Blackwater admits border security is a goalAfter months of assurances that Blackwater would only train law enforcement and military at the Potrero site, Brian Bonfiglio admits they are interested in border security contracts.
UPCOMING EVENTS ---> See Common Calendar for all upcoming events! See Events for details on events we are hosting or sponsoring.
HOT ISSUES
Sunrise Powerlink - SDG&E surprises Lakeside with the announcement that the huge transmission line project is slated to decimate EL MONTE VALLEY. See background and videos here: Sunrise Powerlink.
Blackwater Otay - Blackwater offends the community with agreement with Southwestern College to use campus classrooms in trade for use of shooting range. Come to Board of Trustees Meeting to voice your objection on April 15. More here: Blackwater Otay and Blackwater In Southwestern College
Procinctu Group - Planned mercenary training camp being resisted by locals in Riverside. Had Rally/Protest on March 17. More here: Procinctu Group
Recent Events
Election Integrity project is meeting with San Diego County elections officials and reviewing their operation.
Stop Blackwater Nisour Massacre Rally - 13 Sep 2008 (3-5 pm) Rally to commemorate the ruthless murder of 17 innocent Iraqi civilians by Blackwater mercenaries on the street outside the Blackwater Otay facility. Great Event! THANKS for coming.
Blackwater Federal Court Protest - See pictures and comments about protest in front of the Federal courthouse, at the corner of Front and Broadway in San Diego at 10 a.m. on June 17th. City Attorney Mike Aguirre argued the case before President's father appointee, Hon. Marilyn Huff.
Blackwater Otay Protest Rally - See pictures from June 11, 2008 massive outpouring of opposition to Blackwater and their underhanded operation in front of their facility in Otay Mesa.
Public Access Videos - PublicAccessVideos Videos for Public Access http://communitycurrency.org/911TV/publicaccess.html Nanothermite Steven Jones (58:35 and 2:02:53) 9/11 Revisited ...
Public Access TV - PublicAccessTV Public, educational, and governmental (PEG) access requirements for cable companies http://www.fcc.gov/mb/facts/pegfacts.html County Television ...
Westfield Parkway Plaza Mall - WestfieldParkwayPlazaMall VoterRegistration Location. Letter to Westfield Parkway re Voter Registration.odt: Letter to Westfield Parkway Plaza re voter registration ...
Contact Us - Contact Us PLEASE NOTE THAT IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A VENUE AND YOU GET TO THIS PAGE, WE CAN'T HELP YOU WITH THAT! PLEASE YOU MAY FIND IT WITH A SEARCH ENGINE HERE ...
Eastlake Bonita Democratic Club - EastlakeBonitaDemocraticClub EB Democrats is a Club of Democrats from Eastlake, Bonita, Rancho del Rey, Chula Vista, Imperial Beach, and other South Bay communities ...
Projects
The following projects list includes only main projects and their immediate sub-projects. Not all projects are listed here.
Infrastructure - Projects related to how we manage projects and support information.
COPs Program -- Parent project to all COPs projects.
COPs Resources -- Compilation of resources and related information useful to COPs participants.
Project Anatomy -- A "project of projects" -- how we manage and organize COPs projects on this site.
Govt Oversight - Choose a governmental body and monitor it.
Grossmont Healthcare District -- After being cited by the California Medical review board, the community became aware that the District Board was unaware of these events, despite a clear expectation by the community that they stay perform hospital oversight.
Grossmont Union High School District -- Oppose the sad story of a high school district taken over by religious radicals and left in disarray. Now, they've done it again.
Issue Oversight - When important issues arise, we track them as projects.
Border Security -- This topic includes discussion of the border fence, and the larger issue of border security and immigration reform.
Manual Tally Issues -- 1% Manual Tally is required for certification of elections but are either not completed or are insufficient to report vote-substitution errors. SERIOUS PROBLEMS DETECTED IN SAN DIEGO!
Open Canvass -- Describes a method of election canvass processing that uses high-speed electronic equipment but is not subject to hacking vulnerabilities
Scanner Tape Review -- Our attempt to audit the elections process in San DIego County regarding Diebold scanner tapes.
Energy Policy -- Consideration of various approaches to solving fossil fuel addiction.
Sunrise Powerlink -- Project to oppose the installation of the Sunrise Powerlink
Local Politics -- East County Politics that is not covered by another project
Private Mercenaries -- Considers the rise of private mercenary firms and warfare training camps.
Blackwater Otay -- Opposition to private mercenary training center in Otay Mesa, San Diego
Blackwater Worldwide -- Considers the entire family of companies related to Erik Prince, the founder of Blackwater Lodge Training Center.
Covert Canyon -- A shooting range training area in East San Diego County, off Japatul Valley Rd and operated by Marc Halcon.
Procinctu Group -- Opposition to development of "The Ranch", a mercenary training center in Riverside County
Wind Zero -- Mercenary-style trainging camp just east of San Diego County in Ocotillo/Nomirage.
See Also: Common Projects - Election and local government projects (Deprecated)
Collaboration Areas
Common Calendar - Month-at-a-glance format for all events relevant to East County
Calendar Update - Quick list of the events for the next 2 weeks.
How To Turn In Churches To The IRS - How to turn in churches and other nonprofits who are promoting a candidate or spending significant time on propositions.
Gun Control - The State Democratic Platform supports Safe Gun Ownership... Read more here.
Strong Family Model - How should we decide issues of pregnancy termination, end-of-life decisions, and even gay-marriage? The "Strong Family Model" is an important umbrella for these issues.
Other Stuff
County Removes Lutzs Trees - After sending a request for information to Dianne Jacob's office and to the County Counsel regarding Brown Act violations, the County retaliates by driving over the curb with a truck and removing all the trees in front of the Lutz residence with no notice at all.
What Are RSS Feeds? - Learn about an important technology for distributing Blog-like postings.
Basic Instructions - When you first start using this wiki to report on a strange event, I will refer you to this topic to get you started!