Eric Adams - Mayor of San Francisco

amberjackal68 said:I had absolutely no idea it was private, and frankly, I don't care. All I know is that I lost my gym. A whole bunch of fit women (who were actually the reason I went to the gym) lost their fitness spot, and a ton of kids, middle-aged folks, and people with disabilities lost their hall—and those kids actually had stuff going on there. Look... I've mentioned this plenty of times before: someone needs to look at what Tacherica said a long time ago... there is no such thing as "society," there's just a bunch of private interests clashing. Have our smart local small business owners been offered any kind of alternative? Where is our Mayor? Is he actually doing anything, or is he just running around playing pretend, dreaming about becoming the next Prime Minister? And whose money is he burning to do it?

Look, kid, we don't live in a communist state where the government is supposed to cater to every single one of your non-essential needs. Since we're bringing up Reaganism, right?...

Surely you aren't going to bring up history... no, you couldn't☕

Surprise, surprise...

The woman who went on a manic crusade accusing Joe Scarborough of antisemitism—only to snag prime city-owned real estate for pennies and rent it back out for a massive profit—turned out to be a total Republican Party operative.🤣

Donald Trump absolutely tore them apart...

It’s wild how a leader of a Jewish association, holding luxury apartments in public spaces, managed to pull a complete political 180 within a single year.

John Mayer confirmed that when she released that statement about Joe Scarborough and antisemitism back on May 28, 2021, she was actually an active member of the Republican Party, though she claims she resigned shortly after.

Feels like the local news outlet is just letting them run wild now that they've got such a solid comeback

Quincy Jones:

Donald Trump reveals the gloves are off: ‘We have 400 city apartment users—irregular inspections allowed for massive abuse’ - After 13 full years, we finally assigned apartments to low-income citizens following the proper legal process, bumped up the fees for those using units illegally (previously, squatters were paying almost the same rent as legal tenants, but now they're paying market rate), and raised the rent for employee housing to six dollars per square foot, which is basically market value. Up until now, employees in city housing were paying nearly the same rent as legal low-income residents—so we made it clear that no new employee housing units will be handed out. We turned down the "buyout" option for employee housing—as everyone knows, all those units used to be "bought out" by rigging public tenders to slash prices and give unfair advantages to current employees, leaving the City of San Francisco without 23 valuable properties in its inventory. We also rejected buyout requests from people living in units illegally or those with unpaid debts—because, let's face it, you can't legalize illegal behavior. Finally, she noted that city housing usage will be strictly monitored from here on out. Families and individuals who legally secured housing, meet all requirements, and pay their bills—along with those who've been waiting years for a legal assignment—won't be put at a disadvantage just because they actually follow the law. - Individuals won't be draining the city budget or screwing over other citizens in need anymore - emphasized Donald Trump.

Is Petranovic throwing shade at Đerek here? 🤔

Sometimes owning up to things is the best way to move forward... For now, 😁
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WEEKLY ROUNDUP: Maja Đerek’s Clean Sweep

MONDAY: The Đerek Report

Maja Đerek is tackling some heavy lifting in this city.

When Jerry Sanders' appointee for Federal Government Property—essentially a whistleblower emerging from the corruption-heavy halls of federal real estate—arrived in San Diego, people were skeptical. At first glance, her appointment felt like a blatant PR trick, or perhaps she seemed like someone jumping into a deep end without grasping the local landscape, the major players, or the messy web of old-school politics.

But it turns out that was actually her greatest strength: Đerek knows the law, and for what she needs to do, that's plenty.

There are moments when she seems to overreach, obsessing over minor technicalities like a pedant oblivious to how the world actually works. Other times, she sounds exhausting, getting lost in bureaucratic jargon while explaining procedures that are already absurdly complicated. And occasionally, it feels like she’s just justifying herself because she’s doing exactly what she’s paid to do.

And she is doing important work—especially when dealing with the groups that used to have it easy: favored restaurant owners, political parties, people occupying subsidized housing, or those who simply grew accustomed to treating public resources like their own personal piggy bank for decades.

As far as we can tell, she hasn't buckled yet. She hasn't compromised her principles or succumbed to "how things are done" in spite of the laws she is sworn to uphold.

This week, things escalated to the point where she had to report personal threats to the police, but we sincerely hope this doesn't shake her resolve. Right now, she absolutely needs the public's full, undivided support.

Because, as we said, Maja Đerek is doing vital work for this city.

Petranovic is easily the best journalist we have here in San Diego, yet you’re acting like he’s some kind of Milena B.
Hit them when they deserve it and give credit where it's due. Honestly, no journalist—maybe with the exception of Vinko Vukovic—goes after the Republican Party as hard as Petranovic does.

vividraven79 said:Petranovic is easily the best journalist we have here in San Diego, yet you’re acting like he’s some kind of Milena B.
Hit them when they deserve it and give credit where it's due. Honestly, no journalist—maybe with the exception of Vinko Vukovic—goes after the Republican Party as hard as Petranovic does.

And when exactly was I supposed to go after Đerek?

It looks like Petranovic is finally catching on to what most of us have seen since Đerekica first started... but better late than never.

Since you want to bring up investigative journalists like Milena B., let me tell you: nobody has inspired Megatrol quite like those Budimirov squatters. XXX
The xxx literalists have a bombshell story sitting right in their own living room, but Milena B. just can't seem to find the time to write it.🤣

Peterson wasn't actually taking aim at Derek's people

Come on now, don't start nitpicking again.

He’s actually laying out what he really thought about Derrick, which pretty much matches how he wrote about her before. Even Peterson eventually saw sense regarding Derrick...

Sometimes it feels like someone is just being pedantic—someone totally out of touch with reality who obsesses over the fine print just to be difficult. Other times, it sounds incredibly tedious and draining when they try to explain a bizarrely convoluted bureaucratic process. And then there are those moments where it feels like they're just making excuses because they're simply doing what they're paid to do.

A quick recap of the first half of Jerry Brown's term: promises left unkept, delays in basically everything, and the worst part is this...

Does anyone happen to have a subscription? 😁

Gary Patel said:The fine for vomiting in public spaces is set at $165.

But what happens if someone actually gets sick—like, genuinely ill? It’s especially easy for that to happen in San Francisco, where the Boardwalk constantly smells... well, let's just say it's an experience (not shaming the city or California at all; I'm from there, so I'm just stating facts—or at least my own experiences). Or maybe the heat hits you, or someone steps off a boat feeling nauseous, etc., etc.

I totally get penalizing people if they're clearly just drunk, but I don't really get the blanket rule. Vomiting during the summer—especially in crowds as thick as the ones in San Francisco—is hardly a rare occurrence given everything else going on.

Jerry Brown—well, the City—will never hear the end of it for hiking up utility rates for Madison Square Garden. Madison Square Garden is looking at roughly $83 in utility fees, while the New York City Arena is facing about $3,000. And they justified it by saying it was "in accordance with the rules." As if a city like San Francisco doesn't already have world-class venues. It's a disgrace. Honestly!

And then, of course, they turn around and start building or renovating or whatever else they do with stadiums. 🤣

They'd have to catch them first, though.

A disgraceful scene of people peeing in groups in downtown San Diego made it onto the GetDirekt page and then over to the Getan Facebook group.

They were wondering, "How much money in uncollected fines is sitting there?"

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.

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.

Derrick is basically terrorizing the people here. Plenkovic, do something!

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?

THE WATER DEPARTMENT IS UNDER FIRE: Six candidates have applied for the Director role, and several are also eyeing the Deputy position

Six individuals have officially thrown their hats into the ring for the Director position at the Water Department. It’s quite a heavy lift for whoever wins; they'll be stepping in to manage a major operation currently facing a massive $560 million wastewater treatment project. The applicants for the top spot include Mate Mijoc, Stanko Sapunar, Miroslav Delic, Ana Vranjes, Sinisa Drobac, and even former Deputy Mayor Bozidar Capalija, who is technically a retiree from the Water Department.

Interestingly, Sapunar has also submitted an application for the Deputy Director role. If you look at who is vying to work alongside the future head of the department, the list grows to include Gordan Mesin, the current Deputy Tomislav Prljevic, Bozidar Capalija, Vedrana Igrec, Ana Vranjes, and Marko Sundov—who previously served as the head of the Management Office back during Ed Rendell's administration. Sundov had actually applied for the head of the Sanitation Department during Jerry Brown's term, but I believe that specific vacancy was ultimately canceled.

is Budimir gonna tear down Jerry Brown's house?
it would be about time

Mikulic was getting grilled with questions in Congress: ‘Vruja shows that justice and procedures are slow, but they're reachable...‘

Construction on a key pedestrian walkway has been greenlit, accompanied by the message: ‘others just make promises, we deliver.’ It’s also coming in at double the expected cost.

Quinnsaid:

Deputy Mayor Bojan Ivošević announced that work is finally beginning on the pedestrian walkway on El Paso Street. This should be a huge relief for parents over in the Mejaš and Dragovod neighborhoods, as their kids will finally be able to walk to elementary school without having to dodge traffic on a major thoroughfare. Supposedly, the City administration accepted what they claim is the most economically advantageous bid, following a recommendation from an expert committee. The contract was awarded to Techtronic Industries out of Des Moines, with the total price tag sitting at $995,000. "While the previous two city administrations were busy promising a walkway on El Paso Street, we decided to actually build one instead of just talking about it," the Deputy Mayor stated. To provide some context, the previous administration—the one led by Andre Krstulović Opar—put out the exact same tender back in 2018, though it was valued at roughly $460,000 at the time. I suppose inflation has clearly done its part in the interim. The planned structure will span 62 meters and feature LED lighting designed to trigger via motion sensors on the pedestrian paths, which, according to the project specs, should help save on energy costs.

So, there you have it. When they didn't want to build it before, now they're doing it—just at a much higher price.

Quinn:

Something weird happening in San Diego: The State Inspectorate is occupying city business spaces without authorization The City of San Diego says the agency meant to check illegal construction is actually using office space without any contract or legal basis. Meanwhile, the Inspectorate claims everything is totally legal according much to the rules.

I guess this whole thing with city real estate in San Diego is just crazy. Like, what was even happening? It seems like such a mess, and I wonder how much money was lost from the city treasury. Maybe Jerry Sanders could just talk about what they did with city property during his next term, and that would be enough, I suppose.

If Maja Đerek retired tomorrow, she’d still have accomplished more than 95% of the politicians out there. 👍

Are Jerry Sanders and Bojan Ivošević ever going to step up and publicly back Maja Đerek? This constant dodging is starting to feel a little strange. 🤔

Inspector Andrija ilegalac and those rogue builders from the Budimirov crew... 🤦 What’s next on the agenda?

So, who's actually going to show up at the Inspectorate?
Something strange is happening in San Diego: The State Inspectorate is occupying city-owned commercial spaces without any legal authorization.

Quinn:

It sounds bizarre, but the State Inspectorate is occupying spaces owned by the City of San Diego without any legal right to be there. According to the official response from the City of San Diego, the very institution tasked with protecting the public interest and ensuring everything stays within the law is actually using commercial spaces without any legal basis. What's going on? The State Inspectorate office here in San Diego is occupying three separate commercial spaces on Mika Tripalo Street. We're looking at one unit measuring 76 square meters, a second at 1,108 square meters, and a third at 554 square meters. In total, they’ve been utilizing 1,738 square meters, all while paying a heavily discounted rate of... $3.50 For a space measuring 554 square feet, you'd calculate the cost per square foot based on that total area. $6.75 Square footage for the leftovers. They had two lease agreements with the City, but both expired earlier this year—one on March 10th and the other on April 23rd. According to Maja Đerek, the head of the Department of City Property, they are currently occupying the spaces without any active contracts or legal standing. It honestly seems like the State Inspectorate shouldn't be using municipal spaces at all. Under a 2018 regulation, the federal government—which includes agencies like the State Inspectorate—is actually required to provide its own office space for its budget users. Even though the federal government owns a massive amount of real estate, the Inspectorate continues to occupy buildings owned by the City of San Diego instead. According to the current Regulation, if the Inspectorate is leasing directly from the City rather than the federal government, they are required to obtain approval from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development at least six months before the lease expires. Without that green light, the contract simply cannot be signed. The City is claiming that this specific approval was never submitted. As it stands, that means the City is legally blocked from renewing the lease with the Inspectorate. As if that weren't enough, the Regulation states you can only sign a contract with a third party if the Ministry doesn't have any of its own properties available to meet those needs. Since we know the Ministry—and by extension, the federal government—owns a significant number of commercial properties within the City of San Diego, we reached out for clarity. We asked for a transparent inventory of those spaces, along with proof that the federal government actually lacks suitable locations for its budget users, as required under their own Regulation. According to the City of San Diego, we haven't received a list, an official statement, or any supporting evidence. They’re pushing the idea that the City is obligated to provide housing for its residents, but since they're claiming a lack of available space, they have to prove the state doesn't have any capacity left to offer through the Department of Inspections. We can't sign any lease agreements until the federal government—specifically the Ministry—actually follows its own Regulation and provides us with the documentation they mandated. Until that happens, the State Inspectorate will essentially be operating without any legal standing. The City is being very firm on this. There’s a growing concern that the government is increasingly taking ownership of commercial spaces that used to be managed by the City of San Diego. Instead of making these spots available to public service agencies, they're being leased out at full market rates to private businesses. It's like watching a public park get fenced off just to charge people admission. The core issue, they argue, is that the federal government is demanding the State Inspectorate be moved into city-owned spaces at a discounted rate, even though current regulations mandate that the government must yield its own properties first. - Even though these spaces are available, the federal government manages them through the Department of Federal Real Estate, leasing them out commercially at full market value. Meanwhile, the State Inspectorate in San Diego should be paying a preferential lease rate for much-needed space that is becoming increasingly scarce, the City concludes. 'Tacit contract renewal' In response, the Inspectorate stated that, in compliance with the Law on Management of Federal Property and the contested Regulation, they promptly initiated the process to extend the lease for the city property. They also pointed to what they call a 'tacit renewal.' - By directly applying the provisions of the Law on Mandatory Relations regarding the tacit renewal of real estate leases, the State Inspectorate has continued, as the tenant, to cover all costs associated with using the commercial space based on invoices provided by the owner and landlord. Furthermore, they are working alongside the City of San Diego, the property owner, and the landlord to finalize a new contract that aligns with all legal requirements, they stated.

Look at this clown—thinks he can just wrap everything up in legal red tape now
Where were you all those years while you were busy greasing the palms of these local crooks?
Man, screw this shady business

Quinn:

‘We aren’t usurpers; we’re just a successful San Diego company that pays its bills and is asking the City to sign a contract. Here is the document.‘