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Chula Vista Project Raises Ethics Questions for Council Members
It is widely believed that Mayor Cheryl Cox has her sights on becoming the next Superintendent of Sweetwater Union High School District, when she terms out in 2 years. It will be the best paying job she ever had. Cheryl's main concern is Cheryl, not the community.— October 4, 2012 10:21 p.m.
Chula Vista Project Raises Ethics Questions for Council Members
In 1988, 78% of the acreage in Chula Vista developable land was "Residential" (as opposed to "commercial" or "industrial"). By 2004, 82% of the land was devoted to "Residentail." Today, 2012, 84% is devoted to "Residential." By contrast, 76% of the acreage in San Diego is devoted to "Residential." What that means is, we have far too much Residential, and not enough Commercial or Industrial. That shows up in our low tax base. Chula Vista is third from the bottom in San Diego County in sales tax received per person. The Council's decision just puts us deeper in a hole. The next time Mayor Cox asks residents to shop in Chula Vista, tell her to quit making dumb decisions like Lake Pointe. As Forrest Gump wisely said, "stupid is as stupid does."— October 3, 2012 5:43 p.m.
China Vista?
I just bought an alarm clock made in China. Does this mean I can take it to our Bayfront to get it fixed?— September 27, 2012 3:27 p.m.
Chula Vista City Council To Consider Meeting Time Change
Visduh -- you musn't confuse the Chula Vista City Council with the Sweetwater Union High School District Board. The Council people really do listen. And if they have a Public Hearing that is likely to be controversial, they will schedule it for, like, 6 pm-Time Certain. They then start their Council meeting at 4 pm, and if in fact they don't have 2 hours of other work to consider, they will adjourn until 6 pm-Time Certain. Of course this would be messy if they started at 10 am -- a stupid idea which should be Dead-On-Arrival!— September 24, 2012 4:25 p.m.
Sweetwater Interim Superintendent Ed Brand Resigns
Think about this: More than likely, Mayor Cheryl Cox will be the next Superintendent of SUHSD. They need a place-holder so she can finish the last two years of her Mayoralty term. Might it be Jerry Rindone if Brand's resignation is allowed to stand?— September 22, 2012 8:49 p.m.
Sweetwater Authority Votes to Fluoridate South Bay Water
Predictions are in a few short years, over half of us will be labeled as obese. Will we be adding an appetite-depressant to our water supply? Think about it!— September 19, 2012 11:32 a.m.
10News and Sweetwater's John McCann, True Patriots?
This is not the first time that Joe Little has played fast and loose with the truth. We can only hope that Channe 10's new owners, the Scripps family, will tell Joe to move on.— September 13, 2012 9:43 p.m.
Sweetwater Schools Chief Walks Away Before Q&A on Dirt
There is no leadership, no sense of judgement, and no integrity left when it comes to Ed Brand and four of the five Board of Trustees. Dr. Brand should do the honorable thing and keep on walking, not only off the Southwest football field, but right out of the District. There can no healing at SUHSD as long as Brand and his four School Board puppets rule the day.— August 20, 2012 12:31 p.m.
Chula Vista Celebrates Coastal Commission Approval of Bayfront Plan
eastlaker -- moving the "indoor" convention center a bit inland was exactly what Crossroads II tried to talk them into, and for the same reasons you mention. They just thought it would be more attractive to a potential hotel developer if it was attached to the hotel. How about moving both the hotel and the convention center a bit inland? They got PKF Consultants to do a study, and it said a bayfront hotel can charge a FAR HIGHER room rate than one just a few hundred feet more inland. It was nosense. They even gave the site nearer the bay a HIGHER rate than either the Marriott Marquis or Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego. My prediction is that that spot is going to be empty for many, many, many years.— August 15, 2012 9:25 p.m.
Chula Vista Celebrates Coastal Commission Approval of Bayfront Plan
Susan mentions the 240 acres of parks and natural reserve -- almost one-half of the total 556 acres of the Bayfront Plan. But most of that is off-limits to humans, and only 25 acres, about 4% of the total Bayfront Plan, is for "active" parks. "Active" means things like rallies, big gatherings, concerts, 5K runs, and so forth. The kinds of things Balboa Park has almost every weekend. The remaining "parks" are "passive" parks, for protection of nearby wildlife reserves, and about the only thing you can do on "passive" parks is to read a book -- as long as you don't read aloud! So Chula Vista can brag about one of the largest bayfront parks, with the smallest amount of people-parks, in the Christian world.— August 11, 2012 5:01 p.m.