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Adam Hill running for reelection, not the assembly

February 27, 2015
Supervisor Adam Hill

Supervisor Adam Hill

By KAREN VELIE

San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Adam Hill filed an intention to run for supervisor in 2016 with the clerk recorder on Feb. 9.

Hill had been considering a run for the 35th District Assembly seat, according to several union representatives who said Hill approached them for support last year. The seat is currently held by Katcho Achadjian, who will be termed out in 2016.

Nevertheless, Hill is likely to face multiple opponents in his battle to hold on to the District 3 supervisor seat. Several people have considered running against Hill including Pismo Beach Mayor Shelly Higginbotham, Grover Beach’s former Mayor Debbie Peterson and Grover Beach’s current Mayor John Shoals.

Former state Senator Sam Blakeslee said earlier this month that he was considering running for the District 3 Supervisor’s seat. Blakeslee said his primary reason for a possible campaign against the two-term incumbent was because of Hill’s support for a proposed 1,500 home development in Wild Cherry Canyon.

On Thursday, Blakeslee said he is no longer planning to enter the race because he has learned a credible candidate will challenge Hill in the 2016 election. He did not disclose the name of the candidate.

Three supervisor seats are up for grabs in 2016. District 5 Supervisor Debbie Arnold said she plans to run for reelection. Former District 5 Supervisor Jim Patterson said that rumors about him running again are untrue.

When District 1 Supervisor Frank Mecham first ran for office in 2008, he said he would only run for two terms making this his last.  However, Mecham said Friday he will announce whether or not he will run for a third term in June.


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there is no bigger political priority in this county than to make sure hill is not re-elected.


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marcusaurilius, please share with me via e-mail deetorresslo@hotmail.com the facts, issues, votes that convinced you to write such a strong statement? I would enjoy hearing from you!


Thanks!


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This is embarrassing. Please refrain from this.


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You are embarrassing, “doglover:” lol come out of the shadows and state your name. You should refrain from this and start discussing issues, Dave um I mean “doglover”….


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Dee Torres. We have had ample chances to meet. I have served meals at least fifteen times at Prado, and never once have i seen you there. Not once. You had a chance to meet me face to face so many times and thank me for helping your organization. But not once, while you were still employed there, did I meet you. You disgust me.


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Another personal attack from an anonymous person. There really is a strong theme here.


Really, you think a good utilization of my time would be to personally get to know the 10-25 volunteers that serve the lunch meals seven days a week. Should that also be what happens at breakfast and dinner at MLM? What about all of the other volunteers, should I have driven to the overflow to shake hands each night with the overflow volunteers….


Please tell me how many homeless shelters, day centers and county-wide case management programs you’ve run at once. Your management style intrigues me.


I will tell you that I currently volunteer in several areas, and if the Director was running around all day and night meeting and greeting volunteers, I’d quit!


That being said, thanks if in fact any part of the above story is true, and if you’re actually a person:)


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That’s what i thought, you spent your time scheming how to rip off the system and the people you supposedly served, as opposed to going out and trying to understand their needs. You are a witch.


If this is really Dee Torres. I suspect it is Aaron Ochs.


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He didn’t say do it all the time; he said “not once” did he “see you there” (note: not asking for kudos, though he did later).


I’ve often found that people who heavily volunteer and have their hearts and minds in the right place quickly learn who the charitable and good people are.


Should you have to thank the volunteers? No. You should not HAVE to. You should WANT to.


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Let the dirt begin. Are we really going to have to be exposed to all of c–p until the next election. Along with the presidential election it probably can’t get any worse. Everyday we learn more and more how dirty and unethical politics is starting with the BOS and down thru the cities. I will probably devote most of my time to the Disney Channel.


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Good luck, Adam. You’re gonna need it.


A lot of those lowly citizens that you love to mock so much will be turning out to cast their ballots. Rest assured, Adam: they will NOT be voting for you again.


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pasoparent5, I’m assuming that’s not your real name but I have no other to call you so I’ll stick with that. You have every right not to vote for Adam but I have to think you are more intelligent then you are letting on??? I hope you’re not going to vote for Adam because you don’t like the way he votes on issues. The causes he champions like the homeless, Pismo Preserve, Bob Jones Trail, local hire, etc.. And not as you’ve indicated above because he wrote a satirical piece for the NT which didn’t name anyone… If you saw yourself in his writings then, wow I guess there’s not much more to talk about.


I’m sorry that you consider yourself to have those silly attributes he wrote about, I don’t know you (or even if there is a you) but I’m certain you’re better than that:)


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Can’t they come up with someone else for a change? Like the 2016 Presidential election,

please don’t let it be between Hillary Clinton and Jeb Bush!


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WHAT has Hill accomplished for the homeless????? The ten year plan HE ADOPTED in his first year???


“It’s year seven, and you’re not going to find many people who say homelessness is a lot better—so we’ve failed,” said District 3 SLO County Supervisor Adam Hill.


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Hi Kevin, I know that you don’t attend the BOS meetings but do you watch them on-line? A small sampling of what Adam has done for the homeless is as follows:


He was instrumental in challenging the county to get more boots on the ground to house the most chronically, medically fragile homeless who live on the streets. As a result the 50 now program was develop and funded, this added caseworkers to the streets and has resulted in housing many people who belong to this very vulnerable population.


He and Bruce are currently fighting to have our representatives lobby the state to ban the current discrimination that the homeless are facing when they are trying to secure a rental with a section 8 voucher. You can watch last weeks meeting to see how hard they both fought on this issue (it’s about 2 hours and 20 minutes into the meeting.


He pulled a team together to advocate for the little old lady who was living for over a year in her wheelchair in front of the Prado Day Center. None of us were able to convince her to move into a safe place, and instead she was deteriorating. Adam called a special meeting and as a group we were able to pool resources and today she is happy, much more healthy, and housed as a direct result of his efforts.


These are just a few things off of the top of my head, if you’d like more e-mail me and I will send them to you as well as any documentation you’d like to see regarding these things so that you will know them to be correct.


Most of this can be seen by attending or watching the weekly meetings on line.


Thanks for asking!!!! So much better to answer actual questions than to try to deal with lies and juvenile name calling:)


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OMG please stop. Let your husband fight his own battles.

For this reason and only this reason, I would not vote for him.

This is so embarrassing and you should stop. You are not helping him.


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Who cares who you’re voting for “doglover” look at your life you’ve resigned yourself to hate speech and bullying online under the disquise of “doglover:. It honestly does’t get any lower. LOL


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Dee Torres, and your reference to doglovers online name? What do you call that? You are one sick twisted woman. SICKENING!


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8 thumbs down for helping a sweet old lady living in her wheelchair, yikes. Are there any real humans here? Why doesn’t my thumbs up/down button work?


Moderator????


ugh:(


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if that little old lady could only secure one tenth of your salary I am sure she would be much much better off today than any help you ever provided.


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Really, that’s your response? Really?


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I live in District 2 and am so proud to have Adam Hill represent us. His steadfast work on the problems we face, including the homeless and global warming, is just what we need. As a family man, both he and his wife have dedicated their lives to helping those less fortunate. His other accomplishments include preserving our valuable open space. We didn’t move up here just to be like Orange County did we? We know the answer to that and it is to give Adam Hill another 4 years.


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Wow a local politician who champions the fight against the greatest hoax ever invented. Been to Boston lately?


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JMO; Your sarcasm font seems to be stuck


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If by greatest hoax you mean the dumbing down of science so people are not sure about bullshit “science” then your right.


http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/sen-jim-inhofe-throws-snowball-senate-floor-attempt/story?id=29255635


Every winter fools across the country see snow and get “con”fused, this is why they want to reduce education spending.


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Actually, Supervisor Hill represents District III….


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That’s the first “Real thing” I’ve heard you say in years Dave! Congratulations!!!!


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So tell me…how many medallions did that endorsement cost Adam?


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If you live in District 2 you don’t have Adam Hill for a supervisor. Bruce Gibson is your supervisor.


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You have correctly identified the intelligence level of Gibson/Hill voters.


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Kevin, that’s just too silly to respond to… Geez, stick to issues! Your better than this!


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Just curious, JMO.


To write your utterly laughable comment, just how many gift cards did you get from Adam and Dee?


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As others have said, Adam isn’t your Supervisor.

Additionally, if you don’t want to be painted “Orange” County, Adam is not the man to back.

He was squarely in the corner of the McDonald’s project for sleepy little Los Osos.

A town surrounded by greenbelt, nature preserves and State Parks.


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Julie, we’ve been down this road before really Julie McDonald’s is all you got? Debbie and Frank both supported that, why not rail on them??? Goodness..


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OK Dee, let’s rail on Adam about his stance on the LO sewer. The largest public works project in the history of this county.

Show me once where he’s stood up to Bruce as he did on his bought and paid for vote on McDonalds.

Both Debbie and Frank have asked hard questions and have pushed for more info on the $183 MILLION project.

Adam, who holds himself out as the socialist on the board, has never asked

a single question about the cost of the project and how it effects low-moderate

income people.

Adam also holds himself out as an advocate for the homeless,

the LO sewer has the very real potential of displacing affordable

housing units and causing a great amount of people, who live on the edge

each and every day, to lose the housing they have.


BTW, the article associated with my post is about Adam, when it’s about Frank or Debbie, I will be equally as critical when it comes to protecting my community’s water supply.

You may not fully understand the opposition to McDonald’s was as much about its high water use

as it was about its undesirable corporate presence.


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Hey Julie let’s talk about how you’ve bankrupt the CSD??? Your involvement in causing millions in wasted money?????? Should we talk about your personal life as you’ve talked about Bruce, people in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Everyone knows your history with Jeff etc… I won’t lower myself to discuss it but you are laughed at in most “thinking circles”


Again with the McDonalds, there is not going to be McDonalds despite the fact that 4 supervisors approved it and the one you rail against the most didn’t!

You make no sense, what’s us is down and visa vera. It seems to me that you are of the philosophy that negative attention is better than none, so let the games continue!.


I’m sick of you and you should hold your head in shame as far as I’m concerned!!


Let the silly attacks continue….


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if you have ever read any of aaron ochs comments on ccf you would recognize this “prose” as his verbatim…..


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Dear Ms. Tacker, dont waste your time in trying to make sense with a complete IDIOT such as Dee Torres, Dee Hill or whomever she is married to at this given moment. She is NAUSEATING to say the least, am surprised her newest husbands handlers let her speak. (Adam Hill) ….but by the looks of thinks desperation is coming through as clear as day. So sad and embarrassing for ALL in our county. : (


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I just checked back here to see what’s been said and much to my surprise, that Dee is still stirring it up. I’ll just say, the same thing I recently told Ochs,

You really should check your facts. Since I said that to Ochs, he’s taken down his slanderous photos of me and other members of the public who attend and participate at the BOS.

Too bad Dee can’t access this site to take down her ridiculous statements.

As to what she’s said here about me; I say HA!!!!


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Facts Julie, stop projecting.


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JMO:


Please tell me that was a typo and that you are not so ignorant as to be unaware of which district Adam Hill represents.


Hint: It’s not District 2.


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Oh PUKE


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NNNNNOOOOOOOO! please?


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By now, Supervisor Hill and Mr. Fulks and Mr. Jones must realize that their Ochs strategy is failing miserably and now threatens to backfire completely. They were able to go to the father/son team at some point, flip them from being CalCoast supporters into a platform for nonstop criticism and smearing of Velie and company. It was Hill’s way of fighting back and trying to neutralize the negative coverage of his girlfriend (now wife).


It almost worked.


By the fall of 2013, Velie was on the ropes, sidetracked by a DUI and the loss of her grandchildren. But Hill and Co. underestimated Velie and she hung on, got the kids back and had her best year ever in 2014. The reporting on Arroyo Grande turned out to be the best work ever of Velie and Blackburn and brought much-needed reform to Arroyo Grande by toppling a power-hungry mayor and a flawed city manager. CCN advertising shot up and today CCN beats The Tribune daily on web site hits. Even with Velie booted from KVEC, her influence in the county remains unquestioned.


In terms of the Ochs strategy, it’s more of a whimper than a bang.. Their Facebook page draws but a handful of comments, mostly from Dave Wilcox, Dee Torres, etc. Ochs attacks Velie in every way imaginable, but without consequence. When Velie turned the tables last week, more than 130 comments appeared on the thread and it appears that young Ochs lost yet another job when people called to complain. Ochs has not been able to lay a glove on Velie.


The key mistake made by Adam Hill was in allowing Ochs to go after Sam Blakeslee. Major mistake. Sam is highly regarded in this community by folks on both sides of the aisle, Hell, Tom Fulks used to be his political consultant. Sam’s personal life may not be perfect, but it is his PERSONAL life. Believe me when I tell you that Supervisor Hill doesn’t get to lecture anyone on personal behavior. But Ochs went after Sam repeatedly and now Sam is fighting back. He may not run for Supervisor in 2016, but he will definitely find, and fund, someone who will.


My unsolicited advice to Team Hill would be to distance yourself from the Father/Son bloggers. They gain you nothing. Drop the smear campaign against Sam. Stop cozying up to the developers and reignite your base by standing firm against development in Wild Cherry Canyon. I would hate to think that Tom Jones, once the right hand man of Jack O’Connell, is now involved in anything resembling dirty politics. I’m not sure PG&E would like that either.


The best way to beat Velie is to give her nothing to write about. If you ignore her as much as we ignore Aaron, all would be well.


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I am so glad this information about Fulks, PG&E’s Tom Jones, Hill and Aaron Ochs is coming out. If more people knew the details of the sick way these creeps tried to destroy Velie and CalCoastNews, there would be a tarring and feathering. Equally disgusting is the way the Fibune, KSBY and New Times winked at Ochs’ spurious lies. And a question for Tom Jones — do your supervisors know how entwined you have become in this mess? Is PG&E spending ratepayers’ money to try deep-sixing a news agency? Curious people want to know.


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So if PG&E is attempting to shape politics in california, it makes sense that they will do it on our local level with the Diablo relicense and the need to smooth the way through local politics and Government with help from Director, Corporate Affairs Tom Jones, Team Lead.


Too cozy for the publics good.


Federal prosecutors probing PG&E-CPUC e-mails

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Federal-prosecutors-probing-PG-E-CPUC-e-mails-5804757.php


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Sounds good, but you’re making Ochs appear bigger than he is. He’s not a player in the Tom/Tom tomfoolery, but an independent wingnut with similar values (or lack thereof).


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Independent, my a$$.


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Dave, we had quite the e-mail exchange recently and nothing much was accomplished so I’ll just a few things here.. Since you are a grown man with a radio show I can only hope that you will begin to be accountable for your accusations! I’d like to publicly challenge you to prove with documentation or any other evidence/facts that support your unending persecution of me, my kids, my husband, and now for Gods sake anyone we even have dinner with!


Tom Jones, are you insane??? I defy you to answer exactly how you came to the conclusion that he even knows or has heard of Aaron or Ed (because he doesn’t)? Leave him alone, he’s a family friend and all around decent human being that is not involved in any conspiracy with Ed, Aaron, Adam, or Tom.


In fact, there is no conspiracy between any of the folks you named, stop making things up. You attack each one of them because they’ve all called you out at one time or another. If you don’t like their issues/actions than attack those, and do so with reason and facts. Stop cyber and radio bullying.


You even take your conspiracy theory one step further to say that these gentleman banded together to “neutralize negative coverage of me”, what negative coverage??? Where are all the results of your and Karen’s endless carrying on about all of the investigations into my life???

I’ll tell you the results 0, yep 0 i

ve done nothing wrong and no one but you and those your close to have ever tried to say I have. The only “negative coverage” I’ve ever endured is the lies that you Karen/Josh/Dan manufactured about me. Oh and how classy of you to give a platform to the man who abused me. In fact that’s the only thing that there is documentation on, the man who abused me and my children, was convicted when I finally found the guts to fight him. Not only did he serve time in jail but he’s been legally restrained from coming near me and even his own daughter for well over a decade due to the on-going attempts to harass us. I could go on forever on this one but I’ll stop here and suffice it to say, I never stole anything in my life, period! Let me repeat myself (you always like to do this Dave) I have never stolen anything in my life! Please show evidence and state some facts, not lies and innuendo…


Karen had the best year ever!!! Wow Dave I’ll just say you and I have very different ideas on what is considered a Good year.


As for the commenters it’s hillarious how you compare Aaron’s fb page, where people MUST comment as REAL PEOPLE, to this silly blog where a handful of anonymous people (or even less who really knows) comment over and over saying juvenile hateful things in the darkness. If Aaron followed this model it would be extremely simple to manufacture stories and then manufacture comments… Why not compare the CCblog fb page to his, rarely does anyone comment and those that do are the same little handful… Or Karen’s Fb even less comment there I believe. Or yours, if you’re so proud of these fictitious stories and fake names start posting them to your profile and see how your current “friends” respond?


Next silly statement – Adam going after Sam, hah! The thinking people in this community see that Sam advertises on this site, hangs out with Karen, testifies for her in court (and loses I might add, I guess the Jury didn’t regard his so highly) and has been after Adam for years using this site, you and Karen as a sheild. Goodness, his advertisements were plastered all over his hit piece. You guys aren’t fooling anybody (or at least most people with common sense). Why was Adam’s divorce plastered here when Sam’s was not even mentioned? We all know it has nothing to do with who’s was more salacious, right? They’re not even in the same league… I’m sure it was simply an over sight.


It is you, and the others that are obsessed with Adam not the other way around. As I told you before, it’s unbelievable how many people speak with you or appear on your show, and then call us after saying “geez all that guy really wants to talk about is, Adam!”


As for Sam being a moderate, he is not. Please share how you’ve come to this conclusion, let’s discuss his issues, who he has supported/supports, some of the groups he’s been affiliated with, rallies/fundraisers he attends, political campaigns he donates to, how he voted when he was in office. What REALLY happened in the last go around with Wild Cherry Canyon, Adam’s not the one who betrayed the Governor, who in turn retaliated by squashing the deal, right? Sam has been trying to squash Adam for years, Adam is a moderate and I will justify this remark to anyone who asks! Look at the votes, look at the causes he champions, etc..


Lastly, as for your “unsolicited advice” how about you keep it to yourself from now on, it’s as silly as everything else you say. You and your friends IGNORE Aaron and Ed, hah! If you count, rob-calls, mass mailings, e-mail threats, threats and harassment to employers, ranting and railing on them on-line and on the radio ignoring I guess that explains all of your other twisted logic. You live in a perpetual state of “opposite day.”


My unsolicited advice to you is drag yourself out of the gutter, stop giving platforms to abusers who’s only recourse to re-victimize is your “hometown radio show” and this blog. Attack Adam all you want on the issues, his personal life (which is really quite average by the way). Quit cyber and radio bullying it’s getting old. I used to be so intimidated and scared of you because I felt powerless, I’m not anymore. Unfortunately I’ve been fighting off bully’s just like you all my life.


Should I try and predict how you will respond hmmm. I have several hunches since I’ve been down this road with you before, but I hope you prove me wrong! Let’s debate the issues, stop the name calling, speculation, and bullying. You’re better than this and our community deserves better!


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Dave,

My condolences if your earlier email exchange with Mrs A Hill was anything like her rant above. I hope she continues to feel compelled to act as her husband’s mouthpiece.

Her response/explanation is disturbing, yet not surprising.


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Thanks JustBeware! Welcome to my world! This is what happens when you even offer an opinion that run contrary to the third district supervisor. Not only does he come after you, but now his new wife feels compelled to pile on, too. Oh well. It’s a free country and she obviously has time on her hands. LOL!


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Hey Dave, who are you kidding YOU are Justbewaye, seriously it’s sad but true you’re gone…. All you’re capable of (as well as justbewaye) is nasty comments. Absolutely unable to answer the questions or speak to the issues. You’re so silly you ask and answer your own questions….


Good God.


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As for “time on my hands” I’m making the time to expose your lies, hate, and bullying! Since you and Karen seem to have nothing but time to create these lies about me, my husband, even my children have been in your crosshairs so yes now I’m making lots of time for you. Funny how quiet you always become when your truly confronted. Typical bully.


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Wow, Dee, you need to get some professional help!


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“Unfortunately I’ve been fighting off bully’s just like you all my life.”

Have you ever considered you’ve been fighting off bullies all of your life because that’s apparently who you’re attracted to? I’d say you just swapped one bully for another.


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Wow, Dee, you need to get some professional help!


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Is that the same Dave Wilcox that grew up in Sylmar?


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In a three person race let’s hope Ant Hill comes in 4th.


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I am hoping he comes in 6th after the two joke write in candidates!


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