Today we discuss Trump and Gaza, America is an Idea, CA Prop 50 Gerrymandering, CA SB79 and the Housing Crisis, Best Places for a quick San Diego Tour, Rush is touring again!, Poway’s struggle with the City in the County idea, Tony Blain Poway Recall, and much more. Got a question or comment? Drop your take in the live chat on YouTube, X or Facebook to join the Community Forum.

It’s Friday, October 17, 2025. This is what John Riley thinks.

Trump Gaza Ceasefire

It’s a ceasefire and hostage exchange, not peace.

Will it hold? I have doubts.

Trump sees it as a rebuilding effort, not 1 vs 2 state solution.

Trump is a con man.

America is an Idea – No Kings

Immigration/ICE, Blood and Soil

Inalienable Rights

Education System Failing

Rush is Touring Again!

All-time favorites

Incredibly happy for Geddy and Alex

Anika Gilles

Pursue Happiness, don’t sacrifice your interests because of Neil.

Neil tribute

Rooting for new drummer

CA Prop 50 – Gerrymandering

Is gerrymandering a good policy?

Principles vs Pragmatism

Pick Your Battles

GOP vs Dem vs Independent

CA SB79 – High Density Housing near Mass Transit

What is it?

Newsom signs it

Housing Crisis

Implications in San Diego County (San Diego, East County, Poway)

Visit San Diego in a Half Day

Old Town

Petco Park

Seaport Village

Cabrillo Monument (skipped)

Mission Bay Boardwalk, Roller Coaster

La Jolla Cove, Children’s Pool

Mt Soledad

Torrey Pines State Reserve

Dinner at Jakes, Del Mar

Poway City vs Country

Is Poway’s motto The City in the Country dead? Is it a contradiction? Or both?

Great article on Substack

https://carfreeamerica.substack.com/p/the-rise-of-blandville-the-cost-of

Europe understands how to do Urban Cities and Rural Country. In America, many cities combine the two and get disastrous results.

Americans want it all. Single family home, big yard, city conveniences, quiet neighborhoods, open space, fast roads, retail stores, jobs, etc.

We get Big Box stores with giant parking lots, too much traffic, unwalkable neighborhoods, and a complete obliteration of any semblance of country.

We have created Blandville.

Blend of urban and rural

Soulless, sprawling, overly wide streets, dead downtown, huge setbacks, car-depending, under-utilized parks

Not vibrant or charming

Stroads

Neighborhoods with lots of useless open space

Restaurants and coffee shops banned by zoning.

Highly walkable banned by zoning

Lack of community energy

Minimum parking requirements for retail and create big unfilled lots.

Height limits (Poway and Coastal Commission)

Opposition to density around traffic stops

Europe has vibrant, dense downtowns…  rural countryside, and small villages with small downtown energy.

Results are non-human, no energy, disconnected.

Poway’s city motto has been dead for 20+ years. It harkens back to a time in the past.

Recommend making Poway Rd a narrow, diagonal parking, downtown feel Poway Street.

Redirect traffic to actual Roads (Twin Peaks, Scripps Poway Parkway, Espola, Pomerado, Community?)

Recommend allowing mixed use in neighborhoods (multi family, retail, restaurant, coffee)

Poway Tony Blain Recall

Finally get to vote

Does he survive?

#SanDiego #poway #trump #sb79 #housing #prop50 #gerrymandering #gaza #inalienablerights #strongtowns #stroads #tonyblain #propertytax

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