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Tony Gwynn got salivary gland cancer but won't denounce chewing tobacco
the link to the suggestion box is still there. It's in the reply to Don Bauder's comment right above. Or you can use the search box to find it and check Blog Entries under advanced options Or it's under the blog Website Feedback. Or if you click the Reader_Web_Admin link, you can see all the comments posted to admin. It's not really that hard to find if you look for it.— April 1, 2012 9:01 p.m.
Apple Knows Who Stole Your iPod
I assume you mean the 4th gen ipod touch. It doesn't have a gps chip. As long as you're within range of a usable WiFi signal, you can use real-time mapping, and get turn-by-turn directions from point A to point B. But when it's out of range of WiFi, it's not able to pull down data.— March 29, 2012 11:40 p.m.
San Diego's redevelopment pigs want back at the trough
Well, the team was recently valued by Forbes at $1.4 billion, second to the Yankees $1.85 billion, so they did pay a little bit of a premium.— March 29, 2012 11:32 p.m.
San Diego's redevelopment pigs want back at the trough
I am quite sure is was more than just a possible relevant factor. I would imagine it played a large part in the decision. I was just pointing out the previous poster that there is no new TV deal yet, with Fox or anyone else.— March 29, 2012 11:28 p.m.
N-Cups
Nah, I'm pretty certain she goes commando!!!— March 29, 2012 11:25 p.m.
San Diego's redevelopment pigs want back at the trough
Except the difference here is at the time there was no baseball team in Los Angeles.— March 29, 2012 11:22 p.m.
San Diego's redevelopment pigs want back at the trough
There is no need for an adjudicator because the facts are indisputable. Chavez Ravine was emptied between 1950 and 1952 for housing. As I said, it was not the Dodgers that bought the peoples homes and kicked them out, it was the City of Los Angeles and the Housing Authority that used federal tax dollars to buy out the homes by using eminent domain laws. In the late thirties the City of Los Angeles was looking for an area that would be used to build public housing. The L.A. city council considered Chavez Ravine a prime spot for this project. They wanted more housing on the land because the housing would generate more tax dollars for the city. The city planned the Elysian Park Heights public housing project which included two dozen 13-story buildings and more than 160 two-story townhouses. Before construction could begin, the local political climate changed in L. A. in 1953 and he project lost most of it's support. As I said, by the time the Dodgers finally moved to L. A., most of the residents of the ravine had already moved out, based on the promise from the city that public housing was going to be built in the area. But don't believe me. I have only lived in L.A. for 61 yrs and really don't know much about what goes on here. But this may help: http://articles.latimes.com/1997-04-20/opinion/op… http://blog.freshjive.com/2011/04/for-the-love-of…— March 29, 2012 11:21 p.m.
San Diego's redevelopment pigs want back at the trough
The resident of Chavez Ravine were not evicted to make way for Dodger Stadium. That's a common misconception that many people have. Actually, Chavez Ravine was the site of a proposed Los Angeles public housing project in 1950, utilizing money from the Federal Housing Act of 1949. In July 1950, all residents of Chavez Ravine received letters from the city telling them that they would have to sell their homes in order to make the land available for what was being called the Elysian Park Heights project. By August 1952, Chavez Ravine was essentially a ghost town, although a few residents refused to leave and did have to be removed. At one point, the Federal gov't owned the land and the city of Los Angeles eventually bought it back from them. It wasn't until the 1956 World Series that Walter O'Malley first expressed an interest in relocating the dodgers to L.A., long after most of he population Chavez Ravine had left.— March 29, 2012 7 p.m.
San Diego's redevelopment pigs want back at the trough
The $2.1 billion includes only $1.6 for the team itself. The other monies are$400 million to retire existing debt early, and $150 million as part of the deal for "property surrounding Dodger Stadium", ie parking lots.— March 29, 2012 6:36 p.m.
San Diego's redevelopment pigs want back at the trough
There is no "massive TV contract with Fox regional sports network". The Dodgers' current TV contract expires at the end of next season. The speculation is that the NEW contract, with whomever, could exceed $4billion ocer the course of 10+ years.— March 29, 2012 6:33 p.m.