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Heads up, parents: Summer Boger is running for school board and she's anti-vaxx, MAGA, and a J6 sympathizer
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Heads up, parents: Summer Boger is running for school board and she's anti-vaxx, MAGA, and a J6 sympathizer

I've been seeing a ton of yard signs in Cardiff and Solana Beach and happened to get a door tag for Summer Boger who is running for the local school board. I noticed she says she's a Holistic Health Practitioner which caught my eye. The more I search her name, the more I find about her being MAGA, anti-vaxx, etc.

Start here: https://eleanormusick485773.substack.com/p/trojan-horse-at-the-council-and-school

There are also plenty of comments from folks on Nextdoor that support the claims of her political leanings. Start here, and the official AP photo kind of says a lot: https://nextdoor.com/p/Hft3wmFqStNg/?view=detail

https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/summer-boger-holds-a-sign-that-states-pardon-all-j6-news-photo/2195130718

Heads up because she has blanketed the city with her signs, and they look super cheery and innocent. Not so at all.

EDIT to clarify, she is running for San Dieguito Union High School District's school board.

u/North2Zion — 7 days ago
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Remember when SDGE caused a wildfire and tried to charge us for it?

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San Diego Gas & Electric customers should not have to pay for the 2007 wildfires -- fires that officials say were sparked by poorly maintained power lines, the U.S. Supreme Court decided. The Witch Creek, Rice and Guejito Fires merged as they tore through San Diego County, killing two people, sending 40 firefighters to the hospital, and reducing 1,300 homes to rubble. Regulators would later blame SDG&E for starting the fires, saying the utility neglected its power lines.

The finding resulted in a pricey bill -- one SDG&E has been trying to deflect onto its customers ever since, launching a legal battle that's lasted more than a decade.  SDG&E attempted to pass $379 million in uninsured wildfire costs onto its utility ratepayers. Both the CPUC and California state courts blocked the request, ruling that management was imprudent in handling the risks. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected SDG&E's final appeal, ensuring that shareholders—not customers—absorbed the remaining $379 million in disputed costs.

Many of California’s most destructive fires were caused by power lines. Since 1992, more than 3,600 wildfires in California have been related to power generation, transmission and distribution, according to data from the U.S. Forest Service. Some of the most destructive fires have been traced back to problems with utility poles and power lines.

Something to consider... Under California law, investor-owned utilities do not make a profit on the electricity itself; instead, they are guaranteed a ~10% return on equity for building infrastructure (transmission lines, steel poles, wildfire and grid updates). This means that when there's a wildfire, SDGE makes money by rebuilding the infrastructure... Could it be possible that they intentionally neglected those power lines in hopes that they would start a wildfire and SDGE could profit by rebuilding the infrastructure?

SDGE also has the Suncrest Loop-in project. The plan is to build 14 miles of brand new high-voltage power lines through mountainous residential communities in east county, the ones which burn in wildfires the most often year after year. It will massively increase wildfire risk for our communities- the same ones that were devastated in the 2007 Witch Fire, the 2003 Cedar fire, the 1970 Laguna fire, and a series of fires in the 1940s/1950s. Over 20 major destructive wildfires have burned along the corridor of the planned power lines since they started keeping track 75 years ago. Could it be possible that they are intentionally placing power lines in this high risk area in hopes that they would start a wildfire and SDGE could profit by rebuilding the infrastructure?

u/Pool_First — 8 days ago

Illegal use of utility poles for hanging campaign signs

I have been on the phone with City Hall for the last 2 days, over reports and pictures coming to me, with local candidates posting their campaign signs on utility poles, which is illegal. The area that I have heard about are about 10 poles in the Midway area, and 1 right outside of Citracado Dental, on El Norte Parkway. There have been 4 local candidates who the city admitted were in violation and have taken down the signs. Those in violation of the law were Escondido Mayor Dane White, Escondido Deputy Mayor Joe Garcia, candidate for City Council Tanner Horsely, and David Vincent for School Board. The 2 city staffers who I spoke with were very helpful and knowledgeable. They told me that each of the candidates was given a handbook that outlined all of the rules, but that they pay people to put up their signs, so the people putting them up probably weren't aware of the rules. I said, "Yes, I agree with you, 100 percent! However, I find it disappointing and disrespectful that all of these individuals are seeking election to higher office, and 2 of those individuals have sat on our dais for the last 4 years, but none of them bothered to hold themselves to a higher standard, and follow the laws for our local elections. What statement does that make about how they conduct themselves as a local official?" The city staffers, who had common sense, agreed with me! If you see any signs on utility poles in Escondido, please comment here on the location, the candidate's names, and then report them immediately. You can call code compliance at Escondido City Hall directly, or you can try this number that they gave me: 760-839-4650.

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u/One_Cardiologist895 — 8 days ago

Teziu tacos

Not affiliated with them, but the best Mexican food I’ve had in San Diego. The couple is super nice and it’s huge portions. Shoutout to whoever on TikTok made a video on them. Hoping to get them more business.

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u/ActionPractical1360 — 7 days ago

Weekend Rain

Getting ready for the rain this weekend. I realized last time it rained that out street floods for next to nothing. Trying to grab any trash or big things that might block close by drains.

Stay safe, no matter how much rain we get people are gonna drive like crazy people.

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u/East_Memory_1052 — 7 days ago

Anybody lose a puppy?

Found this guy wandering the streets by the Del Dios school. I took him to the petco at Valley Parkway to be looked after.

u/Coraclaw — 8 days ago