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Outside on the Night Shift

"Plus there’re 14 miles of new secondary fence from the ocean to the San Ysidro Mountains. As a result, there were 42 percent fewer illegal crossings along the county’s border in 2010 than in 2009." This is a tad misleading. I believe the consensus is crossings are down due to a number of factors... and the economy, not the border fence, is the main one.
— August 9, 2011 12:36 p.m.

North What?

Are parking structures really the answer? I just moved hear from Seattle- they solve this problem by metering all street parking then providing residential parking permits for different zones. The permits can be purchased for around $50 a year with proof of residency in a particular zone and allow folks who live in the neighborhood to park without time limitations and not have to pay the meter. Without a permit, you pay the meter or utilize exisiting pay lots, bypassing the residential streets to park and staying near the main drag. With all the development that's happened in NP over the past 6-7 years, I am still shocked there are no meters. May even encourage folks to use public transpo, walk, or bike instead of driving their vehicles. Maybe I'm crazy. Also, if parking is a problem, perhaps businesses that are closed at night but have parking lots should start renting their spaces out for overnight parking (I'm thinking the SDDB structure and the Bank of America lot). As for parks, you can never have too many. I wish I knew this meeting was going on... I can name a couple of empty/vacant lots off the top of my head they could be used for community gardens or small open spaces. We have so many larger parks focused on sports, it would be great to have several smaller open-spaces designed more for relaxing, enjoying the outdoors, or gathering small groups. Anyway.
— June 9, 2010 4:02 p.m.