The iMayor and his impact

Gloria is interested in homeless, affordable housing, green energy, infrastructure, neighborhoods … all things opposed by developers, who are interested in a stadium, Convention Center, SDGE, and parking garages [See “San Diego’s iMayor leaves city better than he found it,” Vol. 15, Issue 3].

Filner did more to save our park, beach, seals, pension, and streets in eight months than Republicans in 18 years.

City Council illegally forced Filner’s resignation for a misdemeanor that does not disqualify one for office.

How dare you promote another private stadium with public taxes after Republicans stole pension money for Petco Park?

There are 8,000 homeless psychiatric patients who need affordable housing and health care. Developers need to build affordable lower and middle class housing for the people of San Diego. Developers need to stop building empty speculative luxury condos with the public taxpayer dollar.

Downtown is a horror show of luxury excess and filthy schizophrenics on our tourist trolleys and buses.?I am ashamed to show visitors the disgusting developer corruption that make San Diego an ugly place to live.

Downtown News, speak for all the people; developers, get your morality back, Developers, have pride in San Diego for all its people, not just what taxes you can steal for the rich. Regards,

?—Valerie Sanfilippo, SEIU, via sandiegodowntownnews.com

Thank you for your stewardship. I’m believing that the city could have really prospered in a full term.

Ciao!

—David MacCarthy, via sandiegodowntownnews.com

I lived in San Diego for 17 years … moved back to Portland in 2001. I am impressed with you and all you have done … my friends and “family” still live there … take care of them for me.

—Matthew Eaton, via sandiegodowntownnews.com

Plastic bag rationale

I think we need to ration plastic bags [See “Opinion: Bag the bag ban and tax scam,” Vol. 15, Issue 3]. You don’t need to take as many as they too wastefully give away, sometimes you can use canvas bags.

I guess there’s no way to do this except voluntarily and so I support a ban and say buy what plastic bags you need. Thank you!

—Val Sanfilippo, via sandiegodowntownnews.com

Worth the read

As a landscape contractor, I would definitely give my thumbs-up on this article [See “Art on the Land: Reviving Horton Plaza,” Vol. 15, Issue 2]. Thanks! I will be sharing this with my friends.

—Jose Pettit, via sandiegodowntownnews.com