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Brouhaha or foofaraw at San Diego Junior Theatre?
Believing our Mayor is going to do something about this is unlikely no matter how many pages are written about it. Our Mayor Faulconer has a well documented history of fence sitting or burying his head in the sand to avoid any possibility of being pinned down on any issue. In a recent incident the City Attorney's office even fought to quash a subpoena so he would not be deposed. They even settled a case out-of-court to avoid having him testify in open court. It could have been embarrassing for his future if something was part of a public record. The allegation made in complaint are very troubling. Especially when innocent children can be, or are involved. In addition, there is also an allegation of a cover-up and possibly retaliatory termination(s). If true, then the possibly of more serious problems needs looking into. I agree this matter should be thoroughly investigated by a disinterested third party with no connections whatsoever to San Diego's so-called elites who hold the reigns of power. Our Mayor and Council should withhold, in escrow, all taxpayers funding until this organization submits to and passes a full financial audit and receives a clean bill of administrative health. However, I doubt our Mayor, as chief executive of the City, will actually do anything.— May 1, 2017 12:25 p.m.
San Diego lifeguards at OB Town Council blast fire department take-over of 911 calls
It's job/wage/retirement envy. I often ask why do people who can hit a 90MPH baseball consistently & fairly, run/catch/throw a football for a touchdown repeatedly, sink a basketball threw a hoop, return a 120MPH tennis ball, race a car safely at more than 200MPH, or hit a tiny white dimpled ball multiple times to find a hole in the ground all to "earn" ridiculously high salaries? Exactly what do they contribute to our culture that justifies their high salaries compared to other "professions" which are paid wages where few could support a family. I'm Just Wondering.— April 30, 2017 9:42 a.m.
UCSD refuses to reveal Padres medical discounts
Yeah, but just think how ***cool*** it is to be the Doc who gets to care for all those sport celebrities. You know the current ones and the "has beens" who now work in the Padres front / back office. And visiting team players too. Let's see, multimillionaire professional overpaid sports athletes, getting taxpayer funded preferential subsidized health care. What's wrong with that? No wonder these documents are heavily redacted. I'm surprised you even got them to acknowledge the public record request! I'm just wondering how many "oh shit, what and how are we going to respond to this" statements were uttered during the delay in getting the nearly useless info to you. I'm also wondering just how high the answer went up the food chain? Maybe all the way to the Chancellor's office? I'm also wondering what other quidpro quos were consumated in this bargain that you haven't discovered.— April 27, 2017 2:52 p.m.
San Diego lifeguards at OB Town Council blast fire department take-over of 911 calls
Well...it's an **ALL OUT OLD FASHIONED TURF WAR** between Fire and Lifeguard personnel. Years ago, in an administrative cost cutting measure, the separate Lifeguard Deprtment, was folded into the Fire Department forming the Fire-Rescue Department. Seems like the cousins never really got along and now we, the taxpayers are suffering while the kids are bickering. I'm just wondering where's the Mayor during all this squabbling? Absent as usual, doing nothing, as usual, never taking a stand, never leading, never anything. Reminds me of the guy who led us from behind for the last eight years. Or maybe Faulconer is trying **strategic patience** we all know how well that works. Just like the Federal Government, the City's first duty is the safety of its citizens. It's time to end the turf war, correct the problem, and get the Mayor to grow a spine and lead this City as it's CEO!— April 27, 2017 2:15 p.m.
Woman files appeal in Mira Mesa shooting of husband by San Diego police
I always find the choice of photo used in an article interesting. In this case the picture is intended to instill sympathy for Ortega. Too bad we don't get to see a photo of him smacking around his spouse in a domestic violence act, or of him failing to pay child support for the very youngster he is holding. Or maybe one of him flashing gang signs with one hand and holding a pistol in the other. Maybe then we'd get a better picture of the *"real"* Ortega. We did learn one thing from this story, it took a jury only three hours to decide the cop was not liable. I'm sure they got the complete story on the real Mr. Ortega.— April 25, 2017 8:54 a.m.
In new book, Filner admits his sex addiction, mistakes
So, as in court, and now is a self published book, an admission by the former Mayor of his wrong doing. His free and willful actions apparently to not only feed his ego, but his insatiable appetite for power. But is this sickness really about "power" or power over women? As I recall Don, you defended Filner vehemently and implied, if not outright said, he was the ***victim*** of those who wield power in San Diego. But, if we choose to believe Filner now, he caused his own demise. Sadly, I suspect that there are many other ***real victims*** preyed upon by Filner we will never know of.— April 25, 2017 2:23 a.m.
Woman files appeal in Mira Mesa shooting of husband by San Diego police
So Ortega believes it's about money and it different if it's the taxpayers money versus the officer's money.— April 24, 2017 8:21 p.m.
City reaches settlement in pedestrian death of 7-month-old girl
Dorian: I will be very interested in knowing the City's reasons whichever way they decide to go with this intersection. If they decide to NOT go forward with realignment, I'll be disappointed from a citizen safety aspect, especially since the realignment of Catalina and Chatsworth, years ago was for that very reason.— April 24, 2017 3:50 p.m.
City reaches settlement in pedestrian death of 7-month-old girl
I believe the city has moved on some of the complaints regarding this intersection. Ones I have posted here, in *The Reader* in pervious stories about this incident. Someone has trimmed back more of the vegetation, including the tree limb which camouflaged the overhead signal lamp head from Catalina to Cañon. I believe the city "red zoned" the area where the neighborhooding community gardener's parked their truck while they worked. Parking a truck there, while convenient for the gardeners, completely obstructed the view of pedestrians using the crosswalk. While these minor changes have improved site distance safety, the **REAL** safety solution requires a realignment of the intersection just as the City did at the intersection of Catalina and Chatsworth, years ago. There, the nearly identical sweeping transition lane was removed and replaced with a typical right hand turn. Only then will the speed issue be eliminated. Only then will the ***conditioned driving response*** of the signal light being green 99.9% of the time be removed. Finally, we see how corrupt government official can be. Let's hope this follows Faulconer where ever he goes. I'm just wondering if this settlement offered by the City is done to protect Faulconer from being forced to testify in open court?— April 23, 2017 12:27 p.m.
City still hopes to prevent mayor from taking stand in deadly crosswalk lawsuit
This is third or fourth story on this horrible intersection and the terrible death and injury reported by *The Reader.* Sadly, the City, for whatever reason, believes it holds no liability. Even when there is clear and unrefuted evidence of it, and its councilrepresentative, Kevin Faulconer, were well aware of the hazardous conditions. But this is no surprise, especially for Kevin (Sgt. Shultz) Faulconer who claims to "know nothing". That's been his method of operating in politics all along. His logic, you can be held accountable if you deny everything. While minor alterations to the intersection have been made, (removal of a plant, slight realignment of lane markings and the installation of a completely useless signal light) the original design flaws still exist and cars ignore the signal light because it remains green 99.9% of the time.— March 29, 2017 11:19 a.m.