As a citizen of Pacific Grove, it is hard to decide whether to be ashamed or disappointed in light of Mayor Cort’s resignation.

I will opt to feel both. It is shameful that David Dilworth, someone with such little political sway, to the point he cannot get elected to the City Council, can launch a de facto coup d’etat through petty threats toward the mayor’s Wikipedia legacy in a negotiating tone that would make Don Corleone proud.

Letters From The Editor – ‘The Lost Hometown’

Trust fund, eh? He always did appear to never worked a real job in his life.

Dilworth deluded about recall support

We sadly read about David Dilworth’s threats against Mayor Dan Cort. Mr. Dilworth lives from a trust fund with a job as “director” of his self-aggrandizing group, HOPE (Hating Other PEople?), and has a resounding lack of credibility beyond a select group of about 15 people. He should not be allowed to drive off hard-working folk in the manner in which he does, by threats, intimidation, phoney news conferences and lawsuits.

Letters From The Editor – David Dilworth “Deluded”

Calls releasing that acidic letter to he wrote “twisting the truth”. Kook.

David Dilworth said in a letter to The Herald that Cort “deflected attention from his failed leadership which has put Pacific Grove at Bankruptcy’s doorstep, caused the loss of our fire and building departments, cutting back our library to 20 hours a week, and a give-away of our museum to a private group with no requirement to give anything back,” then “shrewdly managed to twist a courtesy call into a ‘threat.'”

David Dilworth’s Overreaction To What He Started

“Do not construe this as a negotiation,” Dilworth added, “nor is it up for discussion. I am authorized to let you know that if you publicly elect to resign ‘for family’ or any other reason before we begin gathering signatures … the people who have already signed have agreed that the media and the general public never need know about you facing a recall effort.”

Cort said it was ironic that a man who purports to crusade for open government would write such a letter, offering to keep the reasons for his resignation secret.

“I got 200 e-mails saying what a vile thing for someone to do,” Cort said.

Is This Open Government, David Dilworth?

Hear-old is waking up to the fact that David Dilworth is only another constant loser candidate, no friend of the people.

Casting himself in the role of political extortionist, Dilworth also offered, privately, to let Cort resign instead. The mayor, weary of the sniping that passes for political discourse in some corners of the lovely city, unfortunately responded by resigning, giving Dilworth a victory of sorts. But, fortunately for the voting public, Cort distributed the threatening e-mail he received from Dilworth. It should end the debate over whether Dilworth is a public-spirited advocate or simply a provocateur.

Hear-Old: P.G. Politics Hit A New Low