Here is the contact page for Black Press execs: http://www.blackpress.ca/corporate/contact.php
You could tell the UT was under bad management when the then editor in chief basically said, in the 80s, that the paper would run comic strips he liked, and damn what anybody else said. That is no way to appeal to a larger audience.
When Black Press takes over look for changes on the comics pages. — March 18, 2009 7:52 p.m.
The search for convention center money in San Diego
Who's really responsible for the need to expand? Comic-Con International. They are the ones who fill up the convention center from one end to the other, and who need more and more space with each year. The convention center fills up. The hotels fill up. Public transit, city streets, and even charter buses fill up. All because Comic-Con International needs the space, and as long as it draws the crowds it does this will be the case. This despite the city's hard work to discourage CCI and Comicon attendees. The city needs to rethink its relationship with Comic-Con International.— June 10, 2009 7:59 p.m.
Does new convention center in San Diego make any sense?
At one point Russia was losing about a million population each year. Even now the loss is a couple hundred thousand per annum. While this is going on you hear of grandiose building plans for enormous structures to be erected in Moscow. Such schemes are not a sign of health and vigor, but of incipient failure. The fact that San Diego has plans for a bigger, newer convention center only tells me that this town is headed for a demographic catastrophe as population adjust to current carrying capacity. You will see houses, streets, even entire neighborhoods abandoned by their inhabitants. Squatters using derelict buildings for shelter and a base for raids on surrounding communities. Once tony neighborhoods becoming known as places where violent crime occurs everyday, and the visitor much go armed. It need not be this way, but as long as our city leaders insist on doing what benefits them and their benefactors nothing is going to change.— March 25, 2009 7:44 p.m.
Union-Tribune Sold to Private Equity Group Teaming with Black Press, Long-Time Rumored Buyer
Here is the contact page for Black Press execs: http://www.blackpress.ca/corporate/contact.php You could tell the UT was under bad management when the then editor in chief basically said, in the 80s, that the paper would run comic strips he liked, and damn what anybody else said. That is no way to appeal to a larger audience. When Black Press takes over look for changes on the comics pages.— March 18, 2009 7:52 p.m.
Next Will Come No-Newspaper Markets, Says New York Times Story
If Mr. Wooley is correct, nothing would change.— March 12, 2009 9:02 a.m.
The Road to Perdition
It's not we don't know your son needs a conservator, it's that we're afraid to admit he needs a conservator. For we have made self-reliance so important we can't stand the very idea some people can't be self-reliant. Will we need a death to convince the authorities he needs to be in a controlled setting? I hope not, but that's probably what it'll take. Hope you find better digs soon.— February 12, 2009 3:16 a.m.
It Looks Like Copley Press Was Spending Money on Acquisitions When It Should Have Been Spending on Technology
If the UT were to gather up their buggy whip collection and charged a fee to see it, maybe they'd raise a few bucks to buy up to date equipment.— February 5, 2009 1:51 p.m.
New Website Preserves Documents from Aguirre, Gwinn Administrations
Anybody looking into the possibility that Goldsmith actions re predecessors' records are in violation of Federal Law?— December 19, 2008 2:53 a.m.
Just For Men
So, when's the last time you saw a dentist?— December 11, 2008 9:37 a.m.
Goldsmith Continues Cheap Shots on City Website. He Criticizes Predecessor for Politicizing Office, Then Politicizes It Even More
Things are coming to a head in San Diego. With the collapse of the housing market you will see a lot of construction projects being sold at a loss, where they're not abandoned out right. This means a loss of tax revenue, further degradation of our infrastructure, which will, in turn, mean a loss of industry and business. This leading to an overall decline in the quality of life, and a subsequent loss of population as people move out in search of a better life. To be honest with you, the only hope San Diego has is deflation. For housing in this town to gain any value prices overall have to fall. Prices must fall, credit standards must be toughened, the emphasis in production must switch from quantity to quality, or the current mess will be repeated again and again. We either clear the brush from around the house, or the fire will burn it all to the ground. And the fire will come, that can't be avoided.— December 11, 2008 9:31 a.m.
Downtown San Diego condos – kinda like roller coasters
Hate to tell you this, but more than a few of you are being a bit too optimistic. When things go pear shaped you're going to see condo projects being abandoned outright. No finishing, nobody moving in. Shooting galleries with stainless steel washers and dryers. What will change things? Federal indictments. Indictments on people in local government. Indictments on upper management at the Union/Tribune. Indictments on upper management in construction companies. San Diego will have to go into receivership, with a Federal judge as "Governor General". Add in one or more local judges, plus at least one state official (Yo, Moon Beam!) in that list of indictment recipients, and San Diego's gonna be a happening place pretty dang soon. You'll know things are going down when Mike Aguirre is called to testify before certain Congressional committees and sub-committees.— December 11, 2008 9:17 a.m.