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on San Diego Begins to Replace the Old Mission Beach Lifeguard Station But Ignores the Even Older Ocean Beach Lifeguard Station.: “Children’s Pool and the seals, and La Jolla Cove and the sea lions also got new lifeguard stations. https://www.sandiego.gov/lifeguards/beaches/pool https://www.sandiego.gov/lifeguards/beaches/cove” Apr 2, 20:19
on While COVID-19 Ticks Up, the Flu Ramps Up in San Diego and Nation; Point Loma Wastewater Coronavirus Doubles Over Last Week: “sealintheSelkirks, this is amazing work. Thank you so much for being consistent with this. I’m sorry that I haven’t seen…” Apr 2, 18:26
on An Open Letter to the Demonstrators at the Corner of Sunset Cliffs & West Point Loma: “I’ll keep it simple and use Kant’s Categorical Imperative as our moral compass… “Kant’s categorical imperative is a supreme moral…” Apr 2, 17:41
on While COVID-19 Ticks Up, the Flu Ramps Up in San Diego and Nation; Point Loma Wastewater Coronavirus Doubles Over Last Week: “Hey whatever. Just don’t use the “Letters” page – they get lost.” Apr 2, 14:10
on While COVID-19 Ticks Up, the Flu Ramps Up in San Diego and Nation; Point Loma Wastewater Coronavirus Doubles Over Last Week: “Because it’s a Covid link. Is it not okay to post new information about Covid on an old link since…” Apr 2, 14:03on Large Snag Hits San Diego’s Efforts to Control Liberty Station in Point Loma: “Seligman should then be willing to pay market rate if they’re going to influence others to get market rate, no?…” Apr 2, 13:51
on An Open Letter to the Demonstrators at the Corner of Sunset Cliffs & West Point Loma: “How ironic to post comments like this and and still the chutzpah to man-splain that these protesters — (not you…” Apr 2, 13:26
on An Open Letter to the Demonstrators at the Corner of Sunset Cliffs & West Point Loma: “Thank you very much, “Editor Dude,” for posting this letter. Providing a form for hopefully intelligent, and hopefully civil exchange…” Apr 2, 13:12
on An Open Letter to the Demonstrators at the Corner of Sunset Cliffs & West Point Loma: “Israel called in AIPAC favors from American politicians and leaders with the unspoken understanding that if we don’t, the dirty…” Apr 2, 13:07
- on An Open Letter to the Demonstrators at the Corner of Sunset Cliffs & West Point Loma: “Sam, there’s a huge trove of OB and other local history in our archives. Try using the search bar for…” Apr 2, 11:28
- on An Open Letter to the Demonstrators at the Corner of Sunset Cliffs & West Point Loma: “Don’t forget Saudi Arabia – and who else? How about all the lobbyists who work for the defense industry? Every…” Apr 2, 11:26
on An Open Letter to the Demonstrators at the Corner of Sunset Cliffs & West Point Loma: “Why is your question, “Won’t anyone think of those who are minorly inconvenienced?”, and not “How can we stop the…” Apr 2, 10:55
- on Supreme Court Justices Sound Like They’ll Rule Against Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Ploy: “Trump just fired Pam Bondi, attorney general.” Apr 2, 10:37
- on An Open Letter to the Demonstrators at the Corner of Sunset Cliffs & West Point Loma: “Well, welcome then; we’re trying to provide a platform for discussion among progressives, and both the letter writer and the…” Apr 2, 10:26
We need to keep San Diego from becoming another LAX/SFO/MSP. To do so, we need to start by recalling Mayor Gloria from office, or defeat him at the polls at the next election. During the last 35+ years that we have lived in “America’s finest city”, we have seen this beautiful place slowly overcome by crime, illegal immigrants, homelessness, Druggies, and people with little or no moral character.
If repealing the trash fees is going to be on the November ballot the backers need to thoroughly research outsourcing. How, when, who, how much. You can bet the opponents of repeal will use all the scare tactics they can to defeat the measure. Closures, cutbacks, potholes, etc. maybe even city bankruptcy? Repeal needs to be a solution, not punishment.
The opponents have already lost their best chance to stop the repeal, which would have been to roll back the fees to the ballot-measure figures. Sure, they’d only get $70 million/yr. instead of $140 million but now they’re going to get $0, and lose every sales-tax ballot measure they dare try for the next five years.
Well, there might be a template when energy deregulation failed previously. Second, then you have to rely on the city powers at be to do thew right thing. A trash alternative requires additional staff and equipment to absorb the additional need. Would the city sell off assets? Kind of the same when Tom Steyer talks about energy competition, but the road to get there is potholes due to Cali politics in not keeping utilities under check.