Talk:Alex Padilla

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This article seems very scattered and strongly anti-Padilla. I'd like to see more plain-jane biographical data and some more pro-Padilla information. Also, so many inline links (not in citation form) are frowned upon. Thanks. jengod 20:37, 30 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Stuff

Why are we

• 1) listing the endorsements that Padilla didn't get?
• 2) using blogs as sources?

Neither seem appropriate. -Will Beback 23:19, 1 February 2006 (UTC)

Unless I hear a defense of this material I'll remove it. -Will Beback 22:38, 11 February 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. Also, 71.116.252.34, would you please give the reason for removing sections of the article?

One of the cited sources is the LA Times, which doesn't seem to keep online backlogs. I have found other sources, but only through Google's cache. So, as of now, I'm not reverting back until I (or someone else) can find a proper cite. Landeyda 04:43, 13 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Why Are His Controversies, Votes & Positions Being Erased?

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dianne_Feinstein

DiFi's article Is a perfect example of an elected official's page that shows all the sides of an elected official. Her page addresses some of conflictive votes she's taken and some favorable things she's done throughout her career. In addition, her page made news for that reason...several people within the Capitol didn't like it the information being posted, for obvious reasons. Censorship in an open source site because we dare to point out what the traditional news media won't, and obviously this elected official's City website? Point of information: Several of those IP's cleaning out the more critical things are from City of Los Angeles addresses.

Is Padilla's ethics track record not worthy of being noted in his political career? I beg to differ.

Thanks for discussing the matter. We should include all significant points of view about every subject of a Wikipedia article. However Feinstein has much more media coverage than Padilla, so they are not perfectly comparable. One of our core policies is Wikipedia:Verifiability. Its companion policy is Wikipedia:Reliable sources. These assertions about Padilla need to have reliable sources. Blogs do not count. LAT, Daily News, etc, are perfectly respectable sources which cover the city council. Please find sources of that type to substantiate the material you'd like to add. Thanks -Will Beback 23:05, 23 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] To my surprise...

Here I am, randomly typing in names of people I know, and I get an idea to type my name in, and look what I find. Good article, though I wish it was about me, and not this other Alex Padilla. --CanesOL79 05:24, 26 June 2006 (UTC)