Comments on: March 30, 2012

By: linda b

linda b — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 01:33:50 +0000

It’s unfortunate that Kristin Gaspar chose to take her cues from the least mature individual on the Encinitas City Council, Jerome Stocks, when she was newly elected to the Council in 2010. Admirably, Gaspar had campaigned on a promise to bring council together and restore civility. To our disappointment, she has not been able to exercise the mature leadership to do so, as demonstrated by her personal tirade against fellow councilwoman, Teresa Barth, in the last Council meeting. If she had personal issues with Barth, she should have chosen to work them out with Barth in private and not air them inappropriately in a public forum.

By: Jean Bernard Minster

Jean Bernard Minster — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:53:56 +0000

I watched the March 28 Encinitas Council meeting webcast at 3:00 a.m. from the London hotel where I was staying on business. I was shocked and astounded by the lack of civility and lack of decorum displayed by both the Mayor and Deputy Mayor. A colleague hailing from the People’s Republic of China of all places- who was also working in the hotel lobby, struggling with jet lag, watched with me for awhile and then asked whether this was typical of city government meetings in the US. I had to explain to her, with no little embarrassment, that Encinitas was somewhat of an exception.