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Maids of the rich and famous cast Oscar ballots?
In this dark world -- ISIS, possible global war, possible Chargers' departure -- I think being nice to somebody on a movie set is as good a reason as any to cast your Oscar vote for that person. Also, the critic's theory about why that soap opera of a film, "The Help," got award nominations is hilarious. I haven't seen your picks or predictions, Scott, have you made any? (I personally am amazed at the acclaim for "Birdman" which seems such an insider's film.)— February 17, 2015 4:31 p.m.
No ballot tricks, Fabiani tells city
The stadium will cost least if the Spanos/Fabiani folks take a hike and leave us in peace.— February 16, 2015 9:58 p.m.
Peters listed among the politically endangered
That headline sounds different from the reality. Scott Peters has just won another term as Congressional representative in the 52nd District; in two years there likely will be another GOP challenge, but Peters will have logged a second full term of doing well by doing good for all constituents. Manchester's candidate extreme Carl DeMaio will be out of the picture and maybe Manchester will be too. If Establishment moderates join forces to buy U-T San Diego, it won't hurt a moderate Democrat in a moderate district: Scott Peters is a strong candidate regardless. His worries might come from within his own party, should some upstart charlatan win Irwin Jacobs' ear.— February 16, 2015 5:33 p.m.
Taxpayers on $271 million Petco hook
City Council votes in closed session 9-0 to appeal to try to get the money from the State to pay off Petco Park debts? Wow.— February 12, 2015 11:33 p.m.
Ex-PR man Faulconer pitches GE
Actually, some people do not look back on Ronald Reagan with fond nostalgia. It was on his genial watch that the drift into the new American Gilded Age began and accelerated into today's lopsided income inequity.— February 10, 2015 10:52 p.m.
MLB: How they got there
The "Pods" -- which I also had to look at twice -- is how you accurately pronounce the "Pads" which is short for the "Padres." It may be awkward, but it works.— February 5, 2015 1:22 p.m.
Cell-phone companies are stealing San Diego parkland
Fortunately, not all public representatives are so unresponsive to reasonable constituent concerns and to the legal provisions of the San Diego City Charter as Councilwoman Sherri Lightner and various San Diego City Attorneys. The advisory La Jolla Community Planning Group in its wisdom turned down two requests in the last year for wireless towers in dedicated parks/youth sports fields from ATT and Verizon. The community is grateful to resident Mark Kuritz who has researched the law and who articulately states the facts of the matter: "It's not legal, it's not right and it makes no sense, unless you are the politician getting the revenue or the telecommunications giant making the profit." Change.org is about the law and protecting children on playing fields.— February 5, 2015 12:58 p.m.
Burnham in a rush for U-T San Diego takeover
Have I mentioned that Malin Burnham looks like Gumby in this Reader photo? Or that a monopoly journalism alliance of Burnham & Jacobs is as scary in its own smooth-and-civil businesslike way as the past dominance of rock-ribbed GOP conservative Jim Copley's San Diego Union or the present midlife-reveler/hotelier Doug Manchester's diminished U-T San Diego?— February 3, 2015 4:04 p.m.
La Jolla's $1.3 million embezzlement
Is it possible that embezzler Clarke Howatt, who sold his house up north and whose present whereabouts are unknown, could be residing in La Jolla along with his ill-gotten money? He'd have protective coloration among the Jewel's many financiers and brokers.— February 3, 2015 12:56 p.m.
Bill and Hillary's California Peacock
Mainly, it seems to me that Arizonan Janet Napolitano is consolidating her position with the UC Regents who approved another expensive hire at the top of the UC food chain -- in spite of a NO vote on the Peacock appointment from Governor Brown and a few other like-minded losers. This outcome bodes ill for UC students, their hard-pressed families and most Californians who oppose lavish UC administrative salaries and have protested Napolitano's UC tuition increases proposed for the next five years. Never mind the Clinton/Bersin/Jacobs stuff, if the Governor worked the Regents the way he has pushed his bullet train, there might have been a different better outcome here.— January 30, 2015 12:55 p.m.