible for the debt and the PV screwup
9. Gaspar- believes the job of government is to rewrite zoning to reward her backers and benefactors with new land rights that trample on the rights of others- see how it works?
And who are Gaspar's benefactors- why Brady's friends of course, Meyers, Harwood, the liars on Prop A, the special interest in backrooms
You are no conservative Brady. You are an errand boy sent by big monied back-room bullies to a job. Gaspar is no different than Kranz.
Who are the financial conservatives in this race- Cameron and Graboi
Who want to reign in spending- Cameron and Graboi
Who want to protect land rights for all- Cameron and Graboi
Who values the princples on honesty and open government- Cameron and Graboi
Who wants to hold the city manager responsible - Cameron and Graboi
who wants profits- Brady and Gaspar
who want to reward friends - Brady and Gaspar
who want to rewrite zoning to give new rights to supporters of campaigns- Brady and Gaspar
You have no credibility Mr. Brady becuase you stand on no principles.
When you have facts to rebut the truths I state let us know.
Fact Thrower
"Brady's friends of course, Meyers, Harwood, the liars on Prop A, the special interest in backrooms"
DeleteI have no idea who these people are but it will be convenient for you to think I do.
"When you have facts to rebut the truths I state let us know."
When you have facts to support the accusations you make, let me know. It's so easy to throw up straw man fallacies and posit conspiracy theories from an anonymous account. It's a little harder to have a discussion where credible people discuss facts rather than fantasy.
I imagine that would a lot less gratifying for you. Unearned moral superiority is a much easier way to assuage ineptitude
Grab the popcorn and a drink and have a seat, folks.....It's Brian's turn with Fact Thrower!!!!
Delete- The Sculpin
I have been waiting for a Fact Thrower eruption! Brady, save your breath, neither Ziegler or Lerchbacher has a chance in this election. You have to have a lot more background in local politics with boots and contacts on the ground. Neither of these guys is even in the ballpark. Thanks for the entertainment, though!
Delete-MGJ
I would add that although I'm not supporting Cameron, I agree with a lot of FT's points, the main one being that Gaspar can in no way paint herself as a true fiscal conservative, for the same reason Jerome Stocks couldn't (The voting record doesn't support it).
DeleteI would advise Mr. Brady to look at Gaspar's voting record, the same way a lot of us looked at Houlihan's voting record, which sadly showed she voted with Stocks and Bond most of the time..
-MGJ
Thank you for your counsel, MCJ and Sculpin. My sole purpose here today was to explain the change in endorsement by our committee (especially as it relates to Prop A). I hope I've done as much.
DeleteI absolutely detest people who are dishonest, and Mr. Brady of Solana Beach, you are one of them. You certainly know who all those people are that were mentioned and you are a friend of $tock$ and Gaspar.
DeleteI don't value your input whatsoever and you mean nothing to Encinitas politics. I urge you to tend to your own city and stay the hell out of ours.
While your at it, take GASbag with you.
Brady-
DeleteYour sole purpose was to promote Gaspar as a conservative when she is not. You ignored all of the facts -
1. Gaspar- voted to give ex-city mgr Cotton an extra pyacheck
2. Gaspar- voted to take $7m from funded projects pushing the city to the brink of a credit downgrade
3. Gaspar- voted to receklessly increase city debt while underfunding projects
4. Gaspar- looked the other way at a city manager withholding financial information
5. Gaspar- signed her name to ballot statement untruths on Prop A
6. Gaspar- left the building in 2011 during the PV vote
7. Gaspar- voted against resident safety at Desert Rose
8. Gaspar- voted in 2011 to bury the Nichols road report
Are these the princples you and the GOP support Brady? Increased debt, irresponsible spending and dishonesty?
Looking forward to your explanation, please provide facts if you have them.
Fact Thrower
Could we be a little more courteous to our visitor who has been brave enough to come here and post under his real name?
DeleteBelieve it or not, while Meyer and Harwood are notorious in Encinitas, they are small fry in the scope of San Diego County politics, so there's no reason Brady would have heard of them.
I suspect Brady knows that Gaspar doesn't have good fiscal credentials, but sees her as better than the alternative (which is arguably true, given the sales tax and PV votes).
I thank Mr. Brady for clarifying the reasons for the switch.
I hope I displayed some courtesy, and I admire Brady for coming on here and explaining the switch as a background to the candidates, in case someone wants to do some fact finding.
DeleteMy prognostication on Ziegler or Lerchbacker's chances have nothing to do with the character of the men or their policies. They seem like decent guys I'm sure, but without a signifigant bit of woodshedding to gather the backing of some of the big voting blocs in town, they face a huge uphill battle.
In closing I would say The Republican party in SD can do way better than Gaspar. My biggest issue with Gaspar is her lack of bonifides to make the kind of fiscal decisions we face. Her presentation of her record as a CIO is dubious at best. Perhaps the same could be said of other candidates, but Gaspar really needs to dig in and build her profile over the next two years if she wins to earn our respect. I would say the same about anyone else...
MGJ
3:23 Brave? The men and women in uniform who are fighting for us are "brave".
DeletePosting on a blog under your own name is NOT brave.
Just when I think I have heard it all.
The only reason Brady comes on here is to promote GASpar. He thinks she's the bee's knees.
DeleteSome are so blind.
4:56,
DeleteNo, the reason Brady came on was that I e-mailed him to ask what the heck was going on with the endorsement.
Nothing to do with promoting Gaspar.
Brady - still waiting on how you justify backing a financial train wreck called Gaspar? You support extra paychecks for staff, raising fees on residents, underfunding projects and misleading the public? Hardly sound like conservative values to me
DeleteWC, you might want to lead with the fact that you emailed Brady in the post. I assumed that was the case, but I could see where other people wouldn't know that.
DeleteI'll sidebar with you privately on my thoughts on decorum and moderation on public blogs.
-MGJ
Actually hadn't received a response from him when I posted.
DeleteMGJ, do you consistently misspell Blakespear's name for a reason, or have you just not noticed there's no "e" on the end. She's Blakespear, not Shakespeare.
DeleteThe 35% pension increase was not solely Stocks' doing. A majority that included the sainted Houlihan voted for it.
EU He promotes GASpar every chance he can get. I'm not fooled by him, but you may be.
Delete"In closing I would say The Republican party in SD can do way better than Gaspar."
DeleteIf you're an Encinitas Republican MGJ, you are better suited than I to recruit Republican candidates in your town but I'll help you any way I can. I wish we have 5-6 Republicans running, every election cycle, for every open seat.
"Your sole purpose was to promote Gaspar as a conservative when she is not. "
@FactThrower You'll have to point out where I promoted Mayor Gaspar as a conservative. I chose my words carefully when I said:
"We want to be sure that Mayor Gaspar has a strong conservative voice on the Council to weight the radical influence of the current Council majority."
Mayor Gaspar is the only Republican who filed papers to run for Mayor. I've met her a half-dozen times, attended a dinner with her and her husband, and heard her speak twice. I think she and her husband are nice people and awfully accomplished in business. I appreciate the voting record you offered Fact Thrower without the hasty conclusion of cronyism. I have no idea who Meyers & Harwood are (but am happy to get background from you)
I wouldn't call Mayor Faulconer a conservative but I supported his run for San Diego Mayor. I'm glad I did, too.
I've never been introduced to Councilman Kranz but I've been in the same room with him once, ran the same race he did last Saturday, and congratulated him via email. He was quite nice and gracious (even though he knows I support the endorsed Republican candidates).
I support our endorsed Republican candidates and, as crazy as it might drive some commenters here, I think I would like Councilman Kranz personally; I simply disagree with his politics.
Since you don't live in Encinitas Mr. Brady, I think your support won't count a hoot.
DeleteHere are the San Diego County democratic party endorsements for our city.
ReplyDeleteEncinitas
Mayor: Tony Kranz
City Council: Catherine Blakespear
This will go out in all of the flyers, so anyone who thinks this ins't important, I can assure you that, just like Republicans, most Democrats are not involved in local politics. And that's why it was such as travesty that Busby bullied people to get her way with Blakespear. I think Sheila may have started too late if she wanted an endorsement, but it would not have mattered. The deal was done behind closed doors, as they often are.
SHeila would never have gotten that endorsement. It's a nice plus, but you still have to get voters out to vote and get the word to them. That's where Blakespeare has the lead. She will win.
ReplyDeleteSee you on the Nov. 5 everyone, nothing more to say unless a Scandal breaks out....
-MGJ
In 2012, 56% of Encinitas voters voted absentee.
DeleteAbsentee ballots will be mailed on Monday, Oct. 6.
Delete12:09- Well, you just never know what could happen, do you, regarding a scandal. How big would you think it would have to be? How about ethics violations? Would that count? How about giving money to very strange companies that lead back to other companies? Would that count? Lots coming up to the Council in Oral Communications before the election. We'll see what counts.
ReplyDeleteAs big as Danny at the bank/kitchengate....
DeleteOr Jerome/early sign/bourbongate...
Delete2:16 and 2:17- Depends on what the FOIA information says when I get it from the City. Will let you know. Could be bigger, could be smaller and could be no big deal.
DeleteYou mean public records request. FOIA is only federal. I has nothing to do with city, county or state docs.
DeleteProp A is the be all litmus test. It showed the true character of Kranz, and shows us how cool Sheila Cameron has been to NEVER sell out. The amount of votes for Julie Graboi and Sheila Cameron may startle everyone. Just like we won A against a lot of lies and money backed lies.
ReplyDeleteI back Julie, but I can't back Sheila. There would be 2-4 years of straight interpersonal conflict if she was to win, and that will get us nowhere....
DeleteI backed Sheila a long time ago. She cared deeply about community character, as she does now. But, it did not go well. She is a good person, and I agree with her on much. I think she can accomplish much being on the outside. Unfortunately, she is decisive, and we have way too much of that.
DeleteI meant divisive.
DeleteDecisive. Cares. Has my vote. Sheila 2.0
DeleteI would agree 2:27. I know Sheila Cares, but the divisiness factor, the baggage factor and her opposition to the freeway widening and some other fait acompli issues don't allow me to vote for her.
DeleteWell, ya know, I'd rather have divisiveness that the insidious conspiracies we've seen for the past several years.
DeleteYou'll get a lot more than just divisiness, it would be an outright war with Sheila against everyone else....It's not going to be real productive.
DeleteThere's too many conspiracy theories around what goes on at city hall. It's never as easy to get things done down there as people think. You're never going to get what you want, Vina and Sabine aren't going to just roll over and leave because you want them to...
Yikes, Ziegler just picked up more local votes.
ReplyDeleteIf Leucadia's future is important, I would think that Krantz would make a better choice. His work w NCTD has advanced the relationship of NCTD and the city. What we had before was a representative that offered orange sandbags for a couple of years at our major crossing. There is conversation to allow parking on the rail corridor. This is a large issue for the Leucadia StreetScape. Although lowering the tracks is the best solution, it can't happen w/o grant funding, which we don't have. Now we have the long awaited Streetscape, 4a, coming soon. I believe Tony can assist more than the others. I would not support those that did not support Streetscape. I totally do not understands why anyone would not acknowledge the benefits of the roundabout, Shelia. Where don't they work? I would encourage efforts to underground the tracks, but don't stop the Streetscape.
ReplyDeleteI am a Leucadian, and I'm voting Kranz.
And Blakesphere.
9:20 I can't support people who lie and deceive the public. Perhaps you can look the other way at candidate's like Kranz and their lack of moral ethics but I can't.
DeleteBlakespear is a coward and failed to stand up to protect the 45 acre Strawberry Fields in Cardiff because her handlers Barth and Shaffer want it rezoned for high density and Barth bus depot.\
An article out today points out how Barth and Shaffer faield to disclose to the public their relationship with Blakespear on city business involving land-use. This is the same crap Stocks and Dalager would pull.
Good luck abandoning your ethics to support KRanz, I can't join you and will be voting Cameron and Graboi
Five of six roundabouts are within 8/10 of a mile at the north end. One is at a hotel entrance. Another is a condo entrance. The one at Jupiter makes no sense whatsoever. The next one is 1.2 miles south at El Portal.
DeleteThere are now 20 left turns from sidestreets onto 101. Streetscape makes that 19. Four of those 19 would have roundabouts. One of those four is a private entry to a condo complex.
If that configuration makes sense to you, you're nuts.
Tony has done NOTHING more than Stock on NCTD. If I'm wrong please list accomplishments.
Delete9:49
DeleteParagraph 1: innuendo unsupported
2: that's silly, unsupported and shows you don't know about the issue.
3: no ethical issue involved here.
4: all are ethical.
There's a lot of name calling and not a lot of well reasoned arguments. Here's a few of the buzzwords being used: coward, bully, liar, drunk, nuts. How about saying "I oppose Tony because XXXX land use issue".
DeleteThere's way too much innuendo and bs, and claims about ethics without substantiation.
I don't support Sheila for one reason because she doesn't support the Streetscape, and I haven't gotten good reasons for her opposition. She also is against the freeway widening and soundwalls, which will be a big improvement.
No. Your a fricken retard. OMG the sky is falling… Help Help. there are pigs flying. What is wrong with you?
ReplyDeleteStraighten up and use common sense. The streetscape will make that corridor safer and promote a higher quality of life for all Encinitas citizens. The roundabouts in the north end make perfect sense. Go to bird rock la Jolla and see how well it works.
the KLCC meaning Crazy Cameron are spent milk. Well past their due date. There ideas are rotten and you can see it in her eyes. The eyes say it all.
Sure, it makes sense to pack five of six roundabouts at the north end, then leave a 1.2 mile gap till the next one. 10:26 has the brains of a squirrel. Try to figure out the difference between your and you're. I know it's challenging, but if you try really hard, I bet you can do it.
ReplyDeleteI've been to the Bird Rock roundabouts. They suck bigtime. I'm super glad I don't live there and have to drive through that idiocy every day.
Does Marvy Charles want a roundabout at Jupiter because he thinks it will help his motel just south of that intersection?
I know the difference difference between Your and You're dip shit. I just don't care to edit blog comments. Its a blog, not a something worth caring about.
DeleteWhen you don't have anything worthwhile to say, losers become grammar queens.
Funny comment about bird rock, I have many friends that have moved there because of the new safer and more walkable community. The main street went from blight to nice and the community property values sky rocketed as a result.
You are so fricken stupid you will never get it. You are on the same level as Sheila Cameron- who is as dumb as dirt ( and I mean rotten dirt).
classy...
Delete8:44 really needs to pull up roots and move to Bird Rock. Let him or her be in roundabout/cement hog heaven and live there in peace. 8:44, you want Bird Rock? Go to Bird Rock, don't bring Bird Rock to you. So much easier on you and the rest of us. Problem solved.
DeleteThe roundabouts suck? Something that you spend what 10-20 seconds navigating ruins your day? I remember the old Bird Rock, it was a drag strip. There was a whole dead area where the roundabouts are now on the south end.
DeleteNow you have a nice walkable area with restaurants and stores. If someone can tell me how that's bad, I can't wait to hear it. How is it that there are no refutations to the streetscape/roundabouts other than "They Suck" or "They're not safe"......
10:13 — Read 10:15 pm and 12:23 am. Rise above being dumb as a stump. Debates go better when participants actually know what they're talking about. Have you studied the plan? Do you know what it proposes?
DeleteFive roundabouts crammed in 8/10 mile. Gap of 1.2 miles to speed. Sixth roundabout adds, what, another 1/10 at the most? The project is 2.4 miles long. That leaves more than 1.5 miles without roundabouts.
One traffic lane in each direction = single-file backups from Leucadia Blvd. to La Costa Ave. when traffic is heavy. Two southbound lanes only from Phoebe to Leucadia Blvd.
Also = big diversions to Vulcan in both directions. Public park and preschool on Vulcan north, public elementary school on Vulcan south.
There are now 20 left turns onto 101 from streets and accesses west of 101, not counting businesses. Streetscape reduces the 20 to 19 by prohibiting lefts from North Court. Of the 19, four will have roundabouts. One of those is a private entry to a condo complex. So 3/19 = 16% of public left turns will have roundabouts.
Nobody is against dressing Leucadia up, but the overwhelming majority is against Streetscape with roundabouts. Why? Because it's mind-bogglingly dumb, and it provides only 12 new parking spaces. The commercial corridor cannot flourish without adding a whole lot more parking.
Why do people park illegally in the RR right of way? Because there's no place else to park!
What is mind boggling dumb is your narrow mind. Maybe you should study the plan and learn about the subject before your spout your stupid ass comments that are completely inaccurate. Again - Its sounds like something like dumb ass Cameron would say.
DeleteShe is clueless.
12:23-
ReplyDeleteyou are one twisted sister. I wish you peace on the others side.
What we want is safer conditions for our children. and stop the slaughterer of the existing pedestrians
12:23-
ReplyDeletePoint being is that more people equal higher taxes.
Did someone say Twisted Sister?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRwrg0db_zY
This has been repeated endlessly but here you go. The DOT does not recommend roundabouts except at evenly used cross streets. On OUR 101 that is not the case.
ReplyDeleteWe have only Leucadia Blvd. as a cross street. La Costa will get its larger traffic circle roundabout of sorts paid for by Carlsbad if and when they ever cough up the dough. Ask the DOT yourselves how they feel about roundabouts in situations like what Streetscape is pushing. They will not support this mess.
Anyway, there is no funding for streetscam anyway and in the meantime lets not let Glen Pruim cut down any more trees until that time comes if it ever does comes.
More of Marvy Making Leucadia Crappier, MMLC. Does it seem he is losing it a bit mentally? Even his grammar is approaching his lowness' level and that is really sad for him and amusing to the rest of us. Charley, you need an editor like your buddy his lowness.
OK Lynn - Lets go with that and all have a crappy life like you have made for yourself.
DeleteYou and your chimps are so funny. narrow minds make for the best entertainment.
At least most of your clan is old and stale not must time left on the clock so to speak.
Change is eminent and positive things coming.
Whoops, take that 's' off the ' if it ever does come'. At least I can recognize and correct my mistakes when I see them. Enjoy the beautiful afternoon we are so fortunate to have here in our own little slice of paradise that is under attack fro so many quarters.
ReplyDeleteWell darn, from not fro. I have never had a fro but have seen some beauties over the years and appreciate the natural look.
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ReplyDeleteHe's probably drunk, lol! He and his so called cronies on the Executive committee of the San Diego County GOP couldn't pick a winner in a one horse race,lol! But, that's exactly what the Dems count on. You go morons! As you lose the entire State once and for all!
ReplyDeleteI think you have it wrong.
DeleteAs little as I think of the SD GOP overall, Brady is a bright and principled individual.
Brady,
DeleteYou are mistaken. Tony Krvoric asked Bryan Ziegler to run for Encinitas City Council. He was endorsed publicly in front of my own eyes downtown at one of the meetings. His name was on the official endorsed list for the Republican Party until I noticed his name had been replaced by Alan Lerchbacker as of last Wednesday night when I myself discovered it. (By the way, no one notified him telling him they gave the endorsement to Lurchbacker.) Once Alan jumped in the ring, he brought 25k of his own money to help fund his campaign. At this point Tony called Bryan suggesting he drop out, since Alan seemed to have more funds backing him, but promised that the Republican Party of San Diego would still stand behind him if he chose to remain. Bryan responded that he would continue running. Tony called a couple more times urging Bryan to drop out of the race. Each time, Bryan said that he would not comply. He had already put a lot of work into his campaign, he had funds coming in and didn't believe in giving up. Tony at one point said they might need to take away the endorsement. Let me be clear! Bryan did not agree to give up the endorsement! Who in their right mind would do that?! That was Tony's covering himself and it is completely false! I speak up because this is unethical and whether or not Bryan wins the votes of the people, he is a man of integrity and stands for what is right. He is an asset to our community, has volunteered a lot of time to make this city where we are raising our four boys a better place.
By the way, it says this post is anonymous, but I am Bryan's wife. :-)
Thank you for your comment Mrs Ziegler. That wasn't my understanding but I didn't directly speak with Bryan.
DeleteMaybe before you spout your mouth off next time, you should check the facts. I see why your one of Gaspar's friends. You just told us a lot Mr. Brady.
DeleteI did check the facts.--someone is lying to me. Mrs Ziegler, if your husband is willing to speak with me directly, and say what you said, I'll confront those who have said otherwise.
DeleteI appreciate that and I know he will be more than happy to speak to you. I was often in the room when he would speak to Tony and I heard what was said. In addition, a man I know well wrote a letter to the San Diego Republican Party yesterday and within five minutes of sending it was contacted by Tony. He told him the same thing... that it was all Bryan's idea. This is completely illogical. I appreciate you trying to get to the bottom of this.
Delete11:24 If you checked the facts, it looks like you didn't do a very good job. You actually believe what your cronies tell you?
DeleteGo confront them, but please keep it to yourself.
The literacy rate in Martin Luther's Germany was between 4 and 5% That's on par with the literacy rate of the people who comment on this blog. Oh, incidentally, I'm in the literate cohort.
ReplyDeleteBlight in La Jolla? Really?
ReplyDeleteIs the long, straight road between Nautilus and the first Bird Rock roundabout a speedway?
Ask Logan Jenkins if he likes five roundabouts in a row through Bird Rock. He lives there.
8:44's friends who moved to Bird Rock for the roundabouts must all be in motorized wheelchairs. Nobody who has to drive the road every day likes five roundabouts in a row.
You and Jenkins are idiots. Normal people love them.
Delete8:51, yeah that portion of La Jolla at Birdrock sucked. you can even see it in the birds eye history of Googel Earth. 5 lanes became 2 lanes. I've driven through them as well. 5 roundabouts in a row.
DeleteWhen the La Costa roundabout is built, it'll be 8 miles to the next one north and about 25 miles to the next one south. So why is one person complaining about 1.5 miles between roundabouts here? And why no mention of Leucadia Blvd access in between that "1.5 mile" distance? One word. Spin.
From the proposed La Costa Ave. roundabout to the next one in the plans at Cabo Grill is 230 feet. Bishop's Gate is 3/10 mile from La Costa Ave. Grandview is 2/10 mile from Bishop's Gate. Jupiter is 3/10 mile from Grandview. Leucadia Blvd. is 6/10 mile from Jupiter. El Portal is 6/10 mile from Leucadia Blvd. Encinitas Blvd. is 5/10 mile from El Portal.
DeleteEl Portal is 1.2 miles from Jupiter. Leucadia Blvd is halfway.
If you want to debate, get the facts straight. Otherwise, you're just BS.
The plan will work. Its been vetted and approved. The KLCC including 11:37 commenter and Crazy Cameron don't like it. Oh well!
DeleteThere are many things that KLCC don't like that I do. Thats why we vote and Crazy Cameron is going to get smoked. Waite and see.
Asl Logan Jenkins if he will write about the Brady and GOP setting up and screwing Zigler in dirty tricks to push financial trainwreck Gaspar and Big Govermeny Crony Lerch-
DeleteOf course Jenkins wont'- like Brady he is an errand boy
By the way, Bryan spent many many days gaining approximately 1000 signatures for Prop A. He, Julie, and Sheila were instrumental in this.
ReplyDelete8:58, Cameron has said publicly and repeatedly that she would support temporary roundabouts as a way to gauge effectiveness. She does not oppose them.
ReplyDeleteBS
DeleteIf some on this blog hate landscaped roundabouts regardless of where they are on 101, I don't think temporary concrete K-rail fenced roundabouts would win a lot of public support but blight Leucadia for about a year and tend to thwart streetscape rather than encourage it - if that's the motive. It certainly would delay things.
DeleteM'okay. What color stucco you want on your attractively landscaped traffic squeezers?
DeleteIf the city were genuine, it would poll the residents west of the freeway and between Encinitas Blvd and La Costa Ave to find out if they want Streetscape and its six roundabouts.
DeleteThe city isn't genuine, so they won't poll the residents. The city is conspiring with L101 Main to impose Streetscape on residents, the majority of whom don't want it as proposed. That majority is not against dressing Leucadia up but is opposed to having a dumb plan imposed on them.
The city and L101 Main think they'll get a sales and property tax bonanza. That's impossible without adding a whole lot more parking. Streetscape adds 12 new parking spaces over 2.4 miles.
BS- The city went through 3 years and an exhaustive amount of public workshop and outreach efforts. A majority of Citizens want the streetscape. The KLCC and the retards that want an unsafe and ugly Encinitas oppose it. Its that simple.
DeleteCameron is KLCC and promotes an unsafe and ugly Encinitas.
Cameron is bad for the Children of Encinitas and property values. Vote no on Crazy Cameron.
"Outreach??" Seriously? What, the usual? Meetings "noticed" at the back of the newspaper, in fine print?
DeletePlants at every station, like they had for the Hall Sports Park, where they "helped" shape resident input so it went in one way and came out the City's preferred version?
You'd be hard pressed to find anyone outside the L101 who even knew outreach had been performed. So...if you mean business as usual from the city, there was no outreach.
6:56. That's true. The city should have made a stronger effort to inform blind and deaf residents (we, the majority) who already distrust the city. 20 years of public planning resulting in mailers, newspapers, city website and large banner signs posted on public corners requesting involvement for Streetscape was no "outreach" and just wasn't enough to reach most people. A few hundred people at such meetings just wasn't enough as there are thousands of numb people who have wanted to give there input. And I too suspect there were plants at every station shutting people up who did attend the meetings.
Delete6:56, you're doing a great service bringing this to everyone's attention. Oh by the way, Harry. What is your plan to restore the canopy? I haven't been notified yet.
Lerchbacker was produced for a reason. He comes out of nowhere, admits he has no knowledge of Encinitas issues, has not attended council meetings, but thinks because he has hired/fired in the Navy, deserves our vote. There's something more than passing strange in his candidacy...reminds me of Gaspar: a manufactured candidate to do the backers' bidding.
ReplyDeleteGaspar came out of nowhere also. Never saw her at any council meetings before she got elected. All of a sudden, there she was sitting in the big chair. Still wondering how that woman ever got elected.
DeleteTime to DUMP GASPAR and get rid of one of $tock$ puppets.
People like Gaspar and now Lerchbacker count on new encinitas staying asleep at the wheel. The glossy fliers will convince them of Gaspar's lies and now Lerchbacker.
Delete1:39, Everyone came out of nowhere according to Carl Sagan.
Delete7:30 Stay in your "starry starry" world. The rest of us live in the real world.
DeleteMr Ziegler, I would like to speak with you
ReplyDelete11:20 Oh, please. Did you ever hear of making a call?
DeleteI'm trying to find his number as we speak.
DeleteMr. Brady- so, you claim to be a key person in the GOP, the GOP gives an endorsement to Zigler- and you don't have his phone number. Somethying stinks, a real Busby Brady sandwich
DeleteMaybe Brady isn't as key a person as he thinks he is. I wish he would keep his nose in Solana Beach.
DeleteThank you for speaking out Mr. Ziegler. Would you go "on record" with a real newspaper and share this. I think it's important, but it's up to you.
ReplyDeleteI think Mr. Ziegler should take it to the press. Go for it.
DeleteHe is definitely taking it to the press. Unacceptable.
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