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San Diego City Council finds funds to trim palm trees
I have posted additional material at http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/earth-fire-…— February 10, 2013 12:14 a.m.
Caltrans to chip in for Cabrillo Bridge seismic retrofit
It would be interesting to see the design details and the details of exactly how the inspections have been done in the recent and not-so-recent past. It would be interesting to know just what standards were used in the bridge's design and specifications, and inspection reports during its initial construction. For example, was any beach sand or other sand containing sodium (chloride?) permitted or used in the concrete as well as the specifications for the cement, aggregate, and steel reinforcing--in other words, how strong was the bridge when it was built, what was its estimated useful life, what scheduled maintenance was required and performed? What is its estimated present condition and what loads is it capable of safely handling in its present condition and following the seismic retrofit--if there is any difference? Where is such information posted on the City of San Diego website? If it is not on the website, why isn't it?— February 9, 2013 10:36 p.m.
Jury decides against mother of girl killed in hit-and-run
There's something deeper going on here. What is it?— February 9, 2013 8:59 p.m.
Jacobs says he is bowing out of Balboa Park makeover
While the present transportation "system" isn't perfect (in fact, it works pretty well considering the serious defects in overall design and limitations of topography), any replacement should have to demonstrate clear functional superiority. Facility capacity and scheduling are two relatively simple factors that continue to be ignored. Some kind of intra-park transportation system is definitely needed, especially for the infirm and considering the need for remote parking for private vehicles come 2015, but facility management needs still must be met, and that means roadways, albeit perhaps restricted. "The more you generalize about a population, the less you know about any individual in that population." --Henry Geiger— February 7, 2013 2:28 p.m.
Jacobs says he is bowing out of Balboa Park makeover
Balboa Park was never perfect, and it never will be. The functioning of Balboa Park, integrating all forms of access, needs not just *more* study, it needs *better* study. Such a study need not necessarily be done at huge expense by a huge consulting firm; we have local talent that could, with the right approach, get the job done. They could hardly ignore more details that overpaid consulting firms do anyway. Good riddance to the almost insanely illogical plan that came close to being stuffed down our throats, but FAIR WARNING, an even worse one could probably be done. Pretty pictures, computer graphics, lovely models, and other "greenwash" can bamboozle enough voters to find and even more expensive boondoggle to foist upon us. Just for grins, let's imagine what the pretty pictures for this project would have looked like had just one detail not been ignored--what the traffic REALLY would have looked like had the illustration of the Cabrillo Bridge and the right and left turns just west of the Museum of Man (MOM) been data-driven rather than fantasy-driven. There would have been a traffic jam to end all traffic jams endlessly loading the 100 year-old Cabrillo Bridge (a structure of unknowable structural integrity, not to mention gridlock on Laurel Street and Sixth Avenue and perhaps the freeway as well. Pedestrians would further slow vehicle movement, particularly because savvy drivers would clog the streets west of the park and walk, possibly in a solid stream, across the bridge. Even smarter ones would use the parking on and off Park Boulevard. Deliveries and staff ingress and egress to Balboa Park institutions would be a nightmare . . . Yes, there's more. What about the 1915 Centennial? Closures and intra-park transportation that really works? Too cheap. No big contracts to let there. Follow the money. The BIG MONEY!— February 6, 2013 5:09 p.m.
San Diego City Council finds funds to trim palm trees
dwbat, it appears that we are the only ones who care about this subject, but at least our reports will be around for a while if someone happens to be searching. Did you get in touch with Frye?— February 6, 2013 4 p.m.
Love, Death, Poverty, and Beauty: Urban Trees
dwbat, it appears that we are the only ones who care about this subject, but at least our reports will be around for a while if someone happens to be searching. Did you get in touch with Frye?— February 6, 2013 3:59 p.m.
Love, Death, Poverty, and Beauty: Urban Trees
If memory serves correctly, yes. But it never even got close to him; superintendent-level people killed it. BTW, I remember sitting right under him while he was giving a public speech; he was so tense his chin was trembling. I suspect that his portrait's nose kept getting longer too.— February 3, 2013 6:53 p.m.
Anatomy of a tuna clipper
Some fish that are terrible cooked are delicious raw.— February 1, 2013 3:02 p.m.
Anatomy of a tuna clipper
When I was a young boy in Texas, I once asked a cowboy if he was religious. "Can't hurt."— February 1, 2013 2:48 p.m.