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San Diego water: You will pay
Don, with all do respect I think you are missing my point. The KPBS article on Pine Valley having an abundance of Groundwater certainly does not justify it being sold for freeway repairs and other non-potable construction uses. Just because Pine Valley has this abundance doesn't mean it will continue. By drawing down the aquifer in one area it could certainly have an effect on other areas and townships in the backcountry that are groundwater dependent. If the Colorado River presents a critical source of water for San Diego then desalination is one method of obtainment for it's future. If groundwater becomes a problem in San Diego's backcountry then where do they get their water? Thanks for listening.— April 1, 2014 11:32 a.m.
La Mesa resident exposed to e-cigarette smoke at restaurant
So samuelmunro, are you telling us that doing 90 in a 65 is OK because there are posted speed limit signs and seat belts are mandatory?— March 31, 2014 1:08 p.m.
He works for McDonald's — he is our spy
Parking has become such a drudge in many incidents. For instance, I cater to businesses that have large parking lots as I don't like having my vehicle scratched and dented by inconsiderate motorists. We have a lot of those these days. I quit shopping downtown mainly because there are no parking places thanks to the greedy developers that have over built our once beautiful city and the city allowed them to do it. Parking at the convention center parking garage has become to expensive for me, so I don't even attend the auto show anymore and I really loved that show. Also parking spaces are supposed to be a certain width, but have you noticed that when those parking lots are resurfaced they repaint the parking spots narrower and they get away with it even though its illegal. And if your car is towed how do you know what internal abuse it may have endured that may not show up for months, like an alignment problem, a transmission failure, or a rattle under the dash that is almost impossible to stop because your car was bounced over our many potholes by the tow truck driver that our fair city has neglected to fix no matter how hard we cry or the high taxes we pay. I wonder if this is a master plan to get you out of your car and on to the Trolley. I sure hope not as I like driving my car.— March 30, 2014 8:20 p.m.
San Diego water: You will pay
Don, In my opinion, its only a matter of time before areas in the Backcountry that are groundwater dependent will experience water levels dropping and in some cases wells drying up altogether. Its happened before and in some isolated cases its happening now. San Diego has the luxury of the Colorado River, the Backcountry does not. With the extreme drought we have endured the past several years and it looks like it will continue for many more, extreme water consumption is a real and present danger to all Californians. When the lack of water becomes a desperate situation in the Backcountry of San Diego County those residents have but two choices. Truck water in from other areas at an absorbent cost or walk away from their homes as their value will drop like a rock. Water conservation is in all of southern Californians future as well as the worlds. Pine Valley selling potable Groundwater for non-potable uses just doesn't make sense to me no mater how much you have at this time or at any time.— March 30, 2014 7:05 p.m.
One chicken per 1000 square feet okayed in La Mesa
Yes Mayor Madrid, I seriously had considered relocating to the La Mesa area, but since the introduction of farming to that beautiful community I have second thoughts. Years ago in San Diego people raised chickens in their back yards, but at that time we had a much less population then we have today and homes were on larger lots. As the population grew and houses were built on much smaller lots the birds flew the coups and for good reason. They smell, they can be noisy and they do draw predators. If some of the La Mesan's have a desire to get into the field of farming then how about a community Victory Garden. Veggies are the wave of the future and are odor free.— March 30, 2014 6:30 p.m.
La Mesa resident exposed to e-cigarette smoke at restaurant
Why not just quit smoking completely and forget about these idiotic e-cigarettes. That's like trying to break a speeding habit by purchasing a motor scooter or a bicycle.— March 30, 2014 5:58 p.m.
Runners wrecking the trail in Torrey Pines
That's our new society today. They want their own way. How dare you tell them they can't run on that newly laid down trail even though its not ready yet. Those same clowns are on our freeways cutting you off, text messaging, talking on their cell phones all while doing 90 MPH in a 65 MPH zone. Just look in your rear view mirror, here they come!!— March 30, 2014 5:44 p.m.
San Diego water: You will pay
Well, according to a report on KPBS by Susan Murphy (Jan 30, 2014) water is not a problem at all as there seems to be an Abundance of Groundwater in the Mountain Community of Pine Valley just east of San Diego. In Fact, they sold many gallons of this precious commodity to a construction company for the large highway repair job on Interstate 8 east towards El Centro as well as other huge projects presently going on in the backcountry. Maybe San Diego County doesn't have a water problem after all. http://www.kpbs.org/news/2014/jan/30/mountain-com…— March 29, 2014 11:30 p.m.