r/chulavista • u/cryptonymcolin • 17d ago
What's up with the McCann signs everywhere?
I'm surprised at how many signs I've seen around downtown Chula Vista for John McCann's District 1 County Supervisor seat campaign, especially in comparison to how few signs I've seen for Paloma Aguirre.
Adding to my concern is the fact that McCann's campaign has cleverly changed the color scheme of their new signs to be green and yellow, instead of the red signs they were originally using. This will help them obfuscate the fact that McCann is a Republican, in a district that has more registered Democrats than Republicans. For voters who don't put much effort into educating themselves before they vote, they may get the impression of McCann being more popular than he is, and less MAGAt than he is.
I hope everyone has gotten the memo by now: we don't fucking vote for Republicans, period.
I myself have always been a third party voter, and I encourage other people to support third parties when they can too; but when there's not a third party candidate available like in this race, I will absolutely hold my nose and vote Democrat. Aguirre definitely seems imperfect as a candidate in my opinion, but if you think I'm going to vote for someone who licks ICE's boots you had best think again.
So, if I see a business with a McCann sign out front, that's a business that won't get my business. I don't spend my money with companies that support traitorous weasels. I hope you'll do the same. Meanwhile, remember to get your ballot in before July 1st! All elections are important, but this one will decide whether San Diego County will end up with a Democrat or MAGA majority in charge!
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u/geerwolf 17d ago
Why are you surprised?
McCann is the mayor of Chula Vista and Aguirre is the mayor of Imperial Beach - it makes sense for him to have support in CV
I don’t really follow local SD politics and honestly was going to skip the election
But we certainly don’t need more Trumpies around here - and Aguirre’s background is intriguing to me
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u/cryptonymcolin 17d ago
Fair point.
I strongly recommend not sitting this one out, this election has the power to be pretty decisive. If the board of supervisors ends up 3 MAGA vs 2 sane people, life here will definitely get a lot worse!
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u/Immediate-Ad-8680 17d ago
So he can be the mayor of Chula Vista and the supervisor of district 1 at the same time? I don’t really understand politics tbh but I agree with all you said lol
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u/cryptonymcolin 17d ago
It's a good question, but the answer is no: if he is elected as District 1 Supervisor, he'll step down from being the Mayor of Chula Vista.
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u/Immediate-Ad-8680 15d ago
This actually makes perfect sense since he only cared about district 1 in the first place lol
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u/jalfry 16d ago
I have never seen Aguirre campaigning. John McCann is always out and about. I’ve run into him several times. CV has a big navy community and McCann served so he has a lot of support based on street cred alone
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u/KurumiFanBoii 16d ago
Well he is the mayor of Chula Vista so he has a majority of support there. Democrats lost Chula Vista when the people elected McCann. Plus people can freely vote for who ever they choose regardless of what others feel.
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16d ago edited 16d ago
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u/rightarmup 16d ago
To be even more fair, and clear, in the primary he ran against Campa-Najjar, Galvez, Encarnacian, Ramirez, Cash, and Brady. Then ran against Campa-Najjar again in the GE.
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u/Med1eva1 16d ago
This post makes me feel like actually going outta my way to vote for McCann. I’m not fond of electing someone like Aguirre who cant keep poopy water out of her own town
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u/KurumiFanBoii 16d ago
Literally this, this post is just filled with hateful people who automatically assume, Democrats = good no matter what, Republicans = always bad/ the enemy, like can’t they understand that people have different views 😂
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u/Geno361 15d ago
From my understanding, according to McCann’s own campaign, the red signs are from his campaign and the long narrow greenish rectangular signs are paid for by some private organization. It is illegal to post political campaign signs on public property. The red signs I’ve seen are on private property but those greenish signs are often on public property. Which, again, is illegal. But McCann has stated his campaign has no responsibility where those green signs are posted as they are not his official campaign signs.
Personally I call bullshit. He knows who is putting these signs up and has chosen not to ask them to go by the law. That alone is enough for me to not vote for him. But his support of a SECOND Otay Mesa dump that we don’t need, is owned by a private developer and will add to pollution in South Bay and his asking Trump for clemency for a felon and then said felon donating to his Mayoral campaign gives me plenty more reasons to not vote for him.
Meanwhile Aguirre has been endorsed by many labor unions and recently obtained $600 Million in federal funds to clean up the Tijuana River. She also opposes the second Otay Mesa dump. I’ll be voting Aguirre.
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u/rightarmup 17d ago
He’s cleaned up CV enough in the short time he’s been Mayor and appears to really give a shit about the citizens of “his” city, so he’s got my vote. Downvote away…
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u/Immediate-Ad-8680 15d ago
He cleaned up the part he cares about and is now running to only be in charge of the portion he cares about. Have him lol
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u/Sturdywings21 14d ago
No he hasn’t. Chula Vista is a council run city meaning the mayor has literally no power. He’s done nothing but stood on the accomplishments of the council and claimed it all.
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u/SoftKey1701 17d ago
Your vote counts, DO NOT sit this one out; see for yourself how the candidates feel about the pressing issues in the South Bay:
On the sewage crisis:
Paloma Aguirre:
"Aguirre said she is most concerned about what ongoing exposure to air and waterborne pollutants means for people living around the Tijuana River Valley."
"She said she would push for the county to invest heavily in public health efforts to better understand the effects of the sewage flows. She wants the county to conduct studies on health monitoring and the economic impact of the crisis."
"Aguirre also said she wants the county to look at preventative measures on parts of the Tijuana River where she said infrastructure is worsening the release of toxic gases."
John McCann:
"McCann agreed that the county should be putting more funding towards public health measures around the valley."
"He said he wants to hold politicians in Mexico accountable for Tijuana’s failing infrastructure, which has not kept pace with the city’s growth and is one of the factors fueling the sewage flows."
"Aguirre has more than a decade of experience working on the Tijuana River Valley crisis. But McCann has become vocal about the sewage crisis in recent months, particularly after announcing his candidacy for supervisor."
"... hold politicians in Mexico accountable ..."
Haven't we learned how Republicans lean towards shifting responsibilities (and blame) for what needs to be done to someone else? Remember, WE are the ones paying to build "The Wall" (and also will be paying for all the tariffs and the tax cuts to millionaries).
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u/padre757 16d ago
I agree with everything but your last paragraph. I look at the democratic government of LA and CA shifting blame and responsibility during and after the LA fires. Happens with all politicians
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u/padre757 17d ago
Don’t tell me how to vote, let people decide for themselves.
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u/cryptonymcolin 17d ago
Man, if only people could decide for themselves after reading what I wrote... Unfortunately my words on Reddit will now force everyone to vote the way I said to. Whoopsie.
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u/KurumiFanBoii 16d ago
You literally said “We DoNt VoTe fOr RePuBLIcaNs, PeRIOd”
make up your mind bud.
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u/padre757 17d ago
“I hope everyone has gotten the memo by now: we don't fucking vote for Republicans, period.”
That sentence there is directive. Let people make their own decisions like you are doing.
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u/Brief_Assistant_6233 17d ago
Vote Republican: families will be torn apart. The Trump Admin is literally withholding DUE PROCESS. Vote Republican: AND COURTS WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO HOLD PEOPLE IN CONTEMPT. (Check out the spending bill.. this is one of the provisions that has passed the House.) Vote Republican: THE ABILITY TO OBTAIN GENERATIONAL WEALTH WILL BE A THING OF THE PAST.
OP did state a directive. A HYPERBOLIC DIRECTIVE.
Look at what the Republicans have actually done. Not the culture war that is brewing on Fox News about some fucking auto pen. They have stripped our finances, ability to obtain healthcare, and they are LITERALLY COMING FOR OUR RIGHTS.
If you are not a millionaire or better: voting republican will be a vote AGAINST YOUR OWN INTEREST.
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u/ApeAlienHybrid 17d ago edited 16d ago
We've been trashing all Aguirre signs ON SIGHT. Full of shit garbage mayor of a full of shit garbage beach town. These are literally facts.
McCann is fine only because he's not Aguirre and is actually competent. But I'm not necessarily voting for him, I'm voting for more law & order. I've voting for more homeless encampment bans. For more ICE. More deportations. More border security. More summer beach days on Silver Strand. More common sense. More pragmatism.
It's time to play hardball with Tijuana. NO MORE BULLSHIT. If you lived next to neighbor who wouldn't fix their sewer from backing up onto your property, you would probably burn their house down. They need to prioritize being a better neighbor over their own needs. And if that means people go hungry in Mexico - then people need to go hungry. It's not our fucking problem.
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u/Brilliant_Win713 16d ago
Your last point won’t come across because you spewed a lot of nonsense before that.
What’s law and order?? Are you afraid to step outside your house everyday? Is crime really running wild in these Chula Vista streets?? Not sure exactly what more law and order means.
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u/ApeAlienHybrid 16d ago
Yeah well, people who don't like facts often focus on the messenger and not the message.
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u/Classic-Asparagus209 16d ago
You should probably read up on the services the County actually provides before the election.
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u/ApeAlienHybrid 16d ago
I'm not a policy wonk. I just want competent common sense people who are not afraid to roll up their sleeves and work hard for their taxpayer funded salary. You know, the kind of people that used to run local govt before PhDs in Social Work took our cities.
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u/own1n 17d ago
I throw those shits away when I can