Potrero Online comes about as a suggestion from a friend to put up a site for the locals of Potrero, California.
Currently, our friendly, small town has had a rough time after the fires, and is barely getting back on it's feet. Plus, the battle with Blackwater, which the citizens won, still has it's lines drawn deep in the sand. And the new Planning Board is having it's ups and down's as they traverse the laws which govern their meetings. But, all are trying and that's better than most.
Should you be one seeking information on the Blackwater battle that Potrero recently succeeded in keeping out of their township, there are many sites out there that can give you a complete rundown of the Blackwater Regime:
And many more when a simple "Potrero blackwater" search is done on any major engine.
Anyway, back to the reason for this site. It is the locals destination for Potrero News and happenings that are based around the Blackwater Proposed Project, which is now slated for Otay Mesa, and Potrero's local happenings.
I will do my best to keep up to date with all emails and blogs, postings and questions, but I am at the mercy of our local library and their hours. So, please bear with me as we start this site.
Also, be aware that this site depends greatly upon the Potrero residents themselves and what you want to say and see! So send it in folks, so we can put a complete site up with all the information... Pro and Con alike! All opinions welcomed, but keep it clean as you can!
Thanks for the suggestion!
"VIVA POTRERO" Jeremy Scahill
Today I watched as the DOW went down 532 pt's. The lowest at 730 down. Speculators on the news relate it to Congress not passing the 700 +Billions dollar bailout package.
I am not a financial wizard, but years ago when the DOW was jumping up by the hundreds daily, I knew the numbers would have to come down...
The only difference here, is the investors who have squandered their clients money, sold off home loans like they were produce instead of people's dreams, or took the company profits as a bonus while the company files bankruptcy, are unwilling to own their actions. In the Great Depression, these same people held themselves accountable when they jumped out their high rise buildings.
I do not promote suicide, but I do promote accountability. The jumpers realized that their actions were having a drastic affect on our country! And, obviously, they were devastated, and could no longer live with themselves. Or, perhaps they were afraid of what the US citizen would do to them, when they lost their home, and livelihood. Whatever the case, they knew they had a major role in the downfall of our economy.
Do the people in the positions of power today know what they've done? Do they feel regret, guilt, or even responsible for their actions? From what I've heard, they have upset stomachs! Yet they eat fine dining, in their fine homes while they lobby Congress in their fine clothes to pass their bill!
Well, we the people of the United States know!! And we've been calling to complain about this bailout since it raised it's treacherous head!! For if it is passed, these same people, with their small tummy troubles, will be using the $700 + billion dollars in their willy-nilly self-centered ways, never having learned a lesson when using someone else's money! And now their clients are the US citizen!
How do you feel about the government bailout?
