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U-T using charities to boost circulation
I repeat: Newspapers or any other form of media, including all websites err when they attempt to control the user. When this stupidity runs its course, the ones that learn will profit; the rest will struggle and die. The Reader's business plan comes close; its management seems to have the transition figured out, at least in the printed form. They still have a lot to learn about website functional design and policy, however. For example, they, too, cling to their old formulas and refuse to adapt.— May 2, 2017 8:36 p.m.
County unemployment rate stays low
The question is, how do such statistics reflect disposable income?— April 21, 2017 10:20 p.m.
The Hedgecocks sue city over Pacific Beach sidewalk slip
Ok. Consider this. One street superintendent is on top of street maintenance. Every year, his crews are busy filling cracks--a very cheap pothole prevention measure. His budget is cut and he finds it impossible to keep up. He is canned and replaced with a more "cooperative" superintendent. Soon the cracks are not filled. Water gets in, degrading the base. The pavement fails, potholes form, and there is even less resources to "fill" potholes--a futile and more expensive way to "fix" streets. Soon, the road surface disintegrates. A bond issue is floated. Money flows into the pockets of the "low" bidders. Change orders make them rich. They make campaign contributions. Department heads upon early retirement get corner offices and great sexretaries plus benefits and retirement from the contractors. The become lobbyists who lay out the choices for their successors, but the latter nearly always already are aboard with the system--self-perpetuating. Different versions of this are de riguer in all departments. Examine the records. Or find some young interns to do it.— April 12, 2017 12:59 p.m.
Mayoral whopper: "Hundreds of millions" will be lost if convention center not expanded
That's why they are made so godawful long. To trip up the reviewers. And, of course, there's nothing of substance to review, so the technical gremlins will remain ignored--even by the technicians.— April 11, 2017 9:22 p.m.
Mayoral whopper: "Hundreds of millions" will be lost if convention center not expanded
Will our fellow voters resist the millions spent on bowlshit or read the tiny peeps to the contrary herewith?— April 11, 2017 2:09 p.m.
Mayoral whopper: "Hundreds of millions" will be lost if convention center not expanded
". . . I suspect voters may get wise to the SoccerCity scam. --Don Bauder Upon what basis doth thou believeth so?— April 11, 2017 2:06 p.m.
Mayoral whopper: "Hundreds of millions" will be lost if convention center not expanded
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homoph… https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homoph…— April 11, 2017 2:02 p.m.
The Hedgecocks sue city over Pacific Beach sidewalk slip
". . . a true function of municipal government: the infrastructure." --Don Bauder. Public health and safety. The trouble is, public employees and politicians are shielded from lawsuits for all sorts of "misdeeds."— April 11, 2017 1:47 p.m.
The Hedgecocks sue city over Pacific Beach sidewalk slip
"It is one more indication of what happens when a city neglects infrastructure to spend taxpayer money on corporate welfare. Unless the charges in the suit cannot be proven, she deserves a payment from the city." --Don Bauder I ain't no lawyer, but I think ineffectual repairs are worse than none at all in court. That is, the City recognized the problem, and an ineffectual "fix" can be seen as making it worse. Either way, THE TAXPAYERS are the only ones to suffer other than the injured party--for which no amount of "compensation" makes them whole.— April 11, 2017 1:40 p.m.
The Hedgecocks sue city over Pacific Beach sidewalk slip
Sucker . . . I hope I'm wrong, but if it gleams like a shiny object, and vibrates like a shiny object . . .— April 11, 2017 1:34 p.m.