nan- even though I am allergic to dogs (and cats) you got me motivated and this came up on google--- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Feeding-Pets-of-the…
This would be a good lead for the author to follow. My church runs an outreach program for beach homeless people - basic nursing care, clothing, toiletries, some canned foods. And a place where people show care and compassion. It's located off Jewell in the alley by the PB Presbyterian Church.
I volunteered there one year and my husband has helped out with some of the collections of donated goods. I am sure you know some homeless do not want to "mainstream", some really are down on their luck and some have severe mental problems that require intense medication.
— June 30, 2010 7:31 p.m.
A Free Energy-Saving Analysis for SDG&E Customers, Part I
what an outrage! we are to pay more for the same electricity we already use during the day, of course. And pay what we pay now for using electricity at night. To be charged current daytime rates for operating the washer and dryer at 12 am, when we can fall down the stairs hauling laundry into the garage. Will SDGE give us a discount medical plan to cover accidents while doing laundry while half asleep?— December 16, 2010 6:06 p.m.
Proposition D Thumbed Down Overwhelmingly
reply to 37: While the concept sounds tempting and worthy of trying, this idea reflects the way things used to be (and the way many of us wish they still were!), not the urban, dog eat dog reality of 2010. Liability is the issue. Say a volunteer does not put out a fire in time, or uses water on an electrical fire- he/she gets sued, gets her house attached as part the lawsuit, liens on her bank accounts, etc. Or a volunteer gets injured on the "job"- is there workers' comp to cover them? I could go on but for any public safety job (other than desk work or what the RSVP does) there is too much of a risk to the City to use volunteers. There is such a legal morass that would ensue it would quickly deter most people from volunteering from these kinds of jobs. Even if the City promises to indemnify you, that does not make the suit go away. I do think volunteers could do a lot of the clerical/admin/computer jobs- especially now with unemployment so high. But then the State Labor Board would probably rule that it's illegal and the unions would raise hell. Oy vey!— November 3, 2010 7:32 p.m.
No Park Wants the Homeless or their Dogs
nan- even though I am allergic to dogs (and cats) you got me motivated and this came up on google--- http://www.facebook.com/pages/Feeding-Pets-of-the… This would be a good lead for the author to follow. My church runs an outreach program for beach homeless people - basic nursing care, clothing, toiletries, some canned foods. And a place where people show care and compassion. It's located off Jewell in the alley by the PB Presbyterian Church. I volunteered there one year and my husband has helped out with some of the collections of donated goods. I am sure you know some homeless do not want to "mainstream", some really are down on their luck and some have severe mental problems that require intense medication.— June 30, 2010 7:31 p.m.
No Park Wants the Homeless or their Dogs
Thank you for writing this. The topic is newsworthy and your dilemma comes through loud and clear. You might consider submitting this type of story as a stringer and getting paid for it- I am certain the Reader would have paid you for this as an article if it were edited for a news piece. Keep up the good work! We need more coverage in the beach area.— June 30, 2010 5:25 p.m.
Bring Your Own Concerns
#10- Thank you for elucidating this. I fear that much of the problem is due to greedy landlords who charge whatever the market will bear in rents. Mom and pop stores cannot make it and the only businesses that can afford the high rents are places with outrageous margins on the products they sell. Such as bars and tattoo parlors. There used to be a good selection of local businesses along the Garnet Avenue downtown in PB. Most of these businesses were driven out by the huge rents that landlords demand on their properties. The big box stores don't help, I am sure. Most restaurants will tell you they break even on the food service and make all the profit that sustains them on the bar and wine service. Unless the residents are willing to pay a subsidy to landlords to open the kinds of businesses they want or to zone out these businesses- which I would support but which I think would result in endless lawsuits- the almighty dollar prevails, like it always does in this city.— June 12, 2010 4:31 p.m.
Members Only
Interesting meeting. A few years back I received a letter to join the Friends group and asking for a donation. I do not recall it saying anything about being a private club. The website of the SDPD also has this listed as one of the monthly community meetings that take place in the beach area http://www.sandiego.gov/police/neighborhood/ncm.s… According to this, the third Tuesday of the month is the meeting that the author attended (or attempted to attend). Based on the City's own website I feel it's logical that this would be presumed a public meeting by any person attending for the first time.— May 20, 2010 9:36 p.m.