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VW Painted by the Art Kids of San Diego County
That's cool! My daughter's art group, Young At Art, did the same thing to a VW Bus in OB for the holiday parade last year. I believe the other one is parked outside the Maxoto garage on Cable...— March 31, 2011 10:10 a.m.
City of San Diego Seeks to Regulate Medical Marijuana Collectives
Supporters of the Task Force's recommendations said at a meeting in OB last week that endorsement of this proposal amounts to a 'de facto ban' on dispensaries. Given the restrictive nature of the commercial zones that would allow for facilities and the extension of state distance guidelines from 600' to 1000', I'm inclined to agree. The real question is whether we consider these dispensaries to be in the spirit of the law and allow them to operate as pharmacies that dispense chemical concoctions, whether we treat them as purveyors of intoxicants such as alcohol (which, given waivers, can exist within 100' of legally-defined sensitive sties), or whether we as a society choose to view the sale of an item that's considered medicine in the eyes of state law as more taboo than a substance whose admitted primary use is as a social drug.— March 25, 2011 10:11 p.m.
The Early Daze, Part 20
Good read - nice to stumble upon something random like this.— January 5, 2011 9:22 p.m.
Signs in my Complex
Good stuff! Especially the gambling part - do you really have problems with roving bands of hoodlums shooting craps by the carports? After extensive experience, I've developed this definition of a HOA: a collection of the complex's retirees who gather regularly to plot new restrictions that will keep kids off the lawn and away from the pool area.— January 1, 2011 10:23 p.m.
This Ride Is Being Recorded
This will be an interesting one to watch play out. On one hand I can think of times (like when I got slammed by a driver doing over 20 in a mall parking lot and was named at fault) that it would help innocent accident victims plead their cases. Or capturing inappropriate audio during a traffic stop. On the other, the amount of stuff that could be secretly captured seems to open a privacy-rights Pandora's box...— December 29, 2010 6:14 p.m.
Four Wheelin' in Palm Springs
Awesome - glad you had fun! But if that pic of your son is wearing a helmet, I'm very seriously concerned about the safety practices of this outfit. I've never heard of them, but it sounds like a great introduction to off-roading. There are some great online resources out there for helping you find out more about off-roading (for southern California, glamisdunes.com stands out as a must-visit site). And desert toys these days are going for little more than a song. Please, the most important thing you can take away from your little adventure is the rental group's strictness about caring for the natural flora and fauna of the desert. Yes, there really are people out there who believe desert recreation should be banned in its entirety, as are there others who haphazardly leave trash around, start fires, and mow down bushes with reckless disregard. The latter group fuels the fire of the former, and desert lovers could use some more good families setting the right example. Have fun!— December 29, 2010 6:09 p.m.
So Much Things to Say
1 - Appreciate the expanded perspective from the 'anti' side, Javajoe. 2-6 - Thanks for the extra info on current homeless outreach efforts, nan! I think I like your shirt idea better too. 7 - I boffed, and I've got no problem being taken to task, refried. I guess a 'sensitive attack' might be along the lines of the protestors who acknowledged the people upset with homeless issues had a point while telling them they weren't expressing that anger in an appropriate way. Or not, more likely I'm trying to justify bad writing... 8 - Thanks Grasca! I like editors, they make me sound smarter than I is.— June 25, 2010 9:32 a.m.
Mr. Watchdog
There's plenty of long-term RV dwellers still around in my San Diego neighborhood. The majority of them I have no issue with.— June 24, 2010 11:16 a.m.
Hazard Towers
If values of existing condos fall another 10-15% and then stagnate for a half decade like they did at the end of the last crash in the early nineties, does the project still pencil out?— May 20, 2010 10:50 p.m.
Barack the Killer
I forgot to mention that the culmination of the event was a 'die-in,' with demonstrators lying on the ground, symbolizing the innocent struck by errant attacks. Chalk outlines were left scattered about the cul-de-sac at General Atomic's entrance. The demonstration was a collaborative effort of CODEPINK (codepinkalert.org) and the San Diego Peace Resource Center (prcsd.org), and the die-in was reminiscent of previous demonstrations by another anti-war group, the Ground Zero Players (gzplayers.org).— May 20, 2010 9:14 p.m.