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Little interest in Occupy's second anniversary
Okay, but it is A Capella, the use of the human voice without musical instruments. Also, there is a HUGE amount of interest in Occupy, judging from their thousands of Facebook sites, but in-person rallies and meetings have not had much impact, so why do them?— September 20, 2013 10:48 p.m.
Goldsmith's office warns against city reclaiming control of emergency medical services
Rural Metro Division of the Mormon Church is hardly failing financially, but all that is a BIG secret. They charged me $800 ten years ago ($2400 in today's money) for a one-mile ambulance trip that I absolutely did not need at all, being able to walk very well. As for City Attorney Jan Goldsmith, how come he never got disbarred for felony prosecution of a man who wrote in chalk on a sidewalk? Felony Hopscotch is next! I suppose the complete IDIOT can get recalled.— September 20, 2013 10:44 p.m.
Toxic sludge set to be dredged from San Diego Bay
Toxic Sludge used to be called "SHIT", but there is more to it than that. California is the only state that allows this radioactive and excessively toxic cocktail of chemicals to be present in lawn fertilizer. Look on bags at Home Depot. They call it "biomass" and add warnings. Lots of doxin, perfect for trash dumps to get rainwater thru it leached into the water wells.— September 20, 2013 10:39 p.m.
Local unemployment rate falls to 7.4%
Readers need to know that the Unemployment Rate is no longer the number of folks not working, like it was before Richard Nixon changed it years ago. It is, basically, the number losing their job very recently, minus those gaining employment very recently. Under the old formula, the percentage not employed or working only part-time, or working at jobs below their educational level, the Real Unemployment Rate is something like 79%. That would be calculating it pre-Nixon formula.— September 20, 2013 10:33 p.m.
San Diegans remain mired in low incomes, poverty
Most "reputable" companies were forced out of business by George W. ("Whacko") Bush, and the rest are going down fast.— September 20, 2013 10:27 p.m.
San Diegans remain mired in low incomes, poverty
My IRA is up to over 76 cents now, and I am 61 years old, no joke.— September 20, 2013 10:24 p.m.
San Diegans remain mired in low incomes, poverty
The average American makes $50 an hour, or $100,000 a year, per IRS, and we do not know for sure if they make that, but we DO know for sure that they pay taxes on that. The average San Diegan, $30,000 a year. The REAL rate of inflation, not the fictional government indexes, is 100% the past few years, so money is worth half as much as 3-4 years ago. Prof. Kitchin.— September 20, 2013 10:22 p.m.
Is the party over for rising real estate values?
Technically, Real Estate is worth about 5 to 10 percent of its inflated price. Nonetheless, if you want to buy some, you must pay what the market will bear. The current Economic Depression (as defined by Federal Law, which says a Depression is when Real Estate Values decline overall), will not bottom out until Real Estate reaches a point equal to what people are willing and able to pay for it, which is not a good prospect for increased value. I think Real Estate will reach half of its present value before the trend reverses permanently. If San Diego gets unionized, people will be able to afford more, and prices will go up, but I do not see that happening, and even if it does, other things will cost more, too, from having to pay union wages.— September 20, 2013 10:19 p.m.
Civic San Diego wants permitting and processing responsibilities in former redevelopment areas
The Mafia wants a whole lot of things. Will they get them? It has been suggested that redevelopment money be turned over to the City Dept. of Housing so that it can proceed with redevelopment instead of delay after delay.— September 20, 2013 8:05 p.m.
Real estate and casino money gushes to GOP and Faulconer as mayoral cash race heats up
With so many choices for mayor, the winner may have a small percentage of the vote, and be recalled. I do not like any of them, save possibly Mike Aguirre. I would like to see what would happen if Bob Filner were actually on the re-election ballot. Best bet he would win!— September 20, 2013 8:01 p.m.