State Sen. Catherine Blakespear issued a public apology today for previously “blocking and censoring” critics on social media, a concession signaling the end of a 15-month legal dispute between the first-term California lawmaker and several of her constituents.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
Blakespear apologizes for censoring and blocking critics on social media
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The Whiter than white racist bitch should’ve just lived in her mommy’s white compound without destroying Encinitas. Please free your brown slaves.
ReplyDeleteNow she’s trying to make Orange County and North County San Diego as nice as San Francisco. 🤮
Boot the bitch as soon as possible.
Vote her out - she has destroyed Encinitas.
DeleteThe only one works for Encinitas is Phony.
ReplyDeletePhony is WOAT.
Whiter than white BIA is 2nd WOAT.
Stocks is now in 3rd place.
* The only one worse for Encinitas is Phony.
DeleteSteve Wyer- stay classy-
ReplyDeletePlease Interview Dan Quirk who is editor of
https://thesurflinetrail.org/about-us
Have him debate the utility of the coastal train as a commuter transit service against Blakespear who is heading a committee addressing the whoas of LOSSAN
Dan lives in Del Mar and is very involved in the civic life of the City. He previously lived in San Francisco where he rode a bike to work, and New York City where he took the subway to work. He's passionate about data analytics, government, public infrastructure, transportation, biking, hiking, solar power, and autonomous vehicle technology.
Unfortunately we all know what Mistakespear is….
Woes. Dumbass.
Delete6:56- I’m glad you’re smarter than Siri…
DeleteHave a good day. I’m so happy that you’re woke.
And pockets a tidy $120K anti-SLAPP judgement from a handful of losers who assert a constitutional right to be dicks.
ReplyDeletePutting her right in front of the word decks make sense….
DeleteShe’s sucked a lot of nasty dicks’s to get where she’s at today.
Where is that you might ask? In the developer’s back pocket where he farts on her all day long. They only pull her out when they need a good sucking.
*Putting her right in front of the word dicks makes sense….
Delete“dick’s” isn’t plural, you uneducated dumbass. The anti-GOAT comments are always misspelled and poorly written.
DeleteDumb ignorant losers.
They hate anyone who can spell, read, do math, and reason. It ruins their lazy conspiracy theories.
Delete6:54 the plaintiffs appealed the 120K ruling. Blakespear settled with them and issued an apology.
DeleteIf Blakespear felt she was in the right, she wouldn’t have settled and issued an apology.
Therefore I don’t believe Blakespear saw a penny of that 120K.
Isn’t that cute… when you got nothing focus on spelling.
DeleteYou’re woke bitch is going down next election. She’s helping destroy California.
And fuck off about the spelling. I use Siri… after all, it’s only a blog.
DeleteI clearly don’t waste my time proofreading text- you loser.
Don’t blame Siri. It’s your comment. If you represent yourself as a stupid and ignorant loser, then you’re going to be treated like a stupid and ignorant loser.
Delete7:25 only losers call other people “losers”. Of course you’d be the type that supports Blakespear.
DeleteIt’s accurate.
DeleteI only call losers losers.
If you are against the GOAT, then you are by definition a loser, because she’s undefeated.
7:48 on the contrary, Blakespear was defeated when she had to make a public apology for violating her sworn oath of office.
Delete8:41-💯
DeleteBIA became a loser the day she sold Out Encinitas to the developers.
Blakespear censored any and all comments that she disagreed with. I never said anything remotely abusive, only asked questions. She blocked me.
ReplyDeleteI’m told she blocked over 100 people and deleted thousands of comments over the years.
Does that sound like the kind of leader we want in office?
Apparently it does because the GOAT is still undefeated! HAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
DeleteDumb ignorant loser defines BIA perfectly!
ReplyDelete“Nuh-uh. You are.”
DeleteYup. That’s about your level of reparte.
Blakespear deleted all comments on her page that supported Matt Gunderson and all comments related to anti-Streetscape.
ReplyDeleteI even had a comment deleted when I asked her, “why not lift affordable housing to 25 or 30%?”
When I asked her why she deleted my question, she blocked me.
This is a huge win for democracy.
ReplyDeleteFor the Constitutional right to be harassing dicks!
DeletePlaintiffs didn’t lose money!
ReplyDeleteBlakespear settled before the appeal.
Why would the Plaintiffs have settled if they still had to pay 120K, think about it.
Why would a Blakespear start a legal defense fund in April, raising just about as much as she was awarded, then stop at about 120K.
She raised this money so she could use that has leverage in the settlement with the plaintiffs.
If Blakespear felt so good about her case, then why did she issue an apology, part of the settlement terms.
She wanted to move on! The risk of an appeal overturned was too great. She apologized to those she blocked, and probably forgave the 120K with the legal battle donations she received.
This doesn’t reflect well on Blakespear. Her name is trashed and this will continue to haunt her political career for years. Type in Blakespear’s name and now you’ll find a bunch of articles surrounding her censorship violations.
Not a good look!
Catherine Blakespear
ReplyDelete“Members of the public may be aware that a controversy arose in 2022 regarding claims that I blocked and censored certain individuals on my public social media. A subsequent lawsuit, J. Garvin Walsh, et al v. Blakespear, was then filed against me. The parties to that lawsuit have entered into a settlement agreement and resolved that lawsuit. I, Catherine Blakespear, apologize for blocking and censoring certain individuals on my public social media who I blocked and censored.”
Blakespear didn’t receive 120K, there wouldn’t have been a recent settlement if that was the case.
ReplyDeleteThe plaintiffs appealed and Blakespear settled with an apology to the dozens of people she blocked and censored.
Think about it, why would the plaintiffs settle if they still had to pay $120K. You might as well either just drop the case or continue with an appeal.
It’s blatantly obvious that the funds Blakespear raised in May for her legal defense fund, 100K+, were so she could settle without losing any money, that meant forgiving the 120K.
GOAT kept the $120K that had already been awarded by the court.
ReplyDeleteTrust me.
It’s confidential, so I can’t tell you how I know.
The only GOAT BIA will every be is a whiter than white racist Nazi biatch…
Delete7:37 why would the plaintiffs settle if they still had to pay 120K? Why would Blakespear issue a new apology?
ReplyDeleteIf Blakespear demanded the 120K, then there would be no reason for them to settle. The plaintiffs would continue with their appeal.
Also consider the fact that Blakespear raised almost exactly $120 for her legal defense fund just prior to the parties agreeing on a settlement. The only conclusion is Blakespear settled and the Plaintiffs paid nothing.
It’s a huge win for the plaintiffs.
Because Blakespear had already spent a lot more on legal fees in preparation for the appeal. The settlement was to eliminate the exposure to additional legal fee judgements. Most appeals are upheld by the higher court, so the odds were in favor of another big legal fee judgement on the horizon.
Delete“ It is hard to win an appeal. In California, less than 20% of all civil appeals succeed in reversing the original ruling. That’s because the law says the Court of Appeal must presume that the trial court’s decision was correct – unless the appellant can prove the court was incorrect.”
Deletehttps://selfhelp.appellate.courts.ca.gov/knowledge-center/appealable-order/
The risk of the appeal was on the appellants. And Blakespear had already spent a significant chunk to her lawyers. The appellants statistically had a >80% chance of being on the hook for those additional costs.
8:05 not necessarily! This issue is a revolving matter that is going more attention. With the right judge Blakespear could’ve easily lost.
DeleteShe was obviously in the wrong and that’s why apologized and restored those people she blocked, further she doesn’t delete comments anymore.
If she lost the appeal, it would’ve surely been the end of her political career.
The public doesn’t take kindly to having the First Amendment rights being stepped on.
Karma’s a bitch.
Not a good look for Blakespear.
8:10 then why did Blakespear settle and issue another apology if she felt she was in the right?
DeleteShe certainly looks like she did something wrong when she apologizes a second time with the second one being in more depth.
One look at her Facebook page and you can see all the angry people stepping forward, people I’ve never seen or heard of before. The most comments she’s had on her page in almost a year and they’re not good ones.
Why would she subject herself to newspaper articles, Facebook comments, Sacramento staff and colleagues scratching their heads?
If she was in the right, why not just let the plaintiffs appeal if she had an 80% of winning?
Good point, why the hell is she even on FB in the first place?
DeleteIf Blakespear didn’t feel she was in the wrong and wasn’t worried about an appeal she wouldn’t have settled, and she certainly wouldn’t have issued a more in depth apology on her Facebook page.
ReplyDeleteThe appeal was too risky for her, so she settled.
Less than 20% of civil appeals result in an overturned ruling in favor of the appellant in California.
DeleteBlakespear had already spent a significant amount in preparing for the appeal.
Statistically there was an 80+% chance the appeal would lose and the dickheads would have to pay her additional legal bills.
The settlement was the elimination of that risk for the dickheads in exchange for an apology, which they already got after the first settlement.
And Blakespear gets to keep the original $120K SLAPP suit judgement for her costs.
817, bullshit! She didn’t spend 6 figures in one month preparing for the appeal, we both know that.
DeleteShe raised money for her legal defense fund from donors so she could have leverage to settle with plaintiffs and not have to demand they pay 120K.
The plaintiffs wouldn’t have settled and would’ve gone forward with the appeal if Blakespear demanded the 120K.
Blakespear didn’t receive any money from the plaintiffs and she had to issue another apology.
The optics on Blakespear look really bad.
Anytime an elected leader censors constituents from asking questions or making comments related to relevant issues, even supporting other candidates such as Matt Gunderson, that elected leader is breaking the law and their sworn oath of office.
Blakespear violated her oath of office over and over again for years, and she was finally held accountable and forced to apologize.
Not a good look for a public official, not a good look for Blakespear.
7:38 constituents asking questions such as “where can I find ADA parking” in certain areas isn’t considered being a “dickhead”.
ReplyDeleteOnly a dickhead would ask that on her personal account, and not her official public servant account.
Delete8:19 the questions weren’t asked regarding ADA parking weren’t on her personal page, they were on her Public Page, titled “Mayor Catherine Blakespear”.
DeleteShe block and delete as many conversations moments as she wants in her personal page. Matter of fact you can’t even comment on her personal page if you’re not friends with her, and that’s fine.
However, she was blocking people such as SDA teachers, local parents, fire fighters, and two people with disabilities asking ADA questions on her public page. That was illegal, and a direct violation of those people’s First Amendment rights.
Blakespear was wrong, she knew it and that’s why she apologized.
For you to label those people “dickheads” just makes Blakespear and her supporters look even worse.
Blakespear blocked SDA teachers, a fire fighter, two people with disabilities asking ADA related questions, and several people discussing Prop A.
ReplyDeleteAre all those people and more considered “dickheads”?
I guess Blakespear considers people like that to be “dickheads”.
Marco’s all over social media right now, he’s pissed that Blakespear settled before the appeal.
ReplyDeleteIs the guy ever not pissed off?
Delete🐷👧 so happy now that Starvin can afford to by her a cup of ☕️
ReplyDeleteBuy! ☕️☕️☕️
ReplyDeleteBlakespear:
ReplyDelete“Hello boys. I suppose you’re wondering why I’ve asked you here. Well, it’s to talk about settlement. But before we do that, I’d like to introduce you to these six lawyers. They are some of the best in the state—very expensive, and I have them all working full time on this case. But hell, I don’t care what they cost. Because you see boys, no matter what happens in this appeal, I’m not going to be paying for them. I mean, if I win the appeal—which is an 80+% probability—YOU boys are going to have to pay for them. And in the less than 20% chance that I lose the case, I’ve been building this legal defense fund with donations from other people. So like I said, these lawyers sure are expensive, but lucky for me I’m never going to have to pay them.
Now about that settlement. . .”
8:52 so then why did Blakespear issue a new public apology on her Facebook page, where she admits to blocking and censoring?
DeleteIt’s certainly doesn’t make her look good, quite the opposite. It makes her look like she lost.
So if Blakespear was so certain of winning the appeal, and her lawyers are the best in the state, and as you say she had a 80% chance of winning, then why did she settle and make public apology, Marco?
Apology costs nothing, and she already made one after the first settlement. It’s a throwaway to make them feel like they got something.
Delete9:14, the second apology is much more in depth and she admits fault for her actions.
DeleteDo you honestly think the plaintiffs settled for just another apology? No.
They appealed because the 120K, and Blakespear settled with them when they began the appeal process and issued an apology.
Translation, Blakespear took her legal defense fund donations settled with Plaintiffs and called it a wash. Risk/Reward!
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see that Blakespear and her attorney’s thought she might lose an appeal.
ReplyDeleteIt’s why she submitted a new public apology.
Something the plaintiffs asked for in the last hearing, where she refused.
Yet now all of sudden she’s complying with the plaintiffs. Blakespear knew that if she lost the appeal, her political career would have come to an end, the risk/reward ratio wasn’t there for her, so she settled.
Can't stand Blakespear, but all of you who think this apology and settlement make one iota of a difference to Catherine and her political career are wishful thinkers. She wanted it settled and moved on as did the plaintiffs. Garvin and Co. were like flies to be swatted and they wanted out as much as she did.
DeleteThey should have been happy with the first agreement. I thought their second suit was as petty as her first apology.
Can all of you activists please go back to focusing on Tony, our current awful mayor?
You did the same thing during the election. Instead of focussing on Tony, you focused on the outgoing mayor. You're all hopelessly predictable.
If you love white racist bitches selling out their own home town, than BIA is perfect.
Delete9:22, the fact that she had to unblock dozens of people and can never delete comments again makes a difference.
DeleteIt also sets an example for other political figures. There has to be line you can’t cross and that line has now been drawn.
I may have missed, did Blakespear have to cover the plaintiffs' costs and fees? If not, aren't they out tens of thousands in out of pocket legal expenses?
ReplyDeleteAwesome she had to apologize, but isn't the elephant in the room the fact that the plaintiffs were not reimbursed for their costs to bring the suit?
I'm sure you're correct, but they're certainly not going to admit it or they may be restrained by a non disclosure. Waste of time and probably helped her career. Blakespear is very good at being a victim.
DeleteThat she does! The plaintiffs and their supporters though are trying to make this out to be a clean win...they seem to be doubling down all over social media on this likely false narrative.
DeleteSo pathetically predictable. It's why they never win.
Delete9:45 the fact that Blakespear settled before the appeal and agreed to comply with what the plaintiffs were asking for in the previous lawsuit (admission of guilt and sincere apology) would be the biggest concern for her. The money doesn’t matter to Blakespear as her legal bills are funded through donations.
DeleteSo, given the fact that she agreed to apologizing, tells me she knew she was in the wrong, was worried about the appeal and she forgave the 120K as it would be a wash for the money she raised in her legal defense fund.
Plaintiff paid nothing and so far there’s no evidence of them paying anything on her forms. Time will tell by looking at her reportable forms.
9:45 the plaintiffs paid nothing, their attorney Carla DiMare did it pro bono.
Delete10:10 I’d consider Blakespear’s apology and admitting to a violation of her sworn oath of office a win for the plaintiffs and all those who were blocked and had their comments deleted.
DeleteI’d consider the fact that Blakespear’s name is being smeared in the papers for violating her oath of office and apologizing for it a win for democracy.
Yes, this is win. The optics don’t look good for Blakespear.
She’ll always be remembered as the Mayor who hid and deleted comments and blocking those who consistently opposed her policies
Her violations of office made her look like a dictator and one who disregarded others.
Not a good look for Blakespear. 😊
How many voters who voted for the GOAT last year will switch and vote against her based on a second apology.
ReplyDeleteZero.
10:27 If you think she’ll get more votes for censoring free speech and making public apologies regarding her oath of office and character flaws, you’re sorely mistaken.
DeleteHer opposition will use this in their war chest against Blakespear. It will continue to create doubt regarding her credibility.
Blakespear blocking free speech and having to apologize for it will surely show that she has integrity issues.
Most voters deciding on Blakespear don't give a shit about this. Its wishful thinking by a group of bitter freaks in Encinitas, nothing more.
DeleteAll politicians have a small group of fringe haters constantly harrassing them. All this means is that she's moved to a bigger pond.
This nothingburger was a nothingburger in the last election, and nothing has changed.
DeleteGOAT wins again.
10:50 if you consider SDA teachers, a local fire fighter, parents and some people with disabilities “freaks”, that’s sad.
DeleteIt not only says everything about you, but the people you choose to vote for. You sound like a NAZI with that attitude, would you rather we just stick all those people who had issues with Blakespear in the oven?
I don’t see too many people defending Blakespear on social media, including her own page. Why do you think that is?
It’s obvious that no one wants to publicly defend Blakespear on social media, only anonymously on here. Would it be embarrassing for those people to defend her violations of oath of office? I’ll answer that, YES.
Because anyone who defends an elected leader who’s stepped on the people First Amendment right looks like a dick head.
11:16, you’re about a year late.
DeleteThat was a different lawsuit that settled a long time ago. The GOAT paid out some pocket change from her campaign account and it was over.
We’re talking about the second suit, which was declared a SLAPP suit and the plaintiffs were ordered to pay the GOAT’s lawyers $120K.
Missed the part about DiMare doing the case pro bono - true statement?
ReplyDeleteYes! DiMare didn’t charge anything to the plaintiffs. That’s a well known fact.
DeleteBut Blakespear’s lawyers charged them $120K.
Delete?? How can someone else's lawyer "charge" the other party? Isn't that what not getting $120K in legal fees awarded mean - that each side took care of paying their own attorneys?
DeleteIn blakespear's case obviously her blindly loyal supporters happily paid for what she admitted was her purposeful 1st amendment violations. Not that the other side doesn't have their fair share of mindless acolytes.
DiMare and Curran bailed on the plaintiffs just like Bobby Nickels (I love that nickname for him) did. Walsh and company were prosecuting their appeal without an attorney of record. Anyone who reads this as anything but a total vindication and a win for Blakespear on the filed suit (remember, the first claim by Curran that led to the settlement was never filed) doesn't have a clue about how litigation works. Blakespear had every incentive to see this litigation come to an end, and the plaintiffs had very little leverage on the Anti-SLAPP and attorneys' fees appeal. The fact that the case is dismissed with an affirmation of Blakespear's prior apology, and nothing dealing with the claim of payment from her campaign account speaks volumes to the real winner here. It was clearly Blakespear. Again.
DeleteHow bro doing spending that $2 million prior to jail time?
Delete#metooexceptmyfamily
Wrong Marco! Blakespear significantly changed her apology from her first non-apology “apology”.
DeleteSo far there’s no evidence of the plaintiffs paying Blakespear a penny. Doesn’t matter what was awarded, it matters what came of the settlement, behind closed doors.
So far there’s no evidence of payment, nothing on any of Blakespear’s public forms demonstrating that she was paid by the plaintiffs.
If Blakespear felt her chances of winning an appeal were so good, and her attorneys were paid for via donations, then why did she settle with the plaintiffs before the second hearing and why did she make a much more in depth public apology? One that the plaintiffs asked for the first time.
Yes, Carla DiMare represented the plaintiffs for free, everyone knows that and even the plaintiffs have stated that. So, it cost the plaintiffs nothing.
Furthermore if it wasn’t for Michael Curran and Bobby Nickels initial complaint regarding Blakespear’s censorship from 2014-2021, she’d still be blocking people and deleting comments on her official page.
Remember Blakespear had to pay Curran and Nickels $5,000, issue a public apology and unblock all those people she’d blocked over the years.
A win for democracy! Assurance that Blakespear will never delete or block individuals or their comments ever again.
Blakespear will always have this stain on her record, she’ll always be remembered for her censorship.
Thank you to all those who fought for democracy, Blakespear was caught violating her sworn oath of office and she got publicly spanked.
11:21 Marco, you are so full of shit…
DeleteCoast News just updated their article. Doesn’t look like the plaintiffs paid a penny.
“The Plaintiffs are very happy about the settlement, and especially happy that Judge Bowman’s erroneous orders have become irrelevant,” DiMare said.
And contrary to what you said, they were represented by Carla DiMare for free the entire
https://thecoastnews.com/california-lawmaker-apologizes-for-censoring-critics-on-facebook/
1:53 - You're an idiot. Go to the website for the 4th District Court of Appeals, District 1, and search for the case: (Court of Appeals case no. D082042). The appellants, parties Walsh, Marks, Meiche, and Wheeler were all "pro per," meaning they did not have attorney representation. If you want to debate this case, why don't you come out from behind your cowardly anonymous account and have a real conversation?
Deletenobody cares about your word salad. They know who you are and what you do. Blakespear and Gonzoofare are the single most destructive forces ever to have anything to do with Encinitas These two are fakes and frauds.
DeleteIt's a sad tale of an unprecedented combination of corruption, lies, incompetence, greed, and weakness.
Karma is coming.
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I can't believe such a talented lawyer as Mr. Gonzalez has to resort to calling people childish names. You do it here, you do it in council meetings. One can only imagine what you say in private...
DeleteYou are just a big fat clown with a piece of paper that makes you feel so smug and superior.
Only here would some anonymous idiot try to shame me for calling people names, and then proceed to call me a name. SMH. You're pathetic. Come out of your mom's basement. The light is nice.
DeleteMarco, how’s your brother’s sexual predator case coming along? How’s your corrupt AB 5 lying sister?
ReplyDeleteMarco loves to surround himself with crooks, probably why Blakespear’s his friend.
Marco, does this sound like the words from an innocent public official:
ReplyDeleteCatherine Blakespear
“Members of the public may be aware that a controversy arose in 2022 regarding claims that I blocked and censored certain individuals on my public social media. A subsequent lawsuit, J. Garvin Walsh, et al v. Blakespear, was then filed against me. The parties to that lawsuit have entered into a settlement agreement and resolved that lawsuit. I, Catherine Blakespear, apologize for blocking and censoring certain individuals on my public social media who I blocked and censored.”
“ controversy arose in 2022 regarding claims that I blocked and censored certain individuals”
DeleteNote: These were just CLAIMS, not established facts. And now that the case has been settled, there is no direct resolution of whether those claims were true or not. In that light, the apology that follows reads like “I’m sorry to anyone who may have been offended.”
She’s apologizing to anyone whose claims would have been found valid had the case run it’s course, hypothetically speaking.
It’s an apology in theory, based on assumptions we will never know to be true or false.
It’s meaningless.
The plaintiffs got nothing.
12:12 wrong!
DeleteBlakespear says this at the end….
“I, Catherine Blakespear, apologize for blocking and censoring certain individuals on my public social media who I blocked and censored.”
She doesn’t say, May have blocked like she said the first time, she’s “who I blocked and censored.”
That’s an apology.
Plaintiffs- 1
Blakespear- 0
You have to put that in the context of “claims.”
DeleteShe didn’t say the controversy and lawsuit stemmed from actual blocking and censoring. They stemmed from mere “claims.”
The apology must therefore be read as conditional on the validation of those claims, which the settlement precludes.
Literally not one person who supports Blakespear has said that she did not block a bunch of assholes (like those on this page) who used her social media pages to harass her during the election. Hell, dipshit Steve Golden multiple times came right out and encouraged people to do just that for the express purpose of harassing her. This was all resolved with the original settlement. And then Bobby Nickels and the rest of them decided they weren't getting enough traction out of the story so they concocted their whole "your apology isn't good enough and you can't use campaign funds to pay us" angle. And, as if so often the case with knuckleheads in this town, their strategy utterly failed at the ballot box. And then to rub salt in the wound, the Anti-Slapp against them was successful. What part of this exactly is a victory for them? And FTR, the US Supreme Court takes up the issue next year, so it may come down that blocking assholes in this context is perfectly acceptable. We all have to wait and see.
DeleteOnce again, name calling. You are the Arsehole!
DeleteI think we all can agree that the winner here is Bobby Nickels, who talked his friends into climbing aboard this Titanic of a lawsuit, then cut the cord in his own personal lifeboat just seconds before hitting the $120K SLAPP iceberg.
ReplyDeleteSee ya later, suckers!
12:00 Being that I’m one of the Plaintiffs, won’t tell you who, I can tell you that your statement is completely inaccurate.
DeleteI can also tell you that Bob’s departure was amicable with no dispute from any of us. There’s was no dispute between any of us. His testimony would’ve negligible as his residence at the time was in Oregon.
Nice try Marco!
Still attributing comments to me from anonymous posters, eh? Dummies. The absurdity of Bobby Nickels bailing on his buddies is that he was by far the loudest, most obnoxious, and most wrong predictor when it came to the issue. Yet, he left them holding the bag in the end. Pathetic show of integrity (well, lack thereof).
DeleteLet’s just put it this way Marco, we are “very happy” as Ms. DiMare said, with the terms of the settlement agreement. I’ll make a suggestion, look at Blakespear’s next Form 460 and see how much the plaintiffs paid, if any at all. Have a good evening.
DeleteNo shit you're happy. You got let off the hook for paying attorneys' fees in exchange for dropping the case. But what did you win?
DeleteDid Blakespear make a personal payment of the $5K? No.
Did her second apology do anything that wasn't already covered in the first? No.
Does anyone other than you losers give a shit about the issue? No.
Did your bogus lawsuit impact the outcome of the election. No.
Is there a single voter who would have otherwise voted for Blakespear that won't now because of your turd suit. Not a fucking chance.
Losers. HAHAHAHAHA
Marco your “explanation” is about as snail’s trail as you can get. Since you’ve got the inside track you should be able to answer directly.
ReplyDeleteAsking again: are the plaintiffs out any money, yes or no? Are Blakespear’s donors out any money they paid to her attorney to defend, yes or no?
12:03 Blakespear didn’t and won’t see diddly squat! Check her public forms when they come out next month.
DeleteThe money she raised for her legal defense fund, most of which came from the BIA and Jerry Ranglas was done so she could settle without a loss. A wash sale!
The only loser here in the eye of the public is Catherine Blakespear. The winners are the plaintiffs who fought her for our First Amendment rights.
Anyone who thinks the measure of success here is whether the plaintiffs had to pay the attorneys' fees award has no clue how litigation and settlement works. The question is, was their lawsuit successful? Hell no it wasn't. In fact, the biggest outcome of it at all was to show what a bunch of dipshits the plaintiffs were for bringing it in the first place. And of course, telling everyone what they already knew about Bobby Nickels...
DeleteMarco sounds pissed 😡
ReplyDeleteWhy would I be pissed? I've been laughing pretty much nonstop since the idiots got ANTI-SLAPPed! This settlement comes as no surprise to any lawyer who knows what's going on with the case. It's another in the long string of Blakespear wins. Congrats Senator!
Delete2:21 not sure if you read the update in Coast News as of a few hrs ago.
DeleteFirst it clearly states that Carla DiMare has been working with the plaintiffs from the beginning and through mediation.
So you lied when you said the plaintiffs were on their own without a lawyer.
Second Carla was quoted as saying the plaintiffs are very happy with the settlement they reached with Blakespear.
I don’t see how they’d be “very happy” if they had to pay 120K. My guess says they’re not paying anything and Blakespear had to issue an apology.
So again you full of shit Marco.
Typical Gonzalez lies!
So anybody that is wrong is an idiot. Mr. Gonzalez must have a 100% win rate.
DeleteLOL. You anonymous keyboard warriors running around trying to turn this turd of a case into a win for the plaintiffs is fucking hilarious. What a load of crap!
DeleteMarco pounding on the keyboard, shattering his prized coffee mug against the wall. Employees next door, don’t disturb him, he’s having a bad day. Poor Marco.
DeleteAs the America hating left continues to ruin the U.S, why are you surprised at clown acts like blakesphere. It's what they do.
ReplyDeleteNO...not Democrats of Republicans.
LEFTISTS. Everything they do, they destroy.
Yea Marco’s definitely steaming!
ReplyDeleteThe people - 1
Vs
Blakespear- 0
Still waiting to hear from Marco. If he can be honest enough to provide a simple yes no answer to the questions above.
ReplyDelete12:12pm Whatever you say must be the truth. It never is.
ReplyDeleteConveniently, you never fail to ignore the the right wingers efforts to destroy our democracy for an authoritarian form of tyranny.
Your disingenuousness is always obvious and comes off as fake as the fake news you base your assumptions on.
12:42 but wait isn’t Blakespear a Progressive Left winger and didn’t she violate her sworn oath of office when she blocked and censored hundreds of people from her public page?
DeleteSo when you talk about “destroying our democracy and authoritarian tyranny”, isn’t that exactly what Blakespear was doing when she only allowed public comment on her official page that agreed with her?
Tell us more about authoritarianism please. Like mandatory masking? Allowing protesters to loot and burn?
DeleteCorrection this is for 1:16
ReplyDelete1:16 isn’t Blakespear a Progressive Left winger and didn’t she violate her sworn oath of office when she blocked and censored hundreds of people from her public page?
So when you talk about “destroying our democracy and authoritarian tyranny”, isn’t that exactly what Blakespear was doing when she only allowed public comment on her official page that agreed with her?
Blakespear is the only tyrant trying to destroy democracy by censoring, blocking and deleting all opposing comments.
ReplyDeleteJust like her jazz hands so home viewers could hear the objections or clapping from the opposition,
Just another form of tyranny!
*couldn’t
ReplyDeleteCoast News updated their writing on the Blakespear apology article, adding this from the attorney, "the plaintiffs are very happy".
ReplyDeleteCoast News is clearly circling around the nondisclosure agreement. I believe other parts have also been edited because this now reads as much more than a hand slap - probably a huge loss for Blakespear.
It takes determination and guts to stand up against an established politician - good to know we have citizens with those qualities!
https://thecoastnews.com/california-
lawmaker-apologizes-for-censoring-critics-on-facebook/
It's great that the anonymous clowns who spend all day whining on the internet see this as a win. The rest of us, also known as the majority, will continue winning by getting our candidates elected. While you're typing up your next rant to be read by dozens of fellow clownfolk, Blakespear is governing and planning to extend her undefeated streak.
ReplyDeleteYou can see in their reactions how absolutely twisted with jealousy and bitterness people like Julie Thunder are. Honestly though after losing at every single thing she and her ilk have applied themselves to, it's understandable. If these were prize fights the ref would have called the bout a long time ago. It's almost comical how the list of people that are consumed by hatred of Blakespear is turning into a list of people that have self-destructed in spectacular fashion and slunk away.
Pent up anger much, 2:33? You sound as bitter as you claim others to be. Nice day out, take a walk and clear your head.
DeleteYou're as skilled at reading people as you are at backing winners.
Delete3:21 agreed, seems like a lot of anger coming from Blakespear supporters and Marco. Must be upset that Blakespear settled and apologized 😊
ReplyDeleteAnger? The karmic comedy of it all has us rolling. All this gaslighting from the EU dummy brigade lands like the turd case the GOAT just settled. HAHAHAHA
DeleteMarco, you win some you lose some, but you live to fight another day. Today just wasn’t your day. Cheer up old chap, tomorrow is a new one.
DeleteSo Bobby Nickels is basically the Rosa Parks of the right to be a harassing asshole?
ReplyDeleteYou cannot help yourself from being as disrespectful as you can.
ReplyDeleteIt is your way and the only way you know how to be.
A Retired Marine Corps pilot deserves all of our respect, whether we are Reps. or Dems. He served our nation honorably. You are a pos. His name is Robert, or Bob.
Make that Captain sir.
I can separate his service from his work as a harassing asshole, which was well documented in a city report years ago.
DeleteWe’ve all had the measure of his character for a while now.
Encinitas has run two narcissists out of town in recent times. Jazz hands to that.
BIA keeps her jazz hands busy these days on developer’s privates. 🤮
DeleteOh yeah? Now do Nathan Fletcher. Having served doesn't absolve you from being a raging douchebag.
DeletePutting the ‘who won’ issue aside, gotta wonder what self respecting lawyer would waste his valuable time arguing with a bunch of anonymous posters?
ReplyDeleteMy screen is soiled now...
Delete4:17 the plaintiffs are living rent free in Marco’s head. He’s pissed that Blakespear decided or had to for words, settle.
DeleteLooking forward to checking her form to see if she received and payments from the plaintiffs. I doubt it, considering they were quoted as “very happy”.
I love that you are all so desperate to find a silver lining that you mistake a victory lap for anger. Keep it up!
DeleteStill living rent free in Marco’s corrupt BIA head.
DeleteMG sounds a lot like his predator bro….
DeleteMarco is pissed!
ReplyDeleteSounds like he’s having a bad day!
Blakespear had to apologize as per the terms of the settlement agreement. She can never block, delete or censor people again.
That’s the way it’s supposed to be, Democracy.
The plaintiffs didn’t have to pay their attorney, Carla DiMare, who worked pro bono.
The plaintiffs were also quoted as saying they “were very happy” in the paper today.
I don’t see how they’d be very happy if they had to pay 120K, so my inclination is they didn’t.
Blakespear didn’t see a penny of that 120K and that will reflect next month on Blakespear’s Form 460 or 470.
Marco, who posts both anonymously and under his name sure is pissed 😡
Plaintiffs - 1
Blakespear - 0
Marco sure loves to post anonymously while pretending he doesn’t.
ReplyDeleteLet’s face it, Blakespear violated her sworn oath of office and has been doing so for years, if that’s ok with you, then you’re just a corrupt as Trump.
People are entitled to voice and scribe their opinion, and when an elected leader takes that away from them, that’s tyranny in the most raw sense.
Blocking teachers at SDA, concerned parents over the homeless encampment at the middle school, fire fighters, city employees, persons with disabilities asking ADA questions. If you consider those people as assholes who don’t deserve a voice, well then that speaks volumes on you, Marco!
The believe that Blakespear should be allowed to censor and silence whoever she wants, whenever she wants, just shows how much of an asshole you really are Marco!
Just like your sister and just like your brother in law.
I’m one of the people who was blocked by Blakespear. I asked her why we couldn’t change the percentage of affordable housing to 50%, like the planning commission had agreed would be a good idea.I posted a link where Blakespear had quoted support for affordable housing. Then followed it up with “actions speak louder than words.” Then she blocked me.
ReplyDeleteVery upsetting.
How must blakespear supporters feel knowing their hard-earned money went to pay her illegal activities bills? Hopefully some will wake up, there is no decency in her kind of Dem(ocracy).
ReplyDeleteI was blocked too. There was nothing I could do. I even wrote council asking why? I wasn’t rude, aggressive or harassing. My husband and I simply wanted to know what was going on with Streetscape and some of the development projects in our area. She blocked me!
ReplyDeleteI was extremely upset, I felt as though my right to voice my opinion had been violated. I’m thankful to those who restored my voice. F U Blakespear! I’ll never vote for you again.
So funny how standing up for free speech is considered a bad thing to Coast Law Group.
ReplyDeleteIt because MG don’t give a shit about the constitution….
DeleteIt’s all about the power of the developer dollar….
The lawsuit had nothing to do with Blakespear’s blocking of people. It was a breach of co tract case about compliance with settlement terms, dummy. And the Anti-SLAPP motion decision literally found that the plaintiffs’ lawsuit violated Blakespear’s 1st Amendment rights. Again, dummy. SMH…
DeleteI'm guessing this thread is a case of "those who know aren't talking, and those talking don't know"
ReplyDeleteBlakespear being the turd.
ReplyDeleteYou can’t polish or shine a turd, but you can roll it in sprinkles. You’ll never see my vote again. Turd 💩
Vista + dysfunction + family = seek help.
ReplyDeleteKim Jung Blakespear
ReplyDeleteAll of you can argue back and forth day and night, but Thunder and anyone associated with the people that went after Blakespear legally here will never have success in politics in Encinitas. Not because of this case, but because y'all were pieces of shit since before.
ReplyDelete??? Okay that made no sense. Obviously a deranged Blakespear supporter, who thinks Blakespear poops gold.
DeleteWell this peasant is looking forward to seeing another Democrat run in the next election. If I’m left with no other choice but Blakespear, I won’t vote for her. She’s a POS domestic terrorist who could care less about anyone else but herself.
She doesn’t care about Democracy! She just cares about winning at any cost, be it lie, cheat or steal. Blakespear’s a thief.
Blakespear blocked me years ago, wanna say 2017 or 18. I supported Gaspar and next thing I knew I was blocked. I didn’t really care as I’ve never been a Blakespear groupie, but I knew it was wrong. Hats off to the men and women who legally forced her to apologize, and were able to restore our constitutional right to speak freely.
ReplyDeleteHere’s me flicking you off Blakespear. 🖕
Hope you never see office again after your term expires.
I was blocked by chatty Cathy B. as well. I voiced my opinion during public comment at city hall, then proceeded to post a youtube link of the speakers that night who addressed Catherine. She blocked me.
DeleteI didn’t know it was illegal, but happy to find out it was. You’ll get a NO vote from me as well, Blakespear!
Why do I get the feeling Blakespear isn’t that popular with voters anymore? Is it because she’s whored herself out to the developers like Atkins did? Could it be because people are starting to see right through her phoniness, like her proclamations “where as, I Senator Blakespear” bla bla bla.
ReplyDeleteShe’s got no soul! Time to vote for another Democrat!
Got someone in mind?
DeleteNo one in mind yet. Hoping someone pops up for the 38th, anyone but Blakespear. I’d vote for a piece of dog poop over her in the next election.
DeleteYup, not voting for any pos supported by the assholes that went after Blakespear.
DeleteSo who do the Blakespear terrorists want elected?
I'd say we vote yes on Kranz, NO on Thunder no matter where she rears her slimey head, NO on Bruce.
You don’t like Bruce Ehlers, why?
DeleteWhat’s he done wrong.
A lot of these stories read like “Catherine Blakespear blocked big strong men—men out of central casting. They all said ‘sir. This is so unfair. How can they do this to us, sir?’ With tears in their eyes—and these are men who never cried before. It’s unbelievable. And very sad for our country. And we can’t let it happen. We are not going to let it happen. Believe me.”
ReplyDelete7:32 Catherine blocked just as many women and a lot of Democrats.
DeleteThis thread is like eating chalk.
ReplyDeleteMe thinks MG eats chalk for breakfast and spews it out all day long.
Take the L man TAKE THE FUVKING L
Take the L? Seems the people that filed the lawsuit and achieved no success are the ones taking the L. Are you all getting high with Steve Golden?
DeleteVote NO on Bruce Ehlers and YES on Blakespear.
ReplyDeleteWow some developer shill sure doesn’t like the light shone by ehlers on his greed.
Delete8:15- 💯
DeleteVote YES on Kranz, YES on Blakespear and NO on Bruce Ehlers.
ReplyDeleteOk Marco, whatever you say.
DeleteYes my Admiral dearest… start your engines… my motorboat queen.
Delete-Phony
I’m so glad she’s been shown to be a lying sack of shit. It’s awesome she was made to fess up with the voters.
ReplyDeleteI was blocked by that bitch because I posted a comment about her goddamn road furniture, nearly killing bicyclist. She blocked me.
Then this happened.
https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNueNlsgxvz28Zi-gSJQDVElfZg0bH1EM-vYspY4iK73mj-QROa56x8x4Rm39m0IQ?key=cG9zZnlDQVJSVl9EOVZXSi1XS181Q3N1b19mM1RB
https://m.facebook.com/groups/556935515245051/
I’m a 97 year old blind nun and I was deleted and blocked by Blakespear for posting a picture of kittens. Then she came over to my house and slapped me and laughed.
ReplyDeleteThis is a totally real and believable story and not made up by a middle aged male loser.
Stupid post. MG losing her shit….
DeleteMG you’re a misogynist just like your brother-in-law….
DeleteHow are the dog days of summer hunts going?
There goes EU again, protecting Tony Kranz, and or the development crowd. WTF?
ReplyDeleteYou suck Tony Kranz for destroying Encinitas.
ReplyDeleteThe only people that suck worse and you are your freaking flunkies like Starvin, Gjata, MG, Mali and Kathleen Kees, and BIA of course.
You have ruined Encinitas with this hyper development. We know you want more hyper development and more homeless. You suck.
https://thecoastnews.com/quail-meadows-developer-stands-firm-on-size-despite-local-pleas/?fbclid=IwAR0i8DsiMB3oTdnfqZwFtmBXDeDECkvrrzXsKzhmjZPF4_E_y2Ma2KkVsI0
And let’s not forget 🐷👧
DeleteWhat has Gjata done to get people so riled up?
DeleteGjata and Kees we’re and are big-time supporters of Phony when everybody knows Phony has a history of accepting gifts from developers in special interests, and most of all is the well known
DeleteTOWN DUNCE.
He makes Dalager look like Albert Einstein. Remember Dalager-https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-encinitas-former-mayor-dan-dalager-pleads-guilty-2011feb09-story.html
Phony takes in a lot more. Wonder what the huge kick backs were for $6 million dollar view taken from existing residents in Leucadia and given Tiffani’s friend building the ghetto apartments on the corner?
And what kind of gifts do you think he got for creating a 30 acre parking lot that serves the private property developers and apartment owners on Vulcan Avenue in place of where they’re supposed to be a real public trail like in Cardiff?
Those are million dollar questions?
BIA may have created road conditions that got her friend really fucked up and nearly killed, cost the tax payers $12 million and removed safe bike lanes in Cardiff, and created the exact same hazard in many other locations but Phony has created much more damage to Encinitas.
Ask Gjata and Kees, why do they support phony?
Gjata was caught removing people’s campaign yard signs in 2015. He’s a dirt bag!
ReplyDelete👆🏾💯
DeleteSee above for a little more description about what a piece of 💩 Gjata is….
John Gjata action’s are the worst for Encinitas…. He was part of the minority That put Phony in position to sell out existing residents of Encinitas for developer profits.
ReplyDeleteCharlie Mcdermott’s actions are always the best for Encinitas…. Speaking the truth.
Which side do you want to be on?
https://thecoastnews.com/opinion-measure-u-money-for-nothing-and-your-city-for-free/?fbclid=IwAR3x_Xvs1Iw2VHUD9b_TY-y3dJ-3ns0-gpYeTkrtuuYv7XawM73ofAn3qS8
Great article. Thank you, Charlie Mcdermott.
ReplyDeleteOpinion: Measure U – Money for nothing and your city for free
by CommunityOctober 24, 20181517
Measure U is an attempt to coerce the residents of Encinitas into gifting our most valuable public asset, our established zoning, to select landowners and developers to enable them to earn an instant risk-free windfall of hundreds of millions of dollars. In return we will get more traffic and infrastructure strain. What the Mayor and her fellow council members will get down the road has yet to be determined – but we have seen this kind of movie before.
Our zoning laws greatly limit what each of us can do with a piece of property. Individually, we all agree to these rules because they limit what others can do with their property and this prevents them from doing something that would negatively affect us. Thus, our city zoning largely determines what each parcel of land is currently worth; and as a whole it defines the character and layout of our city. Literally billions of dollars in Encinitas land value is allocated across the established zonings – and this hidden value is a very tasty pie for special interests.
The Measure U lobbyists are asking us to create a massive exception to the rules to enable them to develop over 2,000 high-density, “up-zoned” housing units, which will allow up to 30 units per acre! Plus it will gut Prop A for good measure.
If Measure U passes, these “special” individuals will enjoy an instantaneous zero risk land value profit in the hundreds of millions of dollars (e.g., 2,000 units x $120,000 land profit/unit = $240,000,000). The total profits when the finished units are sold will be much higher and yet not one penny of this up-zone value will be paid out in fees as dividends to the public or to the City for public infrastructure projects.
Once Measure U passes, we the people will see these units built out ASAP and our local population increase significantly. However, if Measure U fails then developers will have to to buy and develop the land at market prices and under the current zoning rules. Thus they will move very slowly, block-by-block, because of the high costs and free market risks. But if we socialize all the risks then all these units will be immediately built out because so much profit will be baked in from the Measure U land value increase.
Measure U is such a scam, that even Goldman Sachs would blush, but it is right there in black and white for you to vote on. Send a very clear message to interloping developers, Mayor Blakespear, and her comrades in the City council that our town is never ever going to be for sale by voting No on Measure U in overwhelming numbers. Make this one really hurt so the interloping special interests go away for good.
Charlie McDermott, Encinitas
Don’t get me started on John Gjata and Kathleen Lees. John was appointed to the Parks and Recs Commission by Tony Kranz back in 2013. The corruption of appointments runs deep with Kranz and Blakespear.
ReplyDelete👆🏾💯
DeleteSerious question:
ReplyDeleteWas Marco the bloke that got arrested the other day for trying to cross the Atlantic in a human size hamster wheel?
Asking for 59,998 local residents.
[sniff]
ReplyDeleteWhat smells like sore losers in here?
👆🏾Yup… not sore but rightfully so, Residents keep losing with Phony in office.
DeleteResidents, visitors, wildlife all lose with the constant whoring out of our city.
DeleteWatch how hard special interests fight to keep Phony in office next election (while he does next to nothing).
That’s the story of TONY’s life… victim, mentality, being carried by his mother-in-law and his wife…..
DeleteHe’s lucky he’s not on the streets where he once was as he described it.
Gjata, Mali, MG, BIA, kindergarten Kelly, or Joy, starvin, 🐷👧, Stan, and a few other minority idiots put the town dunce at the helm….
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No surprise with any of the above except for 🐷👧. Inexcusable sell out and ongoing hypocrite.
Delete👆🏾💯
DeleteIt’s sad because it’s true.
😢
Only one who needs more validation than 🐖👧is BIAspear.
DeleteI guess it was easier to fall out with the enemy then stump for a losing campaign. 🐽👧should have known Phony wouldn’t return the favor.
ReplyDeleteWhy does our planning dept. get a break here, folks? That is where all the selling out begins, and sadly, ends.
ReplyDeleteYes, our council accepts way too much advice from the planners than they should. Yes, they serve at the councils pleasure, which has never been residents pleasure ever. Yes, our planners farm out much of the work they are supposedly paid to be competent in to high dollar outside paid consultants who don't give sheet about this town.
Around and around we go. Where we stop, nobody knows. Oh, wait. I know when this will stop. When the world ends or when every bit of land is concreted over. Tough to be anything but pessimistic.
Blakespear- Gonzalez =
ReplyDeleteHistrionic narcissist personality disorder with a combination of cult like arrogance that produces a fletchesque dissonancential fear of being exposed
If they didn’t fear and respect the GOAT, then they wouldn’t still be talking about the GOAT.
ReplyDeleteWhat really gets to them is that she recruited and mentored good people to continue her legacy. She’s gone, and yet still not gone.
All hail goat.
STFU loser.
DeleteApparently the Golden Pedo doesn't like people talking about him. People really should talk more about degenerates like that to protect the children.
ReplyDelete4:19 that’s libel!
ReplyDeleteSo Marco is now acting libelous by unjustly attacking Steve Golden.
ReplyDeleteMarco is pissed!
I think that says everything about the position Blakespear has found herself in. She’s all over the media, people are finally seeing her true colors, attacking her lack of integrity and character and rightfully so.
Karmas a bitch Catherine. You reap what you sow. The universe is collecting its debt on you. Looking forward to the next election, it’ll be where your luck finally runs out.
No more blocking people, censoring free speech or running away from debates. Coward!
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DeleteYour post maybe even dumber than Steve golden. It’s a Facebook page FFS, big whoop. She isn’t out of pocket is still a state senator, will probably get re-elected and is passing bills. This is why many of us call you obsessed nut jobs “losers” because you clearly have no idea what winning actually looks like. Most people with an iq above room temp see this for what it is. Annoying crying trolls who are pissed their right to troll was blocked. At best, this is a micro victory for the micro penis crowd but completely inconsequential not matter how you look at it. But hey, congrats on preserving your right to act a fool on Facebook. Such loser mentality.
DeletePetty crap like this is why you guys get beat like Christmas Eve pigtailed penguin every election.
Delete5:23 she's not out of pocket, her sucker donors are.
DeleteQuite frankly almost as sick of the activists in this shit town as I am of the politicians. All petty and self serving. All need to be flushed.
ReplyDelete🖕🏾 why do you read the blog and why do you post?
DeleteBecause it’s informative and because it’s the best news around and you’re super interested.
Face it you’re a freaking loser just like Phony.
Phony apology - she is the same arrogant witch.
DeleteWhy are douchecanoe democrats like 5:23 with their micro limp dicked Ukraine flag flying in their front yards and on their unicycle hell bent on nuclear war? People like this fukstik need to be eradicated from society as soon as possible. A mosquito infected gulag will suffice or maybe a life size hamster wheel vessel
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