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Will Rodriguez-Kennedy, chairman of the San Diego County Democratic Party, took a leave of absence following allegations of sexual assault — allegations he denies. Now, another accusation has surfaced. Meanwhile, a record number of migrants have been injured while trying to cross the border illegally. Plus, thousands of South Bay students are back to school, with a new later start time.
Show In Progress with Matt Strabone convenes a panel of current and former chairs of the San Diego County Democratic Party to review the most impactful results of Super Tuesday, from the presidential primary contests to local races. Current chair Will Rodriguez-Kennedy and former chairs Jessica Hayes and Jess Durfee join Matt to give the inside scoop on how primary delegates work, what happens in the important elections close to home, and much more. Matt kicks things off with a joke that gets roasted.
This week, the San Diego County Democratic Party elected its new chairman, Will Rodriguez-Kennedy. He joined the pod to talk about what his election means for the party and where he thinks county Democrats are headed. This interview starts a bit after minute 23 The Ocean Beach Pier is still closed after big waves and crazy tides tore it up. City officials say they have no timeline for when it may be repaired. Thus, there is no timeline for when the hole in Scott Lewis' heart may be repaired. And VOSD chief snack correspondent Sara Libby, leads the team discussion on the absolute best Super Bowl snacks. This week, the People’s Reporter team addressed a series of questions essentially asking: When will the city get around to repairing my street? That segment starts at minute 52. Check out repairs at streets.sandiego.gov and the "Get It Done" app at sandiego.gov.
Regis Philbin was on the David Letterman Show 136 times. Pete Neild has 133 more to tie the record. Yesterday I enjoyed having Poway City Council Candidate for District 1, Pete Neild, join me for the third time on the John Riley Project. Pete Neild is a scientist and he has been very diligent gathering data from citizens in District 1 surveying them on key issues in this race. He has reached 1200 people in District 1 just by driving his beautiful Corvette, Calypso, around town and chatting up people on the street walking their dogs and working in their yard or garage. This is remarkable particularly since he is not knocking on doors. This personal connection with voters has resulted in him getting votes simply because he was the only candidate to talk to that voter. Pete came prepared with a treasure trove of data that he gathered from voters along with accompanying charts and graphics. His analysis included survey data about the Poway Road plan and how voters wanted "slow growth" and "small growth". We also discussed the data he collected from voters about the future of the Poway Senior Center/Community Center. One of the key features of Pete's campaign and which separates him from his competitors is his enthusiastic support of the district voting plan for Poway. Pete is a big supporter of council representatives connecting with their constituents, listening and then representing their interests to the council. Pete has a great innovative idea to create his own "Pete Neild Council" consisting of representatives of individual neighborhoods that he would meet with regularly so he can listen to the people's needs and better represent his district. Pete broke down the demographics of the different Poway voting districts. We zeroed in on individual neighborhoods and his Google Time Line driving routes through the "Land of a 1000 Cul-de-Sacs". We also broke down the campaign finances of Pete's competitors and then all candidates running for Mayor or City Council. His competitors have raised approx $3000 from donors. Pete, however, believes that money is a corrupting influence in politics and has vowed to refuse all donations and only spend $200 or less on his campaign. By remaining under the $200 spending limit, he is not required to file campaign finance paperwork with the Registrar of Voters. I enjoyed discussing political parties with him. In a non-partisan race we hope political parties would not be an issue, but in reality they are. Pete considers himself to be a Jeffersonian Republican which means he is "middle of the road". However, he did register as a Democrat specifically to take a humorous dig at his father. He was able to parlay that into an endorsement from the San Diego County Democratic Party. But the reality is his political sensibilities are not traditional Democrat or traditional Republican at all. We gained agreement on the importance of constitutional limits of government authority and protection of our inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. We touched on numerous other issues including Pete Babich, his first visit to Poway in 1970, population growth in Poway, the revolutionary founding fathers of Poway, WalMart, the importance of developers speaking to neighbors to get their input on new housing projects, Donald Trump and the 14th amendment, birthright citizenship, Pete's Calypso experience from dreaming to ordering to buying and now to owning (future podcast!), Lucy, submarine special operations, going under the ice, sonar and asking his colleagues and superiors for their political endorsement. Link to Pete Neild's PowerPoint presentation can be found here: https://secureservercdn.net/198.71.233.138/n0p.486.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Pete-Neild-Poway-PowerPoint-JRP-Round-Three.ppt John Riley Project Info: Bookings? Inquiries? Contact me at https://johnrileyproject.com/Donations: https://www.patreon.com/johnrileyprojectSponsorship Inquiries: https://johnrileyp...
Local anthropologist Cody Petterson discussed the current state of play within the San Diego County Democratic Party. The overarching theme of his talk was the need for activists to transition from protest to power and to move from focusing on national abstractions to developing progressive policies that deal with concrete local problems. We encourage you to subscribe to our Podcast channel here. You can also find us on the iTunes Store just search for Point Loma & OB Dems or click here, as well as on Stitcher. Recordings used during the discussion do not contain explicit language. Music used by kind permission of the Oily Buoys. What are Podcasts? Our podcasts are edited recordings of our meetings made freely available on the Internet. They’ll usually be audio but we may make video recordings available as well. One-third of all Americans (12 years of age or older) have listened to a podcast according to Pew Research on Podcasts. Our podcasts are a great way to share information from our guest speakers for free and enable us to reach a wider audience. We hope you enjoy our podcasts. …
This time around Ric Epps and I (Matthew Bowler) talked all about the Bob Filner fiascoe. Filner a former Congressman, City Councilman, and current San Diego Mayor is embroiled in the mother of all sex scandals. At the time I wrote this seven women came forward and levied sexual harassment allegations against the powerful Democrat. These woman says Filner grabbed them, groped them, and in some cases aggressively kissed them. One accuser described Filner slobbering all over the side of her face. This scandal has gripped the nation. No the Mayor is entering a two week intensive behavior therapy, sort of a rehab. We talked to Francine Busby the Chairperson of the San Diego County Democratic Party. She gave Ric and I an inside look at the Democratic party. When they knew what they knew. What they say they did when they say they knew. It was a fascinating chat. If you would like to use part of the interview in your broadcasts please credit www.BowlersDesk.com Sorry only KSWB Fox5 is allowed to use any of this content in any form in the San Diego media market. … And please remember to post, re-post, and share. SUBSCRIBE TO SOCIAL FEEDS!!! So you can be kept up to date on what matters. iTUNES: http://bit.ly/12bfoHB YOUTUBE: http://bit.ly/YSNkuL FACEBOOK: http://on.fb.me/16nPkeP TWITTER: http://bit.ly/XpSkJc BLOG: www.BowlersDesk.com # # # The BowlersDesk.com Political Podcast with Ric Epps and Matthew Bowler. Chairwoman of the San Diego County Democratic Party reacts to Mayor Bob Filner and the Sexual Harassment Allegations Made Against Him.