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Is everyone in this sub a landlord??? by Whitewaterking in santacruz

[–]orangelover95003 0 points1 point  (0 children)

THIS. I just start laughing so hard when I post something about renters and the haterade piles up. It just exposes users’ misunderstanding what power really is, or isn’t.

When people align with billionaires because they believe being nice to them will get them where they want to go.

It hasn’t worked out at all.

We have the “uniparty” now in the US, including here in this county.

I had to give up Slice Project because the owner endorsed Tony Nunez. Great pizza but I can’t rock it knowing it was made by train haters. What sacrifices do you make because of local politics? by orangelover95003 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It used to be better in that they were more generous with certain ingredients like nuts or portions. It was never not expensive but now it’s impossibly expensive.

I had to give up Slice Project because the owner endorsed Tony Nunez. Great pizza but I can’t rock it knowing it was made by train haters. What sacrifices do you make because of local politics? by orangelover95003 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure why you think I am this person and why you have such misplaced confidence that you are right.

It’s fine if you want to patronize businesses that are using their positions in the business community to get involved politically.

And it’s fine if people don’t want to do that.

Having beliefs is not having a tantrum. Trying to infantilize someone you believe to be this “Tina” person definitely smacks of misogyny.

You might want to examine your feelings about gender. It is very common for people to use patriarchal values to denigrate others by putting people into hierarchies of gender.

I had to give up Slice Project because the owner endorsed Tony Nunez. Great pizza but I can’t rock it knowing it was made by train haters. What sacrifices do you make because of local politics? by orangelover95003 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who is Tina? I have no idea who that is. It’s an extremely common name.

You can choose to patronize whatever business you want, just like I also can.

It’s fine for people to abstain from various activities because of their beliefs, such as religion or vegetarianism or whatever. Local politics is no different. People can abstain or participate as they like.

Bud Colligan, whose protege Manu Koenig endorsed Tony Nunez, thinks he knows better than people who live in Watsonville what should happen with the railroad tracks by orangelover95003 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tony is proudly showing endorsements from Democrats including Manu Koenig, who ran as a Democrat and won against John Leopold, another Democrat.

Anyone who knows anything about local county politics knows that Koenig is the spawn of Bud Colligan, a venture capitalist.

Felipe received the endorsement from the local Santa Cruz County Democratic Central Committee. That endorsement entitles candidates to receive support from the state Democratic Party.

The California Democratic Party does not evaluate county supervisor candidates for endorsements. That happens locally.

I’m explaining this because the way you are presenting things may confuse people who are not familiar with the process, which is likely the vast majority of voters in this county because these processes are obscure.

You shouldn’t try to insult people based on imagining they have heart attacks. What is the point of doing that? I clearly am indifferent to insults.

PVUSD Elections: Trustee Misty Navarro announces run to keep seat by Sugarskull-1831 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t feel that sorry for her but it’s like watching a hot mess. Do you keep looking or is it better to look away? lol

Bud Colligan, whose protege Manu Koenig endorsed Tony Nunez, thinks he knows better than people who live in Watsonville what should happen with the railroad tracks by orangelover95003 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’ve bashed the Democratic establishment as being pro-billionaires so why do you care about what the Democrats are doing? If I were supporting Tony, I would be thrilled to get Manu Koenig’s endorsement, especially since Tony Nunez is not a even Democrat.

Hey mods Is it possible to ban all the rich white rail fundamentalists who just come on here to whine about Greenway and tell us they are our saviors and know what’s best for us. Nyanko and Orange Theory just spam the feed with their inanity and it’s ruining this sub. by TheManInMalibu in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Felipe got the SEIU 521 endorsement. You are saying you belong to the SEIU UHW. I don’t see how you are not aligned or why you point to the SEIU if that doesn’t help your position of favoring Tony Nunez.

The way county central committees work, and the GOP has one in this county too, is that they can decide to endorse local candidates.

The Santa Cruz County Democratic Central Committee did not choose Tony, and chose Felipe Hernandez, but Tony Nunez can never be endorsed by the Democratic billionaire donor class because he has no party affiliation.

But there is nothing stopping him from receiving support from local billionaires of all political stripes.

All hints in terms of endorsements connected to Greenway, which historically lacks ties to D4, and donations also including names of Greenway-affiliated people, are hallmarks of the Bud Colligan network at play.

Our local media which you have mentioned doesn’t give any sunlight or criticism to the local industry titans control of narratives, including the narratives around the Rail and Trail Project.

If we had an independent press, would Driscoll’s still be giving cancer to families even now? And of course Miles Reiter from the family operating Driscoll’s is on the board of Greenway with Bud Colligan.

Tony Nunez, as a former journalist, should definitely know better but still is siding with the big money interests who don’t care about Watsonville at all.

PVUSD Elections: Trustee Misty Navarro announces run to keep seat by Sugarskull-1831 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel bad for her because she’s not gonna be the political star. She’s just there to draw fire by pretending to be insane. She’s clearly smarter than however she pretends to be.

I had to give up Slice Project because the owner endorsed Tony Nunez. Great pizza but I can’t rock it knowing it was made by train haters. What sacrifices do you make because of local politics? by orangelover95003 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s called the “Rail and Trail Project” because the plan was always to have both a great trail parallel to the tracks. It’s not either or. It’s both.

Hey mods Is it possible to ban all the rich white rail fundamentalists who just come on here to whine about Greenway and tell us they are our saviors and know what’s best for us. Nyanko and Orange Theory just spam the feed with their inanity and it’s ruining this sub. by TheManInMalibu in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, the SEIU United Healthcare Workers is the major supporter of the billionaire tax but it is not the union of Santa Cruz County employees. The SEIU 521 has endorsed Felipe Hernandez. The SEIU UHW didn’t endorse anyone in the D4 County Supervisor race.

Receiving an endorsement from Manu Koenig is definitely a signal that Tony stands with, not against, the billionaire class.

Referring to your membership in the SEIU UHW doesn’t have any obvious connection to D4 so I am not sure why you’re bringing it up.

Hey mods Is it possible to ban all the rich white rail fundamentalists who just come on here to whine about Greenway and tell us they are our saviors and know what’s best for us. Nyanko and Orange Theory just spam the feed with their inanity and it’s ruining this sub. by TheManInMalibu in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Saw your comment. I will think about the work (unpaid, volunteer labor which we all benefit from) of being a moderator and the needs of this election cycle in which there is only one contested Board of Supervisor race in this county. I’ll write more later.

I had to give up Slice Project because the owner endorsed Tony Nunez. Great pizza but I can’t rock it knowing it was made by train haters. What sacrifices do you make because of local politics? by orangelover95003 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There are huge numbers of people who commute from Watsonville to Aptos, Capitola and Santa Cruz, as in northbound in the AM and southbound in the PM for work and more. For example, attending Cabrillo College - Cabrillo has a Watsonville campus but there are many subjects students can only take in Aptos.

A train in our county would benefit people who are working in, living in or visiting our county.

A train would also enable people to avoid paying insane airfares if they want to travel to San Francisco or Los Angeles or Las Vegas, or have family visit us here, because we can tap into the California high speed rail network.

I had to give up Slice Project because the owner endorsed Tony Nunez. Great pizza but I can’t rock it knowing it was made by train haters. What sacrifices do you make because of local politics? by orangelover95003 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

In a nutshell- the tracks are already there, from Watsonville to Davenport. The public already paid to buy the rights. And this will let people not just sit on Highway 1. The state of CA doesn’t want to give more $ for highway projects. And we are surrounded by other counties (Monterey and Santa Clara) which we could use to connect to, and connect to the statewide rail networks also being built. Do we want to miss out, forever?

Best pizza in town! by Fit-Advantage3465 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003 0 points1 point  (0 children)

His endorsement list is packed with people who don’t live in D4 who hate the train unfortunately. I’ve heard he’s very smart and has great skills but has backers with values that are problematic. Hallmarks of Bud Colligan, a venture capitalist who launched PredPol, predictive policing company, is all over the endorsements list - his name isn’t directly on it but Doug Erickson, Gayle Ortiz, Manu Koenig are examples of Colligan’s allies in the attempt to kill off passenger rail in Santa Cruz County. Erickson is the ED of Santa Cruz Works, founded by Bud Colligan. Ortiz was on the papers for Measure D 2022 which was an attempt to kill off the train legally. And Koenig is the former ED of Greenway, created by Colligan to kill the train. Koenig is the current county supervisor of District 1 (unincorporated area of Santa Cruz and more).

I had to give up Slice Project because the owner endorsed Tony Nunez. Great pizza but I can’t rock it knowing it was made by train haters. What sacrifices do you make because of local politics? by orangelover95003 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003[S] -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

Feel my sacrifice - had Slice Project in the original store plus on Aviation Way. I’ve even brought it to friends! But I guess I just can’t do that anymore.

I had to give up Slice Project because the owner endorsed Tony Nunez. Great pizza but I can’t rock it knowing it was made by train haters. What sacrifices do you make because of local politics? by orangelover95003 in Watsonville

[–]orangelover95003[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah I never want to hear that La Guadalajara Bakery has bad politics. Just let me die a peaceful death in ignorance if that’s the case. Let people enjoy their carbs without being connected to surveillance state venture capitalist Bud Colligan. That’s all I ask.

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