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Oh, nice! We should all ask Bailey why he abandoned the Republican party.
What are his views on Trump?
What does he think about the genocide in Gaza?
What about the violence & murders on the West Bank?
Abolish ICE, Bailey person?
No on Bailey
Fifth Column
Pretty sure our next councilmember won’t be making any decisions on foreign policy. I care more about his thoughts on housing affordability and taxes.
Bailey met with our small group yesterday. That’s the first thing I asked him, why did you switch from Republican to Independent? His answer? Just subterfuge basically. “I hate politics.” From us questioning him on the exact topics you stated, it was obvious he was far from those of us who have done our homework. He even used Obama when we questioned him about ICE. He’s definitely still a Trumper in wolf’s clothing. I’ve heard 4 of the candidates in person so far and will be at the Forum with all 7 of them on Monday the 27th at Liberty Station. So far I’m Team Mandy Havlik. She lives here and truly cares about OB.
I care about Liberty Station and our NTC public park. I did lots of the original literature review and drilling the first day work could start and we got our right of entry permit for the redevelopment project. Conrad and I use to walk our dogs every day all around Liberty Station, especially the NTC Park and along the NTC Channel.
Liberty Station NTC Lessee Seligman Properties the national management company who bought the McMillin NTC leases sued the City of San Diego in Sacramento in order to get access to take over our public NTC Park from the City of San Diego. For 4 years, Seligman Properties lawsuit is claiming there are no development left at Liberty Station. When there is still the toxic NTC channel, shoreline improvements, storm drains, several unfinished barracks, and the a few main commander houses along Rosecrans that have yet to be developed
The Oversight Board Successor Agency Recognized Obligation Payment Schedule (ROPS) documents 4 Line Items totaling almost $23 million in RPTTF hoarded funds for NTC Liberty Station projects that are on hold due to lawsuits. If the Leesee get the property, they will have access and ownership to the $23 million siting in the bank. Super sneaky of them.
In fact, in theory we can add as much money as required to the ROPS to clean the toxic NTC Navy Channel, and Shoreline Improvement on both the East and West Side. Probably including a new Aquatic Center and Recreation Center that burned down if we have 4 of 7 votes to include unfinished NTC improvements to the SA ROPS.
In theory, Seligman Properties could get a 99-year lease and try to steal our public park, then charge us fees to use or to park. Or they can try the same thing as Mission Bay and attempt to build luxury housing on our public park land.
Luckily it looks like the City of San Diego will prevail, pay out the taxing entity, and retain the property under public control and ownership.
City Council District 2 Candidate Richard Bailey wants to gift the creepy Seligman Properties our public park lands. Plus he thinks McMillin used their own private money to pay for public lease improvements. When the money to redevelopment NTC Liberty Station came from RDA Tax Increment (TI) and taxpayers, not McMillin. McMillin only got rich from the redevelopment project, he was not doing anyone any favors. And they did not take risks, because it was not their money, put public financing.
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Per Richard Bailey.
“Liberty Station was originally a Naval Training Center and trained an estimated 3 million personnel until 1997 when it was decommissioned.
The City of San Diego took ownership of the land and leased most of the buildings to a private developer to redevelop the property for commercial use. The structure of the deal required the developer to take all of the upfront capital risk in exchange for a longterm lease of $1 per year through 2070.
That redevelopment turned into the shops, restaurants, and entertainment site at Liberty Station.
But some of the buildings remained owned and managed by the City of San Diego. One of those buildings was promised to be turned into a public aquatic center. But 25 years later, after no plan or funding to redevelop the city-managed building, it burned to the ground.
Changes in state law and a recent court decision, require the city to either sell Liberty Station or make plans for future development. The city is now taking steps to consider future development, but given the city’s poor track record of asset management, there’s a strong argument to be made that the city should sell the property.
Why?
1) it’s required by the law, unless the city will really develop the site in the future.
2) a successful city redevelopment project is unlikely given the city’s track record of asset management.
3) a sale could be structured that ensures the longterm viability of Liberty Station, guarantees existing public amenities be maintained at no expense to the city, and secure additional public benefits, like new recreational facilities that were promised to the public 25 years ago.
A private-public deal like this seems much more likely to generate a positive outcome that benefits the public, than the city eventually taking ownership and management of Liberty Station in 2070.”