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Could McGrory Have Given More?
I should have said that Golding received the blame for McGrory's manipulation of city finances. She clearly has not accepted responsibility for what ocurred during her mayoralty. For example, the diversion of city pension contributions to pay for the Republican convention. The diversion was intended to boost her political standing by giving her national exposure on TV. She paid the price and became unelectable when voters realized what McGrory had done at her behest.— November 3, 2011 9:23 p.m.
Could McGrory Have Given More?
Susan Golding took the blame for the rot that Jack wrought in the city's finances. She divorced Silberman but wasn't married long enough to get much cash out of him. She's foundered for years as a lobbyist with no clients and had to take factory work to support herself. Where is her money? Susan has to wear polyester clothes because she can't afford wool and drives a car with seats covered in naugahyde instead of leather and Jack McGrory got $72 million?— November 2, 2011 11:41 p.m.
Rumor: Hedgecock May Leave KOGO
I suspect KOGO would be eager to hire Roger to reprise his local radio show, but not at a salary that Roger would be willing to accept. I doubt his show on KOGO could generate enough ad revenue to pay him $100,000 a year. Rick Roberts should stop smoking and drinking. It's destroying his voice. He croaks like a bullfrog when he speaks.— November 2, 2011 11:27 p.m.
Former Officer's Lawsuit Reopened on Appeal
If he had gone back to work they would have fired him a second time. SDPD brass would have planted dope in his locker to frame him, or set him up on false charges. Or worse, if he requested back up in a dangerous situation the other officers would claim they never heard the call due to radio static. He could have lost his life.— October 19, 2011 4:54 p.m.
Real estate funds not sure thing for San Diego retirees
Never invest in a partnership or LLC. Investors almost always get hosed. If the business proposition was any good, the organizers of such entities could obtain financing from a bank or find a heavy hitter like Buzz Wooley or John Moores to pony up the cash. No brokerage or investment advisor is ever going to sell a good investment to a small investor. For the small investor, financial advisors and planners are useless. Small investors should stick to index funds with low expense ratios and avoid all other types of investments. Above all, the small investor should not seek financial advice from professionals.— October 19, 2011 12:49 p.m.
Ninth Circuit Refuses to Reconsider Soledad Cross Ruling
Under the U.S. constitution treaties approved by Congress are the supreme law of the land. If the President negotiates a treaty with a foreign government with a provision that requires the U.S. government to maintain a cross on top of Mt. Soledad while the treaty is in effect, the courts would be powerless to order its removal.— October 15, 2011 2:36 p.m.
French Gourmet, Officers Plead Guilty
The employer is required to certify under penalty of perjury that a foreigner was hired because the employer could not find an applicant in the U.S with the required job skills. This is clearly not the case with Qualcomm as there are plenty of unemployed Americans with the job skills Qualcomm requires. I believe that the DOJ could pursue a RICO case against Qualcomm, shut the company down, and seize its assets and all the cash it has stashed in offshore tax havens. If the DOJ takes this action we might be able to save Balboa Park in the process.— October 14, 2011 12:37 p.m.
French Gourmet, Officers Plead Guilty
It's difficult for me to distinguish Malecot's actions from those of Qualcomm. Qualcomm represents, apparently falsely, that it must hire Inidan engineers under the H1-B visa program because there is a shortage of engineers in the U.S. Qualcomm's exploitation of the visa program comes at a time when top UCSD engineering graduates are working at Starbucks because there's no work in their field. I think the situation at Qualcomm is spiralling out of control and should be investigated by the DOJ.— October 14, 2011 10:01 a.m.
French Gourmet, Officers Plead Guilty
The DOJ is ramping up these prosecutions all over the country. The purpose is not to deter the hiring of undocumented immigrants, but rather, to scare the hell out of employers. The theory is that scared employers will flood Congress with money and exert enormous pressure on Congress to pass an amnesty bill. These prosecutions are not what they seem.— October 14, 2011 9:51 a.m.
Shames Rejoins Bar
The amicus brief too old to trouble Shames. He can't be prosecuted as the statute has run. Even if Shames is representing himself as eligible to practice law, unless he took money from clients or represented to a court that his law license is active recently, there's nothing the State Bar can do to him.— October 12, 2011 8:25 p.m.