Newsletter Sept. 9, 2020

Bleeding Out from Lawsuits
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BLEEDING OUT FROM LAWSUITS
During her 2018 State of the City address, the mayor bemoaned the $1 million Encinitas spends annually on lawsuits.

“I’m hopeful that soon we’ll stop this bleeding,” she said.

Hasn’t happened. 

If anything, Encinitas might be bleeding out. As of today, records show that the City of Encinitas is a party to more than a dozen lawsuits. That’s a lot for a city of 63,000.  

Cities get sued all the time. The oft-litigated “trip-and-fall” lawsuit comprises five of the suits on our city’s docket. Many others, though, are the result of direct actions — or inactions — by the City Council.

How many of these cases could have been avoided altogether if the City Council had only been more deliberative, less secretive, and paid more attention to public input?

Click the chart below to see for yourself:
City of Encinitas Lawsuits listing
You can find source material on my Resources page.
As your mayor, I will prioritize safety and listen to the experts when they warn of a dangerous condition or potential liability. Even when those experts are residents.
THE MOTHER’S MILK OF POLITICS
If money is the mother’s milk of politics, the incumbents have hitched themselves to a dairy. Records show a well-funded PAC is bankrolling my challenger and the two incumbent city council members running for reelection. PACs can provide campaigns with milk trucks full of money. The committees are a classic end-run around campaign contribution limits.

That’s why I need your help. In Encinitas, $250 is the maximum donation allowed per person. If you have donated already, THANK YOU!  If you, your family, or friends are able to contribute, every dollar given will help keep Encinitas a beach town, not a big town.
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Encinitas Viewpoint, a Zoom webcast that covers important city issues, airs at 6 p.m. Thursday. This week’s topic is The Truth About Prop. A, the Right to Vote initiative approved by Encinitas voters that the City Council is trying to reverse by suing us. Our guest is Planning Commission Chairman Bruce Ehlers. Don’t miss this important discussion!

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Sincerely,
Julie Thunder
Candidate for Mayor of Encinitas
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Introduction to Julie Thunder
(The Thunder family in 1994)
Thirty-five years ago, my husband and I chose Encinitas as our forever home. We made sacrifices to live here and raise our four daughters here. But it’s worth it to us because Encinitas is a special place filled with amazing people. 
My husband isn’t the only boy in the house!  
Ranger (left) and Bill (right) help him keep the balance.
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