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COMMENT 322112	2012-09-20 09:46 AM
Two glasses of wine by 10:30am?
ROGER DODGER	2012-09-20 09:47 AM
I thought it was her. I couldn't say for sure since the vehicle was not registered in her name. But she is the one that went to the liquor store at Cliff and Meggs and crashed into a car in the parking lot. I put it up as a Code Red.
COMMENT 322120P	2012-09-20 09:52 AM
That's kinda sad. Drinking wine at 10 in the morning?.... Iya may have a problem.
COMMENT 322121	2012-09-20 09:52 AM
"two glasses of wine" at 10:30 AM and in the parking lot of a liquor store to buy MORE booze? Those are traits seen in alcoholics. I have no personal knowledge of this particular mentioned woman's habits. I'm just glad this drunken driver was sreported to the police. just as I'm glad when SBPD aprehends anyone impaired who gets caught while driving when they shouldn't be.
COMMENT 322123	2012-09-20 09:54 AM
Sad. Drunk driving should be a much more serious offense. 1yr jail time minimum in my opinion. Get this drunk off the Council.
COMMENT 322127	2012-09-20 09:59 AM
Read the story, she's not on the City Council.
COMMENT 322131P	2012-09-20 10:01 AM
123, Iya is a FORMER, council member who seems to have hit the skids. Sad.
COMMENT 322133	2012-09-20 10:04 AM
you cant beat a full bodied red with your wheaties.
COMMENT 322134	2012-09-20 10:04 AM
Very sad to hear this.
COMMENT 322135	2012-09-20 10:06 AM
If you are drinking before 10:30 in the morning, and blow over the limit, and you are going into a liquor store to buy more, you probably are an alcoholic.
COMMENT 322136	2012-09-20 10:09 AM
Well, at least she admitted it. Came forward publicly with it, instead of trying to come up with an "explanation" like so many other current/former public figures would. It seems she may have an alcohol problem. I'm glad it was a bump into a parked car and not what it could have been. I hope she gets the help it seems she needs.
COMMENT 322141	2012-09-20 10:15 AM
At least no steelhead were harmed. That would have been a tragedy.
COMMENT 322147	2012-09-20 10:19 AM
DUI on a weekday morning?? How many school zones did she pass through? Washington and Monroe at least. So much for safe routes to school!
COMMENT 322150P	2012-09-20 10:22 AM
How in the world do you get drunk by 10:30AM? That being said I hope she gets help fighting her demons.
COMMENT 322156	2012-09-20 10:28 AM
I hope she gets help.
COMMENT 322164	2012-09-20 10:38 AM
Sheesh, some other city council candidates with DUI issues had much worse reaction than this. If this were Thyne there would be 60 comments by now, none of them sympathetic.
COMMENT 322169	2012-09-20 10:49 AM
Sad to hear especially knowing she lost her husband a few years back, hopefully there is a better path in her future soon.
COMMENT 322173P	2012-09-20 10:52 AM
Perhaps, 164, thats a reflection of the fact that Iya has built a solid record of public service and good will. She was a tough but smart, fair public servant who did her homework and made decisions in the best interest of the public. No one is justifying this DUI/incident- totally wrong- and she has taken complete responsibility- on the air. just wish the best for her...
COMMENT 322177P	2012-09-20 11:04 AM
Iya Falcone is/was a Democrat. So the usual double standard is in full force
COMMENT 322180	2012-09-20 11:05 AM
Very sad. Adios!
COMMENT 322182	2012-09-20 11:07 AM
This is a personal tragedy, and glad to see people are treating it as such. But Iya on city council was the most bloviating spokesperson in politics at the time. In her lovely well-modulated tones, she could fill up air space forever but never actually say a darn thing. It became a joke to watch her lips move, wondering how much airspace she would take up and yet offer not a single hint of substance. Politics in this town is hard. No question about that. it does demand the extraordinary from any normal human being and perhaps this is who Iya learned to cope with the pressures of choosing to be in the public's own gimleted eye.
COMMENT 322131P	2012-09-20 11:50 AM
177, regardless of what our politics are, where we live, what we believe all of us are subject to the frailties of being a human being. Some of us are better at handling them then others. Not knowing Iya's problems I can not specifically address how she is handling them. All I can do is feel sorry for her and saddened by her recent actions.
COMMENT 322201	2012-09-20 11:55 AM
with all the smart people in this town why do we have such mediocre people in public office and some positions running for reelection unchallenged?
COMMENT 322210	2012-09-20 12:14 PM
Tongue in cheek theory: She was on vacation in another country, just got back, very different time zone were she was, to her it was 10:30 at night still. Maybe that explains it?
COMMENT 322182	2012-09-20 12:23 PM
Every election there are very smart people running. Voters often reject them and listen instead to special interest groups who want dumb ones who carry out their own designs. Think about how you make your decision to vote -- really plot it out sometime to see where pivotal decisions are made in your own mind about who to vote for. Pick a race and a group of candidates you know nothing about, and see how you will eventually cast your informed vote in that particular race. Or a ballot initiative or even as an exercise a race where you don't even vote. What sources of information carry the most weight for you when you make your final choice?
SHAKEY	2012-09-20 12:58 PM
You lost the Mayor race and your still wineing !!
COMMENT 322238	2012-09-20 01:02 PM
This is really sad. Things add up in life and then the poor decisions sometimes follow. Then become habit. I hope she finds her way. I thought she did a good job and liked her on the city council.
COMMENT 322250P	2012-09-20 01:10 PM
There was nothing in the news article that said or hinted at anything about a liquor store - that's just speculation on someone's part here. And if the car she hit belonged to someone using the hair salon, that's in a completely different parking lot from the liquor store. The hair salon is in the plaza with Rite Aid and Albertson's, and the liquor store is across Miegs from there, near the Rose Cafe.
COMMENT 322252	2012-09-20 01:15 PM
@ 177P - So is Thyne.
COMMENT 322253	2012-09-20 01:15 PM
I see someone who made a mistake and took responsibility for it. She seems like a decent person. I could hear the sadness in her voice - I could not hear an agenda. Be kind always.
COMMENT 322266	2012-09-20 01:33 PM
We don't know if this was a one time thing or something that's been going on for months or years or decades. I would caution everyone to avoid jumping to conclusions. All we know for sure is that an accident happened and luckily nobody got hurt. And for those here who aren't current on our local politics (but are feeling fine about weighing in regardless), you might want to check up on the current city council members. Ms. Falcone is a former member.
COMMENT 322275	2012-09-20 01:43 PM
To Iya, Please take this opportunity to get help and find some new friends to hang out with. Thanks for your past service t the City, but it is apparently time to take care of yourself...
COMMENT 322290	2012-09-20 02:03 PM
It's sad, but likely has roots in the premature death of her husband just a few years ago.
COMMENT 322446	2012-09-20 06:38 PM
Have to agree with 322141. We have so many hard heads, but so few steelhead. I do find it interesting, however, that the EDC's Brian Trautwein spoke to the hopes of many Southern California activists when he predicted that on Mission Creek "we'll restore passage for migrating steelhead and bring this remarkable and resilient species back from the brink of extinction." Brian Trautwein. Hmmmm. Traut - Steelhead. Wein - "under the influence of" Is this a conspiracy? (OK, just kidding. That's actually a "Trusted Wine", which if I were a steelhead, might make me less than trusting at Chuck's Waterfront Grill.)
COMMENT 322479P	2012-09-20 09:13 PM
Two glasses of wine that she claimed does not give a .23 or .24 BA reading. She's a lawyer and knows how to spin. Best of luck to her.
COMMENT 322715P	2012-09-21 12:49 PM
169, 275, 290. Agreed. Also, the original story I read said she was at the Mesa Cafe......not that it matters....
COMMENT 322762P	2012-09-21 02:00 PM
The statement from SBPD said after leaving the Mesa Cafe she drove across the street intending go to Mesa Liquors to purchase cigarettes and wine. This is where she hit a car parked in the lot.
BUREAUCRITES	2012-09-27 07:33 PM
When you hit bottom take the first step up.

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