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Robert Bush 6:31 p.m., May 18
Eva Knott 10:44 a.m., May 18
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Ken Harrison 2 p.m., May 17
Dumanis draws first re-election opponent
I'm still hoping Aguirre will take on Dumanis...San Diego needs an honest DA who works for the people instead of the insiders.— April 12, 2013 5:01 a.m.
San Diego city attorney dances to lobbyists' tune in banquet video
Lani Lutar doesn't defend tax payers...she is in the employ of tax takers who stuff their pockets with public money. She's a shameless smokescreen, diverting attention away from the reality of the situation. But since she's practiced at providing convenient quotes for lazy journalists, she's unquestioningly quoted as if she were an oracle. Lani is a lobbyist, and she works for those who pay her salary. That means the big hotels, the developers, and the political insiders...she could care less about tax payers, as any examination of the SDCTA's endorsements would easily show.— April 12, 2013 4:48 a.m.
"I would do this for free"
I disagree strongly with this lousy advice. Working for free is an option only for those whose families have enough money to support them. For the rest of the population, this isn't an "internship"...it's just free labor. By all means young people should volunteer for causes dear to their hearts. But if the choice is between working for free and seeing another part of the world, then they should ignore your advice and get on a plane. They're going to work the rest of their lives paying off the debts our society has foisted on them, and this may be their only chance to do something other than work, work, work until they are dead. Such a person is much better off getting exposure to other cultures, learning to use another language, and gaining some broader experiences including how the rest of the world operates...which means they might be exposed to societies that don't cynically exploit the young by expecting them to work for free. Who knows? They might even find out that USA#1 is a lie, and that other countries treat their citizens as people, rather than labor to be exploited by the callous, which is confusingly condoned in this article that purports to be giving career advice. An internship is rarely a path to a good job...most often it's cynical exploitation of the naive...you're contributing to that exploitation with this article.— April 12, 2013 3:08 a.m.
Another unreported DeMaio contribution disclosed by Sheppard Mullin law firm
Hotels make undocumented contributions in other ways too... They provide their meeting rooms for fundraisers, at reduced prices or nearly free for favored candidates and causes. They provide drinks and food for candidate and issue fundraisers, at reduced prices for their political allies. When it comes to bundling, it's not just the hotel's employees and their family members who are "strongly encouraged" to give, but also their suppliers, lawyers and other service providers, and heads of associated businesses like restaurants and spas. Filner is not being inaccurate about the amount of money, but you have to know something about how San Diego politics works to be able to trace it properly. The point of making these contributions in shady ways is exactly to avoid scrutiny...and when it comes to most reporters, who don't know how to search the records properly, it works like a dream. Thanks again Matt Potter for setting the record straight.— April 2, 2013 4:15 a.m.
Judge in Filner case discloses link to Tierney, denies knowing Gloria or hotelier
This is corruption, plain and simple, obvious to any reasonable person. Taylor should recuse himself from this case, but he won't because he's not an honest jurist...he's a tool of the local oligarchs who tell him what to do.— March 13, 2013 11:19 p.m.
Bubbles: Greenspan, Bernanke could have learned something in San Diego
All these factors you've described are sufficient to set up the global economy for a great fall. The question in my mind is what the trigger will be that starts the panic. Another terrorist attack? A cyber-attack that actually does damage to financial systems (they're so vulnerable to this it's almost a certainty it WILL happen, but who knows when)? Another war, perhaps with N. Korea, or Iran, or in Norther Africa or will the US openly intervene in Syria? In the meantime, for normal folks without insider trading knowledge, the only possible outcome is negative. This is squarely on Obama's shoulders. He has both the power and opportunity to challenge these corrupt banksters and chooses instead to coddle them (look at the HSBC slap on the wrist). Unfortunately, I see this getting really ugly...civil unrest ugly. Militarized thug-cops beating old lady protesters ugly. Bombings and assassinations ugly. Is there time to prevent this? Barely. But I have zero confidence that those with the power to enforce the laws will actually do so. Rather, they will unleash the thugs and start a civil war instead of challenging their paymasters. San Diego is a microcosm representative of the rest of the country. A corrupt oligarchy has strangled the city, and the country. Until we get rid of them, there is no hope for anything getting better. If the lawful means of getting rid of them won't work, then non-lawful means will be used. That's the lesson of history, if anyone is interested in learning from it.— March 13, 2013 11:12 p.m.
Judge Prager OKs convention center expansion tax
Judge Prager is either incompetent or corrupt. There's no possible way to make a ruling like this based on the law. It's called taxation without representation. Prager should be ashamed of himself.— March 13, 2013 10:53 p.m.
Bridgepoint Education revenue, profits fall
"I remember the former head of the Chamber of Commerce telling some local publication that the San Diego business community was proud of Bridgepoint. That's all you have to know about the San Diego business community." Bridgepoint executives are also quite cozy with elected officials in San Diego...the newest member of the board of supervisors proudly posted a picture of himself with a Bridgepoint lobbyist on Facebook. When I posted a link to some of the stories about Bridgepoint, my comments were erased. These political prostitutes aren't ignorant of what's going on...they're deliberately turning a blind eye because they like the campaign contributions.— March 13, 2013 10:52 p.m.
Confidential email reveals Irwin Jacobs's powerful hand in Balboa Park project
Those who call Jacobs a "philanthropist" should be prohibited from calling themselves journalists. When will San Diego learn? John Moores played the same game, spreading his stolen money around town to position himself to steal yet more money. He was called a "philanthropist" too. Jacobs should be ashamed of his behavior...but his whole career is a series of lies, maneuvering to use public money for his own enrichment. I'd sure like to see a Reader cover story about his history...how he turned someone else's work into his own private company, using public funding. How he worked his employees like dogs to get the first chips made, then fired them and shipped the jobs overseas so he could avoid sharing the profits...how he continues to abuse the H1B visa system...how much money he has injected into political issues from getting the stadium naming rights for a pittance, trying to subvert the election of the school board, and on and on...— March 13, 2013 10:30 p.m.
Ex-Sanders aide gets $6,000 a month for Balboa Park centennial role
The more Randy writes, the more he proves my assertions about lazy, myopic, and sloppy San Diego journalists who are too cowed to be courageous. Notice how Randy won't write about the sole subject he might actually know something about...how VOSD slants its coverage to benefit its benefactors.— February 19, 2013 4:02 a.m.