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on Thoughts on the District 2 Candidates: “So, no questions or discussion about short term rentals? My guess is that Coyne will maintain status quo. Havlik believes…” Apr 29, 09:32
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on Thoughts on the District 2 Candidates: “I was getting Bailey Mailers back in November. I personally witnessed it and Jane is correct. Bailey is a right…” Apr 29, 08:28
on Thoughts on the District 2 Candidates: “Frank, you did a great community service by factually reporting on the debate. One can tell that much effort went…” Apr 29, 08:24
on Thoughts on the District 2 Candidates: “I respectfully disagree that flyers were sent out prior to his qualifying. Didn’t happen. Two have been sent since. He…” Apr 28, 21:47
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on City Is Reducing Its FY2027 Funding for Balboa Park: “Time to throw the bums out! Every single member of the City Council and King Gloria need to be ushered…” Apr 28, 18:11
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on Thoughts on the District 2 Candidates: “04/28/2026 District 2 San Diego City Council Candidate Forum at Liberty Station NTC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyXQ8WikTn0 League of Women Voters San Diego…” Apr 28, 16:59
on Thoughts on the District 2 Candidates: “Well, sh** Frank, this doesn’t do much to help me narrow it down. None is standing out for me at…” Apr 28, 16:56
on Thoughts on the District 2 Candidates: “Was going to say this goes a bit light on Bailey regarding the ICE question… not sure why it says…” Apr 28, 16:55
Hope somebody covers this. I will be out of town. Not sure what taking over the streets means with Toad catering to the unions despite my past union affiliation.
If a modern politician didn’t take in the views and support from labor unions, she or he would not survive. Unions are here to stay, despite some being corrupt (like everything else). The voices of working people are needed and for many, their union says it for them. Many unions have internal democratic means. They elect the leadership in many instances, and the leadership forms and creates the staff which serve union members on a daily basis. The problem with San Diego in particular is that some unions of the building trades and service trades hitch their wagons to developers and whomever can bring jobs, either public or private.
Over the years, I’ve been in several unions – some were good and some not so good. When I worked at Convair for instance, my union ensured I was getting the correct pay for the job I had, despite management’s avoidance of the issue. Then I worked via a Labors Union in Colorado. The union hall got me a job but the only time I saw a union rep was when he came out to berate me for not keeping my dues current.
Historically, it was the unions that forced the establishment to allow only 40 hours a week and safer work places. There was a huge battle just to get unions. And on and on. Gotta see the different sides of an issue.
Are you admonishing me? I definitely know the benefits of unions over historical times and understand their effects on workers. I in general support. Today’s building unions HERE IN SAN DIEGO seem to want to cater to the builders as opposed to other places more entrenched like NorCal or Long Beach for example. When Kaiser built on the 15, I thought it was bullshit to have a controlled gate to prevent open solicitation for work, as what is allowed to members, but in this case was a developer deal. Unfair to the membership. I’m a 30+ yr piledriver/ carpenter member FWIW. A main basic problem to me is the blank check support the union will have to building anything, anywhere, as long as it supports working members, without any ramifications to the area affected, what so ever. That is irresponsible.
Okay, good to know. Sometimes it’s too easy for media, pundits to slip into the historic bias against unions that conservatives, GOP, the right, have had over the decades and even centuries.
As an addendum to a previous comment not yet accepted until moderation, the unions will approve anything as it relates to work, money and membership. There is no grey area, or thought out ramifications, to what their project approval means to a particular area. It’s a zero sum game.