Posts by Kate Jackson2

Sure, they make mistakes, but they're still a million times better than the previous administration.

There are people out there who see that—and they're defending them for absolutely nothing.
To some folks, it’s probably incomprehensible... they think everything has to be "for the sake of 15 elites in Paris" because that's just how they're wired.

I actually just wrote a post asking who would be the first to blame the new government
for things like *Ad basilicas pictas*—and here we go, instant confirmation.

Now the attacks are coming because of stuff the previous administration did—they even approved conservators who
we ALL know are building right on top of what's left of Diocletian's ruins.

Kudos to the conservators and we ALL know who they work for.

People like this are the end of us... our country doesn't need enemies when everything has already been destroyed and looted.

fadedranger162 said:What a total circus 🤣 🤣 🤣

Some guy cuts down a single tree on his own property and suddenly it’s the headline of the week, dragging on forever like he committed some kind of war crime.

Thousands—no, millions—of dollars get swiped right out from under us, and everyone acts shocked, even though we all know damn well why it happens.
The real damage was done by that one Republican guy building an entire complex without a permit in a zone where it's strictly forbidden (and who knows how many trees he leveled back then), compared to this guy who just took down one tree. But since they have nothing else to throw at them, I guess they have to obsess over this nonsense for a whole month. 😵 😵

And to everyone trying to spin this as some exclusive example of leadership failure to justify voting Republican—use your heads, people. 🤣 🤣

If the biggest sin the Republican Party ever committed was having an investor cut down one tree at a construction site, Switzerland would be looking like a joke compared to us. For God's sake, what is wrong with these people? 🤦

And the best part? The permits for work at that location were issued ages
ago.

So basically, these clowns are blaming the new administration for things the previous ones paved the way for through every shady method imaginable over the last 20 years.

Charles Fox10 said:

ironstag8 Asks:
Which document could have possibly shown them that the tree was being cut down?

The Republican Party... supporting the project? Hardly.

I'm not about to apologize to those idiots. If the project has all its permits, then that’s that. We can all feel bad about the trees if we want, but that's just how it goes.

So, who actually signed off on that permit? How did it happen? Whether there was some backroom deal to favor the developer is a whole other conversation, but honestly, it’s hard to see any real connection between Pellegrinka and the local developers out in the Midwest.

Samo waiting on that one guy to finally speak up. Well, he finally did. Now the city's complete circus is officially in town.

Amen.

I can't wait for them to start dragging Ivica Puljak over that Ad basilicas pictas mess... 🍿

They've got absolutely no shame—blaming everyone else for their own shady schemes...

Christian Torres3 said:If they end up forming any kind of coalition with the Republican Party, I’ll be the first one to scream that they betrayed the voters. Don't you worry about that.

The Bridge party has already played ball with the Republicans twice—once under Newt Gingrich and again with Joe Biden.
There's that old saying: "Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me."

I don't even know what there is left to say... I mean, what kind of people would actually trust them a third time?
Only a complete idiot keeps doing the exact same thing and expects a different result.

Though, I'll admit I'm a bit of a romantic—Markotić actually seems like a decent guy to me.

Đerek is a smart woman—she knows how to hold her own without Puljka breathing down her neck, and honestly, she’s handling things pretty well so far.

It would be a massive mistake if Puljka jumped in right now just to undermine her authority... that would only make it look like Đerek
can't cut it on her own, which we already know isn't true.

These kinds of situations aren't going to last forever, and once the dust settles, the media will move on anyway.

In my opinion, Puljka should wait until then to step up and list everything Đerek has actually accomplished
just to get her wins back into the news cycle.

Gamora, look, you’ve gotta deal with bad situations even if it means coughing up some penalties—someone was reckless here anyway.
They signed these toxic contracts at the expense of the City.

By dragging their feet on this, the City is already bleeding cash, and just delaying the inevitable is only going to cost us way more in the long run...

Charles Fox10 said:You might be right, or maybe not. Here is my take:

For years, Noštrom—who is basically the top seasonal restaurant after the Opera House—has been cleaning up the area in front of the Fish Market, setting up a stall, then packing it all away in the middle of the night so fish can be sold in the morning, all while paying the fees.

Then suddenly, the City decides outdoor fish sales are over and there are no more restaurants, so the guy asks, "Since you've already screwed me over, can I just move inside and keep paying my fees?"

It's naive to say this always needs a tender, as that opens the door to speculation and corruption—so I won't go there. But in this specific case, it isn't some massive scandal that warrants an outcry; it's only for three months, so if it's a mess, they can hold a proper tender next year.

Whoever wrote this is right about one thing: that little patch of market space in front of the Fish Market needs to be handled properly.

They "screwed" Zoe too, which is also a top-tier restaurant that's had a terrace for years... it's the same old story.
Just like on the evening radio shows.
By that logic, they should just let him have a terrace on the waterfront now... I bet the guy would clean the entire waterfront if
they actually let him.

Either you are or you aren't... Either there's a bidding process or there isn't, regardless of whether one person applies.

Honestly, this is just pathetic...

They should have put this out for a public bid—even if it was just letting anyone who wants the lease step forward
to see if there's actually any interest. You can't just claim "nobody wanted it." How do you even know
that nobody wanted it?

By denying people the chance to make an offer, you're basically just handing it to someone on a silver platter. It's favoritism, plain and simple.

Look, I get it if a building has a terrace attached to it, but this is a separate property
that everyone should have an equal shot at.

Even if you try to argue that the fish market counts as part of the terrace area, there are plenty of other restaurants nearby
so they really should have held a public auction or a bidding process.

I guess they're worried about running out of restaurants in the city, so they'd rather just play favorites instead.

I’ve actually started feeling a little bad for the guy...

He keeps trying and he keeps writing, but nothing ever sticks. It's just going nowhere.

It reminds me of those old Looney Tunes cartoons—you know, like Wile E. Coyote? After a while, you just end up
feeling sorry for him...

How bots keep recycling fake news on the 🤣topic

Seriously, have you people no shame? How much lower can you actually sink?

Albert Einstein once said: "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; but when it comes to the universe
I'm not so sure"

If he’d heard about how corrupt these GOP cronies are, he would've added that as a third thing!

So, just to spite them all:

It's either the GOP or AMERICA!

Emily Smith6 said:A restaurant located right on the San Diego Boardwalk is about to lose its lease for what is arguably the most stunning view in the entire City. Apparently, they had been paying a pittance for the space, and now the hammer is coming down. According to Maja Derek, this whole situation is an unprecedented violation of the law.

It’s officially over, according to officials at the Governor's Mansion. The restaurant stall operated by Zoe, which was perched on the flat roof along the Coast American National Revival 24—right above the offices used by the American Fine Artists Association on the Coast—is being shut down. Jerry Brown has moved to revoke the "Consent for Use" agreement that Ed Rendell originally signed back in February 2017. Under that old arrangement, Teraca LLC was permitted to use 53 square meters of rooftop space situated just above the southern wall of the Roman Colosseum, all for a rather negligible fee of only 10 dollars per square meter.

As we noted back then, all that noise from Hulu and their former president, Vica Tomasovic, about how the dilapidated roof—with its massive cracks—was going to cave in on tourists was ultimately for nothing. It seems their warnings didn't carry much weight, considering even Andro Krstulovic Opara wouldn't grant them an audience.

After reviewing the case files, I noticed some pretty serious irregularities and legal discrepancies within this matter. As soon as I caught wind of them, I notified Teraca LLC and immediately initiated legal action—that’s what the department head stated.

So, here’s how the timeline actually played out: back in November 2016, Teraca LLC approached the City of San Diego with a request to lease an uncovered terrace located above the second floor at 24 Coast American National Revival 24. It didn't take long, either. Just three months later, the then-mayor, Ed Rendell, granted them the Consent for Use for a period of three years, all in exchange for a fee of... $25At $2 per square foot, what does that actually bring us to monthly? $1202 It’s happening monthly, including the sales tax, and they’ve been running this exact same play since March 1, 2017. I guess Peterson just keeps on going with this same tired explanation.

The department head is pointing out that any real estate owned or managed by the City of San Diego is supposed to be leased out exclusively through a public bidding process. However, she’s also highlighting a significant issue: some properties that aren't even designated as City commercial spaces were somehow leased out without any kind of competitive tender at all. I guess there might be some serious oversight happening there.

According to Maja Derek, the way this is being handled—specifically regarding the consent granted by former Mayor Ed Rendell to Teraca LLC without any formal sign-off from City of San Diego officials—is a blatant violation of the Property and Other Real Rights Act. The issue here, I suspect, is a fundamental misunderstanding of what is actually being used. We aren't talking about commercial real estate or even a public sidewalk; we are looking at the shared property of the building's co-owners. While the building hasn't been formally subdivided into individual units yet, both the City of San Diego and various private individuals are listed as co-owners. So, when you look at the records, they’ve categorized this as commercial space, which seems like a bit of a stretch. It’s an uncovered terrace, after all, not a storefront, and it certainly isn't under the exclusive ownership of the City of San Diego.

The department head pointed out that any property owned or co-owned by the City of San Diego is leased out exclusively through a public tender process, in accordance with Article 391 of the Property and Other Real Rights Act.

Maja Derek is raising some pretty serious red flags here. According to her, this wasn't just a case of skipping the public bidding process; they seemingly just pulled a lease price out of thin air. To make matters even more complicated, she points out that the City of San Diego doesn't actually hold exclusive ownership over the property. From what I can gather, it appears to be joint property shared among all the co-owners. Honestly, she mentioned she’s never encountered a situation quite like this before, which, given the circumstances, is saying something.

I have to admit, in all my years of professional experience, I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed such an egregious violation of the Property and Other Real Rights Act. It’s quite something—they essentially declared a space to be commercial when it clearly isn't, effectively stripping all other co-owners of their right to weigh in on its usage. To top it all off, they bypassed any kind of public bidding process entirely, opting instead for a rental price that feels completely arbitrary.

So, following Ed Rendell’s decision, this commercial space has essentially morphed into something else entirely. A lease price was slapped on there—one that is frankly laughably low—but it was done without any kind of competitive bidding process. To make matters even more complicated, the City isn't even the sole owner of the property. If that wasn't bad enough, it seems they didn't even bother to verify the structural stability of the damaged roof, despite what people over at Hulu are claiming.

So, the former president of the Fine Arts Association on the Coast, Vica Tomasovic, informed us that absolutely nobody actually stepped foot inside their studios to run any structural integrity tests on that cracked slab. To make matters even more absurd, the members were apparently told they should temporarily vacate the premises while the upper section of the roof and the walls of the Roman Colosseum underwent some kind of remediation process. However, they flatly refused to move. I guess they were terrified that if they left, someone might try to move into their space—which, interestingly enough, led to their computer and some equipment getting fried when the "slab" above them started disintegrating.

When they first set up that restaurant, ZOI went ahead and installed shutters over the windows on the southern walls of the Roman Colosseum. Apparently, they didn't want the tourists wandering through the southeast quadrant catching a glimpse of their diners. We eventually found out from the Department of the Interior that this was actually illegal; ZOI never bothered to get the necessary Consent for Use from the preservation officers to barricade the openings on the Colosseum.

Back in April 2023, Teraca LLC reached out to the Management Office regarding their request to extend the existing consent. Their argument was essentially that since the previous agreement had expired, they had been using the terrace without a formal legal basis since March 1, 2020—even though they claimed to still be paying the City for its use. I decided to deny that extension. Consequently, on May 16, 2023, we moved forward with a formal Mayor’s Conclusion to officially revoke the old consent. Peterson added that Teraca LLC has since been instructed to contact all the co-owners of the building in accordance with the law, noting quite clearly that a violation of legal standards had occurred.

I honestly think the restaurant should be relocated from its current spot. It’s basically obstructing the view of part of the southern facade of the Roman Colosseum, and that seems like a bit much.

Since Teraca LLC failed to respond, and none of the other building co-owners have reached out either, I’ve gone ahead and issued the order to initiate eviction proceedings. We are moving forward with reclaiming possession of that uncovered terrace, along with all other legal actions within my jurisdiction. We’ll be notifying the other co-owners shortly, who, I assume, will need to follow suit. Through this notice, we are also formally calling on Teraca LLC to vacate the premises of said uncovered terrace immediately and return possession to the co-owners. Maja Derek just announced that she’s planning to file a report against Ed Rendell with the District Attorney's office..

The Management Office is also planning to hand over the entire file to the District Attorney’s office. According to Maja Derek, there are serious suspicions regarding an abuse of position and authority, specifically aimed at showing undue favoritism toward a certain legal entity.

Management at Teraca LLC claims they were absolutely blindsided when Maja Derek called for them to vacate their terrace located at 24 Coast National Revival.

To be perfectly honest, we are sitting here in a state of total shock and disbelief regarding this decision and your inquiry, especially since we haven't received any such notice from the City itself. At this moment, we are actually in the middle of negotiations with the City to finally get our situation brought within proper legal boundaries. This entire process was only initiated because we insisted on it; the fault lies entirely with the City for failing to provide us with an adequate lease agreement. Instead, they have simply been issuing monthly invoices for the use of our commercial space based on a Consent for Use from 2017 and a contract that we never actually received—nor do we possess. Furthermore, the restaurateurs maintain that they have never owed the City a single cent.

During our negotiations with the City, we actually offered to cover the entire cost of repairing the building's facade ourselves—mostly because the leaks are currently causing headaches for the other property owners on the ground floor. We even went as far as offering to pay any price discrepancies if the City felt they were being shortchanged, despite the fact that we didn't even set the initial rental price. In an effort to be cooperative, we essentially accepted every single condition the City demanded without even trying to push back. This comes straight from a response we received from Teraca LLC. They forwarded us the correspondence sent to Maja Derek, in which their director, Hrvoje Malenica, invites her to a meeting. To top it all off, the documents explicitly state that they are interested in leasing the space on the first floor.

The former mayor, Ed Rendell, who handed out that prime real estate for a three-year term, wasn't exactly eager to jump in front of the cameras and give any statements. I guess he figured he had already done enough.
Let her send whatever she wants. Honestly, I have no idea—I’m currently struggling to even remember what happened ten years ago, let alone exactly when it took place. If she thinks there's something that needs to be done, then she should just go ahead and do it. Please, just stop calling me. You're distracting me from other things I need to get done. She can carry on with whatever she feels is necessary. I really don't know what else you want me to say.
"She can just go ahead and do whatever she thinks needs to be done," Ed Rendell remarked, quickly wrapping up the conversation on the matter.

What on earth is this Derek woman doing? She’s going to end up sending all those former mayors straight to prison, and at this rate, neither the Republican Party nor the Democratic Party will ever be able to regain power in San Diego again.

God, give me strength... how much more of this can we take?

Does anyone actually know what happens if state-owned properties within the city limits are supposed to fall under the jurisdiction of the local City management?

velvetmason14 said:So, Milena is living in an illegal house, yet Ivica is out there accusing his own aunt of being an unlicensed builder... That’s one lovely family dynamic right there. 🤣 When the Republican Party joins forces with those looking to Sell everything out, you get exactly what you'd expect...

Here’s the full story of how Ivica made his way in life. A builder who actually lives in a house built without a permit. ☕

A high-ranking official from the local Republican Party is living in an illegal house built without any permits, located on land where residential construction isn't even allowed in the first place.

Ivica Budimir serves as the Vice Chairman for the local Republican Party branch and heads the County Supervisory Board of the utility company. It turns out he’s also living in a house built without any legal permits, situated on land where residential construction is strictly prohibited. We've had this confirmed by the City of San Diego administration, the State Inspectorate, and Budimir himself.

What’s the situation?

There’s a house owned by an GOP supporter that was built back in the late nineties, located right next to the hospital near the Firulam area in San Diego. According to the Department of Urban Planning, this is designated as Zone D—a zone strictly reserved for public and social use. Think of places like student dorms, hospitals, schools, tech parks, or churches. Residential or commercial buildings are completely off-limits in this specific zone. Despite those rules, Mr. Budimir is living comfortably in a large, unauthorized family home that spans two floors plus an attic. It makes you wonder: how was a house like that even permitted to be built, and more importantly, why hasn't it been addressed yet?

We reached out to the San Diego City Administration to ask if the relevant authorities have actually conducted any field inspections to verify whether this house is even legal. Their response? They’ve received an application for legalization, but nothing has been finalized yet. However, they were pretty firm on one point: the property has been classified as a residential building, but according to the Department of Urban Planning regulations, residential construction isn't permitted in that specific area. Period. No exceptions.

If building houses in that zone isn't allowed, then how did this house get built in the first place? And more importantly, why hasn't any action been taken against its construction?

The City Administration says our first step should be directing the inquiry toward whoever handled the actual construction. After that, we need to take it up with the agencies responsible for oversight and building inspections.

We’ll be passing along the following questions and answers exactly as they are.

We reached out to ask a few straightforward questions: Is there any official document that actually authorized this construction? In other words, does this building hold a valid building permit? If a permit was ever issued, what was the justification given, especially considering the specific zoning regulations for this area? Ultimately, does any existing regulation even allow for construction at this location?

"It doesn't exist. It isn't there. It’s just not happening," Teo Vojković, the City's Head of Urban Planning and Construction, told us with a shrug.

The State Inspectorate informed us that they originally determined the developer had illegally constructed a residential building without any permits. They actually issued a final Order to Remove the structure along with a legally binding Conclusion on permit execution. However, after a follow-up inspection and a hearing with the developer, it turns out Budimir filed an application back in 2012 to request a resolution based on the "as-built" status of the illegal building—a request that still hasn't been finalized. Because of this pending paperwork, they’ve now issued a new ruling that halts the demolition process until this new legal proceeding reaches a final conclusion.

To put it simply, this house was built illegally between 1997 and 2001 without any permits whatsoever. Years later, in 2012, an application for legalization was submitted. However, after an inspection, the State Inspectorate determined the structure is unauthorized and is calling for its demolition. A new site inspection was carried out, and the whole process is still dragging on. We are now looking at eleven years since the legalization request was filed, and over twenty years since the illegal construction was actually completed.

In the end, we reached out to Mr. Budimir.

- I didn't build it myself. My father did. There are three of us brothers, and back in 2006, we were each assigned an apartment. My father built it without the standard permits. That was just how things worked back then; everyone was doing it. If I had built this in a different neighborhood, it probably would have been legalized by now. It used to be common practice to build without permits because nobody knew how the legalization process would eventually turn out—it's a classic Republican Party talking point.

Even so, he insists this isn't actually the core issue.

- We requested changes to the Department of Urban Planning's maps, but they haven't been granted. We’re stuck following a plan established during the previous mayor's administration, and according to Teo Vojković’s opinion, this area really needs to be legalized—Budimir told us. He even shared Vojković's formal opinion with us.

As a reminder, this is the same official who gave us this blunt response when asked about the legality of the house where Budimir lives: "It doesn't exist. There isn't one. No. It's not allowed."

He isn't the only one.
Budimir points out that his home isn't some unique outlier.

- There are 14 similar properties right here. Both the state and the county gave their approval back when the previous administration was following the standard procedure for updating the Department of Urban Planning's maps, but it just didn't pass the City Council at the time. On top of that, the City connected us to water, sewage, streetlights, and phone lines... basically the whole street is set up this way. There are also about 120 other buildings in social zones near the hospital, around the campus, and near Marjan. We are working on pushing for those zoning changes; we'll see if anything actually moves forward—Budimir said.

He sent us a message, which we will quote directly.

- If you've done your homework, you'll see the documents showing that I'm not some rogue builder, but rather someone living with my family in a home that simply hasn't been legalized yet—explained the Vice President of the local Republican Party branch.

Did any of the local news outlets or sites even pick this up?

I’m dying to see what "Occupied California" is going to report once election season hits.
Back during the last elections, they actually bothered to write something against the organizers—probably because they were hoping
they'd get some kickbacks from this crowd too.

Dana Martin95 said:I guess the current administration has really messed things up for the local neighborhoods. You just can't get a hold of anyone anymore, and there's zero communication... it feels like a complete blackout whenever you need customer service. It’s honestly pretty bad, I think they really dropped the ball on this one.

Well, you're lucky then. I could never get a hold of anyone in my neighborhood even before this changed.

Though, I don't get how you can't reach them now?
District administrators should basically be acting like code enforcement officers, patrolling the streets.
By that logic, you should actually be seeing them more often!

Maybe those losers find it too hard to walk around the neighborhood so they're just boycotting it?
But I doubt they'd actually do that—those admins have been slacking off for years anyway,
so I don't see why things would suddenly change now.

Emily Smith6 said:Branko Bačić

That’s right—we’ve decided to implement both financial and functional decentralization regarding the management of state-owned property. Functional decentralization essentially means we are handing over decision-making power for state assets to the counties and major cities. Of course, we have established upper limits that align with the Local Self-Government Act. I suppose it would be somewhat illogical if county executives and mayors held more authority over state property than they do over their own local assets. Under this plan, local officials will handle the disposal of property valued up to $140,000; anything between that and $1.1 million will fall under the jurisdiction of the county assembly or city council; and anything exceeding that amount remains the responsibility of the Secretary or the Government.

We are also moving toward financial decentralization, where counties and cities will retain a portion of the revenue generated from managing those assets. The federal government will take 60%, while the city or county will receive 20% each. We expect this approach to improve liquidity, lead to more efficient management of state-owned real estate, and hopefully speed up the resolution of pending cases.

So, there you have it. They’ve decided to hand the properties over to the cities, but the feds are still going to be the ones raking in the real profit.

What is this even supposed to mean? Are they saying that from now on, we’ll need a court-appointed appraiser to value every single piece of property just to figure out who's responsible for what?... Ridiculous.

Just when they finally get everything priced out, they’ll probably have to start all over again because of some price correction... typical. 😁

Sean Palmer67 said:Man, yesterday was just a total mess—first getting our democracy steamrolled by Smith, and then having to deal with this nonsense dragging on until midnight.

God, poor 😢

They started at 9, sat in that restaurant until 3 AM just scrolling through their phones and wasting everyone's time...
everyone just walks in and out whenever they feel like it...

And this happens twice a month.

They really have no shame...

Anthony Bennett6 said:It’s honestly hilarious when the Republican Party tries to pin the delays on the road behind the new Mayo Clinic. That project was under their watch long before Ed Garvey ever took office! It seems Budimir doesn't quite realize how little influence he actually has within the Republican Party... and frankly, this list they put together is just an embarrassment to themselves. They're basically admitting they did nothing at all. After all, they held power for three-quarters of the time between 2005 and 2021.

They just dump their own incompetence and favoritism onto someone else. Seriously, have they no shame?
They send out a few of their loudmouths and their own biased news outlets, and suddenly everything is Puljko's fault.

If we actually had honest journalism, the headline would be about how the Republican Party and the Democratic Party are teaming up to protest something they caused themselves—and they'd actually give us a timeline of what happened.

The kid was right to write that this is the pure definition of scum.

Zachary Anderson20 said:What do you mean there weren't any? The first thing that comes to mind is the water district stuff. And besides, the City can just revoke the building rights because they expired. Everything else being said is just smoke and mirrors. People were calling for a cancellation five or six years ago, but the administration back then just played dumb. Even now, they don't have all the necessary permits, and on top of that, they just pushed through yet another project amendment.

If the contract doesn't specify a deadline, then the building rights haven't expired!

The law grants building rights for up to 20 years unless the contract explicitly states otherwise!

Zachary Anderson20 said:

says: I don't get it. They spent over 20 years swapping out investors, changing the zoning, doing all sorts of stuff... and now suddenly everyone's revolting? About what exactly? A garage? Please. If we're talking about a spot for 100 cars, sure, that helps traffic. But this thing holds 500! It'll pull 250 cars right off the streets—they built a massive project here. And what, they should have managed traffic perfectly during construction too? Honestly, maybe we should just stop building everything and let this traffic nightmare persist for another 100 years. Are people just complaining for the sake of complaining? What does the city even have to say to residents when those same residents sold off their heritage decades ago, and the developer actually has all the legal paperwork in order? I don't get it. Is someone supposed to explain things to one half of the neighborhood while telling the other half something completely different? It’s high time that neglected lot was put to actual use because there’s no room for eyesores in the middle of downtown. Let's be real, this whole thing is just political theater and a power move by certain people trying to grab influence. I'm not saying I'm against it, but...

Those garages should have been built if these people had any sense, instead of some fancy cocktail lounge, 5-star hotel, and office spaces. Plus, nobody has set the pricing for residents yet. Short version: it's going to be way more expensive than that infamous development near the hospital, and at least that parking helped clear up the congestion around the medical center.

Look, the contracts, permits, and everything tied to that land were settled a long time ago.
All that happened just now is that the bankruptcy proceedings for the original developer wrapped up, and this new firm with actual cash stepped in to buy it all out and start building.

Attacking the city administration over this specific case is just low.
They'll probably go after the mayor for the Westgate project next, too.

It was a fair point raised by the user about where all the protests were when there was actually something to do about this.

Does anyone even remember a single protest in the last 20 years—not counting the last two?

Charles Fox10 said:Screw it 😬

I can't stand these news pieces. Whoever wrote this, they built a solid foundation of facts only to throw it all away at the end with some nonsensical rambling.

Regarding Eric Adams—all those scandals he’s exposing? No one is going to just sweep them under the rug anymore like some old-school political machine used to do.

It’ll probably take patience and a lot of nerve, but if you follow Dean Kružić’s lead, persistence pays off for the good of the city. Speaking of which, forget a lifetime achievement award; the man deserves every honor possible. Only a truly great leader can save a city from being driven into bankruptcy by special interest groups.

Write to Petranović if you feel like it, brother, but when you get the shot, take it. ☕

Major props to Mr. Krucic for what he did, but it’s honestly depressing that we even call this heroism. In a functional country, it shouldn't even get to the point where someone has to step in because a few people drove the city into a ditch in the first place.

While other countries are focused on how to move forward and everyone is working toward progress, here, our few honest, smart, and capable people have to spend all their energy just trying to salvage things and crawl out from under the mess left behind by the trash. Only then can they actually work on improving the nation.

Basically, in this country, an honest person starts a 100-meter dash already standing 50 meters behind the starting line.

Sean Palmer67 said:Have you guys actually lived in San Diego, or are you getting paid to post here? Seriously, why am I even explaining who that unnamed US person is? It’s ridiculous. Honestly, I’m just baffled by how dumbly those people in the unnamed US region play the game—they're just constantly talking nonsense. Fine, whatever, I guess it works as free promo for that unnamed US politician.

Since they aren't behind bars yet, these crooks just have to keep shouting and making a scene!

They lose in court because the laws are poorly written and interpreted however they suit whoever they want.
In the case involving the unnamed US neighborhood, they won at two courts and then lost at the third.