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Cory Briggs, environmental ambulance-chaser?
Briggs is suing to do away with the City's MADs and BIDs, but does not represent a client who pays the assessments. MADs and BIDs fund a lot of important things that the City cannot afford to fund itself. The fun, vibrant Little Italy, as we know it, would not exist without these districts. Every median in the City would paved with cement rather than landscaped. Most street fairs (e.g., Adam's Ave, La Jolla Art Walk, etc.) would not exist. As you walk around the OB Street Fair and Chili Cookoff later this month, just bear in mind that it would not exist but for the funding mechanisms that Briggs is attempting extinguish AND that he is doing sue without representing a single person who pays the assessment.— June 5, 2014 6:26 p.m.
Cory Briggs, environmental ambulance-chaser?
In this instance, Briggs is suing to do away with the City's MADs and BIDs, but does not represent a client who pays the assessments. MADs and BIDs fund a lot of important things that the City cannot afford to fund itself. The fun, vibrant Little Italy, as we know it, would not exist without these districts. Every median in the City would paved with cement rather than landscaped. Most street fairs (e.g., Adam's Ave, La Jolla Art Walk, etc.) would not exist. As you walk around the OB Street Fair and Chili Cookoff later this month, just bear in mind that it would not exist but for the funding mechanisms that Briggs is attempting extinguish AND that he is doing sue without representing a single person who pays the assessment.— June 5, 2014 6:25 p.m.
Downtown San Diego Partnership hires high-profile civic attorney to address illegal use of PBID funds
Why did you use "sic" in the quote from Mr. Colantuono? You are supposed to be journalists and don't even know the plural form of "basis"?— August 13, 2013 10:18 a.m.
Court Will Not Hear Oral Arguments Over Motion to Dismiss Medical Marijuana Case
"One of the plaintiffs to the lawsuit is Briana Bilbray, a Stage 3 melanoma cancer patient, daughter of Republican Congressman Brian Bilbray and brother of Imperial Beach city councilmember Brian Patrick Bilbray." How is Briana both a daughter and a brother?— March 1, 2012 4 p.m.
Councilmembers to Consider Revamped Tourism Marketing District
Allow me to recap our exchange: I commented that the union's argument presents a false dichotomy. You replied TO MY COMMENT with an off topic response. I pointed out that you haven't addressed my comment with your reply. You replied to THAT with a time-wasting attempt at humor. Your inability to follow a very simple topic and your awkward attempts to force the conversation in an unrelated direction are making this a ponderous discussion. If you want to make arguments that are completely unrelated to the point I made, then don't bother replying to my comment.— October 19, 2011 6:29 p.m.
Councilmembers to Consider Revamped Tourism Marketing District
I won't debate whether assessment voting is democratic or not, but it was introduced into our State's constitution by an act of the citizens. My only point was that the union's argument doesn't make sense to me and your response has gone off that topic.— October 19, 2011 3:55 p.m.
Councilmembers to Consider Revamped Tourism Marketing District
The union rep's point doesn't make sense to me. As I understand it, the hotels themselves have to vote in favor of the TMD for it to be passed. Without a supporting vote of the hotels, this money would not and could not otherwise be collected. This money, without the hotels' votes, would not otherwise be available for any other purpose. So, how exactly is it that the union is charecterizing this as the City choosing between investing in the City vs the hotel industry? There is nothing stopping the City and the voters from taxing these hotels and using the money for whatever purposes they want. That is true with or without the TMD. The past two attempts to do so (via increase to the TOT tax) were shot down by the voters. This is an instance where the hotels are deciding to assess themselves and use the assessments to benefit their industry. Which, incidentally, also causes a boost in our entire city's economy. How could the union have a problem with that? Seems like the unions are just taking an opportunity to screw management and if successful will likely screw our entire city in the meantime.— October 19, 2011 3:14 p.m.
Did Somebody Change the Charter?
From the final sentence of Charter section 80: "...all moneys applicable to its payment which before the maturity thereof are anticipated to come into the treasury to the credit of such appropriation shall, for the purpose of such certificate, be deemed in the treasury to the credit of the appropriation from which the contract, agreement or obligation is to be paid."— July 28, 2010 3:44 p.m.