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Convention Center Glut Billowing, Says Journal
I'm sorry I compared Mr. Burwell to a Republican presidential candidate, he doesn't seem to be a shyster or an idiot, so it's undeserved. plus I went too far for polite discourse. I hope he accepts my apology and rejoins the fray. Most PBers are too busy having fun to blog much, I suspect. I like to have fun while blogging. On the more serious note, tourism is rising in San Diego, and will continue rising regardless of the Convention Center. The City should improve tourist amenities, but adding to the Convention Center seems more of a boondoggle than something enjoyed by the average tourist. I suspect few tourists, even conventioneers, visit San Diego for the buildings.— January 3, 2012 7:45 p.m.
Convention Center Glut Billowing, Says Journal
I've been walking the heart of the drinking area in PB at all hours, and I find it far improved from my taxi days in the early nineties, the crowds are larger and better behaved, and come from all over the world. Mr. Burwell, if you are speaking from personal observation, pull over your car and have a talk with me, I'm giant and wear a shirt with Psycholizard on it. When on foot you will learn that people dressed differently are not to be feared, but are largely fun loving young people, gathering in San Diego for the vacation of their lives. PB draws satisfied tourists from around the world, more each year. It's cool and sunny, and a happy place. Visitors from Planet Curmudgeon will be miserable of course, but they are miserable everywhere and anywhere. Mr. Burwell, your comments are pure hallucination, worthy of a Republican presidential candidate. PB RULES.— January 2, 2012 7:56 p.m.
Supreme Court Knocks Out Redevelopment Agencies
Now when Mudvillains mention the Library fiasco, they get picked off base before Casey can strike out. The same boondogglers who fire our librarians, and close our schools, want a new Taj Mahal library-school? This reeks so bad I almost hope it's crooked, because if it's not, our City Leaders are too stupid to be trusted with scissors, and might fall into the hole in the ground and hurt themselves at the opening ribbon cutting. Old timers can remember that all the amenities mentioned could be found on Broadway before redevelopment, except we had to roller skate. We got by without the extra lawyers also.— December 30, 2011 3:20 p.m.
Supreme Court Knocks Out Redevelopment Agencies
Hail, hail, the gangs all here. The town should have exploded in honking horns when this was announced. Except for one blog everyone seems to be taking this in stride. This is so great! I can't denounce everything these development agencies built, (I like Horton Plaza), but builders swarmed these agencies like rats to an outdoor dog dish, and appointed agencies came to make decisions that should be reserved for elected officials. If cities want to build, they can always ask the people for money. Jerry Brown earned my vote with this one accomplishment, and he's not finished.— December 30, 2011 11:20 a.m.
Hillel of San Diego Still Battles for a New UCSD Facility
Now now. La Jolla land use battles get idiotic very often. We have the Seal Pool and the Cross for starters. Teach me on this, would Rabbi Hillel respond to a neighbor's complaint with an attack on their character? Or would he listen patiently to friend and enemy alike? Would the Rabbi ask for exemption from laws neighbors obey? Don't trivialize anti semitism, don't try to win a bar fight with a hand grenade. This concerns land use laws. Half that hillside would build a Romneyesque mansion if allowed. That said, the proposed center seems a good use.— December 30, 2011 10:27 a.m.
Failure to Extend Payroll Tax Break, Jobless Pay Could Hurt, Says Economist
The Robber Barons built factories and cities with their plunder. Fortunes made in the new banking casinos seem far more loathsome.— December 27, 2011 1:34 a.m.
Failure to Extend Payroll Tax Break, Jobless Pay Could Hurt, Says Economist
Time was lawmakers wrote laws, in the time of deregulation they wrote loopholes. In the spirit of the day, we should remember that humanity is weak and temptation is strong, and the battle between the wicked and the righteous is never ending, and when we are certain which side we are on, we fall into the pit. The crooked can't help themselves, and at the end of their days, will deserve our pity, should we live so long. On this Christmas day 99,9% of our citizens have full stomachs. Merry Christmas. Happy Holidays. For you also, Bernie Madoff.— December 25, 2011 1:01 p.m.
Failure to Extend Payroll Tax Break, Jobless Pay Could Hurt, Says Economist
Every banking regulation was written because someone was cheated in a formerly legal scheme, every call for deregulation is endorsement of a criminal scheme, yet somehow, if a criminal is rich enough he can hire politicians to endorse crime, then make the crime legal. The problem is that there is possibly trillions in semi legal embezzlement undiscovered, who can know? And when it is discovered, huge amounts of spending power will disappear when investors learn they are broke. I'm amazed that people would trust their money to those who endorse law breaking, but this seems common these days. Banks must obey the government, not own the government. We need stop banking bribery. I have an idea as cutting edge as my solar clothes dryer. If a corporate person commits a crime they should do the time, be shut down for the length of the prison term. Corporate people who find this frightening should be allowed to form a LIMITED LIABILITY ORGANIZATION, an organization banned from political contributions, that settles it's crimes by paying fines, hence the term "limited liability". In return for the limited punishment, it would have limited rights. I also invented a way to use hula hoops for transportation.— December 24, 2011 11:22 p.m.
Failure to Extend Payroll Tax Break, Jobless Pay Could Hurt, Says Economist
Bookkeeping separates banking and making money out of thin air, and today's bankers are the Jackson Pollocks of bookkeeping, insanely rich but their work bears no resemblance to reality. Banks should print money now, but they shouldn't be asking governments to stop printing, forcing the welfare mothers of Greece to take a cut while bankers suck up billions, asking more interest from governments than insolvent banks. When the world respects bankers more than elected government, the world becomes insane. Banks are nothing but debt, debt is worthless without law, civil law is worthless without government. The street demonstrators around the world remind the world of these simple facts. We have seen incoherent kids make more sense than our three branches of government combined. Just a tiny drop of anarchy should remind the powerful how important government is. Certainly it seems some of the power drunk have sobered up. The House Republicans, for now at least.— December 24, 2011 3:32 p.m.
Celia St Croix Digs Bar Eleven
Hey I posted the CD, I like it, but it is no substitute for her live performances. Many of her best songs are missing, like this one. http://www.reverbnation.com/play_now/song_10197473 I think we agree: go see Celia.— December 23, 2011 6:45 p.m.