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The Louisiana Purchase
Money talks and the average renter walks. We do not need more apartments. What is needed is affordable housing that the average worker can buy. Any neighborhood deteriorates when there is a high number of rental units. Renters have no vested interest in the neighborhood. In areas where there is a high ratio of rental units to home ownership the crime rates go up. In one condominium complex that I am familiar with 90% of all the problems are caused by renters. Stable neighborhoods are created by homeowners. Most landlords are greedy and cut every corner they can to maximize profit. Only the most extreme slumlords make the news. Most of the new apartments being built will be expensive and out of reach for the average hourly worker. "Affordable rental units" is defined as units priced at 80% of market rate. Most people can not afford that. The option for many is to turn a rental unit into a mini -dorm. What is needed is better pay for the people who work by the hour.— September 19, 2019 7:35 a.m.
Who are the drag queens at Chula Vista library?
One should remember that John Wayne Gacy dressed up as a clown.— September 19, 2019 7:03 a.m.
Irwin Jacobs' $9.9 million drives granddaughter’s House hopes
Follow the money. Money talks and the voter walks. It is the government of the wealthy, by the wealthy and for the wealthy. Except for a few politicians are empty suits ready and willing to do the bidding of those with money. Now that the corrupt Supreme Court ruled that money was speech most of us have NO voice.— September 16, 2019 9 a.m.
First the swap meet, now the Oceanside Marketplace to close
Abad says the ugly “G” word is an inevitable part of Oceanside’s future. “Gentrification" The other "G" work is greed.— September 16, 2019 8:56 a.m.
No-name no-bid contract cost San Diego millions, city auditor charges
Lazy is what lazy does.— September 16, 2019 8:51 a.m.
No-name no-bid contract cost San Diego millions, city auditor charges
Anyone want any more proof that the City government is corrupt? This is just the tip of the iceberg. The City Auditor should be independent and not subject to the political whims of the corrupt mayor or idiot city council members. All bidding should be open and fair. It is not about the cheapest price but selecting a bidder that can do the job at a fair price and not one that makes their profit by cutting corners or relying on low pay low/no benefit workers.— September 14, 2019 8:15 a.m.
Maybe Coronado will become a beacon of tiny houses
Walmart low wages, always.— September 12, 2019 6:49 a.m.
Gloria backers borrow name of Faulconer’s dubious charity
Kevin Faulconer was a lame duck when he was elected. The elected officials of San Diego have a long history of incompetence and corruption. Being an elected official in San Diego means you will enrich yourself and your friends at the expense of the taxpayers. We deserve the government we elect. San Diego voters have proved to be stupid as they keep electing the same corrupt people over and over.— September 12, 2019 6:48 a.m.
Why Encinitas wants to ditch Sunset High
I am sure that the name change push is by arrogant board members who want to exert their power over the wishes of the community. I agree with J-Henderson & Bonnie Wren. I can look back over all the schools I attended and the name of that school is important to everyone who ever attended.— September 11, 2019 7:56 a.m.
Maybe Coronado will become a beacon of tiny houses
We need housing there is no argument there. We need affordable housing. By affordable I mean housing that people who work by the hour can afford. We also need low income housing. Low income housing should be for people on fixed incomes and the disabled. Low wage low/no benefit employers rely on the taxpayer to subsidize their profits by providing welfare benefits to their employees. In the future there will be a large number of people who lived and worked here all or most of their lives in San Diego (City/county) who will not be able to retire here because their employers did not provide a wage/benefit package that allowed the employee to financially plan for retirement. Having said that, the requirement that each city provide low, very low, moderate, and above moderate income housing fails to understand that people gravitate to areas that they can afford. The government should not force cities or neighborhoods to accommodate people that otherwise could not live there. I like Coronado, Del Mar, La Jolla, etc. and I like to visit and walk around and shop. I can't afford to live there. I was never able to afford to live there. I moved to an area that I could afford. I bought a house in a neighborhood. The neighbors came together and worked together to make the neighborhood the best it could be. I don't think I need to worry about someone from Coronado moving into my neighborhood. While the cost of housing is high the real problem is the historically low wages paid by San Diego employers. What the politicos that want to force low cost housing or mass transit on us should be considering is a poverty tax on employers who pay low wages. It is estimated that the taxpayer pays one large retail employer $1,000,000 per store in welfare benefits to their employers.— September 11, 2019 7:52 a.m.