Developers are scrambling to flood the internet and airwaves with stellar examples of redevelopment so they can save their multi-billion dollar state subsidy, but they are ignoring the vast vast majority of what redevelopment funds are used for. I would …

Todd Gloria recently announced his re-election campaign. http://lgbtweekly.com/2011/06/05/todd-gloria-launches-re-election-campaign/#comment-21830 I have never been a supporter of Todd Glorias because of his money. In 2008 I combed through his campaign donations and here is what I found: http://www.developeralert.org/INDEXGloria.html I will also list …

The below excerpt from the United Ways description of the PTECH program raises some questions about what this plan is really about. As you see below "The plan calls for housing first". What exactly does that mean? Does that mean …

CCDC raised some eyebrows recently as it gave out a very lucrative and unsual contract to provide consulting services on homelessness. It raised even more eyebrows when it gave that contract to ex-CCDC Treasurer Jennifer LeSar and her company LeSar …

Solving real social problems has become BIG business bestowing BIG profits to the states most well connected business men and women. The question is how ethical is it for someone to make $225 per hour doing a "study" to solve …

The Mid-City Rapid Transit Project has been very controversial quite simply because....it is not what we voted for. I personally voted for the half cent sales tax increase to fund rapid transit because I believe in public transportation. I always …

In an article enthusiastically titled "Hey, Now Grandma Can Move In" the Voice of San Diego describes a law change approved last week by San Diego Planning Commission to allow many San Diego neighborhoods to build granny flats in single …

According to a recent UT article and a recent San Diego County-wide count the homeless increased by 3.3 percent compared to last year. http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/feb/14/san-diego-countys-homless-numbers-rise/# Allegedly, The Point-in-Time Count, conducted on Jan. 28, counted 8,802 homeless compared to 8,517 last year. …

A CEQA "anti-sprawl" bill passed in 2008 under the guise of legislating "sustainable development" may have devestating environmental consequences. SB 375 is supposed to mandate “sustainable” regional growth, however upon closer investigation it appears to do just the opposite. It …

I just walked over to the corner store and saw the cover of the UT discussing how San Diego is scrambling to lock up 4 BILLION dollars in redevelopment projects in case the Governor shuts down redevelopment altogether in March. …

Wow, what a surprise our very unpopular Supervisors, Bill Horn and Ron Roberts are solidly winning their races.....again. Could it be because the registrar of voters is their "employee"? Horn and Roberts hired Seiler. She works for them and has …

Happy Election Day!!!! Every election day people get sort of excited to voice make their voices heard. They proudly wear their "I voted" stickers to let everyone know they are concerned and active citizens participating in their world. This is …

I have been a bit of a broken record on this subject but I feel it is WAY too important to ignore. Studying your ballot books and doing your homework does absolutely NO good if our elections are not honest. …

Today is the first day I have even seen signs up for Proposition C. In Fact its the first time I knew about Prop C. The signs read "Yes on C, for more responsible neighborhood planning". I thought...."hmmmmmm, thats interesting, …

Take a look at Todd's facebook page and tell me this isn't a pulpit for him as Council Member of District 3 versus a personal page.. http://www.facebook.com/toddgloria?v=wall At first I thought "this is great since Todd never reads or responds …

Yesterday morning I heard the CEO of Shell describing what he believes is our last resort to fix this. He described building a tall steel diaphragm (sort of like I proposed below) but then burying it with sand and then......dropping …

Obviously elections are unbelievably confusing. We have all grown very weary of sneaky and dirty political tactics employed by special interests. Often times the name of a proposition is the exact opposite of what the title of that proposition implies. …

Just last week I wrote a piece about my efforts to try and save 1 of only 2 saltbox style buildings in San Diego. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/ive-got-issues/2010/may/16/eminent-domain-your-tax-dollars-slated-to-demolish/ It lies on El Cajon Boulevard, the famed "Boulevard of the Arts". The entire block …

Yesterday I get on my bike and cruise over to a friends house on the way to Earth Day. I get off my bike and look up at the sky and immediately am astounded by the enormity of these white …

It shouldn't come as any surprise to us that the city of San Diego is this unscrupulous in their business dealings with developers, but this story is about as contemptible and egregious as any Wall Street bailout scandal....come to think …