Encinitas Mayor Lays Down Her Philosophical Foundation

It’s traditional that politicians establish a philosophical foundation for their policies and actions.

On November 17, 1973, Richard Nixon confirmed his basic philosophy when he said, “People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.”

In her May 22, 2020 newsletter, Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear laid down her philosophy as an elected official when she wrote, “Elections are the way that we resolve values disputes.”

In subsequent newsletters and speeches, Blakespear stated many of her other philosophical principles:

“Development is the way we balance concrete and asphalt.”

“Cycle traps are the way we test the 9-1-1 system.”

“Surfing is the way we communicate with our aquatic ancestors.”

“Collecting pennies from heaven is the way we build affordable housing.”

“Experiencing homelessness is the way we learn to appreciate showering.”

“Pandemics are the way we resolve population difficulties.”

“Generating countless incomprehensible reports is the way we achieve capital improvement projects.”

“Ignoring resident input is the way we promote transparency in local government.”

“Walking and bicycling are the ways we take road trips.”

“Squandering taxpayer funds is the way we economize.”

“Provoking lawsuits is the way we keep the city attorney alert and busy.”

“Collusion among City Council members is the way we foster best practices.”

“Terminating uncooperative employees is the way we keep fire department personnel and the staff in line.”

“Accepting campaign donations from developers and their PACS is the way we ensure diverse representation.”

“Encouraging residents to participate in city government then disparaging what they say is the way we demonstrate hypocrisy.”

Encinitas City Council Challengers Alleged to Have Been Poisoned

The Encinitas Locals Council (ELC) has alleged that the candidates challenging the incumbents for the mayoral, District 1 and District 2 seats on the Encinitas City Council have been poisoned.

The ELC expressed shock that the case is reminiscent of the mysterious recent poisoning of Russian dissident Aleksei Navalny.

Mayoral candidate Julie Thunder, District 1 candidate Alex Riley and District 2 candidate Susan Turney are reportedly responding well to treatment. The effects were serious but not life threatening. None fell into a coma as did the unfortunate Navalny.

Thus far, doctors and medical technicians at Scripps Memorial Hospital in Encinitas have been unable to identify the substance used to allegedly poison the candidates.

Interviews with the candidates have not revealed a common means of ingestion. Speculation about the means was varied.

The perpetrators of the alleged poisoning are unknown. The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has joined the ongoing investigation.

Cardiff Woman Chosen as Community Scold

The Encinitas Locals Council (ELC) has chosen longtime Cardiff resident Lorri Greene to be the community’s censor and scold.

The ELC announced the appointment in a statement on its website:

“After careful consideration of a dozen candidates, the Encinitas Locals Council has chosen Lorri Greene as community censor and scold because we felt she was most qualified.

“Ms. Greene launched a Facebook page called Encinitas Votes several years ago. She regularly kicks members off the page after scolding them for not being nice or for not following the rules.

“She consistently complains about how much work monitoring and censoring the page is, yet she doesn’t seem to realize that if she didn’t smother so much, the good apples would drive out the bad, and she wouldn’t have so much work.

“The ELC recognized Ms. Greene as the perfect person to roam through all the Encinitas Facebook pages, the local Nextdoor, Instagram, TikTok and other social media sites, and the local blogs to apply the same rules and exacting standards she applies to Encinitas Votes.

“The job would likely be overwhelming for a lesser person, but Ms. Greene is reportedly a doctor of some kind, so the ELC is confident she can handle it.

“We look forward to having Ms. Greene clean up social media in Encinitas.”

Encinitas Mayor Announces Series of Speeches

Given the popularity of her Oct. 15, 2019 speech titled “Increasing Suburban Density to Fight Climate Change,” Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear has announced a series of Zoom speeches she will give toward the end of her reelection campaign this year.

Blakespear will give the first speech in the series on Oct. 5, the date the county registrar of voters starts sending vote-by-mail ballots to registered voters.

She’ll give the final speech on Oct. 31, which is Halloween and the night of a blue full moon. Blakespear will announce the dates of the intervening speeches in her newsletter.

The titles of the speeches are —

“Marketing Perforated Condoms to Fight Population Growth”

“Wearing Lace Face Masks to Fight COVID-19”

“Eating Cheeseburgers and Fries to Fight Obesity”

“Selling Aphrodisiacs to Fight Promiscuity”

“Building Cycle Traps to Fight Using Cars”

Encinitas Mayor Adopts New Campaign Slogans

Encinitas Mayor Catherine Blakespear is running to be elected for another two-year term. Her campaign slogans are:

Pave Paradise, Put Up a Homeless Parking Lot

Pave Paradise, Put Up a Humongous Hotel

Pave Paradise, Put Up a Colossal Apartment House

Pave Paradise, Put Up Tons of Market-Rate Housing

Pave Paradise, Put Up a Cycle Trap

Blakespear will rotate the slogans among her campaign appearances and communications.

Election day is Tuesday, November 3.