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Susan Luzzaro 8:14 a.m., May 23
Dave Rice 7:21 a.m., May 23
Tamar Fleishman 6:54 a.m., May 23
Eva Knott 6:29 a.m., May 23
Eva Knott 4:04 a.m., May 23
Unforgettable: Floating Target, part 1
I love a good sea story and this series has been fantastic!— May 22, 2013 7:07 a.m.
Roman Abramovich yacht on San Diego’s Embarcadero
I don't comprehend why anyone would want a huge yacht like that.— May 7, 2013 9:48 a.m.
Got a permit for that, Manchester?
You know, if he plunked down 35 MILLION then I don't find it any of the City's business, really, if he wants to install "tee boxes" (wth?) or grade part of the property for a horse area. Does the City have some Department of Useless Minutiae with commensurate forms (in triplicate) which must be stamped with the Official Stamp and, of course, a FEE must be paid. All administered by a small but dedicated cadre of pompous bureaucrats. Probably an annual inspection and a renewal form to fill out, too. >does not have a State-permitted heliport and does not appear to meet any of heliport permit exemption criteria And as far as a helipad? Seems pretty cool to me. Is there a problem? Is there another form in the Department of Useless Minutiae if one wants to add a helipad to one's $35 million property? ("heliport permit exemption criteria" reeks of some small minded bureaucrat with a handful of forms he intends to force you to fill out, just because he can) >put in three parking lots, a total of 2.66 acres, again without any permits. Not as cool as the helipad, but, again, this is any of the City's business? Does the Department of Useless Minutiae have a finger in this pie, too? $0.05 per parking space? And we have to have INSPECTORS to measure the width of the painted lines dividing up the parking spaces, I'm sure. I'm no millionaire, but the "violations" detailed bring to mind a slang term for insect excrement. The City comes off as a bunch of wormy little grey bureaucrats, running after every little violation, bleating in their ineffectual nasal voices, measuring how tall the grass is and vigilantly enforcing City Lawn Height regulations. If somebody buys a $35 million property, I'd say let them do as they please with it. I don't see any harm whatsoever. It seems like a petty vendetta.— May 7, 2013 9:37 a.m.
Beauty goin' down
Terrific article, the happy ending makes it all the better, but I'll bet you ten dollars that boat never had its name lettered in Comic Sans, which entered the world on a dark day in 1994, which, by my calendar, was some time after 1947. Tsk. Type joke: Why can't typographers enjoy movies? The typefaces are not historically accurate!!— February 25, 2013 12:03 p.m.
Build a Stadium and Team Will Stay? Nope
If a new Chargers stadium is going to be such a money-maker, it would be unfair to take away from the future profits the Spanoses would enjoy by helping them fund the new stadium.— May 2, 2012 4:34 p.m.
Build a Stadium and Team Will Stay? Nope
The area around "Petco" (AKA San Diego Municipal Baseball Stadium) is *thriving*??? What are you smoking?— May 2, 2012 4:33 p.m.
Vista Woman Admits Stealing Books From County Libraries
Model citizen.— February 22, 2012 9:32 a.m.
So San Diego
Donna Frye is one of the only politicians I respect. Remember when she WON the Mayoral race? Only to have it stolen due to some obscure technicality? That was San Diego at it's worst.— January 25, 2012 12:42 p.m.
Manchester Purchase of Union-Tribune Raises Questions of Timing
Newspapers are dirty. Always have been. Newspapers WERE once the mass media. Nowadays? Not so much. Newspapers... television news... are there less trustworthy sources of objectives reporting? Ah, and therein resides the beauty. IT MUST BE TRUE I READ IT IN THE PAPER.— November 17, 2011 10:49 a.m.
Reward the Few, Screw the Many
Wow. Slam and dunk. The most concise and on-target description of how our little border town works. Great column, and I think I will read that book.— September 7, 2011 9:32 a.m.