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Southern California home prices barely above bubble peak
Yeah, beach front property in La Mesa, and Kearny Mesa! And California will drop off the continent too as CalExit is enacted. What a future and can hardly wait.— August 27, 2017 11:41 p.m.
Southern California home prices barely above bubble peak
My experience with Zillow's data is their numbers are typically 20% above real world buying and selling *facts*. At least that observation is true in the neighborhoods I track regularly in San Diego. Here's an example: a nearby neighbor initially listed her home for sale at $1.5 million. This was very close to its Zillow listed value of $1,550,000. After sitting on the market for months and a two price reductions it sold for $1,237,000. Roughly 20% less than the so called Zillow "value". Are values unreasonable high? Depends on who you ask. The family who purchased the home above were "pleased" with the price and plan on remodeling it further before moving in. I am pleased too as it raises the value of my home, which is larger, by a similar percentage. The seller however was not as happy believing the value was the inflated Zillow "value". But as we have seen over and over, what goes up, comes down.— August 27, 2017 1:09 p.m.
Faulconer commands the merry-go-round
Political incest - that's all folks. With all this old stale blood, nothing innovative will be coming to San Diego any time soon. Watch what happens in March of next year... Here's a prediction, our retiring Chief, you know the very close friend of the Mayor, will become the city's director of public safety or some other made up title just so she can continue getting a huge payback salary.— August 25, 2017 9:18 p.m.
Cohn Restaurant Group sued over text message
Don: I know you are not naïve, being so worldly and wise. So please don't tell us this the first time you've ever heard of an elected politician changing their position, or as an office holder, lying. A partial definition of politician is: a person who acts in a manipulative and devious way. Maybe Mr. Maxwell, the lawyer and his lawsuit described above, are just being political.... Nah, it's just a money grab, using a legal extortion tactic, by manipulating the law, and practiced by a devious human being who has no moral center.— August 23, 2017 11:44 a.m.
Chicago bosses clean out top editors at LA Times
For the record, George Orwell is the author of 1984. Orsen Wells was a radio artist, actor and cinematographer famous for the radio version of War of the Worlds and Citizen Kane. Also for the record, newsprint and news dailies have been dead now for a few years, they just refuse to accept their own demise. As for fair journalism, that seems to be dying at a slightly slower pace. But if we're not careful, it to my be gone soon.— August 22, 2017 7:14 p.m.
Cohn Restaurant Group sued over text message
There is no evidence of tampering with voting machines in any state where an audit has been conducted. In addition, in Wisconsin, where a vote recount occurred, President Trump acquired more votes than the original tally. http://www.latimes.com/nation/politics/trailguide…— August 22, 2017 6:02 p.m.
Cohn Restaurant Group sued over text message
I disagree. It was Hillary's arrogance, sense of entitlement and lack of a coherent message that lost her the election. But now we're way off topic unless we equate the corrupt practice of law in this instance by Mr. Maxwell and corrupt practice of politics by Mrs. Clinton.— August 21, 2017 4:31 p.m.
Cohn Restaurant Group sued over text message
I'm just wondering by volunteering your cell number to a business where, in this case, you've made a dinner reservation it seems the service of receiving a text message would be a positive convenience not a negative invasion. Yet this lawyer and his law firm will twist and contort the law to extort money from legitimate businesses. Sadly, it will take numerous "victims" before the Courts wise up to this money-making scheme. In the end, it will be Cohn's customers who will pay these costs. And people wonder why lawyers have earned the reputation as pond scum bottom feeders.— August 21, 2017 7:51 a.m.
County worker’s racial slur didn’t infer he was a “lover”
Dorian: According to Transparent California there is no one with the last name of "Spitzer" working for the County of San Diego. However, there is a Mark S. Sitzer, Division Chief I, working in the Assessor's office. Is there a misidentification in the story in need of a correction? Do you guys need an editor? In either case this case involves HIGH level managers where that kind of behavior cannot be tolerated at all. If the voice mail proof exists how can the County allow continued employment of this manager?— August 19, 2017 10:42 a.m.
Faulconer’s next Scaramouch
Too bad politicians don't try something as simple and clear as the truth. Oh, not their truth, but "the" truth and the whole truth. Is it really too much to ask?— August 17, 2017 9:59 a.m.