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Not what Thomas Jefferson had in mind
Dean Guernsey says "the unfavorable perception of this law school is rampant in social media and traditional media as well as in law offices and courthouses." Maybe also at TJ SOL. There is only one faculty member, out of 39, who graduated from TJ SOL. She isn't a Cal bar member. After graduating from TJ in 2002, she was hired as a librarian in the TJ law library. She now teaches a legal research course at TJ. Where, oh where, do TJ SOL grads go? Look no further than downtown in Jan Goldsmith's City Attorney shop. I know of seven TJ grads currently there, which might explain some of the mind-bogglingly bad legal "guidance" provided to the City council and various departments. In a different field, there's another hugely expensive for-profit school, Ross University School of Medicine, located on the island of Dominica. A California medical licensing board investigation found that there are "nearly no admissions standards" and that anyone wanting a medical degree can get one at Ross. I've noticed in the past few years that Kaiser Permamnte has hired quite a few Ross grads, so I go out of my way to check the credentials of any doc that I see at KP. No Ross grads for me, thanks. If only it was so easy to avoid the impact of the bad work of TJ SOL attorneys working for Goldsmith.— November 13, 2015 8:35 a.m.
Mayoral aides turned lobbyists
Yes, and today she's being unusually parsimonious with her typically incessant tweeting (and snarking about residents concerned with impacts of development and density) to Jan Goldsmith shills, KOGO radio talkers, and Carl DeMaio spokesmen. Not a word about the failure of her PRopaganda campaign. By the way, Rach (I know you check The Reader for mention of your name), it's spelled Occam, not Occum. It's gonna be Kilroy WAS here, and then wasn't. Bye bye. Next job?— April 25, 2015 8:54 a.m.
Mayoral aides turned lobbyists
On March 25, Kilroy hiree Rachel Laing crowed on Twitter: > Rachel Laing @RachelLaing · Mar 25 > > 29,552 San Diegans asked to withdraw > their signatures from anti-One Paseo > referendum petition. Prior record for > sig-withdrawal was 2,900. Well, too bad Rach. Your PRopaganda was defective. San Diego Daily Transcript reports today that the San Diego City Council will vote again on May 18, whether to block the development or send the issue to a public vote: "The opposition group collected enough signatures to call a referendum, the San Diego City Clerk’s office announced Friday. Of 61,301 signatures submitted, 51,796 signatures were verified, reaching the required 5 percent of the city’s registered voters — or 33,224 valid signatures — for a referendum." "Kilroy Realty Corp. (NYSE: KRC) said it submitted an unprecedented 29,552 signature-withdrawal forms for the referendum petition. But of the 18,572 signatures found not sufficient among 51,796 verified signatures, just 3,220 matched withdrawal forms." Kudos to Matt and Dorian Hargrove of The Reader for [excellent coverage][1] of One Paseo. [1]: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/feb/03/ti…— April 24, 2015 6:07 p.m.
Utilities on the trail to tiers
Dave Rice: Could the recent California 4th District appellate [court decision][1] on tiered water rates apply to electricity tier rates? "On April 20, 2015, the Fourth District Court of Appeal issued its widely-anticipated decision in Capistrano Taxpayers Association Inc. v. City of San Juan Capistrano, ruling that tiered rate structures designed to encourage water conservation, such that high users pay a progressively higher fee, **violate Proposition 218 if they are not tied to actual costs of service**." "...fees for providing a property-related service, such as water delivery, must be proportional to the cost of providing that service, and ... fees cannot be charged for a service unless the service is actually used by, or immediately available to, the property owner." [1]: http://www.natlawreview.com/article/progressively…— April 23, 2015 2:24 p.m.
What kind of racket is Civic San Diego?
Dorian, It's good that you've reminded everyone that the Downtown San Diego Partnership is an arm of Civic San Diego, with Kris Michell at the helm and in control of the Downtown Property-Based Business Improvement District (PBID). For years, you've provided [excellent coverage on DSDP][1], Michell, questionable but well-paid insider PBID consultants, assessment overcharges, and questionable petition/voting processes that allow the PBID to continue to collect money from all downtown property owners (residential and commercial). There is a parallel between the way the DSDP/PBID operates and the way that Civic San Diego operates; a contingent of insiders benefit while the tax-paying property owners pick up the tab and are politely ignored by their City Council. Perhaps someday, with the right kind of mayor/council, things will change. Until then, keep writing about all of them. [1]: http://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticker…— April 16, 2015 5:31 p.m.
More money for city attorney's attorneys
Thank you...all of the Goldsmith games just sort of run together in a big blurry cloud of deceit and dishonesty. Maybe the Who That Is A Miscommunication will surface eventually, after leaving Goldsmith's Planet Whoville, but damning emails that we all know exist will never be seen be seen by anyone outside of Whoville - they will somehow be lost or destroyed or misplaced or stolen, and Goldsmith will just blame The Grinch.— April 12, 2015 5:04 p.m.
More money for city attorney's attorneys
Great reporting. Goldsmith, glib as always, though not too coherent: > whoever the miscommunication was, ... > I don't think we should have had those > miscommunications Dorian, can you refresh my memory? You probably don't know WHO the miscommunication was, but what were "those miscommunications"?— April 11, 2015 2:30 p.m.
Still, fewer pages than Hillary
This is great! As for what will be turned over: all blacked-out pages. That's how this shabby, seedy, right-wing City Attorney runs his little dog and pony show, using his most incompetent lawyers.— March 16, 2015 5:35 p.m.
Vanity press
No. That's your focus.— February 27, 2015 3:47 p.m.
Media spin and legal drama merge in Briggs battle
" I think it's important to keep our focus." (Our focus???) I'm not part of your "our." Try to keep your focus and stop overseeing mine. In other words, write a comment and leave me out of it. Thanks.— February 27, 2015 3:46 p.m.