by The Editors on November 4, 2008
At 9:55 PM and only 13 of 77 Carlsbadistan precincts reporting it looks like Ann Kulchin and Keith Blackburn are in the lead. The surprise to us is that Glenn Bernard is actually running in fourth place currently. Hard to believe.
- ANN J. KULCHIN 8221 28.59%
- KEITH BLACKBURN 6659 23.16%
- FARRAH DOUGLAS 6347 22.08%
- GLENN R. BERNARD 3053 10.62%
- THOMAS K. ARNOLD 2886 10.04%
- EVAN DELANEY RODGERS 1584 5.51%
We have a sneaking suspicion this is how this election is going to turn out, however, we’re not experts.
[Link: Sign On San Diego]
by The Editors on November 4, 2008
A light fall mist didn’t stop voters from hitting the polls early this morning in Carlsbadistan. Voters armed with umbrellas stood in line on Garfield for their chance to weigh in. Polls are open until 8 PM tonight so there is still time to make your voice heard.
by Richard J. Riehl on October 31, 2008
Last week I voted for Evan Delaney Rodgers and Farrah Douglas to fill the two open slots on the Carlsbad City Council. My wife and I have a long tradition of voting early by absentee ballot. It’s more convenient and it gives us the small satisfaction of dodging the usual last gasp campaign smears.
When I first heard Rodgers was running because she’s a competitive swimmer and wanted the city to build a second community pool, I figured she was an immature, single-issue candidate, not to be taken too seriously. But the more I learned about her, the more I became convinced the nineteen-year-old college student is precisely what the city needs on its governing council: a fresh voice that speaks for a neglected constituency.
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by The Editors on October 30, 2008
With only five days to go until election day we thought it was finally time to see who Carlsbadistan readers are going to elect to the Carlsbad City Council next Tuesday. We’re all going to vote for two candidates in the election, but for this poll we’re asking you to vote for the person you’d most like to see win.
The poll is located in the far right column just below the Recent Comments section. We’re not going to run this poll as long as we did the last one, so vote now while you have the chance.
by The Editors on October 30, 2008
Carlsbad City Council candidate Thomas K. Arnold wants everyone to know that former long-time City Council person Ramona Finnila says he is “worthy of consideration, according to a press release.
Having just met Thomas K. Arnold, I now consider him someone who is worthy of consideration,” Finnila said. “He has a high energy level and a good sense of what needs to be done in Carlsbad for our future.”
While that doesn’t exactly sound like a ringing endorsement to us, it obviously can’t hurt. To read the entire release, follow the jump.
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by The Editors on October 30, 2008
Carlsbadistan’s Larry Dershem and his wife Hoa, apprently think legal same-sex marriage is causing the fall of western civilization. Why else would he and an estimated 10,000 SoCal Christians spend 12-hours in prayer at a rally Saturday at Qualcomm Stadium called TheCall?
This is 5,000 years of history,” he said. “Marriage predates government.”
It’s amazing how far people will go to make other people’s happiness illegal.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on October 27, 2008
Several upset Carlsbadistan parents made their kids stay home from school to protest a $1.25 million donation made to the “No on Prop. 8” campaign by the California Teachers Association, according to a story on NBC San Diego.
The parents are upset because they say the union should be fighting for legislation that will actually affect schools — legislation like the budget and class size — not gay marriage. . . Anita Kelley’s family is one of many who received e-mails about the protest and said she believes the teachers union has no business supporting a social issue that doesn’t affect schools. . . “It’s nothing that will benefit students or teachers. It was just wasteful spending,” said Kelley. “I think the money could be better used and spent in areas that would have benefited more kids.”
Maybe the union represents a lot of gay teachers. . . guess Mrs. Kelley didn’t really think of that one, huh?
[Link: NBC San Diego]
by The Editors on October 27, 2008
While out cruising The Village this morning, we saw this Toyota FJ Cruiser parked in someone’s driveway (click the image to see if full size).
The more we looked at it, the more it appeared to be complete farce. Does someone who supports John McCain and Sarah Palin really put the words “Drill here/Bomb There” on the hood of their car? Do they believe that a vote for Obama equals more Osama? Are they actually encouraging people not to vote?
Or is this entire rig designed as subterfuge to make people think that McCain/Palin supporters are total and complete lunatics?
We’re guessing the later.
by Richard J. Riehl on October 24, 2008
We’re hearing a lot about Joe Six-Pack lately, the mythical resident of a mythical Main Street who politicians fall in love with each political season. Office seekers abandon their “ing’s” when they’re talkin’ about their plans for helpin’ folks who are just tryin’ to make a livin’. They love to have their pictures taken with Joe in his yellow hardhat. They seek him out in bowling alleys, delis and bars.
What makes Joe so popular? He’s become the living symbol of common sense wisdom. Politicians believe winning him over is the key to winning elections.
From their many letters to the editor and online chatter, Carlsbad’s Joe Six-Packs seem to be alive and well, but not very happy at the moment with the leadership in their local schools, regional hospital, and congressional district.
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by The Editors on October 23, 2008
Just a reminder: tonight (October 23, 2008) at 5:30 at the Dove Library (1775 Dove Lane) all six candidates for Carlsbadistan City Council will be attending their final “candidate forum.” This one sponsored by the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce. Here is how it is going to go down, according to Carlsbad’s Vice-President of Governmental Affairs Michael Bobawal.
- Candidates will be seated left to right in alpha order (Arnold, Bernard, Blackburn, Douglas, Kulchin and Rodgers).
- Each candidate will be given 90 seconds for an opening statement (starting with Arnold)
- The dais will be presented a question and each candidate will have 60 seconds to answer
- The first candidate to speak first will be rotated among the panel starting opening and ending closing statements (i.e., Arnold will start with opening statements, Bernard will start with question 1 and Rodgers will start with closing statements)
- Each candidate will be given 90 seconds for a closing statement (starting with Rodgers)
- All questions, including audience questions, will be business related
- The first hour of the program will be televised
- We will take a short break to let the camera’s stop rolling and then begin the second hour
- The second hour will take questions from the audience
- Questions will end around 7:00 p.m. allowing for 30 minutes of meet and greet.
Trust us, even if you don’t care all that much about City politics, these forums are great entertainment purely for spectacle. And since the topic tonight will be all business we’re thinking it’s going to be even more enlightening.
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