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San Diego’s chronic structural budget deficit affliction
SP, Burwell's statement was sort of true, but was very unclear. I'm sure that senior partners in major law firms DO make $1 to $2 million per year (junior partners, maybe not), but there aren't very many "major" law firms, and the number of partners at that level then falls into your "handful". I am sure there are quite a few high end doctors making $50,000 a month, but that is $600K per year, not $2 million. If we are talking about incomes in the $400K to $600K range, then I would agree with Burwell that they are into the thousands, but if we are talking about $1 to $2 million per year, then I agree with you that there is a much lower number.— April 16, 2010 9:28 a.m.
Taxpayers Absorb Cost of Highly Paid Players
Speaking of sports owners with sleazy connections, we are now getting into the foreign ownership game, with all of the wonderful implications that entails. The New Jersey Nets are being sold to a Russian (Mikhail Prokhorov), but that deal is in jeopardy because of the revelation that he has extensive business dealings with Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe, apparently trying to obfuscate his involvement through layers of companies. http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/tycoon_tyrant_…— April 14, 2010 8:35 a.m.
San Diegans Dominate Delinquent Tax List
Response to #17: "Response to post #15: Naming a vernal pool after Mickey Cafagna would be like naming a church St. Capone. Best, Don Bauder" Just drop the "r" in vernal, and you can name all of Poway after him.— April 13, 2010 3:45 p.m.
Kittle to Take News Slot at KUSI-TV
Speaking of Kittle and the UT: The reporter who wrote the UT hit pieces on Aguirre (Alex Roth, presumably writing them for Kittle) who was subsequently hired to be part of Sanders "communications team" (more accurately the "communications prevention team") is currently giving the VofSD the runaround and not allowing the release of information on rates for reclaimed water that goes very cheaply to some well connected customers. The following just appeared on the VofSD: http://voiceofsandiego.org/this_just_in/#blurb1— April 12, 2010 2:46 p.m.
County's Job Loss One of Worst in U.S.
Response to #44: "Some small cities in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana are really hurting, along with big cities such as Detroit and Cleveland. Best, Don Bauder" I visited Ashtabula Ohio (maybe 40 miles east of Cleveland) several years ago to visit my wife's relatives. At one point Ashtabula port was considered to be the third largest receiving port in the world. It is most definitely not that any more. Things have changed in that area a LOT.— April 6, 2010 3:04 p.m.
County's Job Loss One of Worst in U.S.
Response to SurfPuppy #34: "And I have been to Detroit in the last few years and it is a mess." An acquaintance of my parents was a board member of GM up until 4 or 5 years ago. He would have to attend quarterly board meetings and would always complain about having to go to Detroit. He would fly in early in the morning and fly back to the west coast on a red eye, because he refused to spend the night in Detroit.— April 6, 2010 3:01 p.m.
Did Sanders Order Detective Reprimanded?
Anon92107, You were fine right up until you said: "Just learn to relax in the knowledge that the republicans have our best interests at heart, and are protecting our backs." Last I checked, the city council had a majority of Democrats with Hueso, Emerald, Gloria, Young and Frye, People like Peters and Bersin are continually appointed to prominent positions and the voter registration in the city had more Democrats than Republicans. There are plenty of Dem whores in this town. The Dem establishment along with the major unions turned their collective backs on the only two reformers I have seen elected in San Diego in recent memory (Frye and Aguirre).— April 6, 2010 2:46 p.m.
Union-Tribune sold cheap to Platinum Equity
Response to #43: Don said: "On what do you spend the $11 million a year BEFORE staff and supplies? I'm not saying you are wrong. I am just curious. Best, Don Bauder" Dave Ritchie bought the yacht Apoise in 2006 for $90 million, then sold it a week ago for $46 million. That means he lost $44 million in the 4 years he owned it, or $11 million a year.— April 3, 2010 2:16 p.m.
Union-Tribune sold cheap to Platinum Equity
FYI, the Apoise sold for $46 million. Ritchie Brothers Auctions was bragging that is the largest sale ever for the auction company, but it was in fact just over half the purported $90 million that Dave Ritchie paid for the yacht at the top of the market just four years ago. $11 million a year before you even start to pay for staff and supplies. I wonder what he could have chartered for that? I still think Paul Allen is really Blofeld and he runs SPECTRE. Who else needs a 40' submarine, an internal dock with a 63' tender and two helipads as possible escape routes from their yacht?— April 2, 2010 4:06 p.m.
Union-Tribune sold cheap to Platinum Equity
maninthemirror, Allen was diagnosed with Hodgkins disease 27 years ago, so he has been living on borrowed time for a long time now. He retired from Microsoft in 1983 due to his health. I'm sure he has had plans in the works for decades now for distributing his wealth, since his health has been a question since the early 80's. BTW, he also owns the Trailblazers. He has a long and contentious stadium issue there. He bought it through a shell company, let the company go bankrupt and revert to the creditors because he didn't like the repayment terms, immediately demanded the creditors invest $40 million into the arena to keep it "state of the art" as stated in the Blazers lease. He then agreed to sell the team along with the arena (still owned by the creditors) only to abruptly pull the team off the market after they had received several offers. Some say it was just a ploy to see what price the creditors were willing to take for the arena, some say it was because he got wind that the Sonics were moving and his competition was gone and the Seattle market was available for possible relocation. In either case, Allen owns the arena again.— April 2, 2010 3:56 p.m.