San Diego's median income is <a href="https://www.sandiego.gov/housing/resources/whatis">currently $63,400</a>. 80 percent of that is $50,720. La Mesa's minimum wage is $10/hour, meaning that two adults working a low income job, working full-time (40 hours per week, assuming such a position is available), taking not a single hour off over the course of the year, would still be making nearly $10,000 less than the state's definition of "low income."
Methinks the real discussion should center around these numbers - if a "low income" program is serving people with a $50,000 income, is it really reaching its target audience? Should we assume that 90% of the units will be reserved for people who couldn't afford to live in the complex if making just $50,000 a year?
Further, how likely is this population to have multiple cars per family? Lower parking density is granted on the assumption low income families will have no cars, or one at most. — August 15, 2017 9:04 p.m.
How do you like your popcorn?
I liked it when UltraStar had the annual "popcorn pass" for like $25 - that, or their deal-site offers that include a tub of corn and drink with a pair of tickets. These days Chris prefers the unfriendly confines of the local Lot, where they stock only weird and foreign crap flavors of usually-stale kernels because patrons eschew legit movie food for quinoa-and-kale salads or steak dinners delivered mid-screening by some guy who stands in front of me for two minutes...— August 20, 2017 12:08 a.m.
The new kindergarten next door in North Park
A user privately provided an address for the facility. My findings: Current land use on that address is "single family residential," while zoning is "R-3 Restricted Multiple," indicating that based on lot size, as many as three residential units might be permissible. Without further research, it appears that daycare/preschool use would only be permitted with an on-site owner/full-time occupant, though I can't speak with thorough authority here.— August 16, 2017 10:30 p.m.
Little Flower's nuns stymied by La Mesa city council
Now the city council is going into a closed-session meeting with project lawyers tomorrow night to hear about his litigation threat... http://www.cityoflamesa.com/AgendaCenter/ViewFile…— August 16, 2017 9:03 p.m.
The new kindergarten next door in North Park
I know there's a significant carve-out in zoning law to allow preschools and daycare use in a residential zone, I'm assuming that's the implication here. But as I understand it <a href="https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2016/sep/14/c…">at least part of the house has to be used as an actual residence</a>, which doesn't sound like it's the case here. Without the address I couldn't do a tax roll zoning check to be sure.— August 15, 2017 9:45 p.m.
Little Flower's nuns stymied by La Mesa city council
San Diego's median income is <a href="https://www.sandiego.gov/housing/resources/whatis">currently $63,400</a>. 80 percent of that is $50,720. La Mesa's minimum wage is $10/hour, meaning that two adults working a low income job, working full-time (40 hours per week, assuming such a position is available), taking not a single hour off over the course of the year, would still be making nearly $10,000 less than the state's definition of "low income." Methinks the real discussion should center around these numbers - if a "low income" program is serving people with a $50,000 income, is it really reaching its target audience? Should we assume that 90% of the units will be reserved for people who couldn't afford to live in the complex if making just $50,000 a year? Further, how likely is this population to have multiple cars per family? Lower parking density is granted on the assumption low income families will have no cars, or one at most.— August 15, 2017 9:04 p.m.
Passing out food on the Pala reservation
Indeed correct - the program referenced here is funded by a private, one-year grant of $20,000 from ConAgra, a large scale producer of many pre-packaged food products.— August 1, 2017 7:55 p.m.
These cops in PB want people to know there are bait bikes
Awesome - hope one of those 109 is the guy who got away with mine, double-locked, and in a locked garage with camera surveillance, a couple weeks back...— July 20, 2017 8:34 p.m.
No refund on free passes?
Nothing as sinister as described, but UA Horton once tried to get off giving me only a partial concession refund based on the amount of corn and Coke that Chris and I consumed before the sound went haywire 20 minutes into a screening of The Big Short a couple years ago...manager seriously wanted to estimate that we'd enjoyed a quarter of our goods before they killed the production and we drove a half hour to Edwards Mira Mesa to finish the flick. He even demanded we return the cups and bag to keep my fat arse from munching on the way to another screen. I've never demanded cash back after misguidedly dumping it on a bomb - then again I (read: my parents) paid to see Rad twice in its incredibly short run...so taste is subjective.— July 1, 2017 1:30 a.m.
San Diego lifeguards at OB Town Council blast fire department take-over of 911 calls
The one instance (which Harris acknowledged) where fire might be the appropriate first call would be in the event of an inland river or lake water rescue, where fire is likely to have the closest personnel, since guards stick to the beaches. His argument seems to be that in times where this type of call is likelier (heavy storms when few people are at the beach and the inland water bodies are behaving erratically) it's appropriate for fire to receive the calls first. Sunny days, obviously much more common in San Diego, are the arena in which this battle is being fought.— April 27, 2017 10:14 p.m.
Chris Cantore to replace Chargers insider Kevin Acee on Mighty 1090
I can't imagine what Cantore will bring to 1090, but I'll give the guy a listen (on the off chance I'm listening to radio in the 6-9 slot and KPBS isn't capturing my attention). I used to spend a good amount of time with 1090, remarkably despite my lack of a typical pro-sports obsession...these days the only local show I can stomach on either sports station is Darren Smith and his crew. I wish them all well as the rest of the station circles the drain - maybe if 94/9 does kill music they'll bring on Smith/Caswell/Carruth and pick up the Rome broadcast rights - or I can stick with real news.— April 3, 2017 6:06 p.m.