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"Stakeholder" is a term to be wary of. When used by the city staffers it's manipulated to include those who are friendly to the plans, and to exclude or minimize any opposition. The Grantville "charette" (charade?) was an example of this, with developers and other "stakeholders" rubber stamping what the residents so clearly opposed. Dorian, this is a great article, and Founder and BlueSouthPark have provided even more examples of how this public input voodoo hexes the communities of San Diego.— December 16, 2010 10:37 p.m.
Chula Vista Prepares for Cross-Border Violence and More
This urban assault vehicle is far more likely to be used on US citizens engaged in political or social protest than against terrorists or drug kingpins. The militarisation of our country's police forces, and inculcation of a war-like "us versus them" attitude in law enforcement, from the TSA to the local cops, bodes ill for America's future freedoms. Radley Balko has lots more examples: http://www.theagitator.com/category/paramilitary-… Daniel Green was the only one at the meeting asking the right questions. Now we'll see how and when the police will justify using this weapon of war, and against whom.— December 2, 2010 11:13 p.m.
Do Your Thoughts about Work Match These Great Thinkers’?
Often the difference between success and failure is the little extra corruption that bankrupts your country, rewards the Wall Street criminals, and makes it impossible for any honest people to make a living... ...but just keep trying. If you fail, it's your fault...never the result of a concerted effort to move the wealth of the nation into the hands of the powerful few. ...if you fail, it's because you didn't try hard enough. You gave up, not because you realized the futility of playing a game that's rigged so you will always loose, but because you just don't have enough will and strength of character. Marcus Aurelius said the first thing you have to do is realize what's in your control, and what is not. If you ever realize that the typical hard-working American's success or failure has almost NOTHING to do with hard work, but a lot to do with a rigged system...well, forget what the wise man said, it's still your fault because you just didn't try hard enough.— December 2, 2010 4:25 a.m.
Suit Filed Against Midnight Backroom Deal
Hi Don, Are you in contact with Brian Peterson of the Grantville Action Group? http://grantvilleactiongroup.com/ Don, you may want to give Brian a call and hear what happened at the hearing last week. As you may know, they're suing CCDC, the City, and the County for the illegal transfer of redevelopment funds from Grantville to downtown. Here's a short video explaining the situation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9Tczeiw0lU Best, Fred— November 20, 2010 2:51 a.m.
Remember the Economy of September 2006?
A question for Zuzette, boldly defying the ban on city employee communications with the Reader (be careful, please): Can you tell us how the SAP implementation is going? This new all-in-one system that will finally comply with the SEC orders. What's your take? Don, my friend, could you find out how much IT sector workers in city employment, whether directly or through shell corporations like San Diego Data Processing outfit..?? I had a classmate who went to work for the city water department as a programmer at better money than I was making in the private sector at the height of the dot com boom years. What do they make now? (They weren't paid in useless stock options, at least.) As always, thank you for your continued reporting on the reality (however unpleasant) of our world today, Don. Best, Fred— November 10, 2010 7:10 p.m.
Encinitas City Council Candidate Tony Kranz Accused of “Attack”
Start Transcript -- Glenn Beck Show: Americans, my friends, look deep into my eyes...you can clearly see that *sniff*, I love my friend Roger Ogden. Look at this chart. See how Kranz is half of Rosenkranz, who, along with Guildenstern, was tied to Elizabethan theatrical plots, which led to the Freemasons and Jimmy Carter? Yes, it's all clear now isn't it? RealAmericans(TM) know that Obama is a Nazi...why, you may ask? Well-hell, it's just because, and if you question my authority on this you're obviously a socialist. But let's not fight. No, we should all be friends agreeing with each other that fearsome creatures of the night are lurking under our beds, ready to rip our jugular veins unless we all vote Republican! I say it's time to fight back America! And the best way to do that is to call Obama a Nazi on the street. Roger, buddy, I'm with you! End Transcript -- Glenn Beck Show— November 4, 2010 9:50 a.m.
Encinitas City Council Candidate Tony Kranz Accused of “Attack”
Hi Roger, uh, "Tristan"... If I had been there, and you got in my face with your ignorant rants, I'd have broken more than your sign. Mr. Kranz acted with admirable restraint. To compare Obama to Hitler means only that Roger Ogden lost the argument from the beginning. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_law Oh yeah...learning pidgin German doesn't make you an expert in German history, and blathering on about Black Liberation Theology and contending that it's a plot to destroy America disqualifies you from ever being taken seriously by anyone. Take A2Z's advice, and have a look at the real issues we're facing now. Maybe your deranged energy can be directed toward something useful...if you're looking for evil to oppose, take on CCDC...that's a real threat to every San Diegan's future. Best, Fred Williams— November 2, 2010 7:08 a.m.
Escondido City Councilmembers Excoriated as Ballpark Idea Entertained
Hurray for Bruce Sims..!! Never forget that "rortlieb" and his ilk are under the direct supervision of Steve Peace, the notorious force behind rolling blackouts, employee of John Moores, disgraced Senator, and shame of his family.— October 17, 2010 8:15 a.m.
Last -Minute Legislature Deal Boosts Chances of Massive Chargers Subsidy
CCDC is being sued right now. The Grantville Action Group has been hard at work, raising donations from private citizens who are outraged at how the City, CCDC, and County colluded together to ignore the plain language of the law, and transfer money from Grantville to downtown insiders. Support the lawsuit..!! http://www.grantvilleactiongroup.com/ The long awaited hearing is on the 29th of this month. Best, Fred Williams— October 10, 2010 1:20 a.m.
San Diego City Hall's OneSD Program at $37 Million and Counting
Dorian, the implementation of this project stinks like month-old fish. Ask for the requirements specification and work breakdown structure (task list) for implementation. Ask for both planned and actual resource expenditures. Those should be public records. They should give a lot of insight into how this project is really coming along. It's been plagued with trouble for years. ...and I predict you'll hear a lot of "we're 90% done" answers when you start asking pointed questions. In the IT world, we all know that 90% done means hopelessly flawed and never to be finished... Best, Fred— October 4, 2010 4:38 a.m.