Posted by Duane Dichiara at 12:00 am on Jan 06, 2006 Comments Off on Bustamonte is Like Concrete Shoes for Staffer
Since I have been threatened by our editor to pick up the pace
(see earlier yellow journalism)… here we go:
The brawl for control of the San Diego City Council is now in
full swing. There are two seats that have been vacated because of
the local “stripper-gate” scandal.
One seat, district 8, is fairly safe Democrat/machine. It is
drawing fire, but mostly labor is just making sure that the next
machine candidate is anointed.
The other seat is a bloodbath. Lorena Gonzalez (Bustamonte aide
de camp) vs. Kevin Faulconer (local businessman). Disclaimer:
Faulconer is a Coronado Communications client. We are talking
something like 1.7 million total expenditures for a seat 1/3 the
size of an Assembly District. Now nothing could be more
entertaining to the average voter than a mailbox full during the
holiday season, but there isn’t much option when the election is
January 10th. My guess is between the GOP and labor there are 100
people on the ground every day as well… a real house to house
battle.
What’s interesting is labor candidate Lorena Gonzalez is getting
pummeled for her relationship with old Cruz Bustamonte.… Read More