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San Diego cop worried she might have miscarriage, blamed for late notice
Dorian: second to last paragraph, dates don't make sense to me, am I misunderstanding? Or did you mean October 2016?— July 27, 2017 1:12 p.m.
District Attorney yet to file charges against former Poway Schools chief
The 2015 OrgChart, the newest one I could find, shows Paul Azevedo and Fiona Khalil as heading the pubic integrity portion of the DA's Special Ops. Come to think of it the whole orgchart looks pretty heavy on bureaucrats who push paper collecting substantial salaries. http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2017/j…— July 25, 2017 3:40 p.m.
District Attorney yet to file charges against former Poway Schools chief
While I'll agree Ms. Dumanis does very little she is just the elected head. What about the subordinates who actually run the so called pubic integrity unit. These are highly compensatated DA5s with salaries/benefits in excess of 200K annually. Maybe *The Reader* should investigate what they do, not just the elected figurehead.— July 25, 2017 11:04 a.m.
These cops in PB want people to know there are bait bikes
Gotta love technology leading to arrests ***AND*** convictions. Keep up the good work and expand the program Citywide.— July 20, 2017 4:29 p.m.
The potholes of Harbor Drive
Dorian: the math is simple, check this out. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GPRwWrAy9WQ But it's even easier, take the speed in MPH times 22 and divide it by 15 or in this case 55*22/15= 80.666666fps. Then 80.66 times 1.5 seconds tell us the number of feet backwards in time. It's called simply a time/distance calculation. So he would need roughly 121 feet, given, speed, reaction, and let's say 30 feet of braking distance.— July 18, 2017 6:47 p.m.
The potholes of Harbor Drive
At 55 MPH that's more than 80 feet per second (FPS), and, according to witnesses, he was accelerating. Combine his 80FPS+ with standard perception time of 1.5 seconds and he's back 150 feet or so just to avoid. Could you see a pothole from half a football Sadly, math, physics and the lack of safe driving techniques led to his demise. Plus, we don't know about time of day, weather or how potential tardiness issues considering his acceleration may have contributed. Typically there are many contributing issues in collisions which may or may not mitigate liability. Too suggest the city should pay a "fortune" without understanding the facts of any case is not only wrong, but financially crippling to the taxpayers who fund the public liability accounts.— July 18, 2017 1:21 p.m.
The potholes of Harbor Drive
*"In its defense, the city says Powell was speeding when he lost control of his motorcycle."* What kind of speed are we talking about? Five or ten over the posted limit, means real trouble for the city. 40 or 50 MPH over would be speed unsafe for conditions, and limits the City's liability. As Powell contributed to his own demise. Yes, it sounds harsh, but let's think about this. We can certainly acknowledge Powell was familiar with the condition of the roadway, as he likely traveled it on a daily basis. And, if the road was in such poor shape any excessive speed driving a two wheeled vehicle wasn't safe. Driving is a privledge, not a right, we all have a duty to operate our motor vehicles safely. The city also has has a duty to provide and maintain safe roadways.— July 17, 2017 8:25 p.m.
Lawrence Isen knows white-collar crime
And I thought the Swiss, with their self imposed position of neutrality, always remained neutral in international disputes. Guess it's okay when you beat somebody up for money.— July 17, 2017 1:31 p.m.
Lemon Grove lady ran a tax scam while awaiting sentencing for earlier one
Too bad she didn't put as much effort in legitimate work, maybe should wouldn't be spending the next 10 years of her life behind bars. But on the bright side, it's probably safe to say she'll be confined in mimimum security federal facility sometime referred to as a country club for non violent felons. I've read Bernie Madoff, the largest thief monetarily speaking in history, recently cornered the hot chocolate market at his prison. This is from a January 2017 article is *Town & Country* magazine: "At one point, [Bernie Madoff] cornered the hot chocolate market," Fishman said. "He bought up every package of Swiss Miss from the commissary and sold it for a profit in the prison yard. He monopolized hot chocolate! He made it so that, if you wanted any, you had to go through Bernie." So while life in prison isn't a bed of roses, if you're going to be locked up in one, Club Fed is the place to go.— July 15, 2017 10:53 a.m.
Update — San Diego Unified sues College Board
http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/educatio…. Here is the article if your IP address is blocked or restricted in some way. A federal judge has ruled that the College Board had the right to invalidate Advanced Placement tests taken by 543 Scripps Ranch High School students. Judge Anello said he was sympathetic to the inconvenience and frustrations of the students whose tests were invalidated because of seating irregularitied, he disagreed that re-taking the test would cause harm to them, as the school's attorneys argued. Students study for months before taking AP tests, and high scores mean college credit for certain courses, saving thousands of dollars in tuition and even allowing students to graduate early. Scripps Ranch High students took the tests in May, and the College Board notified the district in late June that it was invalidating many of the tests because of how students were seated. As they were too close together and separated by partitions, which are not allowed. Attorney William Low, argued that the College Board’s own guidelines say test may, not must, be invalidated because of seating irregularities. The rules were couched in a way to give the College Board the discretion to not issue such a severe punishment, he said. Attorney Chris Casamassima, representing the College Board, argued students take the tests each year and consistency in testing is crucial to maintain the integrity of the tests. Anello’s ruling was on the district’s requests for a temporary restraining order, which would have compelled the College Board to release the invalidated test scores. An injunction also sought by the district against the College Board still is pending, but its relevance may be moot with Friday’s decisions. Students are scheduled to begin taking the first round of make-up AP tests on Monday. Andra Donovan, general counsel for the school district, said a decision about whether to pursue the injunction has not yet been made. Ryan Tannenberg, who graduated from Scripps Ranch High this year, was disappointed with the judge’s decision. “I think it’s ridiculous,” he said. “Anyone with a sense of moral judgment would have ruled in our favor.” Tannenberg said he took AP tests in psychology and calculus, but plans to only take the psychology tests again. Shortly after the ruling, the College Board issued a statement that said an investigation into the school’s seating chart was prompted by a report of cheating during the exam. No students whose tests were invalidated were accused of cheating, however. “This ruling affirms the difficult, yet necessary, decision that we made in order to ensure that no student has an unfair advantage,” the statement read. “To uphold our commitment to safeguarding the integrity of AP scores, as colleges rightly expect, the College Board had no alternative but to cancel the affected tests.”— July 15, 2017 8:03 a.m.