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Hmmm. Lucchino Lauds Private Ballpark Financing
What's the old adage? Buyer beware! Even the 2010 1st place Padres have problems filling a small ballpark, and will most likely end their season with fewer fans attending than previous years at Petco. Now the Chargers and Billionaire Spanos family want taxpayer money too. They are proposing an UNDERSIZED stadium, in terms of Superbowls size requirements, yet pitch getting the feat back as part of lure for San Diegans. Combine that with the fuzzy math used by Chief Charger fabricator and spinmeister Mark Frabiani and you have an "Alice in a Hidden Tax Subsidy Wonderland." No doubt this tale will become a Nightmare on Elm Street horror on San Diego's bottom line. While its true a new stadium provides some good paying temporary constructions jobs, it also saddles the taxpayers with a huge debt and further drains the City's General Fund. Don't be fooled by the smooth talking politicians doublespeak. Raising CCDC's spending cap TAKES dollars AWAY from the general fund where you as taxpayers pay for the city's day to day services like parks, libraries, police, fire, paramedics and road maintenance. So buyer beware, pay for the services you want as mentioned above, or buy a billionaire owner and the millionaire players a football stadium. You don't have the money for both.— July 14, 2010 7:12 a.m.
Judge Confirms Ruling; Sanders Must Give Deposition
This is only the beginning of the stall tactics...cases like this are usually measured using geologic time scales.— July 9, 2010 3:08 p.m.
Tentative Ruling: Sanders Must Give Deposition
Oh what a tangle web Jerry weaves when he tries to deceive. The stories at the PD are legendary, if only in mind of Jerry Sanders. But why would anyone think they'd get the truth just because he's being deposed?— July 9, 2010 6:29 a.m.
Law Firm Giving Financial Advice Taking No New Cases
Jeez Don, I always believed you were an optimist based on the stories you write and the angles they contain. Where did I go wrong?— July 8, 2010 6:38 a.m.
Law Firm Giving Financial Advice Taking No New Cases
Don, In response to your question in #20. Yes, I believe both played a part in the decision to take on the task of rescuing PLC from the previous owners. But greed wasn't the primary motivating factor, Kerry was already successful. And, I know Beth wasn't too keen about the whole thing right from the beginning. But supported her husband's decision as best she could. Risk is present in almost all we do, and hindsight will always be 20/20 or better.— July 2, 2010 8:30 a.m.
Law Firm Giving Financial Advice Taking No New Cases
I know both Kerry and his wife Beth, they are both fine people and their kids are the type any parent would be very proud of. Kerry is as others have stated here is a class act, and if there is a fault, he is too generous with his time and efforts. Others here have also questioned his skills as a lawyer. Well I believe, everyone is entitled to lawyer who needs one. I believe Kerry gives that to those who are not entitled to a representation for the public defenders office in criminal cases. In fact, Kerry has provided the best defense considering the circumstances of the offense in every case. While the Pacific Law Center appears to be not the best business decision ever made, don't fault the man for trying to save good jobs for San Diegans.— July 1, 2010 2:12 p.m.
Auditor Spanks San Dieguito H.S. over Bond Disclosures
Nonsense pup. If, as Dons says, "Nepotism is ubiquitous. Ditto for cronyism. And there is incompetence at every level -- people advancing by licking boots, not performing. CEOs are wildly overpaid and their compensation is generally unrelated to performance." Guess that means the game is rigged, doesn't matter if it's public or private and if that's the case, then there's little or no risk. Are there so-called "bad apples"? Sure there are, in both public and private sectors. But some in the private sector are compensated with multi-million dollar packages ANNUALLY. That doesn't happen in public sector.— June 22, 2010 12:08 p.m.
Grand Jury Says City Should Consider Bankruptcy
Don, This just keeps us young and feisty. No hostility here, merely an exchange of thought.— June 14, 2010 11:51 a.m.
Grand Jury Says City Should Consider Bankruptcy
And BTW JohnnyV, it was City Attorney Jan Goldsmith, who said the cost to enter and then emerge from a municipal bankruptcy, would range between 100 and 300 million dollars. We your dismal record of predictions, I suspect his estimate is much more accurate than yours.— June 13, 2010 4:21 p.m.
Grand Jury Says City Should Consider Bankruptcy
Surfpuppy says: "Hey, I can't be right all the time." Finally a truthful post from JohnnyV/BillyBS/Surfpuppeteer. Sadly the next one will come many years from now.— June 13, 2010 9:29 a.m.