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I don't think so... : 8/14/2009

This woman wants to run our City? No thanks...

sbnative

Waving before flying away : 8/14/2009

And with that concluding sentence to this article, Molina is not going to have Iya Falcone to kick around any more.

Tricky Dick

Weird Year : 8/14/2009

This race just keeps getting stranger by the day, and what a huge mistake on her part

Sidelines

Other Shoe hasn't Fallen : 8/14/2009

.......remaining candidates for Mayor shouldn't get to gleeful.

silly season extraordinaire

Helene Schneider ='s : 8/14/2009

If you want MORE homeless from across the country living in subsidized Santa Barbara housing, by all means, vote for Ms. Schneider... Enough already!

HAHAHA : 8/14/2009

$63,0000 only buys you 118 signatures. Procrastination alwasy leads to failure.

Elect Justin Michael : 8/14/2009

Iya Falcone and Justin JMike Michael belong on the ballot. This is an obfuscation of democracy. The truth is, if the person lives and votes in SB proper, their signature counts. This is tantamount to voter fraud. I'm calling Arnold Schwarzengger.

Thinker Bill Hackett

respect : 8/14/2009

Yeah, that last sentence sure wasn't necessary. I like Molina's writing, but to kick someone when they're down in what is a news story! He just lost a lot of respect.

BRC

Primetime : 8/14/2009

On Donner, Dancer and Blitzer. Iya, JMike and Uribe all bite the dust. This election is a firework show. Too bad the city has be handed over to the career politicians again. Looks like nothing has changed. I say Thyne.

Staunch John Thyne III Supporter

PR Mastermind : 8/14/2009

Did JMIKE! KNOW IYA would be out and so leveraged an early withdrawl for publicity purposes?

Koo Koo Roo

Denmark Rots : 8/14/2009

Iya, the most experienced, shoe-in police and fire lobby backed candidate gets excised? I smell a rat.

Clifford Baldridge

: 8/14/2009

If I wanted to be Mayor as Much as Iya I would have turned in 200 signatures. What a terrible mistake (at best) and incompetence (at worst).

IYA FALCONE : 8/14/2009

This stinks to high heaven. Totally reeks of manipulation. No one could be this stupid. Clearly, Iya was thrown under the bus ( probably willingly ) to benefit 60-foot building Steve Cushman who was cutting deeply into her base of support. This is madness!

SANTA BARBARA FOREVER

Molina journalism? : 8/14/2009

The comment on the last sentence in the article as being a telling example of the reporter's bias is fair. But so is the second to last sentence. Francisco will appeal to conservatives butmany thoughtful "moderate" is going to object to his imtemperate campaign. And why has the article identified Schneider's support as being only from "liberal democrats"? Are their no moderate democrats and republicans and independents on her side? I think there are.

RHS

Opps.... : 8/14/2009

Opps... what a mistake..... that alone should qualify her for Mayor

Voter

Missing Numbers : 8/14/2009

It seems there is a very simple answer here that no one wants to admit. She could not find 100 qualified voters to sign the petition. "Nough said." Leave her alone.

Bob in Mid Town

RE Missing Numbers : 8/14/2009

she could not find 100 qualified voters to sign the petition AND she hired people who didn't help her through this relatively simple formality.

They Get It Right : 8/14/2009

Santa Barbara's Blog asks a good question: "So why turn in only 118 signatures when 200 are accepted? Its a mistake that a new comer to politics like JMike would make, but a poliitcal stalwart like Falcone, WOW."

Iya : 8/14/2009

Many of us are stunned. We should remember that she suddenly lost the great love of her life, her husband Vince, only a few months ago, and perhaps she has not been as focused on the campaign as in the past. I haven't always agreed with Iya on things, but she was open and honest about her views, and was willing to listen and change. Her balanced approach will be missed.

utter incompetance : 8/14/2009

Good grief. This is the caliber of our Mayor candidates? A woman who runs campaigns cannot put together enough signatures to get on the ballet? What a complete idiot. Seriously! Thank goodness she was knocked out - I cant imagine this moron running the city. Get a clue! What kind of idiot turns in only 118 signatures? Why on earth would you even consider such a small margin? FAIL

Jaque Haass

Meant to Be : 8/14/2009

This sounds like a simple goof, but a goof that is causing the candidate significant loss. Fate, providence, accident? I wasn't going to vote for her, but I wouldn't wish this on any person. She was thinking about her speeches, or getting endorsements, or some other election related task, and lost sight of this signature thing. It will be interesting to see how she handles this, how she speaks publicly, and holds her head up.

Glad it wasn't me

Blame JMike : 8/14/2009

It's all Justin Michael's fault. This election would have been peaceful had the rapscallion not entered the fray.

Faust

: 8/14/2009

Does it seem strange to anyone else that the Clerk delivered this news late in the day on Thursday (I've heard after 5, but don't know if that's correct), and then the office is closed for 3 days? Did the clerk call the people where the signatures didn't match? How far off is the signature have to be - what experience do they have in handwriting analysis? Who are the people who signed more than one petition, who benefits? I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but this seems very, very strange.

And the beat goes on... : 8/14/2009

The Peoples Republic of Santa Barbara continues on.

: 8/14/2009

If it's guaranteed you're gonna get signatures that don't qualify when you run for office, shouldn't one err on the side of getting lots of votes, instead of a few extra?? Is this not obvious to everybody? How could she do that??

PATHETIC : 8/15/2009

Falcone still got to participate in the South Coast Community Coalition Debate even though she is disqualified. The police and fire unions will get her on the ballot, which would be absolutely pathetic. She really has no chance at winning now though.

analyst

: 8/15/2009

Sometimes the simplest steps are the most important.

police and fire unions will get her on the ballot? : 8/15/2009

Just how would the guns and hoses unions get Iya back onto the ballot? Bribe the Superior Court Judge? Is that supposed to be a serious allegation about those unions? Sure, Iya can have an attorney check it out on her behalf to see what possible route of appeal can be found, but this is a very clear outcome that a sufficient number of the names and/or addresses on her ballot nomination forms did not match the current records in the list of voters. At the Republicans forum last night, Iya with that authoritative tone showed again she knows all this government policy stuff very deeply but she also flip flopped as usual and did not mention her real record on the city council that contradicted her different message said during that forum.

Flip Wilson

appealing : 8/15/2009

this is good news for Francisco and Schneider. Francisco appeals to the rich middle-aged white folks who are afraid of anything not rich, middle-aged or white; and Schneider appeals to the rest!

voter36

Phil Bugay Forum : 8/15/2009

Wow. Was anybody else there? The moderator forced candidates to answer questions in "sound bites". He badgered them, he shut them up, he made them say yes or no. I thought the forum was for the public to learn about candidates, but it more hammered on the issues important to conservatives and crazies like Gina Perry who writes anti-gay articles in the DSound. Bulbouts, homeless people living in cars, being tough on gang members, living wage etc. The liberals were hanging like pinatas and Phil Bugay was swinging a bat. Helene Schneider kept her poise, Iya Falcone rolled with the punches, David Pritchett talked back and wouldn't kiss any Republican butt, Grant House answered questions with authority, and the rest did their best not to fall off their chairs. Mr. Bugay was hostile. Does any one else agree? OMG

Sleepy liberal waking up to this race

last night's forum : 8/15/2009

I was there--and thought Schneider was a little snippy, and unfair by not stating her opinion about Measure B; Cushman relished the idea of being king a little too much, Iya tried hard to rebound from the devastating news, and Dale was very smart, middle of the road, and mayoral. The presence of Mr. Bugay was very interesting, forcing the candidates to think on their feet, and keeping them on their toes. It was a refreshing change from the usual tedium. In all I'd vote first for Phil Bugay, and second for Dale, based on last night's forum. (BTW: Lynda Fairly was the MC, and Gina Perry said nothing whatsoever.)

Another liberal with a different take

Mean Face is gone : 8/16/2009

I have to admit this is astonishing. How does a career politician not get more then the required amount of signatures? What this is really showing is how bad Santa Barbara is ran as a whole. When one of the best at campaigning and organizing campaigns can't even make the race. Maybe some of the old guard are finally starting to get out of the way of change and progress for the younger generations. I personally would like to see more of a youth movement in Santa Barbara. Youth being under 35 to 40. To me there are much more important things for the mayor and or city council to be worried about then a building height ordinance when there already is one. If this is the best these old war horses can come up with then it's time to go. We need to focus on things such as: Gang violence fixing roads that are awful environmental sustainability issues facing SB Encouraging more mass transit. Clean up the buses. Make new areas for bicycles to travel safely. make downtown a free wifi area. Encourage real estate owners to help small business stay alive and prosper. Clean up the state street , get the homeless of the streets, clean the side walks nightly, keep graffiti of the walls. Get lower state finished between the train tracks and the beach. John

Concerned citizen

Youth 35-40? : 8/16/2009

Sure, give it to the youth. That would eliminate the tired, uninspired musings of Bendy White, Diane Channing, et al. At least Cathie McCammon has some fire in her belly. The only fire I saw at that forum was from David, Cathie and at times, Diane. As for the Mayoral--well, is there any law that says we HAVE to have a Mayor?

Mayor seems so old school