Feed Editor 6 May 2010 10:03:47 GMT City of San Diego - June 2010 Elections http://www.blogofsandiego.com/RSS/Elections.xml en http://www.blogofsandiego.com/RSS/BlogOfSanDiegoLogo.png Blog of San Diego - Logo Who is the most powerful person in San Diego today? Fred Maas. Few voters even know his name. Mao Tse-tung (Mao Zedong) once said that "power grows out of the barrel of a gun". In a Marxist-Leninist world, that was probably true. But in the Capitalist world, power grows out of a pot of money. The bigger the pot of money, the greater the power. 2 Nov 2010 22:34:54 GMT http://www.blogofsandiego.com/Elections.htm#10/28/10 0321FA1A-6DCE-4C0F-9B42-6EE1FEC0EB83 The heated arguments over Chula Vista's Prop G have centered around whether Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) increase or decrease the cost of public works projects. Both labor and developers accuse each other of increasing costs through exclusionary labor practices. But I think there is more to it than that. I think the truth is much deeper. This is not about cost. 2 Nov 2010 22:34:19 GMT http://www.blogofsandiego.com/Elections.htm#06/07/10 BA88658F-4882-4068-AC2F-41B8A882BB24 Lorie Zapf, a candidate for City Council District 6, is attempting to turn a bust into a boon. Last week Dave Maass of CityBeat broke a story busting her for being in default on her family home in Clairemont. Responding to CityBeat Ms. Zapf tried to paint herself as the champion of all families who are attempting to negotiate a modification of their mortgage with their lender. 2 Nov 2010 22:33:26 GMT http://www.blogofsandiego.com/Elections.htm#05/24/10 F475871B-50FC-4DA3-9F4D-76701A94C517 I went to a strong-mayor forum (Prop D) last night at the San Diego County Health Complex sponsored by Common Cause and Empower San Diego, with guest speakers Donna Frye and Carl DeMaio. It was well attended, informal, with lots of great comments and questions. Carl and Donna are a great double act and the crowd loved it. More .... 6 May 2010 10:08:57 GMT http://www.blogofsandiego.com/Elections.htm#05/06/10 FCB4D020-5230-4860-9534-F1FC2441E0C7