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Incursions on the rise, says Border Patrol
Compromised the fence? I thought that was a double steel fence that cost millions to erect. I didn't know it was actually made of Legos. What a joke. And perhaps if the Border Patrol hadn't been on a hiring frenzy, and buying all sorts of new toys, as I've been reading in the papers for the last several years, there might not be a need for any budget cuts. Lastly, if two vehicles, with 35 people (stretch limo's perhaps?) can compromise this million dollar double steel fence, evade the constant patrols, slip under the night vision cameras, avoid detection by the unmanned drones, and not set off the motion detectors planted all over the border area, then why in the world would we want to spend another nickel on this obviously useless nonsense? It the Border Patrol needs funds, they should take it from the drug interdiction program; another expensive failure.
— June 18, 2013 8:50 p.m.
Baja prostitution on the increase this summer
Hey T.B., are you sure those are prostitutes in the photo? They look like parochial school girls to me. Or, is that the idea???
— June 17, 2013 10:19 p.m.
Which of these wars was justified?
It is a hard question to answer. "Justified" in what way? Justified as a result of what action? Justified based on whose values? Vietnam was the most significant war because it was the one that impacted America's arrogance for the first time. Ditto on 9/11. But if we are always going to respond to violence with violence than we merely perpetuate the practice with no end in sight. Someone needs to step up and speak in a different language. I wish it were America but I'm not optimistic.
— June 17, 2013 7:55 p.m.
Marriott wants fat subsidy to keep Tony Robbins seminar in Palm Desert
So, it will cost the Marriott a quarter mil to bring in the Tony Robbins show, and it will generate $82K in TOT for the city. What's missing from the equation, is how much does the hotel stand to make from the event? Also, I would not describe this so much as "corporate welfare," as I would a "corporate shakedown" of a municipality. I suspect if the city declines to go along with paying the $20K subsidy, and Tony take his Date someplace else, the hotel stands to lose more than the city.
— June 13, 2013 10:56 p.m.
Maxed out?
Yes, I heard about the crashers defacing the painting. Disgraceful. And worse, over at American Beef on Mission Gorge Rd., they've started selling seal meat, which they claim is the only red meat high in Omega-3's.
— June 12, 2013 2:43 p.m.
Border Field State Park gate swings open on regular basis
Could not agree with you more, Segat; the Mayor is everywhere and I for one, am loving it. He is like the Energizer Bunny, but better. He is pushing all the right buttons, pissing off the all the right people, and standing up in all the right places. What a refreshing change he brings to the office. And the truth is, he is right 99% of the time. His stand on medical marijuana has got the blue bloods blowing smoke out their ears, but he is correct in both the letter of the law and the consensus of the people. His decision to hold back the tourist money was a shrewd and revealing decision. He let residents see what bs was going on behind closed doors and who was shaking down the City while milking the tourists. And the fact that he is taking no crap from the City Attorney is another big feather in his cap. The thing about Mayor Filner, and what a lot of the big monkeys don't seem to realize is that he is someone who knows how to lead. He doesn't go into deep consultation with his lawyer before he says or does anything. He's spontaneous; he's real; he has great instincts when it comes to reading what the people want; and he has the cajones to do what he says he is going to do. I think the citizens of San Diego really lucked out in electing this mayor.
— June 11, 2013 8:56 a.m.
Controlled burn scheduled at MCAS Miramar
Good idea but I'm sure someone would complain about the "chain gangs" being used for labor.
— June 9, 2013 9:46 p.m.
Québec City: crown jewel of French Québec
Quebec is a beautiful city. I used to visit when I lived back east. It was the first place I tasted rabbit, which was quite good as I recall. Some would say Quebec is the next best thing to being in France. I would say it's actually better...because there are no French. Oui!
— June 7, 2013 1:29 p.m.
Enterprise zones a flop, says new study
Don, Of course the larger companies get the lions share of the benefits--they hire the most workers. It doesn't make any difference if a company is a billion dollar company or a $100K company, the benefit is based on who hires people from the targeted area. If a small company hires 5 people, they will get the credit proportionately. A bigger company will hire more and get proportionately more from the program. One company uses 10% of the funds available from the program and the other 90%. Makes sense to me. And why you say the company is filling "jobs they would fill anyway" misses the point completely. If a company relocates or sets up a facility in a targeted zone, they will "fill jobs they would anyway," but the difference is they will fill them with people from southeast San Diego instead of Rancho Bernardo, which qualifies them for the credit and helps with the unemployment problem in southeast San Diego. I'm not sure you understand the reasoning behind the program. Don't buy into this right-wing, conservative and racist claptrap put out by those who have been duped into believing they lost their 401K because of illegal immigrants. The spin meisters are working overtime, pushing for cuts to programs that have historically benefited the poor. I hope you are not buying it.
— June 6, 2013 10:36 p.m.
Enterprise zones a flop, says new study
I think somebody is getting their wires crossed here, Don. In the first part of the article, it states, "Corporations with assets of $1 billion or more claimed more than two-thirds of the dollar value of enterprise zone tax credits in 2010," then, "yet fewer than 1% of companies filing tax returns in California have $1 billion or more in assets." Yea, so? How does that equate with the tax credit program not working?
— June 6, 2013 7:57 p.m.
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Incursions on the rise, says Border Patrol
Compromised the fence? I thought that was a double steel fence that cost millions to erect. I didn't know it was actually made of Legos. What a joke. And perhaps if the Border Patrol hadn't been on a hiring frenzy, and buying all sorts of new toys, as I've been reading in the papers for the last several years, there might not be a need for any budget cuts. Lastly, if two vehicles, with 35 people (stretch limo's perhaps?) can compromise this million dollar double steel fence, evade the constant patrols, slip under the night vision cameras, avoid detection by the unmanned drones, and not set off the motion detectors planted all over the border area, then why in the world would we want to spend another nickel on this obviously useless nonsense? It the Border Patrol needs funds, they should take it from the drug interdiction program; another expensive failure.— June 18, 2013 8:50 p.m.
Baja prostitution on the increase this summer
Hey T.B., are you sure those are prostitutes in the photo? They look like parochial school girls to me. Or, is that the idea???— June 17, 2013 10:19 p.m.
Which of these wars was justified?
It is a hard question to answer. "Justified" in what way? Justified as a result of what action? Justified based on whose values? Vietnam was the most significant war because it was the one that impacted America's arrogance for the first time. Ditto on 9/11. But if we are always going to respond to violence with violence than we merely perpetuate the practice with no end in sight. Someone needs to step up and speak in a different language. I wish it were America but I'm not optimistic.— June 17, 2013 7:55 p.m.
Marriott wants fat subsidy to keep Tony Robbins seminar in Palm Desert
So, it will cost the Marriott a quarter mil to bring in the Tony Robbins show, and it will generate $82K in TOT for the city. What's missing from the equation, is how much does the hotel stand to make from the event? Also, I would not describe this so much as "corporate welfare," as I would a "corporate shakedown" of a municipality. I suspect if the city declines to go along with paying the $20K subsidy, and Tony take his Date someplace else, the hotel stands to lose more than the city.— June 13, 2013 10:56 p.m.
Maxed out?
Yes, I heard about the crashers defacing the painting. Disgraceful. And worse, over at American Beef on Mission Gorge Rd., they've started selling seal meat, which they claim is the only red meat high in Omega-3's.— June 12, 2013 2:43 p.m.
Border Field State Park gate swings open on regular basis
Could not agree with you more, Segat; the Mayor is everywhere and I for one, am loving it. He is like the Energizer Bunny, but better. He is pushing all the right buttons, pissing off the all the right people, and standing up in all the right places. What a refreshing change he brings to the office. And the truth is, he is right 99% of the time. His stand on medical marijuana has got the blue bloods blowing smoke out their ears, but he is correct in both the letter of the law and the consensus of the people. His decision to hold back the tourist money was a shrewd and revealing decision. He let residents see what bs was going on behind closed doors and who was shaking down the City while milking the tourists. And the fact that he is taking no crap from the City Attorney is another big feather in his cap. The thing about Mayor Filner, and what a lot of the big monkeys don't seem to realize is that he is someone who knows how to lead. He doesn't go into deep consultation with his lawyer before he says or does anything. He's spontaneous; he's real; he has great instincts when it comes to reading what the people want; and he has the cajones to do what he says he is going to do. I think the citizens of San Diego really lucked out in electing this mayor.— June 11, 2013 8:56 a.m.
Controlled burn scheduled at MCAS Miramar
Good idea but I'm sure someone would complain about the "chain gangs" being used for labor.— June 9, 2013 9:46 p.m.
Québec City: crown jewel of French Québec
Quebec is a beautiful city. I used to visit when I lived back east. It was the first place I tasted rabbit, which was quite good as I recall. Some would say Quebec is the next best thing to being in France. I would say it's actually better...because there are no French. Oui!— June 7, 2013 1:29 p.m.
Enterprise zones a flop, says new study
Don, Of course the larger companies get the lions share of the benefits--they hire the most workers. It doesn't make any difference if a company is a billion dollar company or a $100K company, the benefit is based on who hires people from the targeted area. If a small company hires 5 people, they will get the credit proportionately. A bigger company will hire more and get proportionately more from the program. One company uses 10% of the funds available from the program and the other 90%. Makes sense to me. And why you say the company is filling "jobs they would fill anyway" misses the point completely. If a company relocates or sets up a facility in a targeted zone, they will "fill jobs they would anyway," but the difference is they will fill them with people from southeast San Diego instead of Rancho Bernardo, which qualifies them for the credit and helps with the unemployment problem in southeast San Diego. I'm not sure you understand the reasoning behind the program. Don't buy into this right-wing, conservative and racist claptrap put out by those who have been duped into believing they lost their 401K because of illegal immigrants. The spin meisters are working overtime, pushing for cuts to programs that have historically benefited the poor. I hope you are not buying it.— June 6, 2013 10:36 p.m.
Enterprise zones a flop, says new study
I think somebody is getting their wires crossed here, Don. In the first part of the article, it states, "Corporations with assets of $1 billion or more claimed more than two-thirds of the dollar value of enterprise zone tax credits in 2010," then, "yet fewer than 1% of companies filing tax returns in California have $1 billion or more in assets." Yea, so? How does that equate with the tax credit program not working?— June 6, 2013 7:57 p.m.