I struggled as I decided to write this particular “Message from our Publisher.” Many will accuse me of playing the race card, stirring the pot or not letting sleeping dogs lie. I cannot help but see the double standard in the San Diego community. What is causing my rancor? Lilygate. It has been more than…
There has been some talk that Congressman Bob Filner was involved in “gay-baiting” when he questioned the role of San Diego Councilman Carl DeMaio’s partner in promoting the water-gun fight in Balboa Park. What is gay-baiting? It is the practice, most often used by Republican candidates, to imply that their opponent might be a member…
The fallout of a weekend water-gun fight at the fabled lily pond in Balboa Park, now being called “Lilygate” includes more than $10,000 in municipal property damage – not to mention the potential to cost one leading mayoral candidate the 2012 election. Candidates Bob Filner, a Democrat and San Diego’s firebrand liberal congressman and City…
As the Balboa Park lily pond scandal reaches new heights, I have advice for Councilman Carl DeMaio and his partner, Johnathan Hale; don’t play coy with the truth. DeMaio has vehemently denied that Hale had any involvement with the water-gun fight in Balboa Park that caused tens of thousands of dollars worth of damage to…
