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CPUC approves fat rate hike for SDG&E

Don't you think that it's time we hedge ourselves against these inevitable increases and Go Solar. Why do we pay them instead of ourselves ? I heard that the 12.2% increase is for the next 4 yrs... Can anyone confirm that ? Regardless..... What's next ? Time to plug..... http://www.GoSolarwithGenesis.com

BackwardsMeter | May 24, 12:13 a.m.

Mitt Romney signs on as San Diego-Tijuana Olympics consultant

This is a low class sarcastic article. Romney should be respected as one of the most honorable politicians. He gave Obama some respect that was more than most any political foes would have. Romney would benefit San Diego and the future Olympics and if the Reader and San Diego does articles about Romney like this, ...

TRoosevelt | May 23, 10:59 p.m.

Mitt Romney signs on as San Diego-Tijuana Olympics consultant

This is a low class sarcastic article. Romney should be respected as one of the most honorable politicians. He gave Obama some respect that was more than most any political foes would have. Romney would benefit San Diego and the future Olympics and if the Reader and San Diego does articles about Romney like this, ...

TRoosevelt | May 23, 10:59 p.m.

San Diego tourism lags other California coast metros

The feud between the mayor and TMD must be the reason. It has to be. There's no other factor to blame. Too high rates for old, worn out rooms in motels that saw their better days in the 70's, overpriced ho-hum restaurants that cater to tourists, attractions that charge too much for too little and ...

Visduh | May 23, 9:52 p.m.

Carrier suit against U-T begins tomorrow

Visduh: Of course, you have to determine where the blame lies. If your paper lands in your neighbor's driveway continuously, you complain, and it continues, the fault may lie with the U-T, not the carrier. And you don't always know whom to blame for sloppy vacation holds and delayed deliveries. It could be the U-T's ...

Don Bauder | May 23, 8:58 p.m.

Carrier suit against U-T begins tomorrow

Javajoe25: The gravamen is the charge that the U-T violated the California Labor and California Wage Orders by improperly categorizing the carriers as independent contractors when as a matter of law they are employees. Best, Don Bauder

Don Bauder | May 23, 8:53 p.m.

Carrier suit against U-T begins tomorrow

jemsd: Lawyers generally get one-third or more in such cases. I agree the Ronis suit sounds fatuous. I wasn't even going to run anything about it until I learned of the carrier suit, and decided to tack it on the end. Best, Don Bauder

Don Bauder | May 23, 8:46 p.m.

Brown appoints new Superior Court judges

A career public defender is now on the bench? That should prove interesting indeed.

Visduh | May 23, 8:14 p.m.

Study finds unfair, unsafe working conditions for San Diego taxi drivers

The local establishment is all for tourism. Tourism involves taxis to/from Lindbergh, hotels, tourist attractions, restaurants, night clubs, and for the uninformed, the border crossing into TJ. Yet the folks who drive them are like slaves--poor, uninformed, and beaten down. What sort of impression do those drivers give to the well-heeled tourists visiting SD and ...

Visduh | May 23, 8:12 p.m.

Carrier suit against U-T begins tomorrow

If the paper paid the carriers better, it would get better carriers. Too often I've found that the carrier cannot or does not follow instructions about vacation holds and delayed delivery. Then there's the carrier who throws our paper into the neighbor's driveway, and it takes three or four calls/emails to get it correct. Over ...

Visduh | May 23, 7:59 p.m.

Study finds unfair, unsafe working conditions for San Diego taxi drivers

There was a house in Lemon Grove that was a kind of flop house for cabbies. Most of the guys that lived there seemed to be from northern African countries. There were always a few yellow cabs parked on the street and in the garage. I always wondered if the guy that owned the cabs ...

Joe Poutous | May 23, 7:52 p.m.

Carrier suit against U-T begins tomorrow

I hope the carriers are successful with their suit. It's about time these workers were treated like adults. These are not kids on bicycles anymore and they should not be treated like second-class citizens. Waiters and waitresses do not have their pay docked if the customer complains about the food. Their tip may be short, ...

Javajoe25 | May 23, 7:05 p.m.

Carrier suit against U-T begins tomorrow

I wonder how much of the $30 million dollar settlement went to the lawyers and how much went to the carriers ( not that they deserved it in my opinion).I also laughed out loud ( really I did) upon reading about Mr. Ronis and his expectation of privacy while on his cell phone. He says ...

jemsd | May 23, 6:29 p.m.

Much-hyped Venter Big Oil algae deal heads back to drawing board

Speaking of Venter's "posh new headquarters" off the UCSD campus in La Jolla at the corner of North Torrey Pines Road, the READER ought to send a photographer up there to document the massive intrusive scale of this building in its neighborhood. It looks like a battleship, jammed onto a grassy lot with its backside ...

monaghan | May 23, 6:13 p.m.

Yoga = Satanism

Give it a rest, Xenophobe Lady. And, does Goat/Devil/Yoga Monster have nice boobs or what?

Doc Anchovy | May 23, 2:56 p.m.

Sentences for defense, loan modification scams

Duhbya: The Fort Knox I will bet you would like to wander around in at night is the one in Kentucky holding all that gold -- or SUPPOSEDLY holding it. If you crept in and checked some night, you might find there is not as much gold there as we are told. Best, Don Bauder

Don Bauder | May 23, 2:47 p.m.

Homeland Security grant to send nearly $17 million for weapons, surveillance to San Diego region

So, further funding for the burgeoning police state. Tell me, citizen, did all that Homeland Goon Squad intel do a bit of good at the Boston Marathon bombing? No, because it was a false flag attack. Similarly, during the months before 9/11/01, just about every world government with a decent intel program warned the US ...

x76 | May 23, 1:51 p.m.

Mobo Brain: technology at the dinner table

"Guess what? You just grew a third ball." Thanks, Dave. Dinner's gunna be a hoot.

Chad Deal | May 23, 1:18 p.m.

Trailer Park: Last Vegas

Well played, Matthew!

Scott Marks | May 23, 1:12 p.m.

Dig a hole: Steve Forrest

I don't know why, but I had it in my head that Forrest was also in "Hellfighters." Lucky for him I was wrong.

Scott Marks | May 23, 1:11 p.m.

Trailer Park: Last Vegas

You forgot about the [Lipitor husband][1], Matt! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/23/46153/ [1]: http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/lipitor_husband

Colonna | May 23, 1:02 p.m.

Dig a hole: Steve Forrest

Don't forget that Forrest also shared screen time with John Wayne in "The Longest Day": Rest in peace Hondo. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfpqSxEAJDA

Colonna | May 23, 12:54 p.m.

Sloppy seconds? Ken Scott gets another shot at his high concept

I quoteth from the book of Burton, chapter Ed Wood, verse 1994: Edward D. Wood, Jr.: Yes, but if you take that crap and put a star in it, then you've got something. Georgie Weiss: Yeah. Crap with a star. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/23/46151/

Colonna | May 23, 12:48 p.m.

The day Pee Wee Herman landed me in the hospital

Knowing his propensity to frequent movie houses of a distasteful nature, be grateful you knew where the goo came from! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/23/46150/

Colonna | May 23, 12:44 p.m.

To Smurf, or not to Smurf: it's out of the question

I love it when Scott works blue.... HIYOOOOOOOOOOOO! http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2013/may/23/46149/

Colonna | May 23, 12:39 p.m.

Stone Age Eating

Old story, new to me "Caveman" ate a whole lot of insects at various life cycle stages. We know from tv challenges that they are hard to swallow. S/he ate the grubs. S/he ate worms and beetles and reptiles. S/he also very highly likely ate feces. Own any pets? This most obvious major part of ...

MitchellRay | May 23, 12:21 p.m.

Sentences for defense, loan modification scams

I'll speculate that there are some eternal beings traipsing around in that prison in the wee hours. We have Fort Knox up here, (about 125 miles north of Portland) a pre-Civil War era monstrosity that was built after the War of 1812 to stave off the third British incursion that never materialized. We took our ...

Duhbya | May 23, 11:27 a.m.

Café Sabina: The room upstairs

So why don't you ever audition for a part on this side of the border, Valeria?

Missionaccomplished | May 23, 9:57 a.m.

Escondido man who ran over women in crosswalk is sentenced

and in less than three months from now he'll be back on the street. What is that?

FatCatSegat | May 23, 9:03 a.m.

Sentences for defense, loan modification scams

Duhbya: You always come to the rescue. If Portsmouth is reopened, then Visduh has been miraculously blessed with the secret of eternal youth. Best, Don Bauder

Don Bauder | May 23, 7:41 a.m.

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