Having just written about getting up, standing up; Ian Thompson was a stirring example of this in his speech to the city council last night. It was an ultimatum as the council was being put on notice by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Coastal Law Group that the arbitrary ruling to mask Maggie's face was in violation of first amendment rights.
Coastal Law Group attorney, Livia Borak, had to wait four hours until the end of the meeting to speak because "that's how Mayor Stocks rolls". He is vindictive and will make any personal annoyance quite public, like well, banning Maggie Houlihan's image on the banners in the first place. How else does he roll? He also rolls with a scripted dance partner. Last night Gaspar unsurprisingly was the first to name Vina as scapegoat, because blaming others is how they roll. Didn't really work, as Liv Borak pointed out, they area all managers and Gus Vina answers to them all.
Coast News article
North County Times article
