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How Goldsmith tries the Filner case on TV
Dwbat said on another blog that he tried to make it in Hollywood as a writer in the entertainment industry, but a rope smoking habit got the better of him and he failed in that endeavor. After the rope, he says he ruined his health smoking cigarettes. He also wishes he'd become an officer in the army and earned a pension, as he's now retired and can't afford a car. Yet he comes to San Diego to retire, an area where the cost of living is 35% above the national average, to live in a trendy upscale area filled with hip, with it, artsy, people. I don't think dwbat thinks clearly about a lot of things. He could move to Las Vegas and rent a 2 bedroom apartment at one of Roger Hedgecock's 60 apartment buildings for $550 a month instead of living in the highest cost area of the country on a social security check. He and thousands like him are targeting North Park and demanding that developers raze houses and build apartments to keep rents within their price range. He says he'd like to see both sides of University Avenue bulldozed and filled with high rise apartments to lower rents. His presence in this city and that of tens of thousands like him, is leading to its destruction. He cannot afford to live and does not belong here. This is why dwbat opposes Bob Filner. Filner seeks to protect the neighborhoods from the economic pressures dwbat and other like him are using to destroy the city.— August 18, 2013 10:36 a.m.
Head of U-T's streaming TV network leaves job
It ain't so.— August 17, 2013 10:50 p.m.
How Goldsmith tries the Filner case on TV
Nobody is looking at Jerry Sander's three-month European vacation or trying to determine who paid his travel expenses. There are legal questions as to whether Sanders is required to disclose the source of the money if he didn't pay the cost out of his own pocket, even though the trip occurred after his term as mayor ended. Also, Juan Vargas took money from the Iranians to attend the same convention Filner did. Nobody is questioning Vargas about his travel.— August 17, 2013 3:54 p.m.
How Goldsmith tries the Filner case on TV
Goldsmith's credit card plan is fatally flawed. Filner never submitted travel reports to the city and never claimed that the expenses he charged on the city card were city expenses. Therefore, it's going to be very difficult to charge him with embezzlement or theft since he never signed or submitted false documents to the city misrepresenting the expenses. Filner can end the credit card caper merely by writing a check to the city for the amount of the disputed expenses.— August 17, 2013 3:50 p.m.
How Goldsmith tries the Filner case on TV
When this deal first hit the fan, the polls say Filner only had 8% support. A few weeks later, his support reached 21%. His support is now approaching 40% and in a few weeks will likely be close to 50%, and he's made no attempt to really defend himself. I say the recall effort is headed for failure, and Goldsmith knows it. Goldsmith's last straw is to find a way to charge Filner with a crime and take him out that way.— August 17, 2013 3:43 p.m.
How Goldsmith tries the Filner case on TV
I don't think the State AG is going to be able to prosecute Filner for sexual assault. Filner's actions constitute at most sexual harassment subject to civil sanctions. Prosecuting Filner under the circumstances would result in a massive expansion of the definition of sexual assault. I think insurance companies and business groups are not going to want to expand the definition of sexual assault to include garden variety sexual harassment situations like Filner's because of the potential cost to business. While local business leaders may want Filner prosecuted, national business organizations are going to see the risks and put a stop to it.— August 17, 2013 3:39 p.m.
How Goldsmith tries the Filner case on TV
My understanding is that the Mayor returned the Sunroad checks uncashed.— August 17, 2013 1:15 p.m.
Head of U-T's streaming TV network leaves job
Most San Diegans cannot watch UT-TV because the largest cable providers don't carry it. Lynch has hit upon a business model that will force CBS and ABC out of business in five years. Lynch will become the William Paley of the internet and a billionaire to boot. Roger Hedgecock will become the new Eric Sevareid. Many have said it can't be done, but Lynch will prove them wrong. A man of Lynch's intellect is unstoppable.— August 17, 2013 11:09 a.m.
Hard Rock Hotel investors lose appeal of fraud suit
This is shocking. Even the SEC was on Aguirre's side. The ruling is obviously based on the Judges' political beliefs and not the law.— August 13, 2013 9:03 p.m.
Was Filner's office bugged by long distance microphone?
It's possible that one or more of the complainants who work for the city might go before a judge and obtain a restraining order against Filner that would prevent him from entering city hall. The new locks are probably of the type landlords install on laundry room doors. Tenants can use their keys to access the laundry room but the landlord has a master key to lock tenants out. It may also be that the locks were not changed after Sanders left office, and Filner's staff fear that Sanders or his former staff may attempt to gain entry to the office during off hours. Unknown individuals could plant dope in Filner's desk to frame him on a drug charge if there's loose sets of keys floating around. Filner's opposition is capable of anything.— August 10, 2013 4:20 p.m.