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Almost everyone in Solana Beach working
What a jarring headline. Bumping these numbers up against those [Solana Beach uses from SANDAG][1], reveals a workforce of 7,000 out of a population of about 13,000. Even allowing for children and professionals, that's a lot of retirees and others whose income is from capital not labor. The term 'working' is clearly a supple beast, and truly "[the very rich...are different from you and me][2]." [1]: https://www.ci.solana-beach.ca.us/index.asp?SEC=C… [2]: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/10367-let-me-tel…— August 17, 2018 1:15 p.m.
Local home listing prices dropped 20 percent in June
I've been saying that this is the case here (as it is in [other major cities][1]) for a long time. And the only solutions are to implement ["foreign buyer" and "unoccupancy" taxes][2], so that outside capital no longer enjoys an unfair advantage and keeping these units empty won't be as profitable as putting them to rental use. [1]: https://www.newsweek.com/2015/04/24/hidden-costs-… [2]: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/mar/08/van…— August 17, 2018 8:27 a.m.
Local home listing prices dropped 20 percent in June
This is the dark side of our tax money used to encourage more tourism. If you're a foreign investor in real estate, would you pick Lubbock or La Jolla?— August 16, 2018 9:32 p.m.
Local home listing prices dropped 20 percent in June
"The bigger they are, the harder they fall." Let's hope it's a soft deflate of a bad bubble and not a violent pop.— August 16, 2018 6:59 p.m.
Chernobyl in San Onofre?
While a "radiological incident" is yet to happen, the truth meltdown is well underway. You're absolutely correct that Edison's SEC filings **must** include "[Risk Factors][1]" in *"a discussion of the most significant factors that make the offering speculative or risky. This discussion must be concise and organized logically. Do not present risks that could apply to any issuer or any offering. Explain how the risk affects the issuer or the securities being offered."* Think it's fair to say the liability of maintaining huge amounts of already questionably stored Armageddon quick mix in perpetuity isn't something "that could apply to any issuer," even as a "low likelihood." Edison, Wall Street, the regulators, and most everyone involved in this are the three monkeys: hearing and seeing and saying no evil, thinking that will be enough to keep evil from happening... [1]: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CFR-2012-title17-vo…— August 15, 2018 12:50 p.m.
The irony of historic districts
Always [the royal *we*][1] from Lord Batty of Befuddle-on-Bayou, pronouncing on how the little people need to suck it up for gentrification. Which is strange, considering how close you live to the edge of economic displacement. What *the community needs* is **housing for all its segments**, not just those who pass your personal sniff test. Especially the working poor, for whom the dignity of the Embassy Hotel far exceeds living in cars or canyons. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_we— August 13, 2018 2:15 p.m.
The irony of historic districts
Most of the buildings [identified as contributing][1] to this proposed historic district are already "multi-family buildings or complexes" (72), not "single family dwellings" (11). And the [Embassy Hotel][2] (with 76 rooms) is one of the few short-term residential facilities available in Uptown. This just goes to show that, for some, hostility to historic preservation itself is more important than density or affordable housing—and that they don't care how many people are turned out of doors to satisfy their spite. [1]: https://www.sandiego.gov/sites/default/files/dsdh… [2]: http://san-diego-hitching-post-motels.com/embassy…— August 13, 2018 11:30 a.m.
Avarice and denial shadowed mayor's ballot bid
The best part of this Schadenfreude-fest is knowing that this is end of the line for Kev-boy's ambitions for elected office. Let him now go and drink himself into oblivion as the office mascot at some pitying PR firm.— August 13, 2018 11:01 a.m.
City leaders don’t mention “convention center”
Over his four-plus years as mayor, Kev-boy has done nothing but avoid "addressing the urgent issues of homelessness, road repair and protecting our economy." That's why nobody is buying what he's selling.— August 9, 2018 11:05 a.m.
The city hall honesty test
Could not agree more with these comments. Luna has been a shining example of what government service *should* look like, and can, when grifters and hucksters can't have their hands in the till and thumbs on the scales. In fact, most everyone else is found wanting in comparison, which is why Kev-boy and Co. are so anxious to replace him. Would this be the first city contract not renewed due to excellent performance? What's needed is a citizen's initiative to draft Luna for another ten years, and not let the usual suspects get away with removing the only brake on their graft and incompetence.— August 1, 2018 10:04 a.m.