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San Diego State slick magazine touts Mission Valley plan
I got one of these big full-color magazines in the mail with postage-paid at a non-profit rate. I thought it was a glossy life-style thing sent free to upscale neighborhoods, but no, it was a mashup between rosy status report on (local politicians' favorite) San Diego State University and a full-court press for SDSU's last-minute ballot initiative to get hold of city-owned Mission Valley land for friendly developers to expand the school's footprint. How is a taxpayer-financed educational institution allowed to shill for its own ballot initiative? Here's hoping original ballot initiative SoccerCity will include this item in its lawsuit against SDSU backers and that SoccerCity's proposal will prevail with voters.— April 25, 2018 1:58 p.m.
Local Dems and GOP beat back the edges
This is a very funny story, outlining the ways Dems and Reps alike are in disarray this year, with self-important progressive journals censoring unconventional (if perennial) candidates and describing other unspeakable dustups.Thanks Eric Bartl.— April 24, 2018 10:34 p.m.
Back to Doug Manchester’s future?
Just unbelievable. I had visions of silver-haired patrician richie-rich McCormicks re-investing in the remains of their windy city's historic newspaper, but it turns out to be a distantly-related eccentric 35-year-old with surname issues. And John Lynch has risen from the grave of Manchester's Union-Tribune? Wasn't Lynch in charge of the raunchy TV operation in the middle of the U-T newsroom? These guys could end up being partners with Dr. Patrick? Or worse, blocking the sale of the LA Times to him? Please say it isn't so.— April 24, 2018 10:26 p.m.
Up to 30 deputy city attorneys terminated
Keep your friends close; keep your enemies closer.— April 23, 2018 4:34 p.m.
Putting Eostre Back in Easter
"Stable of churches?" I thought they were all moved back to Bonsall.— April 20, 2018 5:25 p.m.
The old SONGS and dance routine
Thank you for a chortle over San Diego Graft & Extortion's report from its three-fingered nuclear consultant. I used to worry, but I have learned to love the bomb which I figure will come before those San Onofre containers of nuclear waste spring a teeny-tiny leak.— April 20, 2018 5:22 p.m.
Caremark RX, Phillips 66 keeping Toni Atkins well fed
I don't know what's worse -- State Senator Toni Atkins' enabling Nathan Fletcher's political ambitions or screwing the people of San Luis Obispo and Vallejo who suffer from Phillips 66 presence and oil refinery air pollution. Clearly, Atkins' choices show she has transcended her impoverished Appalachian roots.— April 20, 2018 5:04 p.m.
Revolutionaries join San Diego DA race
Throngs of La Jolla High School students hit the bricks at the intersection of Nautilus Street and Fay Avenue today at 10 a.m. to protest gun violence, to seek political change in permissive gun laws and to commemorate the deadly shootings at Columbine High School in Colorado 20 years ago. Passing motorists honked in solidarity and the kids cheered. An entire post-Columbine generation of children have grown up with lock-down drills like the one described here at La Jolla Elementary. Time for a change.— April 20, 2018 1:57 p.m.
Revolutionaries join San Diego DA race
Unfortunately the beautiful Genevieve Jones-Wright is a public defender and has never prosecuted a case or administered an office. The whole point of the District Attorney's office, with 400 lawyers, is to prosecute crimes against the people. I would feel better about voting for her if she were running for judge.— April 20, 2018 1:43 p.m.
The juicy Trump-Cohen-Russia story
Generous of Don Bauder to admire the reportorial skills of Seth Hettena in his recent astonishing Rolling Stone story on Trump's lawyer's ties to the Russian Mafia while linking to a decade-old Hettena hit piece on Reader publisher Jim Holman and his lazy bitter staff of Readerwriters. I don't know, maybe Bauder is obliquely angling for a raise, even though the Reader today is a shadow of its former ad-rich self.— April 17, 2018 3:36 p.m.