Encanto

Blog entries concerning the Encanto area of San Diego.

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Ladies (and Men) who lunch

The first Thursday of each month has the residents of North Encanto gathering at a neighbors' house. For over twenty years, this diverse, fun, quirky group has advocated for their neighborhood while socializing surrounded by ...

An End And A Beginning

"This time, when I'm leaving-- Who cares where I go?" Fight, from "Reality...A New Beginning" on WAR OF WORDS 21-September-11 @12:15 hrs. Hi, Gang! Sorry that I haven't kept up with my bloggng, but the ...

Back for the umpteenth time

I've been back at St. Vinny's for several weeks now. How disappointing, how discouraging, how horrible. For 3 years I was legit: working two jobs, had a man, had a place to live. But homelessness ...

What Have We In The Coinstar Tonight?

"Wherever you go--there you are!" --from "BUCKAROO BANZAI" It was 21:30 hours, and the weather had cooled off enough to make a run to Von's (across the street). I needed to re-load my freezer, plus ...

Who Says You Can't Go Home?

This weekend, on a lark, I decided to drive a dozen miles out of my way just to hit up my favorite taco shop from my youth. Housed in an orange-and-yellow-striped barrel and situated just ...

My Trip Through My Living Hell Just Got Longer...

"Living through this...HELL! Can't Someone Break the Spell?" -- Judas Priest, from "Fever" on SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE Four weeks ago, I started noticing that I was having severe shortness of breath...especially when I tried to ...

UFO Sighted In Encantostan

The recent wet weather in San Diego has caused new plants to germinate. Everything is green now, and the species-specific insects in love with purple and violet flowers must be enjoying all of this. Many ...

Petty Theft

I just want to voice my disgust for the behavior of the woman in front of me at the 7/11 on Euclid and Division on Thursday. Early in the afternoon in military uniform I went ...

Trolley cops and Traffic stops

San diego is a tourist city. We are known for our military presence, sea world, the zoo, and many other attractions. But the attractions i see daily living in the encanto neighborhood are trolley cops ...

Encanto Businesses: "What New Apartment Building?!?"

An informal survey of businesses and the Boys & Girls Club along Imperial Avenue east of the Black Contractors Association building to Lemon Grove reveals that pretty much none of them are aware of plans ...

SEDC Open House on December 23

The Southeastern Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) will have its holiday open house from 2 PM to 4 PM at its offices in the Concorde Career College building on Imperial Avenue. SEDC staff have held a ...

CPUC Division of Ratepayer Advocates Queries SDG&E in Secret on Gas Holder Legal Expenses

In mid-2009, San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E) provided secret responses to the Division of Ratepayer Advocates of the California Public Utilities Commission (DRA CPUC). DRA wanted to know if SDG&E was attempting to ...

No Trial in Encanto Gas Holder Asbestos Mess

On October 16, defendants San Diego Gas & Electric Company (SDG&E) and Sempra Energy won their motion for summary judgment in the San Diego Superior Court Proposition 65 matter entitled Encanto Gas Holder Victims et ...

The Start of Demolition: Who's Who Part II

It might be a good idea to skim "The Start of Demolition: Who's Who" before viewing this addition. A few weeks ago, there was a deposition in the matter of Encanto Gas Holder Victims v. ...

April 28th "Fifth Amendment to the Central Imperial Redevelopment Plan, Project No. 126095"

Apparently the influence of Carolyn Smith over the future of the Encanto Heights Annex to the City of San Diego is not done yet. When she was forced to leave her presidential post at the ...

Re-Paving City Streets In Encanto

The Encanto area streets are being newly paved. There are areas on the side-walk that are re-paved with black tar. The same material being used in the streets. This looks tacky; because the rest of ...

No SEDC Firing Bonus Check Soon for Smith

Citing a a likely outcome in favor of plaintiff Ian Trowbridge, the Court in his lawsuit against the Southeastern Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) in San Diego to not pay fired president Carolyn Smith's hundred-thousand-dollar firing ...

Will SEDC Board Members Testify on Smith Raises?... and other issues

Word comes from our crime-fighting daily paper that the Southeastern Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) board might have actually approved raises for its now-ex president Carolyn Smith, practically doubling her pay in the decade and a ...

After the Crash of 2008

It's not that I am hoping for the collapse of Western Civilization, but I am hoping that there will be a change in it after the subprime/derivative debacle that some of us have taken the ...

How SEDC proves we don't really have a strong mayor

A little while back, San Diegans were invited to vote on charter revisions to allow us to have a strong mayor. I don't think we've gotten one yet. Maybe it was just me having high ...

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