Comments on: February 22, 2010 – Daily Brief *

By: Spineflower2

Spineflower2 — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:55:11 +0000

Linda, if you go to http://scvsheriff.com/ you see the CITY logo at the very top of the web page.

Or are they walking away from the info posted on their own website?

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By: navigator

navigator — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:27:43 +0000

Jim – focus on Centre Point

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By: Jim Farley

Jim Farley — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 04:30:31 +0000

Interesting that Scott Wilk’s column, in which he is allegedly seeking truth, is opposite from Laureen Weste’s touting how she brought the Open space inititative to the city. Weste was the leader of the Open Space effort and Wilk ran the campaign. As long as he is talking ‘truth’, how about the truth on where the fianancing of the campaign came from??? Hmmm – could it be a developer that is in Weste’s pocket because of her clout on approving developments? At this time we just don’t know as they won’t disclose the source of financing. The reason they won’t disclose the source is obviously because it would be an embarassment to them.

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By: lvogel

lvogel — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:40:45 +0000

Just opened my email and found this from The Signals Qwik-E Newsletter:

Fire smokes out alleged pot growers in Valencia

Authorities found Marijuana plants in the home of a Valencia couple when responding to a fire.

What made me laugh however (and the need to share) was the ‘news’ hedlines immediately after the marijuana story:

Got the munchies? Free pancakes tomorrow!

I’m still giggling! Someone please tell me that was on purpose!

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By: Leslie

Leslie — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:16:39 +0000

Maybe instead of increasing class size yet again (there are already 3 more per class already) the district should look at maybe cutting back on what it spends on programs outside the district like SCV Youth. It should also be looking at cancelling summer school and reducing administrative overhead since the state budget has reduced funding for that purpose and no real cuts in that area have been implemented.

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By: Linda Staedtler

Linda Staedtler — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:00:49 +0000

Rocky,

Regarding your comments about the crime stats: you said stop the slanted press releases and spin from City Hall.

I looked and the City didnt even issue a press release regarding crime. There was a captain’s message on the scvsheriff site that painted a picture that they saw crime increase in the first half of 2009 and that they were able to buck the trend by the end of the year.

It just looks like bad writing on The Signal’s part to me and no conspiracy.

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By: ReaderMama

ReaderMama — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:22:12 +0000

CC is right. The comments on the Signal site under Wilk’s “rebuttal” expose Wilk as devious, deceptive and slimy. Go Gauny!

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By: Walker :)

Walker :) — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:39:59 +0000

Ahhhh. How cute, Jeff! We could use another John Quigley incident in the SCV. It’s been too long, and so nice of you to offer youself up!!!!! I may not be willing to pay you $5, but I’ll bring you sandwiches, K and new batteries for your laptop (or, I suppose, some internet having phone).

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By: CC

CC — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:39:38 +0000

The comments on the Signal site for Wilk are great!

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By: CC Bill

CC Bill — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:14:34 +0000

Good for Dave Bossert, and good for Cameron Smyth. Both are using the brains God gave them.

Scott Wilk once agin shows he can swim with the “best” of the bottom-feeders. Scott, you don’t feel the love because by now most people know you for the bottom-feeder you are. In spinning the facts about his wife’s rubber-stamp Republican Party vote, Wilk neglected to point out that he has been close personal friends with Tony Strickland for many years. Scott’s daughter was a flower girl at Strickland’s wedding many years ago and Scott’s son is Strickland’s rep. So as far as Vanessa’s vote goes, it will always be exactly the same as Scott’s. As far as Vanessa goes, she will always need someone to tell her how to vote, and that is exactly what Scott does.

Wilk claims he was never a lobbyist in SCV? Looks like G&L got a lot of free service from Scott, because Scott did certainly work for them. Looks like Scott figured out how to get around registering as an SCV lobbyist, that’s all, but Scott was certainly working for G&L.

Scott Wilk ran Bob Kellar’s campaign, and at the same time worked to get Laurie Ender elected. Everyone knows that including Bob Kellar. Everyone also knows that Wilk was supposed to talk Bob Kellar into a yes vote for the hospital’s medical offices, but that didn’t happen. Not a very “influential” guy, Scott Wilk. All that time in Kellar’s ear, and Wilk couldn’t change Kellar’s mind about the hospital vote.

Scott’s pro-bono work for Belcaro was really pro-bono work for Hunt Braly, who represented Beclcaro. Scott’s wife was working at Belcaro and “suggested” close friend Hunt Braly to represent Balcaro residents.

I don’t see a single error in David Gauny’s assessment of Scott Wilk. Scott makes a living spinning the truth and eleminating facts that will get in the way of the spinning, we all know that. Scott IS a lobbyist, and we have seen him at City council for G&L and others.

Wilk’s assertion that he might actually care about the quality of life of SCV residents made me spit my coffee out all over the Signal. Fact is, as a lobbyist, Scott will take on anything, no matter how BAD the project will be for us, because that’s what lobbyists do.

Every hit mailer that comes from the Republican machine comes from Scott Wilk and Victory Mailing. Scott even brags about it. That $125 donation to Spierer’s election was simply a cover-my-butt expenditure for Scott.

Keep up the good work, David, we need new blood on City Council, we need people up there that aren’t afraid of taking on bottom-feeders like Scott Wilk.

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