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Radio’s Ray Lucia taking his case to Supreme Court
The neocon Supremes may want to rule in his favor in this particular situation. But a decision that accepts his argument and disempowers admin law judges couldn't be limited to only the SEC. This would have massive repercussions affecting every federal, state and local agency—and possibly most of the litigation that is handled by small claims courts. Whichever way this goes, it will be a major decision.— September 27, 2017 11:27 a.m.
City grabs Park and Rec funds
Courts have ruled repeatedly that properly enacted fees must be used strictly for the purposes for which they were enacted in order for them to remain proper (that is, not an illegal tax). Not sure where rec council fees are on that spectrum, but it defies reason that anyone will continue to pay for using a pool or other park amenity they can no longer enjoy because the money to operate it has been stolen to plow into the General Fund. This absolutely guarantees that all these great local programs will cease. This is simply one more of Kev-boy's attempts to fill city coffers, not in order to provide services or improve infrastructure, but to give him more money for follies like bypass bridges in Balboa Park or sports stadiums that only benefit his millionaire masters.— September 27, 2017 11:03 a.m.
Couldn't find a fight, so girl keys car in O.B.
Meth is a hell of a drug. Too bad no police were around to corral the crazy.— September 26, 2017 12:16 p.m.
North Park Jack in the Box court case surprise
I suspected Pollack would scuttle this case, but at least thought he'd present a fiction less flimsy than "dry rot" (a phrase that could apply to [his tenure on the bench][1]). He's had it out for Briggs since he won the Convention Center case on appeal over his ruling. Remember [iNewsFarce's corporate-reporting non-story][2]? No wonder Briggs dismissed his [first lawsuit][3] against the city over Business Improvement District taxes rather than have Pollack preside on it—especially as he seemed to agree with the city that San Diegans for Open Government had no members and no standing (yet another [tactic without fact][4]). Looks like Pollack would better serve the people of California if he retired. [1]: http://www.gavelbangers.com/judges/california/tri… [2]: http://inewsource.org/2015/06/03/san-diego-judge-… [3]: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/weblogs/news-ticke… [4]: https://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2014/nov/10/t…— September 25, 2017 5:30 p.m.
Prebys foundation files to dismiss lawsuit
Bad enough that the $15 million settlement Eric did get was "less than one-fourth of the $40 million" his father intended for him before Debra started pouring poison in his ear and left him nothing. But then she has the audacity to cry with crocodile tears that "The sum of $15 million ($9 million + $6 million for taxes) could build several homeless shelters"? What..a..raving..***bitch***. Let's see her donate $15 million out of *her pile* of unearned loot to the homeless, or else sit down and have a nice hot mug of STFU.— September 15, 2017 1:30 p.m.
Community not happy with North Park park
I think it's like any other situation when a tipping point is reached. Whereas in the past or "normally" the number of homeless in any given area was only one or two people, now there are so many, there's developed a group or pack mentality. And that has led to an ascendance of a hardcore criminal element that preys on the weaker or more socialized homeless—which is why so many of them avoid shelters to take their chances in canyons. We need to step up our response accordingly: make anything already illegal (such as weapons or illicit drug possession, violence or intimidation) that occurs in a public park or shelter a "force magnifier" for higher penalties (such as is speeding in a construction zone), so police have the power to handle the worst offenders.— September 15, 2017 11:22 a.m.
Man breaches San Onofre perimeter
What the hell?! Someone with a screw loose was able to breach the perimeter of a nuclear waste storage facility? If it had been real terrorists with a plan and guns blazing, they could have made it to the containers and caused a catastrophe. There's *no* reason for this facility to have less security now than it did when the plant was active; and if this doesn't kick our elected leaders to ensure against future incidents, then we're literally cooked.— September 15, 2017 10:50 a.m.
Short-term rentals thrive in East Village
I agree with Vancouver's solution (and have written about it here before). And I do think there is a big difference with live-in tenants taking in guests (though I wonder about stories like this where an endless parade of strangers is considered preferable to a roommate). The issue is the commodification of housing results in all new units built being kept empty or snatched up for short-term rentals only, keeping them out of reach of people needing housing. We need to tackle housing as speculation in all its forms.— September 12, 2017 3:59 p.m.
Short-term rentals thrive in East Village
Thanks, r_e_uhhh, for creating your account today just to badmouth me and others concerned about how you and other pro-developer shills continue to destroy our quality of life. The point is, the "Aria" and every other building over 5-6 stories requires the use of steel and tension concrete, making the costs of construction more prohibitive than wood framing, and that gets passed along to the buyer/renter. You could be in a unit that doesn't cost so much it "requires" you to AirBnB if we had real smart growth with zoning that really does value pedestrian scale. But again, that would require having other goals than maximizing returns for developers.— September 12, 2017 10:59 a.m.
Short-term rentals thrive in East Village
Never forget that this is the neighborhood the builders and their pro-density cheerleaders have held up as a model of the "smart growth," "work live play" development they want to spread to Golden Hill, North Park, Hillcrest, and every other neighborhood east of the 5 and south of the 52. If they get their way, all the existing affordable housing will be torn down to build more towers with units kept empty by foreign owners who just want a safe place to park their money and greedheads going for the tourist dollar. It's a win for everyone—except those who live here.— September 12, 2017 9:59 a.m.