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Unmentionable: District 3 Race Gets Seedy
Truthfully, I wasn’t going to vote for John Hartley to begin with.
(As a resident of District 3, my vote is likely going to (Todd Gloria… but more on that later).
That said, when a local politician running for councilmember in my district was caught with his pants down — literally —it piqued my interest. (Also, one of my fabulous editors pointed me in the direction of writing this story. Thanks, Leng.)
So, who is Mr. Hartley, and how much did he allegedly indecently expose?
The biography is pretty tame. He’s a Democrat, endorsed by the Sierra Club. (He did lose the San Diego Police Officer’s Association endorsement after the March 27th incident though.)
He was a councilmember in District 3 from 1989 to 1993. His pet projects include safe neighborhoods, including increased police patrols and neighborhood watch programs, and protecting open space.
The ironies of this story make for good storytelling. For one thing, his drive for safer neighborhoods was seemingly shared by the two women who placed him under citizen’s arrest.
For another, undeveloped open space would have probably come in handy the day Mr. Hartley was out precinct walking; but instead, he was reduced to relieving himself in a cup (within eyeshot of potential voters) just to stay on schedule.
Although the public has no details yet about the citizen arrest report, or when Mr. Hartley will actually be arraigned, there are a few curiosities that linger. Just how long did the two responsible citizens have to stand watching this man to ascertain whether he was just taking an (unseemly) break, or was actually getting his Pee-Wee Herman on?
How do police officers investigate a citizen’s arrest since the officer can’t rely on his or her impressions when making the case for “suspicious” behavior? Since he was supposed to be officially charged on April 3rd, is the delay in arraigning Mr. Hartley due in part to this investigation?
Well, I have no answers. I never intended to vote for this particular candidate, but I certainly am interested in seeing how this situation resolves itself. If nothing else, Mr. Hartley may serve as a political cautionary tale. Don’t lose sight of the district for the canvassing schedule, and find a Starbucks, as there is one on nearly every corner in District 3.
-Citizen Voices blogger Alma Sove has spent most of her life in San Diego and is currently attending law school.
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I have no idea how any residents could believe that Todd is looking out for our best interests when he is saturated w/ money from the Building Industry which has adamantly opposed community groups, community input, historic preservation, a living wage and public parks. He is the antithesis of a democrat and I think it is appalling that he is trying to trick the public into thinking he is standing up for them.
Amen Christine.
Alma, folow the money. When I last looked, here were some of Gloria’s supporters, enough for me to count him out.
Ellen Agey - Staff, Madaffer - $50
Al Baldwin - Developer, Village Group Newport Beach- $270
Deeann Baldwin - $270
James Baldwin - Real Estate Developer Newport Beach - $270
Joshua Baldwin - Pres. Kane Developement Newport Beach - $270
Nancy Baldwin - $270
Ronald Baldwin - Contractor Village Group Newport Beach - $270
Shawn Baldwin - Homebuilder Sunrise Developement - $270
Steven Baldwin - Homebuilder Pacific Coast Comm. - $270
John Baumgardner - Ace Parking - $270
Jim Blevens - Coldwell Banker - $270
Steve Cushman - Cush Enterprises - $270
Perry Dealy - Realestate Developement Manchester Fin. - $100
Amiee Faucett - Chief of Staff, Madaffer - $270
Nancy Graham - President CCDC - $150
Ranie Hunter - VP Realestate Devl. Otay Ranch Co. - $270
Evan Jacobs - Community Relations Manager, CA American Water - $250 (CA American Water is a subsidiary of American Water. Their purpose is to privitze water resources. The majority of the company’s activities are centered in locally-managed utility subsidiaries that manage municipal water and wastewater systems under contract and others that supply to homeowners, businesses, and communities with water-resource-management products and services.)
Peter Janopaul - J. Peter Enterprises - $270
Steven Johnson - VP SD Covention Center - $100
Scot Jones - Owner, Ace Parking - $270
John Kern - former Chief of Staff to Mayor Murphy - $270
Masis Kervorkian - Real Estate Monarch Group - $270
Kim Kilkenny - VP Otay Ranch - $270
George Kruer - Monarch Group - $270
Robert Lawrence - Real Estate Developer - $270
Fred Maas - Black Mountain Ranch developer - $270
(Other Black Mountain Execs - $1110 total)
David Poole - VP Planning & Land Acq Brookfield Homes - $270
Jeffrey Ritchie - VP EDCO Waste - $250
Stephanie Saathoff - Gov. Realtions Capri & Clay (Lobbyists for AT&T;, County of SD and SD Water Auth.) - $250
Kenneth Sauder - Pres Wakeland Housing - $125
Gunnar Schalin - SD Contracting Opportunities - $170
Stuart Segall - Stu Segall Productions (TV/Movies) - $270
Jim Sidorick - Project Manager Planning & Acquisition, McMillan Land Development - $270
John Snyder - VP EDCO Waste - $270
Steve South - Pres EDCO Watse - $270
Rodney Stone - Real Estate Monarch Group - $270
Ryan Stone - Real Estate Monarch Group - $270
Jane Sudberry - $270
Thomas Sudberry - Sudberry Properties - $270
Michael Tweeten - VP Ace Parking - $270
Alan Walsh - CFO EDCO Waste - $250
How can Gloria say “NO” to the same developers and lobbyists that hold sway over city hall now when they come asking for his help?
Gloria is the status qou, something San Diego can ill afford if we are to move forward and preserve our environment and neighborhoods.
Better to vote for Hartley than Gloria, but Whitburn is my choice.
Richard
Wow! How did I miss these awesome comments?? I told my editors I didn’t think anyone was interested in the District 3 race.
Thank you both, Christine and Richard, for your feedback.
Since writing this article, I’ve learned a lot more about the candidates and found it interesting that Gloria and Whitburn both were Dems but only one was fully backed by the established San Diego Democrats, like Donna Frye and Bob Filner. I also learned first hand how much money was going Mr. Gloria’s way due to the enormous flood of campaign fliers, phone calls, billboards, and radio ads surrounding my City Heights apartment.
I honestly think Mr. Gloria may win if for no other reason than his campaign was extremely well funded. It will be interesting to learn the results from today’s primary.
Again, apologies for not responding to your comments sooner. Great stuff!