“I didn’t come here today to call him out. Lane sued Kalasho in federal court late last month for allegedly blocking Lane from posting comments on Kalasho’s official Facebook page in violation of Lane’s right to free speech.Įlia and several others said they were troubled by the many issues facing Kalasho.
Lane, a Democrat, was also at the meeting and spoke out against Kalasho and offered to support his opponent, Gary Kendrick, a Republican. Kelly cited Kalasho’s “boorish behavior, his immaturity, his total selfishness and narcissism.”Įlia, a resident of El Cajon, said he attended the City Council meeting to present Kalasho with a lawsuit filed by community activist Mark Lane. Those speaking out against Kalasho at Tuesday’s meeting included Jim Kelly of El Cajon and Gary Woods of El Cajon, two Grossmont Union High School District Board members who are prominent Republicans, three members of of San Diego’s East County Progressive Democratic Club and James Elia, a Democrat running for the 71st Assembly District. He accused The San Diego Union-Tribune of pushing a radical socialist agenda and added, “I look forward to using the UT story as a pee pee pad for my new pet rabbit.”
