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Frank Gormlie April 24, 2024 at 6:48 am on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingCouldn't agree more. Labor is not just a special interest group -- until they act like one and our local labor council has become just...
chris schultz April 24, 2024 at 6:16 am on Reader Rant on the New Warehouse Plan for San Diego’s Unhoused CitizensAsh St. 2.0 https://voiceofsandiego.org/2024/04/24/what-we-know-about-the-pollution-below-mayor-glorias-mega-shelter-site/#comment-30554 
ingrate April 24, 2024 at 1:22 am on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingFrank, check the money pouring into the Dems and paying for those flyers. Unions are catching up with developers in funding the candidates and sending...
unwashedwalmartThong April 23, 2024 at 8:03 pm on Reader Rant: ‘Why I’m Breaking Up With Cox Communications’For e-mail I went to Hushmail a decade ago. I've had no problems with the company or my e-mail account. It's about $35/year & based...
Marc Davies April 23, 2024 at 4:28 pm on Adam Avenues Unplugged — Saturday, April 27I miss Isaac Cheong hosting open mics at Lestat’s on Adams Avenue, when Gregory Page and Greg Laswell would perform. chris schultz April 23, 2024 at 2:52 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’I just said my land was assessed at 38% of value. $300 x my sq footage puts me at appraised value for the entire property,...
Chris April 23, 2024 at 2:11 pm on Adam Avenues Unplugged — Saturday, April 27I miss when it was the Roots Festival. 
Gilbert Field April 23, 2024 at 1:27 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’You are very correct that many sections of our city are outliers, like LaJolla and El Cajon. But, if your home is within a typical...chris schultz April 23, 2024 at 12:57 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’Sounds like way more land then house based on your numbers. My assessor value tells me everything. Maybe the location differs which would explain some...Gilbert Field April 23, 2024 at 12:42 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’Of course the land value % will vary within the city. I just had my home reassessed after some improvements, and since I know about...chris schultz April 23, 2024 at 12:03 pm on ‘Hey You! Get Up! We’ve Outlawed Sleeping in Public!’My land is 38% of the value on my tax assessment. 75% seems like speculative assumptions on what? chris schultz April 23, 2024 at 11:42 am on Mayor Gloria Fined $10,500 for Not Disclosing DonationsSame reporter has a story on the loans taken out by Hamm, the shelter lease owner. Sure does make you wonder how he knew to...chris schultz April 23, 2024 at 11:37 am on Reader Rant: ‘Why I’m Breaking Up With Cox Communications’Doesn't matter the provider, you're always fighting the cost hikes, and bad service despite the claims. But yeah, one day when my wife was on...Frank Gormlie April 22, 2024 at 11:30 pm on Why San Diego Should Not Be Awarded Anything for Its ‘Bonus ADU’ Program — Not One ADU Unit Has Been Built as Low-Income HousingIN case you haven't noticed, 'build, build, build' has been the developer elite's mantra for decades; to say the 'government is owned by the unions'...Frank Gormlie April 22, 2024 at 11:26 pm on 2 New Projects Proposed for West Point Loma Boulevard in Ocean BeachWe reposted that a couple of weeks ago; great piece. 
