Talk:Mike Aguirre

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[edit] Delete?

Why delete---he is a city official??? - unsigned

[edit] Media attention to article

[edit] Biased Information

This article clearly presents the information in a biased manner without support for the statements. It should be deleted or immediately cleaned up, as it breaks numerous of Wikipedia's policies. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 169.232.97.92 (talk) 00:54, 11 April 2007 (UTC).

I read many sources about Mike Aguirre and do not agree with your claim. If you could be specific and point to reliable sources that differ from claims made here, it would be helpful. WAS 4.250 11:29, 11 April 2007 (UTC)
A search of Signonsandiego.com (San Diego Union Tribune) or other new sources shows numerous negative facts about Aguirre that are omitted here. For example one judge "fined the city $20,000 for slipshod legal work." Note the following two references (especially the first).

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/pension/20060910-9999-1n10aguirre.html http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/pension/20050414-63-sdlawyer.html —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 149.142.72.144 (talk) 23:07, 12 April 2007 (UTC).

There is a huge years long political battle going on between various forces including this city attorney and the the city council and mud slingling is going on in both directions. We don't include the claims he made when running and winning office nor the attacks against him. We could but then we would have to have a whole section on this battle to put it in perspecitive. I'm not especially motivated to write such a section, but I'd be willing to wikify and help unbias (NPOV) whatever others care to contribute. WAS 4.250 08:19, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unreferenced tags

Per WP:Verifiable, WP:Reliable sources and WP:BLP, I've tagged a few sections of the article as needing a citation. These sections should cite a particular source that verifies them. It's not enough to say "I read it somewhere." OhNoitsJamie Talk 13:31, 11 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] More on Biased Information

The last line of this article,

"During the California wildfires of October 2007, Aguirre cited concerns over weather conditions and air quality and urged officials to consider a voluntary evacuation of the entire city.[2]",

referenced from Vigil, Jennifer: "Aguirre wants San Diego evacuated in wake of wildfires", SignOnSanDiego.com, San Diego Union Tribune, October 24, 2007; retrieved on 2007-10-24, is a quintessential example of how slanted information from powerful sources precipitates through our media. When Aguirre supposedly made this statement, virtually all of San Diego's media and practically every official who had a gripe with him made him out to be a fool. Fortunately, Aguirre has had the chance to set the story straight, but still very few are aware of it. Here is a piece by Gerry Braun of the Union-Tribune that should help balance the portrayal of Aguirre.

[1]"Heat likely to stay on Aguirre for fire memo" —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.89.67.3 (talk) 19:36, 2 December 2007 (UTC)