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Scripps Florida gets over $1 million per subsidized job
But JavaJoe has a point: outsourcing has a spotty record. ============= Agree 100%, but when public sector compensation threatens the solvency of the muni there is no other choice.— May 26, 2011 10:04 a.m.
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Part of the deal also was that Coliseum authority got to keep the PSL fees for the first 10 years, which I'm sure they used to help pay for the bonds they issued ============ I thought the PLS's were a complete bomb on Oaktown and did not sell, or at least did not sell for anything near the original asking price, wasn't that turned into a lawsuit too??? Yes as I recall. . . And he doesn't have to share that revenue. ================= Yes, this is what is so funny. The so called "luxury box" revenues are not spilt with the league, all of it gos right into the owners pocket. That is a rule, of the NFL, designed to milk the localities into building new stadiums by making the bogus claims that the owners without the BS luxury boxes cannot compete with stadiums thta do have those boxes. Real simple solution to that one, make the luxury box revenue part of the gate revenue. Problem solved and everyone is again on the same level. But those boxes are an intentional scam, so that wont happen.— May 26, 2011 10:03 a.m.
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OK, there was no more room to do reply posts. The sony jumbo tron screen comment was over the top sarcasm, but pointed out high tech, high cost items that are not truly part of the live game experience, and not needed.— May 26, 2011 9:54 a.m.
The Chirp of Birds, the Buzz of Bikes From the Pala Raceway
Easy solution. take away "Soveriegn Nation" status and close the casinos. Make them earn a living like the rest of us, instead of being leaches upon society. ======================= They are indeed soveriegn, but they do not have a constitutional right to gaming, that was given by the Congress in a statute in the late 1980's, and can be taken away by the Congress just as fast(although from a practical stand point that will never happen with all the $$$$$ The Indians bribe the Congress with today). I am sure the Federal gov could do something to bring pressure to the Indians to make/force them get with the program, and male/force them to be a good neighbor. The Indian gambling in San Diego County was non existant in 1990, and today there is more Indian gaming in this county than any other county in CA, and most likely the nation. Gaming is great for the Indians, who pay no income, property or any other taxes on that gaming money. Take away their monopoly or take away their gaming and it is game over for their life styles of the rich and famous. As for the noise, I think the options ar elimited, but I do think there could be some legal issues that could be raised. I also think the Indians in this case are NOT the good neighbors they like to promote in TV ads. As for the noise study, since the Inidans PAID for it, I would not put much value or credibility into it.— May 25, 2011 10:23 p.m.
Scripps Florida gets over $1 million per subsidized job
Just like what is happening here in SD with the city constantly trying to outsource good paying jobs--usually held by long term union members who maintain the standard of living that makes the city such a nice place to live--to low-paying outfits with no vested interest in the good of the city or the living standards of their employees ============= Yes, good paying jobs that are compensated FAR ABOVE a free market rate, paid for on the backs of the poor who earn 1/10th of what a city employee comps in a year. Yes-Great deal-for the city employee/trough feeder, bad deal for everyone else.— May 25, 2011 10:14 p.m.
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Cowboys Stadium: Cost $1.3 billion, 80000 seats. $16500 per seat. === Take out that 300 foot sony jumbotron and the price woudl drop to $5K per seat I bet! I love the Home Depot center in Carson, awesome place.— May 25, 2011 9:44 p.m.
Bridgepoint Stock Soars. Will It Get Bought Out?
We all would wonder just who would buy this stinking pile of c**p. What major corporation would want to take on this mess? Maybe no major corporation would, but what about these mysterious private equity groups? Such as Platinum? ============= No one will buy them, no one in money management is that stupid. Sallie Mae was trading at close to $70 a share when JC Flowers, a hedgefund, went under contract to buy them, then their stock went to $4 a share and that was the end of it-the student loan scams are front and center, and these diploma mill frauds operating 95% with fed student loan moneys know the jig is up. it is going to end, just a matter of when.— May 25, 2011 9:42 p.m.
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Since both the Padres and Chargers have completely snookered City of San Diego lawyers, and voters, in the past, why not try again? ============ No one was snookered, the "give away the farm" deals were done intnetionally. You make it sound like the lawyers for the city were country bumpkins and couldn't write a decent deal-baloney, they gave away the farm on directives from Golding and others. I have said it a million times, a first semester law student with just one semester of Contracts I under their belt could have wrote a better lease and done a better negotiation than what San Diego did with the Padres or the Chargers.— May 25, 2011 5:27 p.m.
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Several times thru the years, we've gone to watch the kids of our friends play in CIF games. Every been to a high school football game with 20-25k in attendance? It's very cool. ================== The CIG championship games the last few years have been played at the newer Carson Home Depot facility, which is used for soccer and football, and is a beautiful stadium, minus all the BS like "luxury boxes". The Chargers used to hold their pre season training camp in Carson but I don't recall if they practiced at the Carson stadium or not. Holds 25K or so and is really awesome if you ask me, showing you dont need al the new igh tech $$$$$$ mumbo jumbo-dont get me wrong, the high tecj screens may be nice but are not a cost effective need.— May 25, 2011 5:23 p.m.
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Al Davis may think he is owed money if a team moves to L.A., but he will never see a penny. He doesn't "own" the rights to the L.A. area any more than the Oakland area, the NFL does. As I stated above, it was a relocation fee. If you move, you pay and you don't get your money back if someone replaces you in that location. It's not a refundable "fee". ========================== Well then, if there is a fee to relocate, what did the Raiders relocation fee from LA>>>OAkland cost back in 1995 when the Raiders moved back??? It seems to me that the entire Oakland move back deal was based on Oakland/Alameda stadium authority/City of Oakland giving away the farm in goodies. Oakland is a much less lucrative market than LA, so the NFL should have PAID Al Davis to move back if it were based on value to the team, at leat it seesm so to me.— May 25, 2011 5:14 p.m.