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PG&E funds Atkins Torrey Pines golf blowout
Atkins, like EVERY other politician is for themselves first. They just say they’re for others to get your vote.— January 19, 2018 6:13 p.m.
Mark Marney, deputy director of golf, took trip courtesy of Toro
Checking TransparentCalifornia.com reveals Mark Marney holding the position as a Deputy Director working for the City of San Diego. It also shows he earned total salary and benefits of $152,806.00 in 2016. Deputy directors are part of the City’s management team, one level below Department Director. The City of San Diego owns the Torrey Pines Golf Course along with several other municipal golf courses located throughout San Diego. Golf courses are units of the City’s “enterprise” department like water and airports. They are NOT funded through the city’s “general” fund, like police, fire and library. Enterprise departments are suppose to pay for themselves through fees and rents.— January 11, 2018 6:59 a.m.
O.B. school crossing guard all business
Thumbs 👍🏻Up for Mr. Simard! Not only for your efforts in regards to the safety of our kids. But also for not listening to the school Principal. The sidewalks and streets are public property, and for that matter the school is too when you think about it. You go ahead and yell at and remind those drivers to slow down. It only takes a split second for a tragedy to happen. And while a homeless person has just as much right to the sidewalk as you do, if they are committing a crime, like indecent exposure (314.1 Cal Penal Code) do your duty, as any decent citizen would, and make a citizen’s arrest. Maybe the Principal is more interested in his pension than the safety of the kids leaving the school and that’s a real shame. I suspect every parent expects school officials to protect their children, and not ignore criminal behavior.— January 5, 2018 8:58 a.m.
San Onofre 2050: Tide’s in, nukes out
And I thought it was government’s job to protect its citizens, not poison them with nuclear waste. Thanks Governor Brown, your legacy is in the making. Generations will remember this.— January 3, 2018 1:20 p.m.
Taxpayers hosed by city airport vendor
The contractor is in violation of the pre existing ordinance for not renting a meter from the Water Department, and you know they knew they needed one. But you’re correct, the idiot who wrote the terms of the contract in the first place without spelling cleary has created a loophole. Sadly, it’s the City Attorney’s office who reviews ALL contracts that should be held accountable. But as I said before, since it’s other people’s money they are careless with it. Too bad, so sad with a shrug of the shoulders is all we’re going to get for past “gifts” along with a promise to do better.— January 2, 2018 10:31 a.m.
Taxpayers hosed by city airport vendor
The Auditor’s office is not just Luna. There are 22 employees with a budget of more than $3million. The auditor himself, Luna, was hired on a 10 year contract. The city council also passed an ordinance in 2009 making it a crime to interfere or impeade an auditor’s investigation. My only concern is the auditor’s is the slowness of reports. While accuracy and completeness are admiral traits, the Auditor’s own goal #2 states, in part, to provide “timely” information to stakeholders. Sometimes a fire needs to lit under the auditor’s butt to get these reports out and corrective steps taken to end the waste, fraud and abuse quickly. And, “stakeholders” should always include the taxpayers who fund the city. Will this or another Auditor remain after the initial 10 year contract expires? I certainly hope so. The debacle of the Enron-by-the-Sea era cannot be allowed again. The Golding/McGory/Murphy disasters are still being paid by taxpayers.— January 2, 2018 8:20 a.m.
Taxpayers hosed by city airport vendor
Same ole story at the City. No one is held accountable because it’s OPM. Other people’s money. Since the City has a CEO, our Mayor, and we even have a COO, Chief Operating Officer, Scott Chadwick, who “earned” $319,235.00 in pay and benefits in 2016. Maybe one of them should held responsible and pay for this clearly illegal “gift” of public funds. Bravo to Mr. Luna and his team for following up on the whistle blower’s tip.— January 1, 2018 2:05 p.m.
San Diego's Merrill Lynch whacked
We, the taxpayers of the City of San Diego, are already paying for Hedgecock’s wife’s breasts. https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/City-to-Pa… To the cool tune of $85,000.00 bucks. That a lot of bucks for boobs, whether they were on a jury panel or on someone’s chest.— December 23, 2017 7:19 a.m.
A crystal-ball view into San Diego’s 2018 economy
I disagree. The only thing the tax bill explicitly does to the ACA is eliminates the tax “penalty” for not buying health insurance. Something Chief Justice Roberts said about election consequences. When he wrote, “Because the small fee "looks like a tax," he wrote, the individual mandate could stand on the basis of Congress' broad power to tax.” It, in my opinion, reverses this onerous interpretation of the law where the government forced its citizens to buy something and restored the freedom of choice. Roberts also said, and I’ll paraphase here, ...if you don’t like the interpretation, change the government or change the law... So, as President Obama once gleefully remarked, “..elections have consequences.”— December 20, 2017 8:35 p.m.
A crystal-ball view into San Diego’s 2018 economy
Don, my comment he and his wife are very liberal was referring to my neighbor, not the President.— December 20, 2017 8:16 p.m.