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The KKK peaked in San Diego in the 1920s
Then as now, "[some very fine people][1]." The tendency to sanitize the past leads some to believe one can cherry-pick stories or ideas ("The KKK protected widows and children"; "Hitler did some good things but went too far"), without understanding that *everything* done in the service of evil is tainted and irredeemable. Pseudohistory is just as dangerous as pseudoscience. [1]: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017…— January 10, 2018 10:45 a.m.
No sign of financing for Broadway-Navy project
Then having no taste is also something they have in common.— January 10, 2018 10:24 a.m.
Salk Institute vs. Women?
> Any information that Drs. Pollard and Murphy may remember from more than > a decade ago is far too stale to be of any relevance now. Actually, it would establish a basis for alleging a long and persistent history of "gender bias and discrimination." The word for that isn't *stale*, it's *damning*.— January 4, 2018 11:44 a.m.
San Onofre 2050: Tide’s in, nukes out
So it [looks like][1] Edison is racing to complete their onsite storage folly before [Aguirre's negotiations or Briggs' lawyering][2] can stop them, so once the waste is entombed it becomes a fait accompli. If ever there was a situation in need of a court injunction, this is it. [1]: https://media.sandiegoreader.com/img/photos/2018/… [2]: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/nov/16/t…— January 3, 2018 1 p.m.
Taxpayers hosed by city airport vendor
This is the problem with how the city conducts "the people's business"—they always build in accountability escape clauses. Like the Balboa Park centennial fiasco, although Luna discovered procurement problems, he had to conclude that [nothing was wrong][1], since the contract didn't specify they had to deliver on an actual celebration. It was intended instead to reward Sanders and his cronies, and on that it delivered spectacularly. In this situation, "Even after a would-be bidder for the new contract noted the lapses, airport officials failed to change the proposed agreement to deal with water costs and usage." The question is: what is the person approving these contracts getting for intentionally crafting such sweetheart deals? [1]: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2014/oct/01/t…— January 2, 2018 12:18 p.m.
State utilities commission holiday sneak
*"The commission says the delayed timetable is necessary to properly calculate payouts from those leaving investor-owned utilities like SDG&E for community programs: energy-purchase contracts inked before customers have an option to leave **could affect utilities’ profitability** and create higher rates for those who opt out of community choice."* And so 2017 ends as usual: more running-dog mischief from the regulatory capture of the CPUC. See how much [this story][1] has changed just [since November][2]. A toast to Brown terming out in 2018 and his cronies getting sacked soon after. [1]: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/aug/31/s… [2]: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/nov/16/t…— December 31, 2017 8:55 p.m.
Chinese bicycle torture
When one realizes that the docked bike businesses actually make their money [from advertising][1], it becomes harder to see how the dockless bike companies make money without it—especially when so much of their product gets trashed. The ugly truth is the bikes are a loss leader for their real business: [data mining][2]. While it's bad enough we're letting domestic companies get away with hiding that this is really what they're about, it's worse to ignore what a company controlled by an adverse foreign government can do with this hoard of personal information. [1]: http://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/decobike-is-boo… [2]: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/rendezview/city…— December 27, 2017 5:27 p.m.
Sandag accused of eminent domain abuse
SANDAG is an extralegal and antidemocratic 800-pound gorilla. Why can't they pay a fair market price to the owners who want to sell and create their stated "bus layover" space, and leave the other owners alone? The only explanation is that they're so used to lacking accountability they no longer have any sense of right or wrong. No other government entity would try to get away with a tiny project to build a simple rest stop to morph into a massive mixed use, private business venture. That it would profit even more from going into business for itself by robbing others of their property rights should concern us all. Stunts like this demonstrate the necessity of defeating this beast. There's no reason for this extra layer of self-serving bureaucracy to continue to exist.— December 27, 2017 noon
12 days of harassment and counting
Hateful creep like this probably isn't limiting his portfolio to fraud. I wonder if he is responsible for the rash of [arson and punctured tires in Ocean Beach][1]? [1]: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2017/dec/22/s…— December 25, 2017 7:10 p.m.
San Diego's Merrill Lynch whacked
More mischief from our local white-collar criminal overclass. From the dates, it looks like this is a leftover investigation from the Obama Admin. I'm sure it won't be long before 45 rescinds the order as "overreach" and the graft can continue.— December 22, 2017 3:10 p.m.