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Was Dan Broderick Really a Model of Integrity?
Don, a lot of folks thought Johnny Vegas was former Council District 5 candidate Bob Ilko. It does make some amount of sense -- both lawyers, both went to the police academy, etc. But not enough sense. Meanwhile, Johnny Vegas tried to 'out' me as being a "Jim Fowler". There is no one of that last name employed by the city of San Diego. I have no idea of how he came up with that.— May 18, 2008 7:34 p.m.
Was Dan Broderick Really a Model of Integrity?
#63. Fumbler= James Hartline. And Johnny Vegas = Bob Ilko. Or maybe not. ;)— May 18, 2008 2:43 p.m.
Sanders Claims City Can Return to Bond Market. Oh? That Will Be Up to Investors. Bond Rating Agencies Suffer from Bad Reputation
#27. "The rule of law can't be restored in San Diego unless the citizenry really wants it to happen." That's the other side of the rule of sunshine you keep talking about. No one cares about the state of the city. No one cares about the sports teams. There's simply too much else to do here.— May 18, 2008 2:42 p.m.
Purported Ethics Commission Pulls Another Slimy One. This Is So Blatant It Could Backfire
So I guess here's the question, Don. If you were running for mayor in SD what would your platform be? How would you "save the city"?— May 18, 2008 2:39 p.m.
Purported Ethics Commission Pulls Another Slimy One. This Is So Blatant It Could Backfire
I don't disagree about O'Connor, but even she had her Faberge eggs. Meanwhile when I was hired by the city around then, we were using fire engines and fire hose older than I was. That's my point in all of this. Infrastructure and employees have been ignored by San Diego mayors since the dawn of time. It's finally reaching a head. Though I don't agree with each and every bit of employee compensation, I don't blame employees for getting what they could. It took a long time to get SD into this state of disrepair and we're not going to get out overnight. Employees have worked to help the situation. Virtually no one else has.— May 18, 2008 6:47 a.m.
Purported Ethics Commission Pulls Another Slimy One. This Is So Blatant It Could Backfire
Sorry Don, I missed your earlier comment with all the bits about wheatgrass. It's my understanding that Wilson was monkeying with the property tax rates to benefit his Republican buddies. I have no idea how one would go about researching that. But I'll bet you do. I actually think that SPSP is a good idea as it saves the city money vs. SS. Yet, at the same time employees have the choice to make more than they would in SS. One interesting note is that the Cato Institute holds up SPSP as an award winning program. There have been allegations about most of the San Diego mayors. There was the taxi scandal (Curran?), etc. Who was the cleanest?— May 17, 2008 6:29 p.m.
Sanders Claims City Can Return to Bond Market. Oh? That Will Be Up to Investors. Bond Rating Agencies Suffer from Bad Reputation
Maybe McGrory is moving back into the city to run for office.— May 16, 2008 3:54 p.m.
San Diego's Prop C, a way to silence the auditor
Don, if I'm not mistaken here, the non-public safety unions of SD offered up their own cost saving retirement package. It actually saved even more than the mayor's proposal and made more sense. How much more feather ruffling can they offer?— May 15, 2008 10:09 a.m.
San Diego's Prop C, a way to silence the auditor
And since Johnny is so fired up about how lawyers should make more that simple high school educated folks, I offer this article: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20080515…— May 15, 2008 9:09 a.m.
San Diego's Prop C, a way to silence the auditor
Um, Johnny? Francis has said publicly that he's going to give firefighters and cops a raise. So I guess you're voting for Morrow? Since it seems to be "give Johnny a book suggestion" week here's my next one. Go read Mike Rose's 'The Mind At Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker'. Maybe it will help you get over your HS diploma issues.— May 15, 2008 8:47 a.m.