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Bird traps out all weekend at Mission Beach
Prior to meeting my future wife and moving to Mt. Helix, I lived in Mission Beach for 16 years. I now do a 4 mile walk on the Boardwalk, 4 days a week. Electric scooters (and some of the idiots that ride them) are a serious danger to the pedestrians and tourists using the Boardwalk. **Banning these motorized scooters from the Boardwalk should be a** **no-brainer**. Needless to say, I was appalled that The City Council ruled against such a band. Council members should get off their butts and spend an hour on the Boardwalk after 11:30 am observing the pedestrian, bike, and scooter mix. Then, they can observe the hundreds of unaware tourists (many of them children) walking out the gates of their beachfront vacation rental, or meandering out of one of the 2 dozen or so Courts, to cross the Boardwalk to get to the sand and water. Then imagine some knucklehead flying down the Boardwalk at 20 mph on a scooter...recipe for disaster...The bikes are dangerous enough...the presence of motorized scooters is inexcusable! The scooters belong in the alleys with the rest of the motorized vehicles...Do the Council members that voted against the ban have stock in the Scooter companies...or are they just clueless?— June 2, 2018 7:41 a.m.
San Diego lifeguards at OB Town Council blast fire department take-over of 911 calls
I think his point is that a lot of citizens would like to see an audit on the cost/effectiveness on the way the Fire-Rescue Department is staffed, duties allocated (hours assigned), salaries, overtime allocations, and retirement benefits. I might add that taxpayers in other California cities have raised the same concern. While emergency services are certainly important there are many taxpayers that feel, as Ponzi stated, that the current Fire-Rescue Department structure, from hiring practices to retirement benefits, might be obsolete and actually be abusing the public funding. I believe that's his point!— April 30, 2017 7:12 a.m.
San Diego lifeguards at OB Town Council blast fire department take-over of 911 calls
Several months ago I was talking to a groundsman at Mission Point Park (South Mission Beach). when 5 young adult SCUBA divers approached us, one of whom was in agony having been stung by a ray, and asked for help. The groundsman called his supervisor and was told to have the victim call 911...The divers had no cell phone so after a moment the groundsman called 9-11. In a couple of minutes we could hear a siren coming and in another couple of minutes a young lifeguard arrived. He evaluated the situation but made NO EFFORT to treat the victim. He said a fire truck was on the way...I asked him if a fire truck was necessary for a stingray wound...He snapped, "stand back and stay out of the way!" We all chuckled at his arrogant demeanor. We then heard a fire truck siren from across the bay on West Mission Bay Blvd, and a few minutes later the truck arrived at our location. Four firemen poured out of the truck with walkie talkies in hand and approached "Mr. Bitchen", the Lifeguard. The lead fireman confirmed the victim had a stingray wound and instructed the Lifeguard to transfer the victim to the Lifeguard facility and soak her foot in warm water, which "Mr. Bitchen" did. So let's review the incident...City groundsman (against supervisor's instruction) calls 9-11; arrogant jerk Lifeguard, "Mr. Bitchen" arrives on the scene and does nothing; fire truck with 4 firemen on board arrives a few minutes later; Lifeguard is told to treat the victim. Isn't a City Lifeguard qualified and authorized to treat a stingray sting? If so, "Mr. Bitchen" should have treated the victim from the start and not wasted a fire truck and 4 firemen.— April 29, 2017 8:45 a.m.
Mission Valley planners scorn soccer end-run-around group
I don't live within the San Diego city limits but I do drive through Mission Valley daily on my way to Mission Beach to work out. Mission Valley doesn't need 5000 more cracker box, overpriced housing units. Mission Valley doesn't need a soccer stadium, Mission Valley doesn't need another shopping center. Mission Valley is already a congested mess! Please, "San Diegans", get a grip. San Diego needs road upgrades, sewer upgrades, building code/planning enforcements, pension controls, and cops. You don't need a larger convention center extension or a soccer stadium! Work out a deal with SDSU (and maybe USD) to upgrade Qualcom for football. Then, in the event an opportunity arose for the NFL to relocate a franchise, San Diego could be considered. Your mayor is a clown. Figure it out and do something about it! It's your town...If you let them screw you over again (Ala San Diego Padres/downtown) you deserve it. I'm surprised FS Investors hasn't proposed a bullring...They're slinging enough of it!— April 7, 2017 3:01 p.m.
Drone flies low over Kensington and Channel 39 comes knocking
Suzanne...This IS DEFINITELY an invasion of your privacy! If humans could fly and your neighbor hovered his unwanted body 30 ft. above your back yard this would obviously be an invasion of your privacy. Hovering a drone with a camera 30 ft. above your property allows the operator to invade your privacy as well. And your statement, "The only people supportive of drone usage are the people that USE drones", is 100% accurate as well. Idiots and their gadgets are becoming a major issue in our society...idiots texting while driving, and idiots flying drones over people's back yards are 2 perfect examples.— April 6, 2017 5:31 p.m.
Kindergarten sexual harassment case continues
Visduh, you are 100% correct in your assessment. School Board members and Superintendents (Board appointees) are typically entry level politicians. Most already possess the necessary qualities of successful politicians: (a) cover your as$ and don’t make waves; (b) carry out the orders of those above you and cover their as$es as well. They have no intention of doing the “right” thing, but rather they do whatever’s necessary to advance their career. As I have stated in previous posts, by far the biggest problem in public education is the lack of quality leadership at the individual school sites as well as in the district offices. This ongoing saga regarding the incident(s) at Green Elementary illustrates just how broken the system really is, starting from the administrators at the district office, Marten et al; down to the the previous site administrator, Principal Ferguson. If the allegations are true in their entirety, Marten, Duran, Donovan, and Ferguson should all be terminated immediately. However, what will probably happen is that one of these distinguished protectors of our children will fall on the sword (with a nice termination package/pension no doubt), Principal Ferguson will continue greatly enhancing the Office of Language Acquisition (whatever the heck that is) at a 6 figure salary until he can retire in full regalia, and the taxpayers will be on the hook for a nice 6 digit settlement that the District will have to pay Gurrieri for his wrongful termination. As a retired educator with nearly 30 years of experience (and a parent/grandparent) I can assure you that this is business as usual. Can you imagine being the parent of the assaulted boy and having to watch this circus?! If it’s all true, of course. Wake up people! Quit blaming the teachers! Our kids deserve better!— January 27, 2017 3:18 p.m.
NFL supposedly upset with Chargers' move
You can bet that "boatload of nonsense" is being captained by the infamous John Moores and his band of pirates. After collecting an enormous "booty" for his Padres heist, Moores and his cronies are again in plunder mode, circling Mission Valley in their ship of fools.— January 22, 2017 8:19 a.m.
Ocean Beach construction project draws community ire
I totally agree...Just another fine example of the soulless, greedy mindset of another "clever developer". Disgusting.— October 16, 2016 8:57 a.m.
Moores bidding for British soccer team
Good for him...Let that POS headquarter it in Adelanto! He can run it out of the Desert View Correctional Facility where, in my opinion, he belongs.— October 16, 2016 8:37 a.m.
County supervisors to consider Julian development
When are the citizens of this City,County, and/or Country going to throw their windows open and yell as loud as possible, "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!" ???— October 14, 2016 1:39 p.m.