The Early Daze, part 18
Update San Diego, 12/07/2010
It looks like California's theme parks are in for a lot of competition. With the parks in China, Europe, Japan and Macau. Also now they are going to build theme parks in Kentucky and Texas. With th Mall of America …
Lower Wholesale Energy Costs To SDG&E Mean Higher Consumer Power Prices For Small Businesses and Residents
An interesting comment appeared in an Onell Soto article about San Diego Gas and Electric Company and SDG&E;'s Sunrise Powerlink transmission line this past weekend as work is set to begin on that often-opposed project. According to Soto, “SDG&E; says …
The Blue Star
SDG&E Gets CPUC Rejection of Minimal Third-Party Smart Meter Audit Standards
California's Public Utilities Commission has rejected the Certichron, Inc. petition P1007015 for CPUC to adopt minimum standards for smart meter vendors to create records that are admissible as evidence in state and federal court systems. San Diego Gas and Electric …
The Miracle of Lights
the darkness of nights...betrayed all the lights....the temple laid bare....was GOD still there...was there enough oil.....to push back the dark....was GOD still in charge...of the singing lark...sing out the song Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe …
The First Senior Moment in History
The very first "senior moment". And that's what happened to the dinosaurs!
Those Who Work In Bong Shops Should Not Cast Stones 5
Things eventually calmed down, and after awhile, it all became old news. But, the whole situation continued to bother me. All summer, I saw the stickers and other crap everywhere I went. It would occasionally come up in conversation. More …
Those Who Work In Bong Shops Should Not Cast Stones 4
I also saw an individual who, I know for a fact, lived out of the back of his vehicle for three or four years. He was allowed to park behind one the local businesses on Newport Avenue in exchange for …
Those Who Work In Bong Shops Should Not Cast Stones 3
Things got worse when someone eventually decided to organize a protest in front of the Black. Days before the protest was to take place, the local news vans began circling the lower Newport Avenue area like vultures, giving all kinds …
Those Who Work In Bong Shops Should Not Cast Stones 2
I am sure some one could make the argument that this is not the kind of attention a beach town, whose economy is based around tourism, should welcome, especially in the middle of such hard economic times. But, that’s not …
Those Who Work In Bong Shops Should Not Cast Stones 1
I remember the first time I saw one of those, “Welcome to San Diego, Please Don’t feed our Bums” stickers. I worked in a store on Newport Ave. Someone had put one up in our front window, so it was …
Teens and Sexual Harassment
SDG&E Solar Projects: More Generating Capacity Implies Higher Prices?
Onell Soto has provided a full-page article in our diminutive daily paper entitled “Big Solar Projects Bloom In The Desert,” describing nearly a dozen alternative energy developments now breaking ground in the Imperial Valley and throughout Southern California. While such …
UpDate San Diego, 12/02/2010
A little insight into green energy. If some of the numbers of deep-ocean currents are right, we could generate some endless amounts of hydroelectric power down there with minimal investment. Think of the fly-wheel effect and we could also work …
UpDate San Diego, 12/01/2010
Well let's go down memory lane with the Sun Cafe as it will be 2 years since the building was leased out and 17 months since I have heard from Judy and her family. But I did get a letter …
Further Scheduling Changes in SDG&E PeakShift A1007009 Proceeding
Administrative Law Judge Jessica Hecht has ordered the following changes in San Diego Gas and Electric Company's PeakShift at Work/ PeakShift at Home rate hike application A1007009 proceeding before California's Public Utilities Commission. Written testimony due from CPUC's Division of …
Home, Sweet, Home
All That Glitters at Cuyamaca College
One year ago I took a class at Cuyamaca College about identifying San Diego County rocks and gems. It lasts 6 weeks and meets on Saturdays for field trips around the county mining and collecting precious stones like garnets, tourmaline …
East to West