tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057262584896477189.post5264582041228118600..comments2023-03-07T02:03:23.535-08:00Comments on Poway Blog: John Mullin's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Idea*Chris Crusehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06489810250555135219noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057262584896477189.post-89704029903881961392010-10-19T20:59:24.611-07:002010-10-19T20:59:24.611-07:00Good post...unfortunately the rest of Poway is bli...Good post...unfortunately the rest of Poway is blind to the ramifications of Mullin's proposal. Only when traffic triples because of these development deals will people wake up but by then it's too late. <br /><br />Mullin getting on the council last June was the beginning of the end of the City in the Country.Melissanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057262584896477189.post-4698246409494320952010-10-15T11:34:01.130-07:002010-10-15T11:34:01.130-07:00PowayVotes,
I don't think the current council...PowayVotes,<br /><br />I don't think the current council is responsive to comments made during a council meeting. It's almost a waste of time to try to participate in the process.<br /><br />Higginson and Mullin are chomping at the bit to "streamline" the process and advantage their developer friends. Kruse is Tarzy's puppet. Tarzy used to care about adherence to the codes, etc, but he has endorsed Mullin, so go figure...Kruse will probably line up for this too. Boyack has repeatedly voted for the oops variances and John Fitch projects. Cunningham may weave the need for transparency and openess to his bloviations, but in the end, I am guessing, he will spinelessly vote with the rest. That's been his pattern.<br /><br />So I don't see any hope that the current council will even listen to anything I have to say. We need new councilmembers, independent people who aren't taking the job just to advantage THEIR friends.<br /><br />Thanks for the note, NEWS_FLASH. I hope people in Poway who want to change the way our government is working will forward my blog posts to their friends. And I welcome other Poway bloggers jumping in and writing about their experiences. Someday maybe we will reach critical mass and be able to have an impact on our own city.PowayBlognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057262584896477189.post-41142219340616087642010-10-15T10:41:02.172-07:002010-10-15T10:41:02.172-07:00Avoiding "transparency" in public/city d...Avoiding "transparency" in public/city decision-making is ALWAYS highly suspicious and should automatically raise eyebrows. Anytime a politician does not want public eyes and ears on what they are doing, they are probably up to no good. Mullin's many developer pals -- who are already quite talented at obfuscation and manipulation or bait and switch tactics (as the POWAY BLOG shows in the examples listed above) -- would, no doubt, love to see Mullin's "streamlining" proposal become a reality.<br /> <br />Mullin can call this "streamlining" all he wants -- but those who have been objectively observing Poway politics for a long time know exactly what this is. It is a blatant attempt to avoid appropriate and much-needed public scrutiny over shady developer plans. Plain and simple. Mullin's "streamlining" would be the worst possible outcome for the overall good of Poway.<br /> <br />Apparently Mullin thinks Powegians are too stupid to see through his “streamlining” proposal. Sadly, he may be right. Especially since he has the endorsement of Bruce Tarzy and GVCA. I hope the GVCA folks really look into this so-called "streamlining" proposal. Those who live in GVCAville need to realize that Tarzy is not looking out for their long-held best interests against additional development in Poway with his endorsement of Mullin.<br /><br />NOTE TO CHRIS CRUSE --- Thanks for your very informative POWAY BLOG posts and all that you do to keep the Poway public tuned into what’s really going on behind the scenes at Poway City Hall.NEWS_FLASHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057262584896477189.post-50813234454526742142010-10-14T23:45:03.611-07:002010-10-14T23:45:03.611-07:00Fantastic work. Will you be speaking at the Octob...Fantastic work. Will you be speaking at the October 19th meeting about this?PowayVoteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05549549631925489181noreply@blogger.com