Remarks by Jim Desmond
75 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 3 of 3
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate it. My understanding from my staff and their research is the state bill was a gut and amend measure that was just amended 10 days ago in response to a news article. So I don't think it was, I don't know. This is an effective lawmaking. And the bill aims to restrict federal, state, and local law enforcement from adopting this de-escalation device. I mean, they sound creepy to me. They absolutely do. It sounds like something I would not want to have used on me at all. But this is less lethal, and it's a de-escalation device. You know, we had the meeting the…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. There's a lot of fear built into this, and I think we've got to be truthful with people. And the main changes to the Medicaid that are causing people to act like the sky is falling are the work requirements for able-bodied 19- to 64-year-old people and having to certify twice a year compared to once a year. And the work requirements are for people, able-bodied adults without children. If you're caring for a child, you're not going to have to go to work. You're not going to have to jump through that hoop. You're not going to have to volunteer. You're just going to have…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
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“Well, I feel that I need to respond. The people, and people that maybe share my opinion on this, it's not that we don't want to help people, we just want to make sure the people that are being helped qualify for the help. And you already have to stand in a line and ask for that help every year. This has to be done twice a year. Medicaid costs have gone up astronomically in this country, and maybe that's for many different reasons. But if your water bill goes up, double or triple, you go try to find out where's the leak? What's happening? Why is this happening here? So we want to, this is not…”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
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Not quoted here: it may name a member of the public. Hear it at the meeting.
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I forgot to mention that both of these houses in Borrego Springs, they're going to be housing three, two in one house and one in the other. Both of them are owned by the same husband and wife. And it's public knowledge or public information. They live in Yorba Linda. And they're working with Liberty Healthcare. They know they get multiple times the rental rate for these houses. And just, you know, this is becoming a business on a racket in the unincorporated areas, particularly in Borrego Springs and Acomba. And appreciate your help and support. Thanks.”
Board of Supervisors · Sep 1, 2026
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“Just real quick, Madam Chair, if we could get the gentleman that just spoke his address. Thank you.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“It sounded like my district, if I didn't address it. Thanks.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Supervisor Desmond? Nothing to pull and no comments. Thanks.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Go ahead. Well, and thanks very much for the report. I mean, you've got it down to a science, and we learned a lot of lessons over the last couple of decades and done a great job. One of the pictures you had up there, you know, it showed the fire coming right up to a subdivision or, you know, a group of homes there, and we saw in Paradise that, not Paradise, Palos Verdes. Is that it? Palos Verdes. Palisades, Pacific Palisades, lots of P-boards there. But anyway, Pacific Palisades, you know, the wind just blowing down the hill just goes, drives that fire right into the neighborhoods. You know,…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“I guess that's more to my point, the fuel reduction.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay, thank you very much. Appreciate it, and thanks for all the great work, and we've seen huge improvements since the 2003 and 2007 fires, I think, and congratulations, and One of the things I was harping on yesterday is agencies all working together, and it seems to work very well. Thank you.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Thank you, Madam Chair. I appreciate it and I appreciate all the people also that came out and spoke, particularly people from the unincorporated area. I know you came quite a distance to be here this morning. I have a quick question for staff before I, and then I have some more comments. How many dispensers do we have already that are licensed and permitted in the unincorporated area?”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay. I thought we had five, but at one point in time.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“So we already have four dispensaries operating in the unincorporated areas. So there is access. As far as the discrimination and everything else goes, I don't know that these communities are the ones that have to pay the price for that. And it's bad. We should stop discrimination anywhere and everywhere. The community, this is more of a land use issue for me. The community should have a huge say in what goes into their communities, right? And that is allowed by state law for distribution, cultivation, and retail sales of marijuana. And some communities have embraced it and others have not.…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“I'll second. Thank you. I think it's great. And I too had questions about, okay, how are we going to enforce this? And quite frankly, we probably don't have that many means. However, they are signing a legal document and sooner or later, things like this will come back and bite you maybe. But I mean, we already have that where you say you're going to, I've, you know, you heard from even politicians that say their primary residence has been, you know, shifts around or moves around. I feel like you're saying bad karma is our... Well, I just, it's, yeah, karma is probably the best thing we got.…”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“I'm okay with karma. Trust people sometimes, too. So, do we even need this as part of the motion, or can it just be staff direction?”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay. In six months, we want everything. Okay. I'm fine with it.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Yeah, this is just awful watching this go back and forth. We should err on the side of transparency and just rip the band-aid off. If there was no wrongdoing, let that be shown. If there was, then let that come out. But by waiting for... An election to happen because it might change things one way or the other, I think, is not a reason for us not to be as transparent as we possibly can. As soon as we can, this just looks like we're obscuring something. I don't know what it is, but that's just what it seems to me watching this whole conversation go on.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“I didn't put my name up. Are these questions and responses gonna be made available to the public or is it just gonna be report back to our offices?”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“All right. I just prefer doing things in public as opposed to back door. Thanks.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“So, Joel, or Supervisor Anderson, so is it... I mean, I'm trying to read and figure out what it is. Basically, what we're asking for is that we get the survey and the polling that any office has done legislative research. So really, we're just going to get the survey and the polling. Is that what you're... No.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“So you're gonna have more questions than what, so I guess I'm really not sure what I'm voting on, I guess. But it says, well, I don't see anything in here. The questions are gonna be submitted and answered. I guess, okay, the second part, receive questions from the board on this, all right. Because the first paragraph, it says surveys and polling. So what is it that you don't want? I get the questions are different, but what is it you're after?”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“So has the surveys and the polling been released? Is that already out there?”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Okay. So you got other questions? All right. Sorry, I'm just...”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026
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“Well, in just a second. Yeah, I'm happy to move to approve. I just want to thank DPUW for all the hard work on this. I know Main Street and Aviation Road up in Fallbrook that people have been wanting an all-way stop for a while, and now they can all stop and be happy, hopefully. So I appreciate all the work, time, and effort on this. Thanks.”
Board of Supervisors · Aug 19, 2026