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San Francisco Chronicle Will be Sold or Closed Unless Payroll Slashed Sharply
The newspapers are going under because they will not sue Craigslist to stop its abusive business practices. The U-T should file a request for an injunction in Federal Court without delay to stop Craigslist from offering free classified advertising. David Copley should sue Craigslist to recoup the losses he has suffered from the decline in U-T's marekt value. Craigslist uses funds from EABY and other investors to underwrite huge losses it incurs providing free classified advertising. When the newspapers are put out of business, Craigslist will begin charging advertisers what the market will bear.— February 25, 2009 10:48 p.m.
Memores of Analog TV: The 60s
In the mid 1960s most of the houses in my neighborhood in Clairemont had a 30 foot tall TV mast with an antenna that was connected to an electric motor called a rotor. The rotor was connected by wires to a control box inside the house. The control box had a knob that rotated in the center of a dial that was laid out like a compass. If you wanted to watch Channel 13 in LA, you merely turned the knob to the correct compass heading and the antenna rotated to that heading on command. Channel 13 would gradually come into focus as the antenna slowly rotated. It was the same for the other LA stations. I don't know if San Diegans use rotors anymore, but with cable TV rates hitting $100 per month or more, replacing cable with a rotor antenna might be the way to go.— February 25, 2009 10:29 p.m.
Kodak Down 5%. Brandes Takes Another Hit
It is better to be thought a Brandes than to make lousy stock picks and remove all doubt.— February 20, 2009 1:28 p.m.
Kodak Down 5%. Brandes Takes Another Hit
A Brandes and his investor's money are soon parted.— February 20, 2009 1:25 p.m.
Scoundrels sell Kendall Street home out from under owner
If I took adverse possession of Roque's land and paid taxes for three years before he found out and evicted me, could I sue Roque to recover the taxes I paid on his land? I see a financial risk in adverse possession, especially if the owner gets wise and kicks the possessor off the property before the 5 year period is up.— February 19, 2009 10:17 p.m.
Maybe Victims of This Scam Should Be Locked Up, Too
God wanted these victims to be fleeced. That's why he made them sheep.— February 19, 2009 10:03 p.m.
Scoundrels sell Kendall Street home out from under owner
Yes, but once you took over Roque's assets, how would you sort them out? A chart of his holdings is an absolute miasma, resembling a plate of spaghetti, ================= That's why Roque would be a perfect candidate for adverse possession. He would likely never catch on that some sneak was paying delinquent taxes on one of his parcels. If he checked the county tax rolls and saw the taxes were paid up, he would think his bookkeeper did it and not inquire further. He probably does not know where his many properties are located. He would never notice some sneak planting soybeans on his land.— February 19, 2009 8:30 p.m.
Scoundrels sell Kendall Street home out from under owner
I thought about exercising my legal rights many years ago when the U-T (or maybe the Reader) revealed that Rocque De La Fuente was not paying property taxes on numerous parcels of land he owned in Otay Mesa. I thought about plowing a field and planting soy beans on one of his delinquent parcels in order to establish adverse possession. Maybe some homeless guy could erect a tent on one of Rocque's parcels and live there for 5 years. He could use his disability money to pay off the delinquent property taxes and take Rocque's land by adverse possession.— February 18, 2009 10:43 p.m.
Rumored Copley Suitor Puts Out Racy, Alternative Publications, but Has Debt Woes
If the U-T put a nude centerfold in the Sunday paper it might just boost circulation substantially, and maybe turn the paper around. It's certainly worth a try.— February 16, 2009 10:44 p.m.
Names of $100,000 City Retiree Club
I am sure many nepotism cases have been filed against the San Diego Fire Department with regard to hiring and promotions. I suspect that most of these cases are settled quietly, without media publicity. I doubt any public record of these complaints exists.— February 13, 2009 10:49 p.m.