Why did SANDAG Director Hasan Ikhrata put his arm around one of his female employees as they left Encinitas city hall? Is that the new hi-five for women.
Donna Westbrook, you are a champion of indomitable will to hold our council accountable for their not representing the will of the residents over the influencers.
You are a much needed breath of fresh air from all the obliging sycophants.
We need your type to run next year. I know this not your motivation in speaking up, but damn, we need to shake up the status quo next year by bringing in a new majority.
Thank you Donna. Every time I see you amble down to the microphone I cannot resist the impulse to say, go get 'em Donna. You never fail to make a righteous point.
Agree 100%! Donna is brilliant and has volunteered countless hours to protect taxpayers from the incompetence and greed among staff, developers and their favorite local lawyer, and our city council. All of the afore mentioned make money off of their actions. Donna has not made a cent for anything that she has ever done on behalf of citizens. Thank you Donna!
And what does she get for all her diligence and work to try keeping them honest at city hall? Blank stares from the five "representatives" and highest praise for "staff." It doesn't matter what gets exposed, they circle the wagons and award raises.
I'm curious, 7:02, as being paid is somewhat of a distinction for you. If Donna were being paid for her advocacy on issues by like minded folks, would that make her a shill?
She does not tap into taxpayers funds to make disasterous projects "pencil out" or charge a consultant's fee for the reports that are much more professional than those presented by staff and contractors. She does not have a full-time city job and hire a consultant to do their job for them using taxpayer money.
Many residents have spoken on issues that the council ignores and won't discuss during the only public time that is at the council meetings. Among the issues the Council ignores is when residents vote opposition is the north 101 Leucadia streetscape that is now projected to cost a startling $36.3 million. For the council to visualize that is 36,300,000 million dollars. The city's new OpenGov program report (updated June 17, 2019) only shows the last budget of FY 2015-2016. That amount in the General Fund is $42,615,286. The sale tax income for FY 2015-2016 is $14,166,771. How many residents want to have the cost of city services be delay, postponed, or simply eliminated to pay a $36,300,000 debt that has no financial analysis on the payback of such an enormous sum?
I do and the $36 million will stop the flow of the $10 million a pop lawsuites that are dropping for the City harboring such an unsafe roadway for all these years.
Why is the existing hazard still left as it is today?
Who's kid (s) are going to die this summer on that treacherous roadway?
I look forward to the day that the roadway is made safer by adding bike lanes in each direction and real walkways. Stop the bleeding.
As history clearly shows with past projects, nothing ever comes in on budget, or even close it.
Streetscam was, what? 20 or 25 million last year and before, and now is 36 million. If anyone thinks the latest 36 million will not grow exponentially, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I can sell you.
The scam over this disaster in the making will continue to rise in cost. The car before the horse is nothing new here. It would not surprise me one iota if 50 million comes into play before it is all said and done, especially at the rate it has gone up in such a short time.
Open government my rear end. Never has happened and will not while the majority remains. Welcome to Bell. Welcome to Stockton.
Lets' not forget that Marine Del Rey tried lane diets and the populace rose up in revolt. It was not just the residents either. The businesses suffered along with the residents. Their city ended up restoring the deleted lanes.
This has never been actually vetted or allowed to be voted on. Little wonder why. The numerous changes over the last decade were rarely made public before council voted approval every step of the way.
No need to vote on it. Its an approved project and when is it going to begin contruction?
When will the City stop the flow of the $10 million a pop lawsuits that are dropping for the City harboring such an unsafe roadway for all these years?
Why is the existing hazard still left as it is today?
Who's kid (s) are going to die this summer on that treacherous roadway?
I look forward to the day that the roadway is made safer by adding bike lanes in each direction and real walkways. Stop the bleeding.
7:26pm You are the root of the problem boy/man child. You are driven by the profit motive that a very few will exact when you have wider sidewalks with the heritage trees cut down, single lanes both directions, taking private property to build too small roundabouts, the list goes on. Your bullying of businesses that do not agree is well known.
You will be more than welcome to breath deep,if you are even still here ,with all the crawling bumper to bumper traffic snarl created by this disaster in the making.
As for the litigation from we all know who, anyone that sees the parking lot early in morning at the post office knows she did not run the stop sign but took the easier route through the parking lot before entering the 101.
The good thing, she did not run the stop sign. The bad thing she went through the empty parking lot and powered onto the 101. Any body riding down Phoebe would do the same. Doing that with barely any light on the horizon with no reflective clothing or bicycle lights should accept some personal responsibility for their own actions. The driver was not faulted. Guess who that leaves.
Charley boy/man child has been hemorrhaging for years.
All of these proposed round abouts are a way to take traffic off the table as an aspect of CEQA law. This will help enhance chances of a few property owners to add floors to their buildings and to build up with inadaquate parking.
Oh please, either you're new to the convo or you're lazy. Go back and read ad nauseum why roundabouts are enablers for high density. You're wasting our time.
11:48 your are nuts. Exactly how do roundabouts enable density? Look around you and tell me where that has happened? I live off Santa Fe and not seen higher density near or even close to the first roundabout.
4:20, you ignorant asshole. Real, authoritative sources. Not EU where nine of 10 people posting don't know what they're talking about. You're among the nine. If you have proof of your claim, show it.
So you didn't bother looking, 4:57. Sources have actually been cited in those discussions, but those facts wouldn't fit your agenda.
I suppose you're the 1 out of 9 who knows what you're talking about. Snore. Isn't there a BIA blog somewhere you can post on, someplace your greed would be appreciated and even welcomed? You really are tiresome.
Good riddance! La Mesa must be crazy - Sabine bilked Encinitas for decades; he apparently funneled business to his private practice. It'll take awhile for the stench to subside from his city office.
The deal is it's awesome news for us. Mr. "I have to go in the back and look that up" is going to be La Mesa's problem full time now. That's when he wasn't staring into space and asking for the question to be repeated.
Teresa Barth's "institutional history" pet will be gone, baby, gone.
I personally like Don, and many people liked and voted for Teresa because of her father Bill Arballo, who was an ethical politician who encouraged civic discourse. Tersa liked to cut people off, marginalize and attack speakers, praise the stupidity of Encinitas staff, and make googlie eyes at Gus Vina--much to the disgust and embarrassment of audience members. She was caught in a number of lies and was completely controlled by Vina. She tries to remain relevant by talking about drinking straws when she did a great deal to degrade this city and help developers at the expense of residents. One of the worst!
The court has all but overruled the public mandate and is about to approve the formerly failed city plan for mass density development. Tony Krantz expressed gaiety at the prospect, as undoubtedly do the rest of the council. The mayor/city council do not support the will of the residents - they've sold out to special interests. One judge can overrule the plurality of the electorate - so much for democracy.
Why did SANDAG Director Hasan Ikhrata put his arm around one of his female employees as they left Encinitas city hall? Is that the new hi-five for women.
ReplyDeleteSabine school of touchy-feely.
DeleteNot surprising: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/opinion/politicians-voters.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage
ReplyDeleteDonna Westbrook, you are a champion of indomitable will to hold our council accountable for their not representing the will of the residents over the influencers.
ReplyDeleteYou are a much needed breath of fresh air from all the obliging sycophants.
We need your type to run next year. I know this not your motivation in speaking up, but damn, we need to shake up the status quo next year by bringing in a new majority.
Thank you Donna. Every time I see you amble down to the microphone I cannot resist the impulse to say, go get 'em Donna. You never fail to make a righteous point.
Agree 100%! Donna is brilliant and has volunteered countless hours to protect taxpayers from the incompetence and greed among staff, developers and their favorite local lawyer, and our city council. All of the afore mentioned make money off of their actions. Donna has not made a cent for anything that she has ever done on behalf of citizens. Thank you Donna!
DeleteAnd what does she get for all her diligence and work to try keeping them honest at city hall? Blank stares from the five "representatives" and highest praise for "staff." It doesn't matter what gets exposed, they circle the wagons and award raises.
DeleteFlip the majority in 2020!
I'm curious, 7:02, as being paid is somewhat of a distinction for you. If Donna were being paid for her advocacy on issues by like minded folks, would that make her a shill?
DeleteShe does not tap into taxpayers funds to make disasterous projects "pencil out" or charge a consultant's fee for the reports that are much more professional than those presented by staff and contractors. She does not have a full-time city job and hire a consultant to do their job for them using taxpayer money.
DeleteI think that 8:23 is the shill.
Not only has Donna never been paid for her advocacy on behalf of residents, she has spent her own money filing appeals too numerous to count.
ReplyDeleteI cannot resist smiling every time she approaches the microphone. I know some much needed dues are coming the councils way. Spot on every time.
My everlasting respect.
Many residents have spoken on issues that the council ignores and won't discuss during the only public time that is at the council meetings.
ReplyDeleteAmong the issues the Council ignores is when residents vote opposition is the north 101 Leucadia streetscape that is now projected to cost a startling $36.3 million. For the council to visualize that is 36,300,000 million dollars.
The city's new OpenGov program report (updated June 17, 2019) only shows the last budget of FY 2015-2016. That amount in the General Fund is $42,615,286. The sale tax income for FY 2015-2016 is $14,166,771. How many residents want to have the cost of city services be delay, postponed, or simply eliminated to pay a $36,300,000 debt that has no financial analysis on the payback of such an enormous sum?
I do and the $36 million will stop the flow of the $10 million a pop lawsuites that are dropping for the City harboring such an unsafe roadway for all these years.
DeleteWhy is the existing hazard still left as it is today?
Who's kid (s) are going to die this summer on that treacherous roadway?
I look forward to the day that the roadway is made safer by adding bike lanes in each direction and real walkways. Stop the bleeding.
Bullshit, 3:47. The record in downtown Encinitas is worse, and it's 1/3 the length of Leucadia 101.
DeleteAs history clearly shows with past projects, nothing ever comes in on budget, or even close it.
ReplyDeleteStreetscam was, what? 20 or 25 million last year and before, and now is 36 million. If anyone thinks the latest 36 million will not grow exponentially, I have a bridge in Brooklyn that I can sell you.
The scam over this disaster in the making will continue to rise in cost. The car before the horse is nothing new here. It would not surprise me one iota if 50 million comes into play before it is all said and done, especially at the rate it has gone up in such a short time.
Open government my rear end. Never has happened and will not while the majority remains. Welcome to Bell. Welcome to Stockton.
Lets' not forget that Marine Del Rey tried lane diets and the populace rose up in revolt. It was not just the residents either. The businesses suffered along with the residents. Their city ended up restoring the deleted lanes.
This has never been actually vetted or allowed to be voted on. Little wonder why. The numerous changes over the last decade were rarely made public before council voted approval every step of the way.
Scam fits.
No need to vote on it. Its an approved project and when is it going to begin contruction?
ReplyDeleteWhen will the City stop the flow of the $10 million a pop lawsuits that are dropping for the City harboring such an unsafe roadway for all these years?
Why is the existing hazard still left as it is today?
Who's kid (s) are going to die this summer on that treacherous roadway?
I look forward to the day that the roadway is made safer by adding bike lanes in each direction and real walkways. Stop the bleeding.
More bullshit, 3:49.
DeleteWhat lawsuits besides one that should be dismissed because the litigant was at fault?
Whose kids? Where does that baseless question come from?
The original cost was $19 million, and it was going to be paid by SANDAG Transnet funds.
blah, blah, blah,,, you are too stupid to argue with.... yawn.
ReplyDeleteCity build it already and stop the known hemorrhaging.
Want to see a moron, 7:26? Look in a mirror.
ReplyDelete7:26pm You are the root of the problem boy/man child. You are driven by the profit motive that a very few will exact when you have wider sidewalks with the heritage trees cut down, single lanes both directions, taking private property to build too small roundabouts, the list goes on. Your bullying of businesses that do not agree is well known.
ReplyDeleteYou will be more than welcome to breath deep,if you are even still here ,with all the crawling bumper to bumper traffic snarl created by this disaster in the making.
As for the litigation from we all know who, anyone that sees the parking lot early in morning at the post office knows she did not run the stop sign but took the easier route through the parking lot before entering the 101.
The good thing, she did not run the stop sign. The bad thing she went through the empty parking lot and powered onto the 101. Any body riding down Phoebe would do the same. Doing that with barely any light on the horizon with no reflective clothing or bicycle lights should accept some personal responsibility for their own actions. The driver was not faulted. Guess who that leaves.
Charley boy/man child has been hemorrhaging for years.
7:26 has been busted!
ReplyDeleteAll of these proposed round abouts are a way to take traffic off the table as an aspect of CEQA law. This will help enhance chances of a few property owners to add floors to their buildings and to build up with inadaquate parking.
Delete8:12 Show the text of the CEQA law that would do what you say.
DeleteHow many roundabouts and where are they?
Oh please, either you're new to the convo or you're lazy. Go back and read ad nauseum why roundabouts are enablers for high density. You're wasting our time.
DeleteOK, 11:48, read what and where?
DeleteShow the sources that back up your dubious claim.
And while you're at it, specify how many roundabouts and where they'll be.
11:48 your are nuts. Exactly how do roundabouts enable density? Look around you and tell me where that has happened? I live off Santa Fe and not seen higher density near or even close to the first roundabout.
DeleteAsked and answered, 2:31 and 3:36. Use the search function on EU. Don't be so lazy.
Delete4:20, you ignorant asshole. Real, authoritative sources. Not EU where nine of 10 people posting don't know what they're talking about. You're among the nine. If you have proof of your claim, show it.
DeleteSo you didn't bother looking, 4:57. Sources have actually been cited in those discussions, but those facts wouldn't fit your agenda.
DeleteI suppose you're the 1 out of 9 who knows what you're talking about. Snore. Isn't there a BIA blog somewhere you can post on, someplace your greed would be appreciated and even welcomed? You really are tiresome.
5:03 If you had proof, you'd show it. You're just a dumbshit talking out your ass.
DeleteIt's been shown. You're lazy. Afraid of what you'd find out if you actually looked? Answer's yes.
DeleteDoesn't matter how many times you lie. Still not true.
DeleteLazy and scared.
Delete11:46 is a fool. Made a claim he can't back up with proof. Won't admit it and tries to pass the blame.
Deletemake a claim. back it up.
DeleteOtherwise, everyone knows you are a liar and your thoughts are garbage.
In response to 9pm - 8:12 am: You twelve KLCC members are so fricken dumb. I wonder if most of you can even find your front door.
ReplyDeleteKeep your blinds closed and try and go back to sleep. This day and the future offers you nothing. Sad but true.
Pity the 8:48 idiot.
ReplyDeleteWhat's the deal on our city attorney resigning?
ReplyDeleteAttorney Sabine has taken a full time job with the city of La Mesa. He used to be part time with La Mesa and Encinitas.
DeleteGood riddance! La Mesa must be crazy - Sabine bilked Encinitas for decades; he apparently funneled business to his private practice. It'll take awhile for the stench to subside from his city office.
DeleteThe deal is it's awesome news for us. Mr. "I have to go in the back and look that up" is going to be La Mesa's problem full time now. That's when he wasn't staring into space and asking for the question to be repeated.
ReplyDeleteTeresa Barth's "institutional history" pet will be gone, baby, gone.
Barth - the sell-out phony!
DeleteCut down her tree!!
DeleteTeresa Barth and her cartoon character (Whippy) husband should be banned from Encinitas - she was terrible for Encinitas!
ReplyDeleteI personally like Don, and many people liked and voted for Teresa because of her father Bill Arballo, who was an ethical politician who encouraged civic discourse. Tersa liked to cut people off, marginalize and attack speakers, praise the stupidity of Encinitas staff, and make googlie eyes at Gus Vina--much to the disgust and embarrassment of audience members. She was caught in a number of lies and was completely controlled by Vina. She tries to remain relevant by talking about drinking straws when she did a great deal to degrade this city and help developers at the expense of residents. One of the worst!
DeleteRemember when Sabine tried to sue someone who spoke at La Mesa because he had his widdle feelings hurt? Never went anywhere cuz he's a bully.
ReplyDeleteThe court has all but overruled the public mandate and is about to approve the formerly failed city plan for mass density development. Tony Krantz expressed gaiety at the prospect, as undoubtedly do the rest of the council. The mayor/city council do not support the will of the residents - they've sold out to special interests. One judge can overrule the plurality of the electorate - so much for democracy.
ReplyDelete