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Where are the cops when you need them in Ocean Beach?
When seconds count, the cops are minutes away.— April 30, 2016 9:43 p.m.
Mary's Donuts closes...but reopened down the street
Court records show that the Chaldean-American Association sued Sam Charry for fraud. Anyway, I have a problem with people who were born in Iraq calling themselves "Chaldean-Americans." That is just plain ignorant. First of all if you were born in Iraq, even if you have U.S. citizenship, you are still an Iraqi with U.S. citizenship. You are not "American.." your children might claim that title. But that is also stupid as hell because that is like calling someone a "Buddhist-American" or "Muslim-American." How can your religion be hyphenated with a nationality? These Chaldeans are some of the most ignorant immigrants we have ever admitted. And The Donald gets points for complaining about Mexicans who actually work and assimilate. SMH— April 30, 2016 9:39 p.m.
Mary's Donuts closes...but reopened down the street
According to public records, The ABC shows the gas station (9035 Mission Gorge Road) is known as Qwik Korner 2, with the primary owner of the liquor license as Lemon Grove Ultra Mart Inc. The California Secretary of State lists "Sam L Charry" of Jamul as the agent of service for the corporation. The County Clerk records show a fictitious name filing for "Maryz Donuts" was filed on 12/17/2015 by Ideal Market Inc. The California Secretary of State as lists "Sam L Charry" the agent of service for the corporation. So the principal is *Sam Charry.* In a San Diego Union Tribune story, he is identified as a member of the Chaldean-American Association in El Cajon. According to public records, Ideal Market Inc. also operates a liquor store in National City with other shareholders. Raising the rent or not extending a lease is business. But filing of a similar sounding name and scheming to inherit the good will of that location to sell donuts after pushing the long time operator out is disgusting. I've heard of similar things happening to owners of laundromats. A new buyer of the building kicks out the owner of the laundromat and gets to keep all the property improvements that make it a laundromat, and then the building owner continue to operate the laundry (without having had to invest in all the improvements and permits). Not only should people boycott "Maryz" they should boycott the Qwik Korner as well. And steer clear of doing business with these sleazy type of landlords.— April 30, 2016 8:55 a.m.
Hispanic entrepreneurs do best in Texas
I agree. I like to brag. I sit on the "top rail." Texas is always bigger. As the son of a Texan, it was drilled into me.— April 28, 2016 10:13 p.m.
Hispanic entrepreneurs do best in Texas
I am from family in Texas. They settled in The Republic of Texas in 1840. I have spent a lot of time there over the years. Saw my aunts 500 acre farm outside of San Antonio, where I hunted rabbit as a kid, get encircled by development. My cousins who inherited Irene's ranch sold off land, but still live on a 50 acre plot surrounded by track-homes and a big Walmart big box center. They dedicated it to a bird sanctuary. It's mind-blowing how much Texas is growing. I guess they got the land. In Texas there always was a big Mexican influence of course. The Mexicans invited the gringos (and other immigrants) to settle in the Texas territory. I recall they had to learn Spanish, convert to Catholic, be loyal to Mexico and other oaths. Hispanics do well in Texas because they have such close, long-term (think family wealth) and connections via El Paso, Loredo, San Antonio old guard, and Mexico City. Texas doesn't complain about "illegal immigration" like California and Arizona. After all, Texas (Tejas), means "friends" or "allies."— April 28, 2016 10:09 p.m.
Time-out for pot shops, say county supervisors
These "supervisors" are going to be voted out of office. They do not recognize the trends, and that most of the voters today do not wear Depends like they do. Thank God we voted for term limits for these clowns. None of them are qualified to represent the citizens of the county. San Diego is growing up, happily these complacent officials will be long gone.— April 28, 2016 9:58 p.m.
Chargers' political tab already approaching $900,000
Spanos is like steel baron Henry Frick about president Theodore Roosevelt after massive donations to the Republican party by big business helped Roosevelt's reelection and Roosevelt subsequently began proposing legislation to increase regulation of steel mills and railroads. You see, Henry Frick exclaimed "dammit, when you buy a politician, that politician is supposed to stay bought!" So much corruption in San Diego. The whole county and city of San Diego need an outside federal investigation.— April 28, 2016 9:54 p.m.
San Diego's welfare plan for hotel owners
"air travel isn't any sort of treat now" You got that right. I remember when I used to travel to COMDEX in Las Vegas. I would arrive at Lindbergh Field 15 - 20 minutes before flight departure. Business travel was hectic, but way more fun back then. With teleconferencing and other technologies there are less reasons to travel. I also feel that the millennials, with their penchant for 'not meeting face-to-face' will eventually disrupt the convention industry.— April 28, 2016 12:05 p.m.
San Diego's welfare plan for hotel owners
Many supporters of the hotel tax claim "it's coming from out of town visitors...." As if San Diego is not gouging its own. I find this to be a flawed argument. There are many locals who "staycation," family members, servicemen and others that come to San Diego and will be subject to those taxes. People visiting here for to visit family in the hospital, a funeral, a wedding are "family" that get gouged by those "taxes that are only on out-of-towners." Local companies that hold conferences here and bring employees from out of town get gouged. Is that making San Diego friendly for local business? An increased tax will make a difference to event planners and families planning a vacation. Event planners can go to Anaheim, L.A. or Vegas. Families can get a better entertainment value by staying in L.A. and taking in DisneyLand and all the other entertainment giant parks. If a convadium catastrophe is foisted on the uninformed voters, it could be the loss of Comic Con and other local and tourist visits. We are not the only city in Southern California with a zoo and beaches. I truthfully feel that Comic Con is more valuable to the economy than the Chargers. The quietness of Comic Con leaders on the convadium is curious. San Diego has transformed into an expensive place to live with a lot of low-wage jobs. I feel we should take a page from Hawaii and copy their "Kamaʻāina" system where locals (residents) get a discount on most products and services. Just like Balboa Park has free Tuesday's for residents, a program to help locals that would mitigate some of the gouging of "our own" locals would be instantly popular. In the meantime, our leaders are finding ways to hide our problems like homelessness, by pouring rocks under bridges.— April 27, 2016 7:48 p.m.
Hey, Bernie: Hillary has diddled with Wall Street
"It's 'Possible' Hillary Clinton Could Be Better President than GOP Pick, Charles Koch Says" It's a nightmare scenario for Republicans, but conservative billionaire Charles Koch says "it's possible" Hillary Clinton could make a better president than the remaining candidates in the GOP primary. Koch, one of the most influential and controversial forces in Republican politics, said in an exclusive interview with ABC News to air Sunday on "This Week" that he believed Bill Clinton was a better president "in some ways" than George W. Bush. "In other ways, I mean [Clinton] wasn't an exemplar. But as far as the growth of government, the increase in spending," Koch said. "It was 2.5 times [more] under Bush than it was under Clinton." ================================================== What strange times we now live in. A Koch saying nice things about the Clinton's. Perhaps, because his own party has become so impossibly divided and hateful? Clinton's are big money politicians too. They support the lopsided free trade agreements that have fast-tracked the demise of the American middle-class and have permitted large corporations to abuse the H-1B and other "front of the line" immigration scams to proliferate. Neither party has a plan to resuscitate the middle-class. Both parties are beholden to Wall Street and favors to those that put up the money to get them elected. Citizens United has just made matters worse because the politicians don't have to bother with the small contributors, unions, or grass roots.... because they are all bought and paid for by a mix of corporations seeking favors once they get their puppet in office. Are Americans the frogs in boiling water or are we going to someday see a revolution, not an occupy the park spectacle, but an uprising that is going to take on the establishment and challenge to government to change or pay for it with blood in the streets. The signs are things are breaking down; more suicides, more mass shootings, more hate and discontent (i.e. Donald Trump popularity). The police state in America may make the 1% and the public servants feel safe, but Americans have too many guns. Something to think about.— April 23, 2016 9:07 p.m.