Comments so far on this story:

1. Mrs. N wrote on May 1, 2008 12:42 PM:
"I would hope boling supports goldsmith.....she is afterall his paid campaign treasurer."

2. rposie wrote on May 1, 2008 3:28 PM:
"Boling's client list apparently doesn't sway her. Remember Dick Murphy, Mrs. N?"

3. Dan wrote on May 1, 2008 4:42 PM:
"That was an excellent debated hosted by the Tierrasanta Town Council! The candidates left quite a bit to be desired, bobbing and weaving, dipping and dodging....but overall it was decent insight into their quite average and unimpressive brains. Someone from the Tierrasanta Council should run instead. After speaking to some of them, they seemed more informed than the candidates for District 7!"

4. Jon B wrote on May 1, 2008 4:42 PM:
"rposie of course we remember Dick Murphy. So should April as she was fined for unethical reporting of $35,000. Talk about a San Diego insider, looking to be more of the same tired thing at city hall."

5. A few thoughts . . . wrote on May 1, 2008 6:06 PM:
"Isn't David Tos a San Diego police officer? How is the city attorney in his chain of command. He isn't. Toughen up, Tos. I wonder what Bill Daniel thinks about Pol Pot? Also, if he were to win, doesn't he think he'd like an attorney who would actually give him legal advice, and correct legal advice, so that he doesn't end up like the the Pension Six?"

6. Dale Peterson wrote on May 1, 2008 6:23 PM:
"Well, I attended the forum also. Kudos to the moderator (Mr. Lewis) for the pointed follow-up questions designed to knock the fence sitters off of their vanilla perches. Ms. Emerald was asked about the influence of the unions on city politics. The audience was then treated to two plus minutes of nothing about the topic. Ms. Emerald mentioned that she is a bit of a VOSD junkie. So, if she is monitoring this stream, I'd like to invite her to answer that question directly and honestly. At least Mr. Tos and Ms. Boling answered questions with some direct replies. As an occasionally mislead citizen, I like that quality in a candidate--even if I hear something that I disagree with. I'd rather vote for a StraightShooter than a packaged Troubleshooter. And, that viewpoint also applies to candidate Jan Goldsmith."

7. Tierrasanta Tom Tom wrote on May 2, 2008 7:22 AM:
"Mrs. N, rposie and Jon B should have provided their union affiliation with their Emerald campaign rhetoric. Maybe their candidate should focus on answering the questions and telling the truth or is that too much to ask from someone who can't remember what her responses were from one meeting to the next? What's Marti going to do if elected - call the Labor Council during the meeting to ask them how to vote or will she do that beforehand? For someone with her background, she has no clue."

8. Eric wrote on May 2, 2008 8:25 AM:
"I was an organizer of the candidate forum in Tierrasanta and I would like to thank Scott Lewis for his excellent service as moderator of the event. He did a good job keeping the event moving (12 questions were asked) and he handled the four candidates with fairness. The only downside was he tried hard but failed to get Marti to answer questions that she simply wouldn't answer: she just blathered her way through his persistence, and in the end on several questions she said nothing of relevance."

9. Billy Bob Henry wrote on May 4, 2008 6:28 PM:
"I agree with April Boling when it comes to supporting Goldsmith. my real affinity though lies with my support for firefighters, police officers, and Scott Peters"

10. Fred Williams wrote on May 6, 2008 7:39 AM:
"I was surprised to hear that Marti Emerald wants the city to subsidize the Chargers...AGAIN. Boling is an insider's insider, but even she doesn't think we should give any more money to billionaire sports-team owners."

11. Joe Baggo wrote on May 7, 2008 2:02 PM:
"To a few thoughts. I attended the debate. Marti did skirt around issues not really answering any questions. AB and Tos did and it was refreshing. Your comment however is out of line. Tos, is remotely in Aquirres chain of command. As an officer he enforces misdemeanor crimes. He did support Goldsmith openingly and did not want to go any farther and there was no need. i liked his passion and a vision on we must bring in $ to the city everyone talked about audits and cut backs. He is getting my vote! We need new vision like he said."