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Carlsbad Village Coins evicted from State Street
When it comes to retail space, we are (or soon will be) facing a huge glut of it. The 'net sales are eating the heart out of bricks-and-mortar retailing. The result will be whole strip centers that have lost their tenants, except for the fast food joints. But Carlsbad Village is an exception . . . so far. It has foot traffic, Oh boy, does it have foot traffic! Much of that comes from tourists, but they don't account for all of it. This rapacious landlord wants to cash in on the boom-town atmosphere of the Village, and is proceeding to do just that. But the last laugh may be on him when there is nobody ready to move in to his retailing "palacio" on the corner and pay whopping rents to be there. I suppose we'll see.— February 26, 2020 5:38 p.m.
Path to North Park granny flats not easy
At this point I would not blame them for regretting their decision to build. Selling the home to be bulldozed and replaced by a new structure would have put them money ahead and saved all the aggravation.— February 26, 2020 7:58 a.m.
Tijuana Chinese restaurants under the gun
Easy to pick on in non-racist Baja. Ha! The real issue is that they don't readily make the necessary payoffs to the inspectors, and they get shut down as a result. I've been at the pedestrian crossing to TJ, and have seen some nauseating food preparation--such as comes when there's no running water in the stand--going on in plain sight. THAT's the sort of thing that needs health enforcement, and yet it continues out in view of hundreds of passers-by at the busiest of international crossings in the world. This is all usual Baja nonsense, and deserves little or no attention north of the border. If all the US residents who head there would stay home, both countries would benefit. Stay in the USA, and avoid TJ until the Mexican government can regain control of its territory. Then you can go there again--but don't hold your breath. It could take a lifetime to happen.— February 25, 2020 8:34 p.m.
Yes on C and gun owners use Facebook for campaigning
Another reason to oppose the tax is that it doesn't improve the tourism experience for those who would pay it, i.e. visitors. Many of the attractions that are touted to potential vacationers are seedy and down-at-the-heels. Repairing streets is the least of it. Check out the restrooms at the city-run beaches and Mission Bay. Pretty sad, I'd say. If they have to pay, give them some of it back in making the experience a truly positive one.— February 25, 2020 7:50 a.m.
Behind the San Diego Democrats' vote against Measure A
Anyone who was hoping that Nate Fletcher would be an independent "man of the people" didn't look at his record of flip-flops (all of which boosted his election prospects.) It's a nearly sure thing that his predecessor Ronnie Roberts would have favored No on A. Or would he? There have been some key votes on developments that he didn't like and voted against. Generally his votes were predictable. Does this mean that Nate will get more developer and builder money? That's for certain. If you live in his district and are disappointed with this vote, keep it in mind for two more years--until he's up for reelection--and then vote accordingly. All that said, it is a sorry day when the voters have to tie the hands of the supervisors and prevent these misbegotten developments from raping the land. But unless their hands are tied, we will see many more such developments proposed and built.— February 22, 2020 3:20 p.m.
Legislative Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual Transgender and Queer Caucus fronts effort for Todd Gloria
He will be expected to deliver many, many things to a disparate group of supporters. How will he be able to satsify the competing and opposing demands? Is he that much of a master politician? It isn't surprising to see SCE buying politicians, but I'm a bit surprised that Chevron is also doing it. Climate Action Plan, my patoot.— February 17, 2020 4:07 p.m.
Forget trees to help San Diego carbon emissions
Not all trees require irrigation, as in piped-in water. Some, like many of the eucalyptus species, get established quickly and manage with no added water. (Am I advocating for the eucs? No, they leave much to be desired as shade or decorative trees. But they do grow fast, and that means they utilize plenty of carbon.) The subheadline that refers to Cuyamaca State Park has me puzzled. There's no mention of that place, or its reforestation, in the story. Just some editorializing by the headline writer?— February 14, 2020 8:56 a.m.
Yes on C and gun owners use Facebook for campaigning
You are so right. The additional revenue would be generally wasted on the sluggish city bureaucracy or squandered on a larger convention center that will not pay off. (Convention attendance in the US is on a downtrend like so many other things. About the only argument for enlarging what they have now is to keep Comic-Con. But one show a year does not justify an investment of the size now being contemplated. And who knows, Comic-Con could suffer declining attendance too.) Just why Kev-boy is in the thrall of the tourism cabal isn't clear, but he belongs to them. They do just fine with the current menu of tourist attractions and overpriced hotel rooms. Just recently the city admitted to having a backlog of $2.6 billion of infrastructure maintenance, some of which goes back decades, that includes road and street repair. But in his state of the city speech did Kev make mention of that? If he did it was small mention, because his message was that things are great, wonderful, and glorious in SD. More tax needs to be spent on many things, and this measure doesn't make sure of anything like that.— February 13, 2020 10:49 a.m.
Beware of any woman dancing on cars
Seems that the (honorable) judge blew it on this one. She's a nut job and ready to fly off the handle at almost anything at any time and anywhere. We will undoubtedly hear more of her in the future unless she moves out of the area.— February 11, 2020 7:52 p.m.
Not wanted in Oceanside – more palm trees
The Mexican fan palms only look good when they are shorter than five feet. I've had to remove (or pay to have removed) four of the things over the past years. They grow tall, and then provide no shade. There are other palms which don't seem to be as obnoxious, those the nurseries call queen palms, king palms and emperor palms. But even though they don't grow so tall and shadeless also get too big and require removal. A few years ago while walking on Pacific Street in Oceanside I was struck by a falling palm frond. So they do pose a danger. We have a next door neighbor who went palm crazy a long time ago. Now we have fronds and kernels falling into the garden from his tree every year. The fronds are heavy enough to break the fence boards. Glad we've never been there when they fell on us or on our heads. The total picture is that, even though palms look sexy and tropical, palms are bad news and planting them is short-sighted.— February 11, 2020 7:45 p.m.