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Former UCAN founder wins lawsuit
Just Wondering about those UCAN deposit accounts with the odd spellings, you know, the ones where the names were so similar an auditor could easily miss it. Who had control over those oddly spelled accounts? What happened to the funds they contained?— August 28, 2015 1:07 p.m.
San Diego tourism marketing...like advertising birthday cake
Can someone name another industry where you get government to approve a "fee" on their clients/customers and then gets to keep the fee to promote its own business and enhance their profits. And, we're not talking about trivial amounts of money, no, these are substantial dollars. While it's true...more guest staying at hotels generates taxes for the city... I go back to the original question, name another industry that has this benefit? T.O.T. is there to offset the costs of having these tens of thousands of guests in our city. It is not suppose to offset the cost to run a private for profit business. I applaud Mr. Briggs' efforts in this area. Our council's first priority should be its fiduciary duty to all of the citizens who live here, not just a few millionaire hotel owners.— August 19, 2015 8:53 p.m.
In San Diego versus Chargers, is next move up to Beutner?
Ya get whatcha vote for. Whether it's our elected leaders or a new stadium, San Diegans get what they vote for. If they choose to spend a billion plus dollars on a palace rather than the crumbling infrastructure then they deserve the roads wrecking their cars. If they select 10 pro football games over clean and reliable water and sewer services then let them buy bottled water and deal with pollution from broken lines. If they vote to raise taxes to fund professional sports and millionaire players and billionaire owners then whining about it is not allowed. San Diego isn't LA and I'm glad it's not. There is plenty of wonderful things to do here 365 days-a-year. I can't fault the Spanos family for wanting to maximize the value of their investment, because if I owned the team I would do exactly the same thing. Since I don't I'll just watch them on TV with my friends from the comfort of my home where the sight lines are better, there's instant replay, a beer cost a buck or two, and there are no lines to use the bathroom.— June 19, 2015 9:27 p.m.
Kevin Faulconer’s stealthy web war
Yet Faulconer is willing, no, more than willing, he WANTS to point to special election. You see to his honor it's worth wasting more than a million bucks on the a vote to be able to say he's not to blame for the Chargers leaving San Diego. With that kind of leadership we need a new mayor !— June 9, 2015 9:12 a.m.
Megan's Law, Step-Grandpa — deal with it
I would dare to say our legal standard in criminal cases of "beyond a reasonable doubt" IS the gold standard. While no system can guarantee 100% accuracy due to many variables this one is effective for protecting the innocent, or those falsely accused. While I cannot link to any official study, it's my personal belief 99.999% of those convicted by that standard ARE the guilty ones. And, in major cases, automatic appeals by multiple levels of our justice system, typically at no cost to the accused, convinces me that there is intelligent and unbiased analysis of the trial courts record. So, unless your the type that believes in government conspiracies, at multiple levels, involving numerous persons, our criminal justice system gets it right.— June 2, 2015 6:31 a.m.
Megan's Law, Step-Grandpa — deal with it
There are two things to consider about this case. First, this man was convicted by a jury. If even one juror believed the case put on by the defense, then a mistrial would have resulted. That wasn't the case, a unanimous decision was reached. Secondly, if our jurors suspected an over zealous prosecution or prosecutor, then jury nullification is an option open to all juries in our system of justice. Regarding the lack of information about "grandpa" on the Megan's Law site, it makes perfect sense. After the conviction, grandpa appeals, and is granted a stay on his information being posted on the Megan's Law site. He loses at the trial court level and appeals again. He using the system to thwart the posting of information to the public. I'm just wondering if the appeals court, in denying the appeal, ordered the posting of data to the Megan's Law site. This tiny article by Mr. Bauder has done more to alert the public, and those who may live near him, then anything else so far.— June 1, 2015 11:30 a.m.
Famed architect unveils design for new Chargers venue
Seem like a very high maintenance and costly structure to maintain...sort of like the "sails" at our Convention Center. Just Wondering who's going to be in the hook for those costs in a few years???— May 31, 2015 2:45 p.m.
Megan's Law, Step-Grandpa — deal with it
It is automatic for, let's call them precursor sex crimes which are classified as misdemeanors (local custody time less than one year). For example, 314.1 Cal penal code, Indecent exposure, is a misdemeanor crime. An arguement can be made that; 1) many instances have occurred before an offender is actually apprehended. 2) this type of act can or may lead to more aggressive haneous acts, such as the one committed by the subject of your article.— May 31, 2015 2:41 p.m.
Megan's Law, Step-Grandpa — deal with it
The crux of the issue is conviction, not charging. The DA's office in this county has a very high threshold for charging, let alone convicting. Sure, there were issues in the past, the Dale Akiki debacle comes to mind as one of worst examples of prosecutional abuse, but we learned from past mistakes to institute safeguards.— May 31, 2015 2:33 p.m.
Megan's Law, Step-Grandpa — deal with it
Absolutely agree with Jemsd statement above. The legislature needs to remove such exceptions ASAP. Sadly what the public doesn't understand is there are hundreds of misdemeanor offenders NOT revealed to them on the Megan's Law site. Yes, law enforcement officers see them all with their access rights, but the public does not, which, in my opinion, is a disservice to everyone who becomes a victim of these haneous acts.— May 31, 2015 1:06 p.m.