Comments on: Commentary: The Coast News’ Publisher urges change

By: Kevin Thomas Doyle

Kevin Thomas Doyle — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 20:50:44 +0000

I find it very interesting that the majority of the citizens posting to this board have posted using their real names. User “Kydd is Clueless”, you seem to be the only one stooping to name calling, and yet you’re the only one who hides behind a name-calling alias! Who are you anyway? What are you afraid of? If you truly believe that you represent the majority opinion, then your reticence is confusing. I have my own guess concerning your identity, though it’s just bizarre that I need to have a guess about such an obvious troll. I’m tempted to use the “H” word so that we can declare this thread dead.

FWIW: I try and stay active and knowledgeable in local politics. I like Theresa Barth, and I like Jim Kydd. I have a Lisa Schaffer and Tony Kranz sign in my front yard.

By: Olivier

Olivier — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 05:39:08 +0000

Who said it was Coast News,Faceles Clueless?

By: Lynn Marr

Lynn Marr — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 22:49:09 +0000

Candace, while I understand and concur with your valid reasons stated for not wanting a “strong mayor” that would exert too much influence on us, through chairing Council Meetings and controlling the agenda, but rather voting not to have an elected mayor, instead, after this coming election, codifying the selection process so that no elected Councilmember could be skipped over three times in six years, as has happened with Councilmember Teresa Barth, I would urge readers here, the electorate, to vote for a TWO YEAR TERM of office for mayor, SHOULD THE MAJORITY VOTE FOR AN ELECTED MAYOR.

One can vote NO on having an elected mayor, and still choose between the two year and four year term. Unfortunately, this is not made clear by the sample ballot. However it was discussed at the Council Meeting, in July, at the Community Center, when Council voted, unanimously, to put the three questions on the ballot.

So whether we vote for or against having an elected mayor, please also vote for only a two year term. Should the majority want an elected mayor, then we certainly wouldn’t want that term to be for four years! How terrible, if someone who favors over development were elected by those not following city concerns, someone who essentially is able to “buy” the election with misleading campaign literature, plastering the City with signs . . .

By: Olivier

Olivier — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 21:39:48 +0000

Now that sounds like something Jerome Stocks said: “This is just a planning excercise, we don’t have to issue one building permit”. Sure, we are going to believe that coming from a guy who has a majority of his campaign funds coming from developers (most of them from out-of-town)

How about telling us who you are or do you want to stay in hidding?

By: Kydd is Clueless

Kydd is Clueless — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:28:37 +0000

Public officials should not be stooping to the level that Barth does by participating in this forum. They should simply do their job and let the voters decide, like they have for the last 12 years. Most citizens are thankful that 4 Councilmembers are tough enough to accept these disingenuous attacks for what they are- complete falsehoods. The voters tend to make the right decisions. It remains to be seen whether they will again this time.

By: Kydd is Clueless

Kydd is Clueless — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:23:02 +0000

Julie is the only other person on this blog trying to be reasonable and look at facts. Fact is though that the Council is working on the banner policy- even the Coast News reported that recently. The policy will be fixed soon, but the Council did allow the Maggie banner to go up when it was brought before them. The Council should not interfere with every happening in the City. If that is the only concern about the Council though that is great. As you can all see by the City survey, most people don’t care as much about banners as they do about public safety, parks, beaches, and the outstanding fiscal health of our city. When things are going poorly in a city, state, or country, the people in charge are generally held responsible. On the other hand, when a huge majority of the people like the way things are going, usually the people in charge should get at least some credit. The reason why you don’t see a lot of people weighing in on this blog that agree with me is that we expect our cuurent Council to withstand all the petty/false attacks and KEEP doing a great job!

By: Kydd is Clueless

Kydd is Clueless — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:09:22 +0000

And I wonder if the Coast News will report on a whole host of Kranz signs that were up a full day earlier- AND on public property! My best is that they won’t report it because it is a tabloid handout paper that does not even merit charging people for.

By: Kydd is Clueless

Kydd is Clueless — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 15:05:59 +0000

Again, you can’t point to any votes favoring developers. And you can’t point to any positions from the Council Members on those propositions (that you disagree with). You just use the Coast News as your personal platform to spew misinformation and hate. Most people in town do not approve of your beloved Barth’s behavior. She would not have even been re-elected if Dalager had not gotten himself in that mess.

By: Kydd is Clueless

Kydd is Clueless — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:59:56 +0000

Again, you can’t point to even one vote that the public was not in favor of. You are probably against the appointment of Muir because he does not suck up to your group, like Teresa Barth. The notion that any Council Member is bought off when max campaign donations are $250 is completely absurd. If you use that logic, you would also have to say that Shaffer and Kranz are bought off by the local Enviro or Extreme Hyperpartisan Lobby. Everyone loves the environment and wants to protect it, but not when you use fear tactics and lies to try to hijack the park again and run up a MASSIVE bill with a repeat EIR. No, the Council is not guilty of cronysim, only COMMON SENSE (Barth excluded sometimes).

By: Kydd is Clueless

Kydd is Clueless — Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:50:54 +0000

Another poor victim playing the “Barth Card”. Your are wrong. This is not Jerome, just a private citizen concerned your rhetoric is an embarassment to one of the finest and best run communities in the USA. You were right that you are all in the 2%. Read the survey and WEEP!