Councilor Cadigan got his keister clobbered by almost 40 points in this week's Eye Poll. Of course, the news about District Court Judge Ted Baca's decision excoriating the councilor's conduct regarding the Westside Equestrian Center and the Taylor Ranch Neighborhood Association broke about mid-week.
However, Lewis started out with the nod from a healthy 60% of Eye readers and never relenquised his lead. The numbers bode poorly for two-time Councilor Cadigan as his Westside constituents tend to be on the conservative side.
In our unscientific poll, Dan Lewis took 62% of the vote, Cadigan 26%, and Jeremy Toulouse 13% (view it here). To us it looks like Jeremy Toulouse is having an impact on Cadigan voters while Lewis is pulling the more conservative vote and the anti-Cadigan camp.
We're sure that these numbers will be considerably different on election night but the real question is are there enough undecided votes on the table for Cadigan to make up a 36 point difference?
This week we're taking a look at the other race that's in play - District 3. The Downtown district is currently held by Uber New Urbanist Isaac Benton who's being challenged by the more moderate former Councilor and County Commissioner Alan Armijo.
Not surprisingly, both candidates are Democrats but that's not what makes this race interesting. Since both men currently hold office, there isn't the name ID edge that normally goes to the incumbent. Councilor Benton has his hand in our pockets through public financing while Commissioner Armijo chose to go the old fashioned route and ask for financial support. But given the nature of District 3, we doubt that public financing will even end up being an issue.
We think that development or re-development will be come the issue around which the election will revolve. Councilor Benton has an unabashed New Urbanist belief system that seeks to take design choices away from private business and place them firmly in the hands of the city's planning department. Meanwhile, Armijo seems to be from the old school meaning that government should worry about parks and roads, not trollys and density.
So far, the race has been relatively quiet with most of the press going to the District 5 race now that Commissioner Brasher has withdrawn from the District 9 contest. We really don't know which way District 3 will go... but we're sure that it will be held by a Democrat. Don't forget to vote!
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Earlier Eye Polls were, shall we say, not very predictive. How about 92 percent against the charter amendment to change recall elections (it passed).
Cadigan will win because even negative press is press.The sheep who vote will only remember the name not the bad things associated with it. Welcome back Cadigan.
All Republicans need to remember who gave Cadigan $1,700. Winter is supporting the one person on the council that does not care about property rights.
He forced a property owner to receive $1 a year in rent. This was a travesty and Winter wants Cadigan to return.
When the next financial statements are published, the name Winter will be on it.
Let's hope that Barbour is able to beat Harris given Harris's bad reputation.
Nomadbarbours: That term is self describing. A Nomand is a person with no fixed home address. David Barbour has lived in more places in the United States than most people. Colorado, Arizona, California etc.... Not just one city in those States, but several cities within those States. Has anybody done a criminal check in ALL the States Barbour has lived in? Barbour just recently moved to Albuquerque about two years ago, so he doesn't have enough record in New Mexico to know what type of person that he is. He listed himself as a Self Real Estate on a campaign contribution in 2007 with the address that he is currently using. He claims to be a property owner, yet his address is listed an Apartment "C",
so it is unclear to what property (maybe had property in California) that he refers to.
In 2004, David Barbour ran in California for a School Board position and lost with a meager below 4% of the vote. Now, he wants to be on City Council in a City that he has barely lived in for 2 years.
According to information on internet, David Barbour has an adult son who is 42 years old, so I'm not sure why he would choose (though no harm I guess) to run for a position as School Board in California.
Board Member; West Contra Costa Unified School District Election ...Nov 2, 2004 ... LWV logo League of Women Voters of California Education Fund. Smart Voter logo. Contra Costa County, CA, November 2, 2004 Election ... Occupation: Software Engineer; Email: david.barbour@autodesk.com ...
www.smartvoter.org/2004/11/02/ca/cc/race/1795/ - Cached - Similar
School for Contra Costa County, CALeague of Women Voters of California Education Fund. line. Smart Voter, November 2, 2004 Election. School Contests for Contra Costa County, CA .... Board Member; West Contra
According to one cite, David V. Barbour has lived at the following (David V. Barbour as age 89 and as age 62). An associated name for Barbour is Barbonn.
BARBOUR, DAVID V
Age: 89
Associated names:
BARBOUR, DAVID N
CENTENNIAL, CO
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
LITTLETON, CO
BARBONN, DAVID VANCE
Age: 62
Associated names:
BARBOUR, D
BARBOUR, DAVID VANCE
FAIRFAX, CA
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
FORT WORTH, TX
MESQUITE, TX
PHOENIX, AZ
RICHMOND, CA
ELGIN, TX
PEORIA, AZ
SAN FRANCISCO, CA
BERKELEY, CA
6. BARBOUR, DAVID
RICHMOND, CA
MANOR, TX
ALBUQUERQUE, NM
Give Barbour a break.
He was involved in issues involving children in the Berkeley area.
As a member of the East Bay Atheists, he gave a talk at an organization aimed at forcing the Boy Scouts of America to welcome gays and atheists.
Gay, atheist, boy scouts. Just what District 9 needs. Get with the future, people.
Don't believe it? See the link.
http://www.scoutingforall.org/data/layer02/articles/2004071005.html
Here is what is on the internet about David Barbour being a non-believer that God exists, an Atheist. (No confirmation, yet though that the David Barbour believe that I found on the internet is the exact same David Barbour though). Does anybody know if this is the same David Barbour?
The Importance of Being Atheist
Presenter: David Barbour
Coordinator: Stephanie Doucette
On July 2nd, 2003 Katherine Hepburn passed away. The world lost a fine person, an excellent actress and a confirmed atheist. This service explores Ms. Hepburnís life, the positive aspects of atheism and the reasons why a Unitarian congregation is better off with some atheists and humanists. Along the way we find out about some atheist resources and what is happening locally in the atheist community.
Sunday, July 11, 2004
10:30 am to 12:00 noon
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1924 Cedar Street (at Bonita)
Sunday, July 11 EBA member David Barbour will present a lecture on atheism to the local unitarian church in Berkeley.
Here is what is on the internet about David Barbour being a non-believer that God exists, an Atheist. (No confirmation, yet though that the David Barbour believe that I found on the internet is the exact same David Barbour though). Does anybody know if this is the same David Barbour?
The Importance of Being Atheist
Presenter: David Barbour
Coordinator: Stephanie Doucette
On July 2nd, 2003 Katherine Hepburn passed away. The world lost a fine person, an excellent actress and a confirmed atheist. This service explores Ms. Hepburnís life, the positive aspects of atheism and the reasons why a Unitarian congregation is better off with some atheists and humanists. Along the way we find out about some atheist resources and what is happening locally in the atheist community.
Sunday, July 11, 2004
10:30 am to 12:00 noon
Berkeley Fellowship of Unitarian Universalists
1924 Cedar Street (at Bonita)
Sunday, July 11 EBA member David Barbour will present a lecture on atheism to the local unitarian church in Berkeley.
I read the David Barbour link about David Barbour presenting his atheist talk at the Unitarian Church. Basically, an atheist is a person that doesn' t believe God
exists. A Church is a place for
worship to God. If your not ready to go to Church and worship God, then wait until you are. Sure, some in society go through phases in life "atheist, non-atheist, atheist, non-atheist, etc..."
While your an Atheist, don't go to Church. If you do go to Church and your an Atheist, then don't
announce your disbelief of God!
A theory: God is all Knowing and All seeing. There have been several claims by countries that Jesus tomb has been found. Paris, Italy, etc.... all claim to be the original cite of Jesus burial place (where he rose after 3 days).
The theory is that there is a template where more original Jesus tombs can be discovered and found. The reason being that Jesus is "All knowing" is "everywhere" and therefore, a template if the conditions are right. So, could there be more original tombs found all over the world in various cities? "Yes." For those looking to discover an ancient artifact (Jesus wine cup), etc... then, if the conditions of the template are right, then who knows? Maybe an original tomb of Jesus could be discovered in New Mexico? The orignal Garden of Eden is somewhere in the Middle East- Iraq?
To David Barbour: Here is what your unhappy about. Injustice, people feeling like there not worthy of being participants, (Boy Scouts), people left with hearing, "that's weird," or "I think that is weird." So, you do not accept those individuals rhetoric. Keep in mind there just people known to make mistakes. If man were perfect, then why did God
tell Adam and Eve to leave the Garden of Eden?" Men and women have fallen, and men and women
can redeem themselves. Like the Arby's saying, "I've fallen and I can't get up!" Sometimes people need help to get up! (redeem themselves).
David Barbour: Adam and Eve were "Kicked out of Garden of Eden by God," and didn't commit suicide.
Simple: Adam and Eve had developed thought that allowed the two to believe in "God has a plan."
I read the Barbour link, and it was somewhat misrepresented by a previous poster.
He (David Barbour) was not talking to the group (scoutingforall.org). Instead, he gave a talk on atheism at a Unitarian Church in Berkeley and the Scoutingforall.org website merely announced it. However, it is true that www.scoutingforall.org does promote gays and atheists in the boy scouts.
Bad news for Harris. That does seem to mean that David has the gay and atheist boy scout vote sewn up.
Sorry Don.
Don (you) have written one post after another about David Barbour and the gay issue.
You seem a little bit too concerned about the gay issue.
Is there something you haven't told your constituents?
City Council doesn' t decide issues related to personal preference of who a person decides to have sex with. So, David Barbour if hoping to bring about change such as expanding marriage rights, or increasing penalties for people who committ hate crimes, then David Barbour would be bettter off running for State Legislator. While City Council can
be a stepping stone in a political career from City Council to State Legislator..... it is important for a person to really know the City and State well enough to have
power and David Barbour just moved to New Mexico from California a mere two years ago. David Barbour hasn't yet had enough years as a resident of New Mexico to take on that kind of responsbility, yet. I don't think David Barbour has lived in any City long enough for that which is probably why he lost the position of School Board in a State that really embraces gay rights and various religous beliefs such as Atheist.
Don, I saw your new hairdo on the other blog.
Very pretty.
Brasher dyes his hair. Too bad the two Republicans with nice hair could not face off in the Council race.
If being gay was an issue then Marty wouldn't be mayor.
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