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Social Security, Part 1 – Speaking Truth to Fear

Patty Jones February 9, 2011 26 Comments

There has been a lot of scary talk in the mainstream media and from politicians regarding Social Security, and it’s…

Corporate advertising at the beach crawls closer to reality

Source February 9, 2011 5 Comments

Editor: A controversial proposal to allow corporate advertising at the beach is moving forward through City Hall. … Yet, many in this beach community oppose such a blatant surrender of … peace, quiet, and beauty of the coast and beaches.

Communities would have say in beach ads

By Nathan Max / SignOnSanDiego

Communities from Ocean Beach to La Jolla will have significant say in corporate advertising on their shores ….

Anna’s Video Pick – Logorama

Anna Daniels February 9, 2011 4 Comments

Caution, may not be suitable for work…

AOL has bought Huffington Post; Sarah and Bristol Palin have both filed to trademark their names. While we watch raw footage of the protests in the streets of Egypt carried out at times with sticks and stones, the click and whirr of mergers, branding, spin and insider knowledge continue unabated. We live in strange times.

Reader Plea: ‘Please don’t let them name the Coronado Bridge after Ronald Reagan’ – Call and Vote in U-T Poll

Staff February 8, 2011 5 Comments

A reader wrote us: “Please don’t let them rename any of our San Diego structures for Ronald Reagan- B actor, D president, F on human rights.”

(See this article – inside link.) Make this simple call TODAY 2/8/11 and make your voice heard!

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nostalgic on City Is Reducing Its FY2027 Funding for Balboa Park: “For those not aware: The City of San Diego Charter protects Dedicated city parks. For parks not protected, they are…” Apr 27, 19:26
John Heatherington on City Is Reducing Its FY2027 Funding for Balboa Park: “How about the San Diego Parks Conservancy?” Apr 27, 18:36
jay coffman on City Is Reducing Its FY2027 Funding for Balboa Park: “I am not usually a fan of anything with “private” in it as it usually costs us more money. However,…” Apr 27, 17:41
Tigersharktoo on City Is Reducing Its FY2027 Funding for Balboa Park: “How about going bigger than just Balboa Park? Why not a Metropolitan Park District of all City Parks? Separate funding…” Apr 27, 17:34
Deborah Porter on City Is Reducing Its FY2027 Funding for Balboa Park: “I love the thought of using the hoarded SDG&E underground funding… they certainly are NOT using it to underground utilities…” Apr 27, 16:47
Randi Coulthard on Study of In-custody Deaths at San Diego’s Central Jail Confirms Systematic Failures: “Hi, Will you be doing a follow-up article on the fund raising for the District 2 City Council race showing…” Apr 27, 12:18
Paul Krueger on City Is Reducing Its FY2027 Funding for Balboa Park: “Thanks to Kate Callen and her collaborators for keeping us informed on Balboa Park finances. We can only hope the…” Apr 27, 12:09
La Playa Heritage on City Is Reducing Its FY2027 Funding for Balboa Park: “When the City of San Diego’s created paid metered parking in Balboa Park they purposefully refuse to create a Balboa…” Apr 27, 11:55
John Heatherington on City Is Reducing Its FY2027 Funding for Balboa Park: “I was skeptical at first of giving up the park’s governance. Partly because some advocates were calling it a private/public…” Apr 27, 10:15
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