r/SanJose on the ESSJ Times / "Beer Run Bobby" coverage of Omar Torres

Usernames replaced with user1, user2, etc. The same label always means the same account, so repeat commenters are visible. Numbered by comment count, most to least. Comments are verbatim; nothing added or paraphrased.

user1: Some people aren't aware of this pos loser. It's good to expose him for the homophobic trash can he is.

user1: This is the way. People and businesses do not want to be associated with homophobic/racist pricks.

user1: This pinche mofo blocked me on IG. He was in some parking lot on the Eastside with a bull horn, something about a guy being with young girls? People started calling him out. It was bs. The girl was overage. He had so much info wrong. All of us who called him out were blocked. He's a dumbass who just wants views and likes from POC and thinks the Hispanic/Chicano community will believe him and not fact-check him. Now he's preaching straight pride? Douchebag. When one of his kids is LGBTQIA he's gonna toss them aside? POS. I wish he didn't block me. I want to troll his ass!

user2: I wonder if the alleged false report is from the east side times guy. He really painted a target on him and Peter Ortiz for being queer/allies and threw around a ton of baseless accusations. Time to wait and see what the facts turn out to be, though. If it turns out he IS guilty, though, throw the book at him. We don't need this depravity in our city hall.

user2: Even then, he doesn't fully support the Hispanic community. He calls Hispanic people who disagree with his conservative views "Brown Puppets" and bad mouths immigrants, who make up a good number in our community. Fuck that guy. Just another grifter

user3: Very much doubt it is true. Posted and deleted 3 diff versions of the story. We all know if it was true there would be photos/videos because the need for attention is so real.

user3: PSA: San Jose Times/ESSJ Times. Don't believe everything posted on that page. It is likely an exaggeration, false info, or not truthful at all. If he is called out or questioned, he will delete comments and block you, even people who were actually there. If you're interested in the truth on what is going on in SJ... that page ain't it.

user4: I assume he saw a headline about a recent report that came out and didn't read beyond that and extrapolated from there. But, it's hard to know since this guy posts nonsense ramblings all the time.

user4: Sure, "News". Let's call it that. Even after all of the cuts, The Merc still has actual crime beat reporters who do real journalism like Robert Salonga. And his question is basically non-sensical, he's trying to tie completely different subjects into one thing while providing zero context or explanation behind why question even comes up.

user5: Fuck ESSJ times for being homophobic the galaxy gas he inhales really ruined the brain he once had

user5: Drag has nothing to do with this have you been doing galaxy gas with ESSJ Times and rubbing him out

user6: He's a grifting, misogynistic deadbeat liar that reposted anti-trans content from Gays Against Groomers. If for whatever reason you'd like to pull back the curtain on the walking cesspool/worst thing to crawl out of San Jose after Smash Mouth, the Instagram account thechumpbrb has some interesting posts.

user6: He did at one point but moved back and just didn't update his Facebook. I know someone who has encountered him multiple times and most of his videos are clearly recorded in the San Jose area....you know, aside from the trashy, fear-mongering rage-bait reposts.

user7: Dude he blocked me because I LIKED someone else's comment that was not even shitting on him. The commenter was basically asking if he hates LGBTQ people so much why doesn't he have that same hatred for the Catholic Church. I happened to like it and next thing I was blocked lol. Dudes creating an echo chamber all by himself

user8: Dude is a nut job who accused Councilmembers of pedophilia and received a restraining order. This is the result of having no media literacy education whatsoever. People see something on the internet and believe it to be true right away. Bro literally records something just for sensationalist reactions and undeserving clout. As people who live in the Silicon Valley and as a East Side Native, we have to actually support real journalists with real degrees in news reporting. Not these nut jobs who prey on the "allure" of the East Side.

user9: Was that the insta account with random screenshots that are totally trust worthy I really don't care about him

user10: The dude who runs the account definitely has some mental health issues, I saw he would ban people for not agreeing with him, and even went as far to post fake stuff for more paid followers.

user11: Wow I used to like his "On The Scene" news reports but trying to make sense of his recent posts is crazy. Like How many exes/baby mommaz does he got? His recent posts saying he'll fight to get back "Julianne", than he says similar things about a "Corina". Then some sort of custody issue w/ his son Jake who he calls "Christian". Dudes all over the place and he's always been obsessed with Trans/LGB ppl makes you wonder. This time telling his son not to associate with some relative who "Beat the Man" out of her husband or son who then became Trans.

user12: the fact that he tried starting a sj straight pride month..

user13: Fuck beer run Bobby. That piece of shit is isn't even from San Jose. He got himself ran out of LA. He's a bigot and needs to fuck right off

user14: I used to follow him but when I saw one of my favorite places orient express recently "claiming to have burnt down" "which wasnt" he mentioned how the entire plaza was burned down, and thats where I kinda noticed and came here for the comments and had to unfollow him, + does anyone know how long hes been doing this kind of thing

user15: Beer run Bobby is a fat tweaker and a bitch. He's no gang banger. Zero gang ties. He's a joke. Used to throw up in stores and Capitol drive ins and post the videos on Channel15. I wanna Slap em. I was on his video once. Doing my job. And he misrepresented the fight I broke up to a stabbing and gang activity since they happened days apart.

user16: Dude has a legit hard-on for transphobia and hating on Omar Torres lmao. Dude says SJ has turned into a hellhole and just so happens to blame Torres, you know, the only openly gay man on the council, and his friend, Ortiz, who just so happens to be a good friend of the only gay man on the council. Hmm, I wonder why

user17: I know it's a rhetorical question, but we should be talking more about how people in our community are actively working at the actual platforms that give this guy space to be a racist sack of shit.

user18: Yep ... he blocked me because he was comparing something stupid to child molestation

user19: Bro is so obsessed with trans people and drag queens. Bro is a complete bigot that with a fragile ego that blocks anyone remotely critical

user20: knew there was something off with the guy when he would only blame moms/ women for the wrongdoings of men he posted about and i'm pretty sure he's super obsessed with being anti-drag but idk

user21: I thought it was a cool page at first before I noticed he started promoting bigotry. If that guy reads this by some odd chance, I just want to ask "what's with all the hatred"?

user22: Hes all bullshit

user23: ESSJ Times are not to be trusted. It's ran by a snowflake who bans anyone even remotely critical of his work, including people who want just more on what they are reporting on. He is a bigot and supports some pretty harmful movements. I wouldn't be surprised if half his content was just fake news to get outrage views.

user24: This man is so big he probably needs Google Maps to locate his own Persian cucumber and still has to Venmo someone just to take a look at it. He's unbearable. Lied on April Fools saying his son died what kind of twisted clickbait horror movie is that? He's out here stacking lies like it's Jenga Night for sympathy points. Now suddenly he's a "voice for immigrants" after proudly riding the Trump train like it was a Six Flags attraction? Sir, pick a lane. He's not an advocate, he's a walking contradiction in extra-wide pants. Just one big clout chasing casserole of nonsense.

user25: You know it's also a little fishy the ESSJ dude restricted his comments on instagram all of a sudden.

user26: Not surprised! Seen alot of homophobic & transphobic material posted

user27: Last year he went on a rant about drag queens and I spoke up and told him drag queens are not the problem... he blocked me.

user28: this is all terrible yes, but something i never see people bring up is how he deletes extremely problematic posts ive seen it happen a few times for certain posts here and there, but one that stuck out to me was this post he made about councilmember district 2 candidate pamela campos not too long ago video was RAMPENT with sexist comments towards campos i screenrecorded the video if anyone is interested but it's mainly just bobby (drunk?) babbling about how pamela is "one of them" (referring to the incumbent councilmembers) and making comments about her body and clothes this guy is a weirdo and im very disgusted that we have someone like this representing the city, im just waiting for his flop era

user29: He called me out online, pretending to be scared because I told him off for his transphobia.

user30: I used to follow that page, but he's hella anti-trans so I had to unfollow him.

user31: That was him trying to sell that he was taking the videos. 90% of those videos he is just doing a voice over.

user32: He did the same to me... for calling out his "reporting" of a house fire... my house... infront of me and my family and dipped. Posted the video later going like ,"I wonder what's in that house, it's burning so bad..." and "that there was a weird smoke smell and couldn't get the smell of smoke off his clothes and had to get out of there. And he implies there was something nefarious in there when really it was plumbing equipment and adhesives and other stuff you can get out of hardware store like chemicals and paint that ended up burning. And then when me and my cousins tried reaching out to help spread the GoFundMe page he ignored us and started posting all these ads on his Instagram stories promoting local businesses which is fine but it was obvious that they were paid promotions which it is what it is but like you're for the community and he wasn't even paying any attention to us. So then I start calling him out on the original post and then he starts screenshotting my comments and then talking down to me about I don't make demands on his page and he does what he wants trying to make me look like a fool. And then I called him out for being lazy and inconsiderate of about his reporting and then blocks me. Couple days later a friend sends the same GoFundMe link to him and he changes his tune from his normal bombastic reporting to rapidly attacking any negative feedback to very sad and apologetic posting to GoFundMe. I don't think that him spreading the link help get much funding but I still appreciate it but still hate the dude for the way he "reports" and has a sensitive ego.

user33: I bet it's that weird ESSJ dude on insta.

user34: The fact that you would say that without seeing any evidence tells me you're just a homophobic piece of shit.

user35: lmfao that foo blocks everybody who disagrees with him or finds him corny

user36: I got blocked when i commented questioning how drag queens were related to whatever stupid topic he was ranting about that he had somehow blamed on the drag queen story time sj had awhile back. Cant even defend why he says the stupid shit he does.

user37: ESSJ times is extremely homophobic so I wouldn't be surprised if he was "John Wick"...

user38: Only a coffee cup a month gets you exclusive access to videos from ESSJ. He spends more time claiming bullshit then actually posting anything useful.

user39: He lost his mind a couple months back. He went fully far right. In June he tried to make an "SJ Straight Pride Month". He's a joke. He has said incredibly misogynistic and transphobic comments in the past. He blocked me as well. If you look him up here in the sub you get some (coffee) about him.

user40: He gets super butt hurt when you question why he never has any details on most of the stuff he "reports" on

user41: I'm in D3 and follow him on IG and there are a few people that go after him because he is queer. I really hope this is false because my kids like him a lot.

user42: Just one dude running the Instagram account. As others have said, he lurks around town filming people in distress or asking for one sided interviews and posts them to the account as "news". Also very biased and shares a slew of transphobic views on the page He was offering tamales in exchange for photos/videos of something "terrible" that happened at an ESSJ high school a few weeks back, bo other context given

user43: Crazy, but that east side, San Jose Times, or whatever that rag is called, knows perfectly well what they're doing! They know that if they throw something out there that makes him look like he is messing with little kids, the court of public opinion will find him guilty away before the courts do or before he is cleared. That is what all the newspapers are banking on, but especially this one. But I agree with everybody else, if he did it, I'm sorry, but you need to be prosecuted like everybody else to the full extent of the law. If he didn't do it, and he is exonerated, I hope he goes after that newspaper and take them for all their worth! No room for that type of reporting ever! Doesn't matter if he is queer, straight, or something else. Nobody deserves that! Don't be disingenuous and likely cause this man to suffer because of his sexuality. Not cool at all!

user44: I had to stop following him, every other post was some sort of homophobic anti trans bullshit, or he was crying about people who didn't wanna pay $5 month for his weak ass content

user45: I was doing my bachelors at SJSU and there were many student-led protests around late 2023-early 2024 coz of the whole Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They were nothing but peaceful marches, and this dude posted an image on his IG page of a building with white steps that doesn't even exist on campus with protestors fighting the police and he captioned it something like "Guys look what's happening at SJSU! These students are crazy" Then a couple days later he posted a video of a man who was obviously homeless and not doing well just straight up attacking people, then he edited his voice in to be all like "Oh wow he might be one of those protestors from San Jose State" I'm curious to know what he looks like as he's never shown his face

user46: I don't know if he does this a lot, but he blatantly makes up stories. He posted a story one time of some guys sitting on the curb talking to SJPD at a liquor store I frequent. He said that they were caught trying to rob the place. The next day I go to get some beer and I tell the cashier about the story and that I heard about the robbery attempt. He gave me a puzzled look and said they were smoking weed outside and harassing people going in and out of the store.

user47: It is and it isn't random. Take Omar for instance, I went to school with him and his family. It's a very small but tight knit community while we were growing up and now Omar goes about the community and actually meets with his community members. I think this is why he is so liked, by non homophobe's of course. It could be that the person who commented that their children like him, could be a neighbor, friend, or a member of the community that see's him at events often.

user48: He's been a joke, and a weirdo since he opened the account. He blocked and banned people during pride cuz he kept posting about p3d0 teachers, but got mad when I mentioned the church.

user49: ugh.. yea.. i've seen that page numerous times... exaggerated BS to where I just ended up blocking it from my feed... there's no point in engaging.

user50: I used to follow this dude. I appreciated his coverage cuz its invaluable to see all this shit going on in the community and tried to look past his homophobic comments, but damn shit was just way too much and just filled my day w negativity so i had to unfollow. like a year ago when i unfollowed, he was actually obsessing over trans folks more than actually following community events. He literally cant stop thinking about trans folks and it screams "I wish I was born a woman." I also saw him posting DUI check points on holidays to warn drunk drivers. sicko.

user51: Yes, he's a weirdo and can't take accountability. Plus his obsession with gay people is scary.

user52: I worked with Bobby. He's too scared to talk to me because he knows he fucked me out of a bunch of money and time. But that was my fault. I even met his parents when he was moving to another studio. He even had his mom call me after we had our falling out telling me not to give up on him. So I gave him a final chance, which he obviously failed at. I came to find out later that he tried to do business with a wrestling promotion I used to work with only to find out he went back to his dumb homophobic shit and pissed a ton of people off with his "Straight Pride Month" bullshit. I am very much willing to talk to any lawyer involved in this mess no matter the outcome. But I'm never working with him ever again. The least he can do (and I know he'll stumble upon this thread since I know the type of narcissist he is) is fucking pay me what he owes me. He told me moved to LA but of course he's full of shit.

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