A natural-born writer, humorist and speaker who connects easily to everyone except lunkheads & cowards

https://www.youtube.com/@tootstells

An easy-going perfectionist. My clients liked me. The revenue numbers proved it.

My boss (guess which man) did not like that I didn't fit the "mold" but he couldn't complain about the results.

Pre-AT&T

HOUSING ACTIVIST

BEGAN DECEMBER 2020

I HAVE A TECHNICAL BUSINESS BACKGROUND. I DON'T WALK AWAY FROM PROBLEMS, I FIX THEM.

SAN DIEGO SEEMED LIKE A LOVELY PLACE TO LIVE. THEN I GOT AN AIRBNB PARTY HOUSE ON MY STREET IN 2020. I FOOLISHLY THOUGHT THE CITY WOULD PROVIDE HELP AND AIRBNB WOULD COOPERATE. NEITHER HAPPENED.

IN 2024 I HEARD ABOUT A 240' TOWER THAT MIGHT GET BUILT ON TURQUOISE ST. THEN 12 ADUS ON JICARILLO, THEN MORE ADUS POPPED UP and NEWS OF more TOWERS.

ALMOST OVERNIGHT SAN DIEGO CHANGED to LOCALS FIGHTING to stop A HI-RISE or ADUS getting built next door.

LOCALS TRY TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT SAN DIEGO'S RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS FROM AIRBNBS AND OVERDEVELOPMENT.

locals DONATE TO FUND LEGAL BATTLES AGAINST THE CITY, AIRBNB AND THE DEVELOPERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF unreasonable LAWS.

• WE NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING

• WE NEED TO House THE HOMELESS

• TOO MUCH $ IS UNACCOUNTABLE

ELECTED OFFICIALS REPRESENT: A) locals? B) AIRBNB, DEVELOPERS, TRADE UNIONS, LOBBYISTS and PACS?

leave your answer in the comments area on the contact page

MORE THAN A ONE TRICK PONY

EXAMPLES OF MY WRITING & ACTIVISM

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/san-diego-faces-lawsuit-over-136-unit-adu-project-proposal/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2024/12/01/la-jollans-fight-potential-high-rise-in-pacific-beach-in-their-own-ways/

https://obrag.org/2025/04/reader-rant-why-im-a-proud-member-of-the-san-diego-community-coalition/

https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2025/06/17/coastal-residents-say-too-many-adus-ruin-neighborhoods/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/sdg-e-warns-scam-targeting-002925050.html

https://www.chattenbrownlawgroup.com/uploads/1/4/2/2/142294598/ob_rag_pacific_beach_group_sues_city_to_block_mega-adu_project_of_over_100_units__1_.pdf

https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2024/jun/27/golden-dreams-airbnb-succeeded-in-its-san-diego-crusade/

https://obrag.org/2024/11/california-dreamin-or-nightmare-todd-gloria-pushing-of-faulconers-complete-communities-for-san-diego/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/author/trudy-grundland/

https://timesofsandiego.com/life/2025/07/20/dual-rallies-for-against-turquoise-tower/

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/san-diego-faces-lawsuit-over-003816340.html

https://www.chicagotribune.com/2005/05/22/exploring-the-world-in-food/

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2023/01/22/i-want-the-city-to-reduce-it-short-term-rentals-in-bird-rock-neighborhood-bring-worries-of-saturation/

(see my comments) https://obrag.org/2025/07/cry-me-a-river-the-french-gourmets-turquoise-tower-blues/comment-page-1/

50 pages of support evidence from me to CACoastalCommission about need for SD STR ordinance: https://documents.coastal.ca.gov/reports/2022/3/W14f/W14f-3-2022-corresp2.pdf

https://obrag.org/2024/12/rimby-responsible-in-my-back-yard-agenda-and-goals/

https://obrag.org/2025/06/coastal-residents-too-many-adus-ruin-neighborhoods/

page 6: http://archives.sandiegoreader.com/2024/sdreader-2024-06-27.pdf

https://obrag.org/2025/07/hundreds-protest-22-story-tower-proposed-for-pacific-beach/

https://obrag.org/2024/07/is-class-action-suit-against-airbnb-in-nevada-a-model-for-us-in-california/comment-page-1/

https://www.facebook.com/OB.Rag.blog/posts/by-trudy-grundland-as-our-mayor-and-as-a-city-council-member-todd-gloria-has-pus/1106789868120365/

I've written a novel for Middle Grade (E.A.R.S. Emergency Animal Rescue Squad) and a novel for High School (Cyber High)

I'm working on an adult novel about a hero and a loser crossing paths.

#housingactivist #saveourneighborhoods #trudygrundland #airbnbsandiego #lovewhereyoulive #sandiegosunsets

Pre-AT&T

My artwork for Neighbors for a Better California logo showing a letter N/NEIGHBORS house.

AT&T

11/24

7/25

11/24

LAUGHTER STARTS HERE

COMEDY HELPS IN SAN DIEGO

AMERICA'S 'FINEST CITY' HAS PRETTY SUNSETS and SURFERS

...and MUCH MORE

IGLESIAS/LATINOS: 30% of San Diegans are Latinos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFqu9YVuAgI

CHEECH and CHONG/GET HIGH CALIFORNIA: dispensaries advertise on billboards in San Diego https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZoIjNDkPCQ

IGLESIAS/SNOOP DOGG PODCAST: THE FAKE NAME IS 'FLUFFY', The rich people in San Diego could be posers or scam artists. It's not uncommon. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a5AtkBNpPM

PULP FICTION/BEING VEGETARIAN DOESN'T MAKE YOU A NICE PERSON https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UiL7ErcPf0

CHAPPELL: LANDLORD HOOKED ON CRACK. It's a fact that there are bad landlords in San Diego https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ze7CiKeVxe0

SNL/BLACK JEOPARDY, CAN YOU AFFORD TO LIVE IN SD https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7VaXlMvAvk

ABAGNALE/CON MAN, OUR MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OFTEN PULL THE WOOL OVER OUR EYES https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIYtKR24LQs&t=9s.

Worked at a privately owned business in CT, then a large Los Angeles corporation, a stint with an IT firm, and then segued to AT&T: the biggest corporation in the United States. Back row, center: me

Life is a journey

My friend Bobby

I found that the suits don't relate to a smart woman in a tie-dyed tee-shirt. It killed them to give me this award for generating the most $$.