The news didn't stop in the San Jose City Council District 5 race. Actually, Commie Gate became even more intriguing... Richard Hobbs, Supervisor George Shirakawa's opponent for in 2008 released a statement about a hit piece that was mailed against him during that race. It had a striking resemblance to the hit piece mailed against Magdalena Carrasco late last week. Of course, Xavier Campos, Magdalena Carrasco's opponent for City Council works for Supervisor George Shirakawa, raising obvious questions, but prompting a Clintonesque response from George Shirakawa:
"Xavier didn't work for me or my campaign in 2008, and my office has nothing to do with this mailer against Carrasco."
I guess it depends on what your definition of 'my office' is... Notice he didn't say, "I had absolutely nothing to do with it." He said, "...my office has nothing to do with this mailer..." Shirakawa also didn't say that he didn't know about the mailer in 2008, just that it didn't come from his campaign...
The DA is looking into the entire episode, and they have ways of looking into DNA and finger-prints... (Of course, sometimes Dolores Carr pulls the plug on investigating forensic evidence...) The Merc Editorial Board had some not-so-nice things to say about this episode as well...
Perhaps this is what Watch Dog meant yesterday when we wrote: Watch Dog won't speculate, even though we'd love to...
Several City of San Jose unions came forward with a plan to save costs in the City budget. It was met with mixed reviews...
- Chuck Reed: The proposal is "...nowhere near the 10-percent concessions..." that he says are needed
- Madison Nguyen: The unions should be "...commended for coming together..."
- Nancy Pyle: The proposal "...demonstrates very clearly that our employees are willing to make vital sacrifices..."
- Sam Liccardo: "We got into our current predicament with gimmicks and shell games... and that is not the responsible way out..."
Speaking of the Mayor and unions... Chuck Reed responded via blog post to the POA's accusations last week that the Mayor doesn't know what he's talking about with regards to binding arbitration... One big blog step for Chuck Reed, one small blog step for ProtectSanJose.com...
The Tour of California rolls through the Bay Area today and tomorrow... So shave your legs tonight and head to downtown San Jose tomorrow...
Speaking of high speed... a car crashed into a home in Morgan Hill following a high speed chase with police... drunk teenagers.
Hey all you Mountain Viewers... your City Council wants to hear from you about the new High-Speed Rail Report. Watch Dog is willing to bet that Mountain View will regret putting out the word that it wants public input...
While we're in Mountain View, the old San Antonio Shopping Center will be getting a new development... housing and a Safeway.
Staying in the big MV, more details are coming out about the dry cleaning murder-suicide...
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Has anyone called Darren Seaton
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