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Faulconer commands the merry-go-round
I'm afraid that you are right. And the city's infrastructure will continue to crumble and its services will continue to deteriorate while the city government continues to hemorrhage money. How did a dufus like Sanders ever get to be such a power broker? And is he the true power behind the throne? I think he is the front man for some other and very shadowy people who are really in charge.— August 26, 2017 9:02 a.m.
Lawsuit against Lyft following alleged rape
There was absolutely no way that Lyft, Uber, or any other of these ride services could have done a full criminal background check on all those drivers that they recruited so rapidly. And as far as training them, well, did any of the services ever have an employee get face-to-face with a driver? I doubt it. The system, if you can call it that, was to purge the bad apples after they did something questionable or downright criminal. And not to blame the victim, but climbing into a car while intoxicated is not recommended, despite the advice to those who have over-imbibed to "take a taxi." Lyft is definitely NOT a taxi.— August 26, 2017 8:57 a.m.
Dogs doused with acid in Oceanside
Whoa! That is some very large and upscale housing, especially for Oceanside. The stereotype for that city is old, small, and generally run-down houses. This story now takes on a whole different slant. And this sort of neighborhood conflict usually doesn't occur in upscale 'hoods of two-story Mediterranean-style homes.— August 26, 2017 8:50 a.m.
NFL blamed for sleepy trash-truck drivers
"Encouraging [the] drivers to get more sleep on football nights" is really going to be effective. I'm sure that they are told that now, and it isn't changing the pattern. This all sounds like the railroad industry where train crews are called at all hours of the day and night on any day of the year. They are cajoled to get plenty of "rest", but with no sleep pattern established, many still fall asleep while on duty. Encouraging behavior modification may be a good idea, but it can't be counted on to make more than a marginal improvement.— August 25, 2017 8:07 a.m.
Dogs doused with acid in Oceanside
Eva, this reporting is great. The daily newspaper had a long piece today that lacked any sense of flesh and blood, merely recounting the events and charges. I wonder if that reporter sat through the hearing; maybe she watched for ten minutes. Having said that, one does wonder about the prosecutor, and why the defense attorney was allowed to badger the witness at length. There is something called an objection that can be lodged, even if the judge overrules it. She did make an attempt to have the judge warn the def to stay away from witnesses. Isn't that an understanding when bail is granted? If Herbert did the slightest thing to intimidate or re-offend while on bail it would/should/could be revoked immediately. That is, if the judge were on the ball. By the time this case is over, it will be quite a story indeed.— August 25, 2017 8:01 a.m.
Fight for truck leads to court
His criminal history is extensive, and he just can't stay out of trouble. That tells us more than enough to understand this case.— August 23, 2017 11:14 a.m.
How Navy culture may have caused the Fitzgerald disaster
Now that there has been another collision, one that appears to have had a death toll twice that of the Fitzgerald, maybe there is more that can be said. As a distant observer, once there had been one collision, we might have expected to see all the other ships become hyper-vigilant, and no more such mishaps would be seen for many months or years. Is there something missing in the seamanship training of the crews? As described by Captain Eyer, there are redundant systems in place to avoid collision. Yet twice recently they would appear to have failed. Whazzup?— August 23, 2017 11:12 a.m.
Chicago bosses clean out top editors at LA Times
There's plenty of irony in this situation. Starting in 1978 the Times made a major and costly attempt to shove the Copley papers aside. It tailored its SD County edition heavily to make it look as if it was a real SD paper. Yet, the Sunday circulation never got much past 100,000, and that didn't a profitable operation make. So, during the down times (pun intended) of the early 90's, the Times abandoned the attempt. Try as they might, too many local folks, and not all necessarily big fans of the Copley offerings, still saw the Times as an LA paper. And those of us who chose to live in greater SD didn't want to be part of or an appendage of LA. Neil Morgan said it well when he nicknamed it the "Outtatown Times." Well for the past few years, the Times finally became the dominant paper in San Diego, in that it owned and ran the U-T. Since the ownership change, I find the same editorial stances in both papers, and always the sort of thing that the Times has featured for a very long time. They might be able to save a few bucks by just changing the name of the U-T to the LA Times San Diego Edition, because that is what it has become.— August 22, 2017 3:22 p.m.
Chicago bosses clean out top editors at LA Times
Gee, Ponz, why don't you tell us what you REALLY think?— August 22, 2017 3:13 p.m.
Chicago bosses clean out top editors at LA Times
Don, Looking back, don't you think many of today's U-T employees would see that era as far better than now? No, it wasn't great, but the place employed many people and paid them fairly well by SD standards with (usually) job security. In the advertising and marketing area, once they were hired, I don't recall many leaving prior to retirement.— August 22, 2017 3:11 p.m.