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Fox Canyon in City Heights not friendly everywhere
Seems like at this point the thing to do is picket the neighborhood SDPD station. Either that or contact the Federal Attorney's office and file a civil rights complaint. The SDPD can't hide their racism behind the skirts of a crazy woman any more.— November 28, 2014 1:48 p.m.
The Hobbit's unreal things
Sounds like the reviewer would have been happier to just skip the movie and head straight to the bar. No need to even hear about hobbits or dragons or special geegaws or special days named after Durin. Personally, I would love to know how much of the fish scene was actually CGI. Computers are good at taking a little of something and making the appearance of a lot of something, so whenever you see a lot of something in a movie nowadays you should be suspicious that a computer was involved somehow. I'm not saying that being buried under a load of fish doesn't make a great scene, but I am asking when was the last time in real life that you saw anybody buried under a load of fish? It's not high on my list of common occurrences I can expect to see on any given day. Not only has Jackson lost touch with reality, so has the reviewer. But that's neither here nor there. I go to a fantasy movie to enjoy the surreality of it all, not the reality.— December 12, 2013 1:15 p.m.
Incoming!
Re: Suck it Up You have it all wrong, Mr. Long. First off, the high school was obviously not the first in the neighborhood. It was built to educate a population which was already mostly in place at the time. Even if it was built before certain houses immediately around it, that doesn't give it license to do whatever it wants, nor does it take away the rights of those who come after. The original article should have been about the abuse of the public trust. Shenanigans like that WILL come back to bite this school district when it comes time to campaign for another bond. The author of the story made it sound like the neighbors were out to punish the kids somehow. Nothing could be further from the truth. Most of the families living around the high school more than likely had or will have kids at that same high school. In this case it wasn't about the kids, but about the malfeasance of the rogue administrators and the author was greatly remiss in not focusing more on their shameful lack of accountability. In my opinion, jobs should be lost over this issue. Capisce?— December 12, 2013 12:33 p.m.
North Park residents propose alternate design for contested Jack in the Box remodel
Seems to me that rational people would prefer to eat in a nice, new, clean restaurant that is up to current corporate standards. Yes, they're going to want to put up a sign or two outside so people will know where to get their favorite Jumbo Jack, Coke and fries. No, that's not going to destroy the neighborhood. Telling them they can't have a drive-up window is one zoning restriction too many. Get over it. Go fight over an issue that people actually care about.— August 22, 2013 11:03 p.m.
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The outdoor organ is played for an hour on Sundays at 2:00pm. It's a free event, and happens rain or shine. Get to the park in the morning so you can get a parking space. The last Monday night concert of the summer is Aug 26 at 7:30pm and lasts for two hours with a short intermission. Carol Williams plays the Blues! Bring a jacket and some padding for your seat. Again, it's free.— August 22, 2013 10:28 p.m.
San Diego's backcountry fights wind turbines
I feel for you and your neighbors, Donna. I wouldn't want to live near a windmill farm either. I am surprised that they are going in close enough to people's homes that they are creating electromagnetic and infrasonic pollution on your properties. We've got lots of unoccupied desert, why are they putting them close to homes?— August 22, 2013 9:53 p.m.
Jeff Olson, the Mad Chalker, prosecuted by city attorney for words in front of Bank Of America
Thank God the jury had a modicum of common sense and refused to convict on such ridiculous, trumped-up charges. But we are still left with the evidence that our police force, our District Attorney, and the judge in the case were too corrupt to see the stupidity of prosecuting this case in the first place. Plus, where were the voices of reason in our state legislature when it was decided to include chalk markings as vandalism? I can't believe that the generation that lived through the protests of the Vietnam War era would grow up into such doltish totalitarian dictators. At least this protestor didn't get gunned down like the protestors at Kent State.— July 5, 2013 11:56 a.m.
Ramona fights solar panels
I can't think of a better place to put a solar array than surrounding a hog farm (smelly) next to a puppy mill (smelly and unethical) an abandoned dairy farm complete with a visible trash pile and other assorted rural blight. Added bonus is no need for an ugly transmission line from a remote area across pristine slopes. Thank God nobody is listening to the few delusional NIMBYists that think "agricultural" is automatically beautiful, and industrial is automatically ugly.— June 1, 2013 6:35 p.m.
San Diego's Best Fried Chicken
What a difference a few miles make! In Hillcrest they can get away with charging $19.95 for a single fried chicken meal (jerky-dry, no less) without so much as a comment from the reviewer about the price. Down here in Imperial Beach and Chula Vista people would have a fit at paying that much and not getting a whole bucketful of chicken.— October 27, 2012 9:26 p.m.
China Vista?
It's hard to get too cynical about this one. CV needs to open up their waterfront, and this mixed use plan is certainly a reasonable choice. CV may or may not be able to attract enough convention business to make a convention center pay off, but if not it can be redeveloped again later. Calling on the Chinese to sell a bond issue (or whatever) to get some investment funds seems reasonable as well. They are, after all, the ones with excess dollar reserves to invest. Is $22K too much to pay for the junket? I don't honestly know, but strange as it may seem, you don't attract investment money by impressing the potential investors with your frugality.— October 27, 2012 9:10 p.m.