John Riley Project

In this JRP epsiode I break down the data and the drama of the Poway 2018 Election for Poway Mayor, Poway City Council and Poway Unified School Board. We step through each race, examine the results, draw conclusions and identity broader themes.  I also share my own opinions on various issues including the Poway Road Specific Plan, PUSD Finances, running local government like a business and more...  including making a personal plea to newly elected Poway School Board Trustee Ginger Couvrette.

Poway 2018 Election Themes:

* Very hard to beat incumbents* Historically difficult to unseat an incumbent. Requires resignation, scandal or a major problem (i.e. Billion Dollar Bond)* Poway is a well run city (public safety, roads, balanced budget, prioritized projects)* Incumbents are heavily backed by donors and establishment/institutional organizations* Deputy Sheriffs/Building Industries* Political Parties (GOP)* Teachers/Unions (2 of 3 PFT candidates won and 3rd winner had support of teachers)* Anti-incumbent vote fragmented* Mayor: Vaus 63%, Edmonston 19%, Johnson 15%, Bohlen 3%* District 1: Grosch 50.56%, Ryan 25%, Neild 17%, Carson 7%* District 3: Mullin 65%, Calabrese 35%, Write Ins #7* Short Term: Frank 50.15%, Powers 37%, Russo 13%* PUSD Area B: Couvrette 44%, Juza 35%, Garnier 21%* PUSD Area C: Zane 49%, Norwood 34%, Sellers 17%* PUSD Area D: O’Connor-Ratcliff 64%, Rodkin 36%* Jon Ryan, PowayFirst.com, smart move by the SPV/“loyal opposition” to organize, will it have legs to last?  * Voters are Supportive of current leadership/agenda* City of Poway - voters very supportive* Status quo (safety, roads, budget)* Poway Rd Specific Plan. I am largely supportive of plan for the folowing reasons:* Property Rights* New amenities, services for residents* Economic development* NIMBYism vs Housing Market Stress* Human progress* Other problems/issues not impactful (Caylin Frank appointment, pool, Espola, Senior Center construction/displacement, parks, etc.* PUSD - voters mostly supportive* Establishment forces highly aligned/focused* Lack of compelling alternatives* Mystery: drama, giant deficits, first amendment lawsuits, lack of transparency, lawsuits, gerrymandering, 3-2 majority remains majority but now 4-1, etc.  Do voters really care? Or is it mostly a “feel good” vote since it’s “all about the kids”? If that’s the vibe, that’s when I think it is time to worry. Seriously.* Hopeful Couvrette brings Poway Budget Review discipline (sorely needed)

We also spend time talking about college basketball, the kids coming home for Thanksgiving, AJ Preller and the Padres offseason, Scott Kaplan, Steve Fisher, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead.

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Regis Philbin was on the David Letterman Show 136 times.  Pete Neild has 133 more to tie the record.  Yesterday I enjoyed having Poway City Council Candidate for District 1, Pete Neild, join me for the third time on the John Riley Project.

Pete Neild is a scientist and he has been very diligent gathering data from citizens in District 1 surveying them on key issues in this race.  He has reached 1200 people in District 1 just by driving his beautiful Corvette, Calypso, around town and chatting up people on the street walking their dogs and working in their yard or garage.  This is remarkable particularly since he is not knocking on doors.  This personal connection with voters has resulted in him getting votes simply because he was the only candidate to talk to that voter.  Pete came prepared with a treasure trove of data that he gathered from voters along with accompanying charts and graphics.  His analysis included survey data about the Poway Road plan and how voters wanted "slow growth" and "small growth".  We also discussed the data he collected from voters about the future of the Poway Senior Center/Community Center.

One of the key features of Pete's campaign and which separates him from his competitors is his enthusiastic support of the district voting plan for Poway.  Pete is a big supporter of council representatives connecting with their constituents, listening and then representing their interests to the council.  Pete has a great innovative idea to create his own "Pete Neild Council" consisting of representatives of individual neighborhoods that he would meet with regularly so he can listen to the people's needs and better represent his district.  Pete broke down the demographics of the different Poway voting districts. We zeroed in on individual neighborhoods and his Google Time Line driving routes through the "Land of a 1000 Cul-de-Sacs".

We also broke down the campaign finances of Pete's competitors and then all candidates running for Mayor or City Council.  His competitors have raised approx $3000 from donors.  Pete, however, believes that money is a corrupting influence in politics and has vowed to refuse all donations and only spend $200 or less on his campaign.  By remaining under the $200 spending limit, he is not required to file campaign finance paperwork with the Registrar of Voters.

I enjoyed discussing political parties with him.  In a non-partisan race we hope political parties would not be an issue, but in reality they are. Pete considers himself to be a Jeffersonian Republican which means he is "middle of the road".  However, he did register as a Democrat specifically to take a humorous dig at his father.  He was able to parlay that into an endorsement from the San Diego County Democratic Party.  But the reality is his political sensibilities are not traditional Democrat or traditional Republican at all.  We gained agreement on the importance of constitutional limits of government authority and protection of our inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

We touched on numerous other issues including Pete Babich, his first visit to Poway in 1970, population growth in Poway, the revolutionary founding fathers of Poway, WalMart, the importance of developers speaking to neighbors to get their input on new housing projects, Donald Trump and the 14th amendment, birthright citizenship, Pete's Calypso experience from dreaming to ordering to buying and now to owning (future podcast!), Lucy, submarine special operations, going under the ice, sonar and asking his colleagues and superiors for their political endorsement.

Link to Pete Neild's PowerPoint presentation can be found here:  

Terry Norwood joined me yesterday afternoon for pleasant conversation about her campaign for Poway School Board in Area C (mostly Rancho Bernardo).  Terry has carved out a unique position in her race.  She is the only challenger running against two incumbents.  She is the only woman on the ballot.  She is the only Rancho Bernardo resident in the race for a district that is primarily about representing Rancho Bernardo's interests.

Terry Norwood has spent a great deal of her time as an active member in her community.  She served as PTA President at Rancho Bernardo High School.  She spent numerous years working on the Rancho Bernardo Grad Night event including one year as Committee Chair.  She has served on the school site council at RB High.  She serves on the Palomar PTA Council (the umbrella PTA organization for all of PUSD).  She has served on the Rancho Bernardo Planning Commission and as a board member on the Rancho Bernardo Community Foundation.  Plus she has great experience serving in organizations that support local military families.  Her progression to become a candidate for school board is simply the next logical step in her journey to serve her community.

Terry Norwood prides herself on out-of-the-box thinking looking for creative ways to bring new resources to help students in the classroom.  She sees a great need for an active CTE (Career Technical Education) program (aka vocational education) to supplement the traditional college track courses in high school.  We discussed the unique vocational programs available at various high schools that are simply under publicized and thus not offering the full potential of value for students in the area.  She sees opportunities to bring in local businesses to offer internships, to coordinate resources to help students in specialized programs (i.e. robotics) and to offer training at school sites.  While she will lobby Sacramento for more educational funding from the state budget, she wants to also maximize revenue sources available in our own backyard.

We discussed her background growing up in Bell County Texas, living abroad in Sicily and on the western outpost of America along the Aleutian Islands of Alaska.  This broad experience with different cultures and lifestyles gives Terry the ability to better empathize with the unique needs of students, teachers, parents, administrators and taxpayers of various backgrounds.

Her race offered up many fascinating topics of discussion.  She may be one of the few candidates in America that is facing off against TWO incumbents in the same race.  Because of the challenging 3-2 majority dynamic on the board with her two opponents often on opposite sides of many key issues, this may open up a 4-lane highway down the center as she works to win the race.  Terry hopes to capitalize on this anti-incumbency feeling amongst the electorate.

I was particularly intrigued with her ideas to provide visual and performing arts not simply as a separate and distinct school program, but instead as an integrated and money-saving program that helps reinforce lessons in history, social science, literature and other disciplines (including special events like Grad Night).  She strongly believes that different students learn differently, so different methods of teaching must be available (textbook, learning-by-doing, creative presentations, etc.).  We also spoke about her learnings as a mother of a special needs student and how she can help PUSD with special needs education.  Finally we also touched on the lack of long term planning at PUSD particularly with financial and safety matters.

But that wasn't all we addressed in this 2-hour discussion.

I was pleased to have Poway Mayoral candidate Emily Johnson as a guest on the John Riley Project.  Emily is young, bright and wants to offer a new perspective for our city.  Emily believes it is important for Poway to retain it's country charm and not allow the Poway Rd Corridor project to have high density housing to a degree that transforms our city into a North Park or a Mira Mesa.  Ms. Johnson believes that young people need to take an active role in shaping their community and their quality of life.  She is stepping up and doing something about it.

Emily Johnson expanded on the challenges that young people face in Poway and in the greater San Diego area.  The high price of housing and education are significant hurdles that often create a catch-22 for young adults.  Many young people cannot afford to go to college without amassing tremendous debt, but cannot get a good job with a good salary without going to college.  So many struggle trying to earn a living as a student or in a modest job, but have difficulty finding affordable places to live, particularly in Poway.  Meanwhile, many experienced their first election in 2016, became discouraged with the result of the electoral college process and now some believe their vote does not matter.  Ms. Johnson wants to educate and motivate young people so they become engaged in the political process.

We spoke at length about social media and it's power as a communication tool.  Emily Johnson and her peers are extremely active on social media, often consuming much of the traditional news via these mediums.  We discussed the potential of social media to empower candidates to reach voters and cities to reach citizens.  Numerous national politicians were cited that use both social media and traditional media effectively to connect with people and share their message.

Emily feels great compassion for the homeless and believes there need to be programs to help them get on their feet.  Some of Emily's former classmates at Poway High are homeless and still living here in Poway today.  She supports a jobs center that offers vocational training, resume development and clothing resources for interviews.

We covered many other topics including the challenges facing the LGBTQ community, the Poway Senior Center, South Poway Votes, water polo, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Ben Sasse, Thomas Massie, Ronald Reagan, the high price of college text books, Chris Cruse, Yuri Bohlen, Poway voting districts, her dog Yaz, entertainment options for young people in Poway, tattoos, piercings, equitable representation in government, liberty, America, Poway Bowling Alley, the Confederate Flag controversy at Poway High, the Green Monster and the joy of spending quality time at many of our Poway parks.

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Poway Councilman Dave Grosch joined me Friday afternoon October 12th for a conversation about important Poway issues, his family history in Poway and a little bit about the MLB playoffs and college sports.  Dave is well known and takes great pride in being an approachable and available councilperson that will meet with constituents, listen to their concerns, respond to their emails and take their phone calls.  He wants to be responsive to the people of Poway to help them solve problems, represent their concerns and share information about issues involving city council.

Councilman Grosch shared his thoughts about the Poway Road Corridor Plan.  He believes the new Outpost project will be a strong showcase of the potential of the redevelopment plan.  Once people start seeing something real, then many concerns and unfounded rumors will lessen.  He did make it clear that property owners still need to gain approval from city council on their plans.  In one specific case, a property owner shared plans for a mixed use development, but it only had 10% commercial and ultimately was rejected by the city council.  Dave is particularly concerned about parking issues.  He sees the overflow parking on Oak Knoll, Community and other streets today.  It is important to him that each new development on Poway Rd has the necessary parking set aside to ensure there is no additional overflow on to side streets that are already impacted.

Dave Grosch is also proud of the city's fiscally conservative policies.  Balanced budgets, prioritization of special projects and prudent management of tax dollars are key principles for Councilman Grosch.  But he warned that expenses are increasing at a higher rate than revenues, so new revenue sources will be necessary.  Because many long time residents choose to remain in their homes and retire in Poway, there is less turnover of homes and thus the property tax base grows very slowly.  Part of the reason for the Poway Rd Corridor Plan is the opportunity to generate more sales tax and property tax revenue which will allow the city to continue to fund the growing needs of public safety, parks, infrastructure and more.

Dave Grosch did speak to the issue of term limits.  This was an issue he felt passionately about when he first ran for office in 2010.  However, he realized it took him time to come up to speed as a councilman to understand the city staff and how processes worked.  He also felt he had unfinished business to address (Community/Senior Center, Espola project, getting Poway Rd Corridor project started, etc.).  After consultation with his supporters he decided to run for a 3rd 4-year term.

We covered many other issues including Stoneridge, synchronizing street lights, expanding the left turn lane at Pomerado and Poway Rd, Poway Girls Softball, Poway National Little League, SAIC, TRW, raising a family in Poway, losing 8 pounds walking neighborhoods meeting with voters, Potato Chip Rock, Starridge Park, Silverset Park, Poway Road traffic, big rocks underground in Poway, the big dig at the Outpost, Loyola Marymount, Hank Gathers, Bo Kimble, Torrance, the huge Mira Mesa apartment complex off the 15 freeway, the new Poway Community Center/Senior Center, cleaning up the eucalyptus trees on Twin Peaks Rd, LMDs (Landscape Maintenance Districts), Torrey Powers, John Carson, Phil Spear (RIP), VFW, Kiwanis, water rates, taking an hour to get a gallon of milk at the grocery store because he talks freely with constituents, figuring out the weird TV channels for Aztec football and basketball, Padres constant rebuilding mode, Rocky Long, a possible Brewer/Astros World Series and his inaccurate prediction that this evening's Aztec/Air Force game wouldn't be played in a rain storm.

A John Riley Project FAQ episode. But first in this solo podcast I want to take a moment to thank those that are watching/listening and the guests that have joined me.  I also want to share a range of thoughts about the project and address comments I get from others.

I get into some John Riley Project FAQ. Why am I doing this?  Are you only interviewing political candidates?  Will you interview more local candidates?  Am I Republican or Democrat?  Will I endorse candidates?  What's the deal with the purple curtain?  Why are your podcasts so long?  Plus I share my thoughts on ideas about future guests, the studio and more.

Enjoy!

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This morning I was pleased to welcome Poway Unified School Board Area B Candidate Ginger Couvrette.  Ginger has an incredible track record of volunteerism in our community helping children, athletes, needy families, special needs students and teachers in the Poway Unified School District.  I have always known of Ginger as a community dynamo helping out so many people throughout Poway, but I was amazed to learn that she has done so much more.  Ginger often pointed out how the positive at Poway Unified and overall how people are happy.  She doesn't want to take sides, but rather surround herself with intelligent people that can work together to solve problems.  Ginger is a former science teacher at Poway High and San Marcos High.

Ginger Couvrette spoke about the need for district-wide procedures and protocols on issues like student safety, bullying and student anxiety.  She wants to have a consistent set of standards with citizen oversight so teachers, parents and administrators have consistent expectations when important situations arise.  She also talked at length about the vocational training she experienced in high school and how these innovative programs can be implemented to at PUSD to provide better educational and career-testing opportunities.

Ginger Couvrette shared her story of helping save the Poway Days Parade and enjoying working closely with Sue Herndon and Heather Dugdale.  They joined forces again and joined Jody Campillo to create Jack-O-Smash to help raise money for special needs students at PUSD.  Over 3 years they raised $70,000 which they offered in $500 grants to all PUSD special needs teachers at all schools that requested help.  The event involved a 5K race, giant trebuchets that launched pumpkins great distances and a softball game with special needs athletes and current & former Padres and other MLB players.

Ginger also discussed her experience on the City of Poway's Budget Review Committee and the best practices she learned that could be brought to Poway Unified.  This included a clear prioritization of special projects that could be pursued with one-time money from the state or from surpluses.  The City of Poway also has a disciplined process where departments budget and save for capital expenses years in advance.  For example, if a department needed to buy a truck that would last 8 years, then they would buy the truck, but immediately begin saving in year 1 and each year thereafter.  Then when that truck needed to be replaced the funds were available to buy the next truck by year 8.  The end result is a disciplined process that includes citizen oversight of individual department budgets resulting in a long string of balanced budgets and healthy reserves.  This is one example of many where Couvrette identifies programs that work in other places that can be rolled out at Poway Unified as a successful program.

We also spoke about special needs students and their needs, unnecessary legal battles, the natural human concern about change in light of the new superintendent and her new cabinet, tightening up the business side of the district, streamlining and automating processes to save time and money, Pomerado Elementary's new technical center, school foundations, ROTC, agriculture, the 3-2 board majority dynamics, field trips, cross country, her son building and driving the Cal Poly SLO Rose Bowl Parade float, turf at Valley Elementary and Meadowbrook Middle School, lights at Arbolitos Field and Valley Elementary, Poway Sports Association, Poway soccer, football, Poway High Tennis, Poway High Water Polo, Palomar Pomerado Pathmaker internship, Thanksgiving baskets at Chaparral Elementary and the Poway High Rugby Club.  The list of community organizations that Ginger has helped is endless.

Poway parent and education advocate Kim Garnier joined me on the John Riley Project Saturday afternoon October 6th.  Kim is a candidate for Poway Unified School Board Area B.  She and her family have a long history fighting against the corruption in the school district and fighting for the rights of students and parents.  This was a fascinating discussion, particularly going through the entire history of the activism of Kim and her husband Chris Garnier and the challenges they have faced along the way.  It was also incredible to learn the depth and commitment of the Garnier family to public education at the local, national and international levels.

Kim Garnier believes the budget is one of the key topics of discussion because it is a reflection of priorities of the district.  We explored special needs students and the challenges they face.  She shared a story of the school district falsely categorizing a student as violent (without documented evidence) and insisting the child be banished to an alternative school outside the district at a cost of $35K/year.  With Garnier's help, this student and parents had their rights protected and the child was assigned to a different PUSD school where the child is thriving and no extra costs are incurred.  Garnier spoke at length about reprioritizing school district priorities so more resources can go to the classroom to support the student, rather than being wasted in foolish legal battles, or disproportionately going to teacher raises while other classroom resources suffer.  Kim Garnier did not seek the teachers' union endorsement.  Instead she sees herself representing the "union" for students and the "union" for taxpayers.  Ultimately Garnier wants to change the conversation, provide more innovative educational strategies to make Poway students competitive on the world stage and do it while balancing the budget.  She truly wants to make the students the top priority.

We also spoke about other topics including school safety, Chula Vista Unified surpassing Poway Unified, finding future focused minds to bring new ideas forward, her family's trip to Hong Kong and her observations in the classroom and teaching style in a foreign nation, stale ideas at PUSD, resistance to change, vocational training, standing up for the truth, questioning things, sexual harassment in the school district, Mama Bear, protecting the little guy, parents not understanding their rights when interacting with teachers and principles, diversity as both a challenge and a strength, dual-language immersion, melting pots and jambalaya, cat litter, her roots in the Poway/Rancho Bernardo community, her current positive relationships with her own elementary school teachers at PUSD, the corruption of attorney Shinoff, the Billion Dollar Bond (CAB), Dolinka and "I'm here for you".

It was particularly interesting to get the whole story on the Garnier family saga at PUSD.  Their relationship with John Collins started out as one of love, friendship and mentorship, only to devolve into a fierce battle.  Kim Garnier traces the history starting with Chris attempting to defend the rights of a black child that endured racial slurs, but getting thwarted and manipulated by Collins and his staff to prevent Chris from representing the child.  This led to an attempt to reconcile where Chris opened up and had his own words used against him.  The story then evolved to a restraining order that prevented him from setting foot on his own child's campus and a ugly legal battle.  There is much more drama and detail that Kim shared in our podcast that gives you a sense of the motivations of the Collins/Shinoff regime and an inside look at the corruption occurring behind the scenes.  The drama continued to unfold to the point that Collins was discovered stealing money fr...

My most recent podcast guest is John Carson, a candidate for Poway City Council in District 1.  John and his family have established roots here in Poway and he wants to be a part of Poway's future.  He lives in Heritage Hills, roughly behind the Poway Sushi Lounge, and only 200 steps from Poway Rd.  Because he lives closer to Poway Rd then probably any other candidate, he has a vision that is different than the current Poway Rd Specific Plan.  John is a supporter of development, but he wants to see more ranch style buildings consistent with Poway's country feel that are further set back from the street.  The current plan allows for buildings to be built right up to the sidewalk.  While that may work on Escondido's Grand Ave, he doesn't think that matches the character of Poway.  John also wants to see the architecture of each building fit in an overall theme approved by the city council rather than a random collection of buildings (which essentially is what we have now).

John Carson took the time to walk us through the entire story of the alleged Brown Act Violation in the parking lot behind Mainstream Bar & Grill, the reasons and actions he took contacting the District Attorney and the resulting reaction from city council members and the inaccuracies of the local press.  John also shared other stories at Mainstream running into city council candidates and challengers.

John told me his personal story starting in Indiana until he was 14 and then later in south central Kentucky.  John went into the marines and was in boot camp at Parris Island, South Carolina on September 25, 2001.  John later went to Okinawa for 2 years and enjoyed the people, the climate and his overall quality of life.  He shared stories of being in combat in Iraq over multiple deployments spanning a period of 2 years.  His experience in the Marine Corps instilled in him discipline, integrity and a strong moral compass.  Throughout our conversation he often referred to himself as a Marine.  It is a core part of his personal identity.

John Carson and I covered so many other topics...   Poway community events where city council members do not attend, Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, international business in dangerous places, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, The Who, Churchill Downs, his career in telecom technology, New York Yankees, Louisville, Lexington, habeus corpus rights, drone strikes, Chik-fil-A, Nanny State, making Poway more fun, the MLB playoffs, his idolization of Tony Gwynn as a teenager in Kentucky, Robin Ventura getting smacked around by Nolan Ryan, the value of land in Poway, negotiating with devolopers, Bobby Knight, Poway Senior Center, free market economics, Adam Smith's invisible hand, marijuana legalization, organ donors, helmet laws, health insurance, Palomar Health new CEO's $800,000 salary, Poway wrestling, Wayne Branstetter, guns, weapons training, police militarization, Detroit, vinyl albums, artisans, Jack White, Cub Scouts, New York City close talkers, Poway Rodeo and doing business with people of different cultures.

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Caylin Frank joined me for an enjoyable podcast session where I got to know Poway's newest councilperson.  Caylin shared her personal story growing up in Encinitas with two parents that served as deputies with the local sheriff and her mother later earning a seat on city council and eventually mayor.  This sense of civic duty influenced her to pursue a degree in political science from the University of San Diego, an internship in Washington DC with "Surf Caucus" Congressman Brian Bilbray and later as a senior policy advisor for San Diego County Supervisor Bill Horn.  Caylin and her husband are new parents with a 9-month old daughter and take the time to enjoy Old Poway Park, the Farmer's Market and other family friendly places in town.  Caylin Frank believes her experience and relationships with govt officials and administrators can be a great resource for Poway citizens looking for support on a variety of issues.  We spoke at length about the greater issue of homelessness and how her learnings and relationships can be of service to the homeless here in Poway. She is a supporter of the new Outpost development on Poway Rd and is hopeful that the Poway Road Corridor plan will embrace open plazas, places to enjoy a coffee and conversation with friends and family, and serve as a dining and entertainment destination for local residents.  As a new resident to Poway, Caylin Frank is proud that she and her husband made a great choice to live in the top city to raise a family in San Diego County.  It is important to Caylin that Poway retains this special culture and town character for her child and the people she represents.

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