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Trump picks San Diego’s big-money garbage brain
Navarro has emerged as a totally obnoxious pro-Trump "scholar" tea-bagger on CNN and MSNBC. He has diahrrhea of the mouth and will not shut up long enough to allow any kind of conversation, as he spews out his so-called brilliant economic theory. I don't expect he will get return invitations to certain talk shows, especially *Hardball.*— August 8, 2016 7:17 p.m.
How Hillcrest sidestepped Uptown planners
The self-appointed bully of Hillcrest has a national doppelganger: That would be the current national disgrace, Trump, whose ludicrous sense of importance and self-worth are as laughable as his resume, whose vulgar bullying persona is defined by jibes, taunts and cruelties, who marries more talented women and whose coarseness and megalomania increase with each inevitable divorce, and who publicly says ugly things about any woman he feels slights him (though not in blogs, as the local guy does). Not to mention bad business deals and losing money in real estate. The parallels are uncanny. Fear and loathing are what keep them going. Oh, yeah: another parallel: once self-identifying as a Republican (Democrat) and then, as is useful, sucking up to every Democrat (Republican) available.— July 22, 2016 6:51 p.m.
To judge a deli’s worth, zero in on pastrami
I totally disagree about the pastrami: not only is it delicious, but it is from New York. Here's the text from [Zagat][1], which provides an excellent review: "Carnivore's meats are delivered from the East Coast twice a week. Turkey and **pastrami comes from Nations Best Wholesale Deli in New York**, while salami, pickles, hot dogs and sauerkraut are sourced from Chicago." I first went to this great place when it was "Nosh," a much better name than the new one. But the food hasn't changed, it's still great, and the really generous servings are a bargain. The best way to enjoy the pastrami and corned beef is to take the sandwiches home and make two or three sandwiches out of the meat you get, using your own bread. Or buy meat by the pound. Any good culinary artist will tell you that the best sandwiches (including burgers) have just the right ratio of meat:bread, with bread as the vehicle for the softening/wetness of creamy dressing of your preference. A tall heap of meat looks pretty and seductive, but, lacking the right proportion of moistened bread, it doesn't give the right mouth feel and it's all too dry. You might as well just fork up meat with a bit of bread on the side, if that's what you want. [1]: https://www.zagat.com/b/san-diego/7-things-to-kno…— July 22, 2016 1:46 p.m.
City's bike-share program needs help, says report
The promo article about the international advertising conglomerate, now named Outfront Media (formerly CBS), mentioned "shelter-sized" backlit LED displays. That would be truly intrusive in the locations in our coastal and older neighborhoods.— July 14, 2016 7:20 p.m.
City's bike-share program needs help, says report
Founder, do you know if the backlit advertising displays have been installed in any of Deco Bike's locations? Last July, there was an article announcing that "OUTFRONT [Media Inc.] has also entered into a partnership with Miami-based DECOBIKE, LLC to include advertising and sponsorship on the San Diego Bike Share System. This program will consist of 180 stations, 160 of which will be equipped with double-sided, shelter-sized backlit advertising displays. This new advertising platform is currently being rolled-out, and the first advertising displays are expected to be installed this August, with an anticipated completion by the end of 2015." http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/outfront-…— July 12, 2016 1:52 p.m.
City's bike-share program needs help, says report
The contract between San Diego and Deco Bike is interesting. To see how important the advertising revenue is, read page 30 of the following pdf: http://docs.sandiego.gov/councilcomm_agendas_atta… My favorite picture of a row of Deco Bikes: http://www.10news.com/news/driver-crashes-car-on-… This is such a great photo, I just can't understand why it didn't get much attention. News 10 seemed to be the only local channel to post the photo. The entire bike rack had been removed, disappeared, leaving no trace of anything, by dawn. Considered bad PR by the City and Deco Bike?— July 11, 2016 7:21 p.m.
Bawk bawk! Chicken broth!
[Better Than Bouillon][1] makes fabulous, rich bases: I always have on hand beef, clam, vegetable, and chicken. I buy them at Smart & Final and keep them in the fridge. They are compact and don't take up a lot of room, last forever without spoinling, and make wonderful, delicious broths to add to all sorts of chicken, beef (esp pot roast), and seafood dishes; use the vegetable bases to add to water for rice, couscous, etc. [1]: http://www.betterthanbouillon.com/products/— July 6, 2016 7:17 p.m.
Show us the numbers, Civic San Diego
Katheryn, I really don't understand why you don't file a lawsuit to demand the info you need. Your Sisyphean efforts outside of court will never reap results. The only way to force honesty and and legal behavior in Jan Goldsmith's kingdom is to lower the sword of the law on him.— May 11, 2016 8:22 p.m.
Hey, Bernie: Hillary has diddled with Wall Street
Don, In 1976, Reagan, campaigning, employed the term "welfare queen," sketching (as you put it) the idea that the greedy black woman was the typical beneficiary of social welfare programs (in 1976, however, African-Americans were *not* the majority of welfare recipients). The "savvy people [knew] exactly what she was doing" and believed that Reagan would end government giveaway programs. In 2016, Bernie Sanders sketches Clinton as the beneficiary of "greedy billionaires" and condemns *in toto* Wall Street, without proof, but "savvy people will know exactly what she was doing" and believe that Sanders will end a corrupt system. I don't like sketchers, especially those who use synecdoches to condemn entire groups and systems. It is veering into fanaticism. And I don't care for anyone who believes the worst with no proof.— April 25, 2016 5:16 p.m.
Hey, Bernie: Hillary has diddled with Wall Street
I don't agree that she feigns finance-industry innocence. By no means does she portray herself as uninformed. She can and does discuss Dodd-Frank, the Volcker Rule, Glass-Steagall, high-frequency trading, securities, financial regulation/reform, the IMF, the SEC, the CFTC, subprime lending, insurance, bonds, derivatives, credit swaps, etc. Help me see what you mean by describing a "game" she has played with Wall Street, and how she concealed it (but not from you!).— April 23, 2016 11:14 a.m.