Observations and Thoughts on the City Council Voting for ‘Package A’ of Preservation Reforms

Here’s the Long List of Groups That Opposed Package A

By South OB Girl

This was truly a remarkable accomplishment for so many people to come together in our efforts to defeat “Package A” of the so-called Preservation Reforms. The warped San Diego political scene pulled the decision making in favor of Package A, despite dozens of inconsistencies in the handling of the policy (no Package B for certain, then a Package B under way), legal violations specified by multiple organizations, and constituent opposition.

As a comment in The OB Rag recently suggested, are some of our City Council members paid a salary beyond their capabilities?  Are City Council representatives exercising the same precision, thoroughness, moral excellence, and skills of logic and deduction when analyzing and evaluating policies and municipal code that judges exercise when presiding over their court rooms?

Additionally, perhaps some of our City Council representatives are pulled in too many directions.  City Council members have an extensive gamut of responsibilities — from fiscal decisions pertaining to every aspect of the city to policy decisions pertaining to every aspect of the city.  It is clear that some facts and details are getting lost along the way with such extensive agendas for City Council week after week.

However, it is also clear that the personal agendas of many politicians have been a presiding factor with regard to Preservation and Progress Package A.  Personal agendas, corrupt connections, and deficiencies in morality have been the primary concerns for several of those who supposedly represent San Diegans with seats on City Council.

There’s a long list of groups/organizations and individuals from throughout San Diego that opposed (and still oppose) Preservation and Progress Package A.

Here’s the list of groups/ organizations involved in opposing Package A:

• Ocean Beach Planning Board
• Ocean Beach Historical Society
• Save Our Heritage Organisation (SOHO)
• Neighbors For A Better San Diego
• Mission Hills Heritage
• University Heights Historical Society
• Talmadge Historical Society
• Kensington Talmage Planning Group
• Coastal Caretakers
• S. Harris Communications
• The OB Rag

And there are many individuals not listed here who spoke independently at meetings and at City Council, or as representatives of a group.