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Did Sanders Order Detective Reprimanded?
However, when the Mayor's office asked for the AG's help, the AG's San Diego office wrote a unsigned report stating that no laws were violated. ======== Many believe Jerry Brown authored that report in exchange for political contributions from Mayor Sanders' supporters.— April 6, 2010 10:24 p.m.
SD Home Values Rise, Reports S&P
Most people find opera and classical music to be dull and boring. Unfortunately, little can be done about the boredom factor. Liberace understood this and achieved commercial success by eliminating the boring parts from classical songs, adding drummers and guitarists, and splicing songs together into medlies like the one below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3LTswtKoqs&featur…— April 5, 2010 10:36 p.m.
Union-Tribune sold cheap to Platinum Equity
For awhile, her daughter's husband, whose name escapes me, ran the Padres. I believe they later divorced. Best, Don Bauder ======= Ballard Smith— April 3, 2010 9:43 p.m.
Frye Thwarts Preposterous Proposed Ballot Language
And how is he going to continue without inSainz to release his Goebbelsian press statements, lying all the time so all the brain-dead republicans will continue to believe everything he says? ======== Gerry Braun will be able to grind out braunschweiger for Sanders to feed the public.— April 3, 2010 12:50 p.m.
County's Job Loss One of Worst in U.S.
In the late 1950s GD/Convair had two major projects under development in San Diego: (1) the Atlas missile, and (2) the 880 passenger jet. The 880 was to be manufactured in San Diego and was expected to become the mainstay of passenger aviation. Unfortunately, Boeing came out with the 707 at the same time. The 707 was a far superior plane to the 880, and airlines cancelled orders for the 880 and went with the 707. As a result GD suffered huge losses that threatened its existence and tens of thousands of San Diegans lost their jobs. When GD completed development of the Atlas missile in the early 1960s, in the space of about 6 months GD fired 40,000 workers who were no longer needed. Most of these workers got into their cars moved back to where they originally came from. Clairemont was devastated, on any given block half the houses were empty. GD employment never recovered after that.— April 2, 2010 10:44 p.m.
County's Job Loss One of Worst in U.S.
GD may have some sort of presence but they shut down their entire KM campus, which accounted for so many good jobs it is unreal. ========= Most of General Dynamic's San Diego operations were sold off to BAE Systems and several other companies. Little remains of General Dynamics in San Diego. In 1962 General Dynamics employed 60,000 workers in San Diego.— April 2, 2010 7:09 p.m.
Frye Thwarts Preposterous Proposed Ballot Language
It's an open question as to whether a man who can't control his weight has the self-discipline required to run a major city.— April 2, 2010 12:42 p.m.
Frye Thwarts Preposterous Proposed Ballot Language
And has anyone seen a picture of Sanders recently???? He must hit the scales at over 300#-easily. He is so fat he must have his suits custom made-no way you could put his large and round body into an off the rack suit. I wonder if he has ever heard the two words 1) diet or 2) exercise????? Me thinks not. ========== God served upon the Mayor a writ of habeas corpulence as punishment for his depredations against taxpayers.— April 1, 2010 11:40 p.m.
Despite Alleged Conflicts, Bersin Gets Border Post on Interim Basis
Response to post #36: I agree with your interpretation on Bersin's total failure as schools chief, and I think that is the consensus of those in the know. =========== The real estate developers installed Bersin as schools chief in a plot to rape the district's land holdings. Bersin was supposed to relocate certain schools to high rise structures located on postage stamp size lots, enabling existing schools to be razed for private development. The crown jewel in this plot was the huge piece of land located at Park and Normal, where district headquarters is located. Bersin wanted to sell this site to developers and use the money to either build or lease a new high rise headquarters at the site of the old General Dynamics complex in Kearny Mesa, next to Montgomery Field. The developers salivate like Pavlov's dog at the thought of getting their filthy hands on Park and Normal.— March 31, 2010 10:51 p.m.
Despite Alleged Conflicts, Bersin Gets Border Post on Interim Basis
You'll note where I excepted this condition if you had bothered to read my entire comment (#17). Otherwise, illegals cannot receive these benefits. You said, "It is well known that..." and no, apparently it isn't. ====== Unfortunately, these benefits amount more than half of the state's annual budget. The Federal government only funds 5 years' worth of welfare benefits for each recipient. Unlike Texas and most other states, California taxpayers pick up 100% of the tab after the 5 years runs out. Welfare recipients in Texas, Oregon, Nevada, and Arizona, etc. move to California in droves after their 5 years are up in the home state. This is why California has 1/3 of the nation's welfare caseload and is going broke to pay for it. Tax the wealthy? The state is going to have to take everything the wealthy own in order to pay the tab for these freeloaders who have descended on the state like a horde of locust to strip it bare.— March 29, 2010 10:31 p.m.