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Encinitas’s Lawrence (Larry) Freeman ordered to desist and refrain
I'm not sure a cease-and-desist does much. If there is sufficient evidence of criminal fraud then charge Freeman and Guess. If they were to be convicted, the sentence should at a minimum include seizing all their assets until all victims have been made whole (if possible). That's my opinion anyway.— October 21, 2015 2:12 p.m.
The parting out of Haggen
The story was obviously an attempt to get the reaction of local people involved. It doesn't include official union statements or official Albertsons statements or official Haggens statements either. If those organizations have official statements I'm sure you could find them by a google search or on their websites. Or you can get back to ridiculous hair-splitting nitpicks such as pointing out that employees of Haggens don't actually work for the union. There's probably a few grammatical mistakes in my post - knock yourself out.— October 21, 2015 7:16 a.m.
The parting out of Haggen
I was discussing the Haggen's closures on another thread (Bauder column). I'm amazed at how Haggen's thought they would succeed. They were slightly nicer inside and perhaps slightly better selection of organics than Albertsons - but their prices were significantly higher than Albertsons and nearby Vons & Ralphs.— October 20, 2015 6:15 p.m.
SD emerges from Great Recession
I have a theory that the recent Albertsons' acquisition of Safeway/Vons and subsequent sale of the Alberson's stores to Haggens was basically a merger + synergy layoff of many of the grocery store workers - in violation of the spirit of their union contracts. I don't really have any numbers or hard facts here just my observations and theory. When Albertson's bought Safeway/Vons the antitrust laws required them to sell many of their original stores. When Haggens took over the Albertson's stores the prices tended to be higher than they were at Albertsons so of course people quit shopping there. So now all the Haggens are getting shut down. I think either Haggens was grossly imcompetent and had no idea how competitive the grocery business is in So Cal or the entire deal was manipulated to get rid of many of the workers. Haggens is claiming in a lawsuit that Albertsons lied about the amount of business the stores were getting, but my personal observation is that it seemed like customers gave Haggens a chance but their prices were too high. I wonder what you guys think?— October 19, 2015 3:38 p.m.
San Diego is 12th greenest city
I would think bare minimum requirements for a CPUC leader would be that they are deeply concerned about moving to a sustainable energy usage plan, protecting the environment AND deeply concerned about protecting consumers. I don't think that's unreasonable.— October 16, 2015 7:11 p.m.
San Diego is 12th greenest city
Don has a valid point in that PR / marketing is an important part of efforts to reduce usage of resources. But overall I would say "green" and other similar terms are overused. I think the Brown administration uses "green" and other environmental advocacy buzzwords to justify corrupt and/or irresponsible activities - such as protecting CPUC leaders or wasting money on a non-cost effective "high speed" train. The trick is that if something unethical or irresponsible is being done, the Brown administration throws in a lot of talk about protecting the environment to get everybody to shut up. "Do it for the environment" has become Brown's "Do it for the children" cliche to shield politicians from criticism.— October 16, 2015 7:39 a.m.
California imposes no-chew law for big leagues
I thought this bill banned smokeless tobacco products.— October 14, 2015 7:37 p.m.
California imposes no-chew law for big leagues
In one of the early debates I think GWB mentioned trading Randy Johnson while he was Texas Rangers owner as his big mistake. Some psychology research indicates that political and business leaders tend to be sociopaths or even psychopaths. They don't process their failings and mistakes properly, which ironically leads to their rise in the ranks. http://conspiracy-watch.org/statistics-show-psych… http://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2013/04/…— October 13, 2015 5:48 p.m.
California imposes no-chew law for big leagues
I am opposed to laws like this. I do feel bad for Tony Gwinn and his family. But I don't think the government should restrict adults' freedoms in order to protect people from themselves.— October 13, 2015 1:04 p.m.
Dollar Rent A Car demands reporters' names
It's really difficult for an elected official to be removed from office, short of a criminal conviction. For example, CA State Senator Ron Calderon didn't step down from office after getting caught red-handed taking bribes.— October 13, 2015 10:14 a.m.