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Lifeguard to run for mayor
I see this as nothing but an attempt to reduce the chances of Lori to win against Kevin. It will be great to see who donates, how much they donate and how much they decide not to spend, which sadly is only found out after the election; which is another thing that needs to be changed in San Diego. Anybody want to bet that Ed will be Pro-Density to better rake in the donations from Developers, instead of Quality Density like Lori?— March 2, 2016 3:45 p.m.
Hillcrest hashes high-rise housing heights
Sessions - Great comment. Most of those that are promoting for more Density do not ride the bus, commute to all the Density meeting by bike or even ride share. We are being lectured to by people that want more housing so that Developers can profit by remaking our Special Neighborhoods more like Mission Valley. Everybody wants to live in a cool neighborhood, but as the Density gets increased it becomes less cool, that is what most of those that are promoting ever more Density cannot understand. You live in a neighborhood for 20 or 30 years or more you get possessive of it, because it is your neighborhood. To hear that people (new to SD) want to increase your Density so that they can move in is just more ME-ism. Developers and Business Owners are now enabling many groups that are now promoting ever more Density in SD. They are doing this because it is great for their own bottom line. Take away the money and many of these well funded groups would cease to exist as we know them today. When City Council members, their Staff and most City Workers take mass transit (instead of owning a vehicle) then I will believe that we all should consider changing our ways; that is unless you are aged, have children, pets or need to carry more than a handful of items with you. Left unsaid is that taking mass transit at night is scary if you are a Senior, a good looking women or just don't like waiting for the bus or walking SD's dark streets. Vehicles offer personal safety that mass transit will never be able to match, which is very important with all those concerned with their daily and their own safety.— February 14, 2016 12:45 p.m.
Babewatch is over, SD
I bet Amanda Scarski wins big. Then perhaps the SDFD, the SDPD and the SDLG will begin to hire the best qualified instead of the most "connected" as is now the case.— February 14, 2016 12:16 p.m.
Hillcrest hashes high-rise housing heights
Caden - By your logic, Developers must be $AINT$ since they make so much money creating ever more Density in what is already a very cool neighborhood, thanks to all the people that already live here, not the developers. "Folks investing in their Neighborhood" is different than cramming ever more new folks into a neighborhood that already lacks the infrastructure it is due, all in the name of Progress. I'd love to live in Rancho Santa Fe but nobody is building Density there. Why, because it is not as good a deal for the Developers as it could be in Mid-City. This is a push by Developers to make big bucks and all the talk about providing low and moderate housing is a canard. If all new developments had to include large amounts of low and moderate housing (with rents that were fixed for 30+ years) you would see the Developers cry foul... They want to be able to sell market rate units or better yet lease market rate units so that they can have an ever increasing income stream.— February 13, 2016 6:13 p.m.
Hillcrest hashes high-rise housing heights
**Density or Density Bonuses —> No Thank You** Are you concerned with the City Planning Dept.’s Plan to force ever more Density into our neighborhoods, while leaving most other parts of San Diego untouched? The North Park Residential Improvement District (NP-RID) urges you to join with us in demanding that the City first provide the long overdue infrastructure improvements we all know are needed (by the people already living in our neighborhoods) before allowing any more Density, which will only make things worse for all. NP-RID wants to help everyone that needs our support, so that they in turn will support us. Working together, we can all enjoy a better quality of life for ourselves and in our neighborhoods. I believe that Developers who want to increase their bottom lines are now working with the City Planning Department by asking us to choose between Density or Density Bonuses (allowing even higher Density), in a sales pitch called the Presumptive Close (in which it is presumed that the customer will buy one or the other, instead of choosing to buy neither) to get us to buy into supporting their enormous Planned Density Increases. Spread Density fairly throughout San Diego, don't just push Density on Mid-City because these Developers what to make more money than they already are. Additional Density projects should also have "stepped" large additional fees accessed to them, so that this money can be used immediately to improve the "above ground" amenities so that all those that live nearby will see an improvement in their quality of life; and I'm not talking about spending it on otherwise required trees, street benches and similar items. Why not require larger projects to fund street linear parks and other things that will make San Diego a better place to live instead of just a much more crowded place to live? Who wants Univ. Ave to have wall to wall high rises like Park Boulevard & Univ. Ave? Look at the size of potential projects shown on the link listed below. [1]: Density Bonus link from University Heights: https://uh2050.wordpress.com/2016/01/31/myths-and…— February 10, 2016 3:46 p.m.
SDPD under the influence of power?
Video that is accessible to both the Police, those they interact with and especially those they arrest are required in order that our justice system will treat everyone equally. Until the City of SD implements rules requiring not only the use of body cameras but also access to the video from them, we will continue to have a two tiered justice system. The cost of settling one excessive force lawsuit would more than pay for all the required body camera technology, so it is in our best interest to have the Mayor and City Council get the body cameras regulations changed ASAP. **Excessive force hurts everyone not just the person that is assaulted unfairly**.— January 25, 2016 1:37 p.m.
Phew. No fees for SOHO
SOHO has proved (again) that a lawsuit is required to get the City and their Big Donors to even consider what the people want, instead of what is deemed best by those Big Donors that have insider access to City Officials and other decision makers.— January 17, 2016 12:33 p.m.
Hoteliers versus the "creature"
It's the San Diego $huffle Connected Lawyers suing mby trying to negate other Lawyers rights to sue their BIG CLIENTS in order to protect these BIG MONEY clients that hired the Connected Lawyers in the first place. Without Lawyers personal justice is a thing of the past in SD. Big Corp's and Big Business are running our City, thanks to even Bigger political donations to our elected Leaders who have no fear of the media exposing them because our MSM is also owned by Big Corp.'s.— December 25, 2015 10:11 a.m.
Look out, Trump, here comes Rocky
Very interesting that Bernie Sanders is not mentioned by Rocky, since even HRC is concerned that Bernie might win the DNC nomination. I wonder if Rocky will feel the Bern?— December 21, 2015 2:59 p.m.
But it's okay when the city's permit expires
D$D says it all, the City only understands the threat of a lawsuit, otherwise they know that they can get away with what ever they want since most neighborhoods are not organized enough to challenge the City. Both Kelly Broughton and Marcela Escobar-Eck are PRO DENSITY and are now cheerleaders for slamming as much DENSITY as they can into as many areas of SD as they can, while collecting "consulting fees" from as many Developers as possible.— November 18, 2015 1:08 p.m.