![]() “I am greatly concerned regarding the number of people who are terrified of being admitted to Tri-City, yet have no choice as there are many frightening stories of patients going elsewhere with no treatment or sub-par treatment,” Vietor wrote. Ultimately, Vietor said she wants to improve the hospital and better serve the community. While she acknowledged Burlew asked her to run for office, Vietor said many Carlsbad residents have also encouraged her to run for a seat on the board. The candidates have since removed the healthcare provider from their campaign statements, according to Scripps Health.įollowing the publication of this article, Vietor submitted a written statement to The Coast News. “Scripps requested that the campaigns/candidates refrain from making these statements and remove all references to Scripps in campaign materials.” “There is no such partnership or negotiation underway with Scripps Health,” a Scripps Health spokesperson said. Motsinger has also proposed for Tri-City to enter into a public-private partnership with Scripps Health to bring “more services, better healthcare to North County,” a suggestion redoubled by Burlew, Strunk and Vietor. Screenshots of comments on Robert Motsinger’s Facebook page. “Jim Burlew is the leader of the group,” said Colleen O’Harra, a District 1 candidate running against Burlew. However, when residents asked Motsinger about his stance on certain issues on his Facebook page, Burlew, not Motsinger, frequently provided a response, prompting a resident to ask, “Can Robert (Motsinger) not speak for himself?” I think just maybe I might be a bit better.” ![]() I’m not trying to run against her, I’m just trying to run for the office. “It’s probably better I don’t know her name. “The young lady I’m running against is a lifetime volunteer, nice lady, but she’s got zilcho,” Motsinger said. He also acknowledged he doesn’t know much about his challenger, including her name (Gigi Gleason). He said, ‘Bob, it’s time to do signs.’”ĭuring his interview, Motsinger, a certified special project inspector, said he couldn’t recall the district he was seeking to represent. ![]() For example, the signage, little signs with wires they put in people’s yards. “He said, ‘I’ll take care 90% of (the campaign).’ I talk to him every other day and he tells me what’s going on. “I never thought about the problems until he pointed them out to me,” Motsinger said. Motsinger, a certified special project inspector, told The Coast News that Burlew approached him about running for the District 3 seat on Tri-City’s board. ABOVE: A campaign video Burlew created for three other Tri-City board candidates.
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