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Ex-U-T reporter Lisa Petrillo joins Mara Elliott staff
I'm a long-time subscriber to the Light News (formerly the U-T) and I have no recollection of any reporter there by the name of Lisa Petrillo. But I don't recall the names of Tanya Castaneda or Scott LaFee either. I do remember Gerry Braun. Were they particularly memorable in their stories or their reporting? I'd guess not. But as the miserable excuse of a newspaper drags on, those who once at least pretended to report news are going over to the other side. They can sell their skills, whatever those may be, to bigwigs who need to spin all their doings and plans, which are in these cases, local pols. If you want the true scoop, these spinmeisters won't help at all and will actually further muddy waters and mislead. Ain't it all great?— December 5, 2019 8:52 p.m.
Who are Kings & Convicts Brewing, and what are their plans for Ballast Point?
The entire picture here is bizarre. These brewers from outtatown have bought an operation that was sold for a mind-boggling $1 billion four years ago? If this is for real, Constellation has taken a huge bath on that deal. It had already announced huge financial write-offs, one for more than $100 million. So, now the minnow swallows the whale, and they march on. No, excuse me, we don't know even half of what is going on here. It will take months or two or three years for all this to come into focus. In the meantime, enjoy the brewski if you enjoy it, and wait for the "rest of the story." Whatever it is, it will be most unusual to say the least.— December 5, 2019 8:40 p.m.
Ex-Lincoln High soccer coach arrested in Orange County
Stephan claims to be an expert of sorts in prosecuting "human trafficking." There's a fine line between that sort of activity and sexual assault. In her mind, what's the difference? Human trafficking, for all its damage, affects very few people, and can be stopped if local and federal cops take it seriously. The sort of attack described here isn't so easily stopped; but he could have been stopped if his early transgressions had resulted in arrest and prosecution. The vetting that should have been done by the school district and the teams would have prevented him from getting hired. But it has to be done to make any determination, and obviously wasn't done.— November 27, 2019 8:26 a.m.
Credit card did not work at Encinitas Target, so....
By stealing it?— November 22, 2019 8:20 p.m.
Where the beef isn't: the Impossible Whopper
Might it be the case that the reason you cannot really tell the difference between a beef burger and an ersatz burger has to do with being unable to taste the meat in most fast food franchise operations? Without heading to one of these over-the-top operations such as Five Guys, Habit, Smashburger or In-n-Out, you will not get a burger that allows you to taste the meat. Somewhere and some time along the line, the cheapie burger joints trained the customer palate to crave their output, even though the meat was so overwhelmed by the ketchup, American cheese, mayo, pickles, onion, lettuce, tomato, and a funky bun that it was unrecognizeable. All that other junk masked the taste--if there was any--of the beef. So, when you compared the flavor, texture and odor of the fake burger to that of the "real" one, all you were tasting was the bun, condiments, and vegetables. Come back with a head-to-head comparison of the two patties unadorned on a plate, and your conclusions will carry some weight. I'm serious about that comparison..— November 22, 2019 8:14 p.m.
E-mopeds could be next weapons in S.D.'s high-risk transit wars
These are street-legal vehicles and fully subject to the Motor Vehicle Code. If ridden on a sidewalk, the citation would be a moving violation for the driver and also carry a heavy fine. So, they don't have all the disadvantages of the scooters which seem to fall into a limbo between human powered scooters, bicycles and trikes and motor vehicles. It will be interesting to see if the city really has reined-in the scooters. I'm very tired of dodging them on sidewalks, especially along the Embarcadero. There are times that I walk from the airport, east terminal, to the Santa Fe depot to catch a Coaster, or the reverse. It's a good walk, but all that illegal vehicular traffic on the sidewalk makes me think I'm taking my life in my hands just to walk the waterfront. These scooters are a whole different matter, and will be a wonderful source of organ donors (just kidding of course.)— November 22, 2019 4:52 p.m.
Anger against North River Farms may lead to recall, referendum
Weiss wasn't even elected to the office of mayor; he was appointed by three of four council members to finish Wood's term. Jerry Kern, who voted to appoint Weiss is now history. I think Weiss should just ride off into the sunset, holding his head as high as he can, and look back on his partial term as mayor as a culminating part of his career. There was a time when I didn't have a high opinion of Rocky Chavez, but compared to the others on the council now, he's a prince. (I'd been hoping he could be the replacement for Issa in the House seat, but that was not to be.) If I lived in O'side, he would be my choice for mayor.— November 22, 2019 4:43 p.m.
Union-Tribune columnist Diane Bell’s La Jolla Cove seacliff estate
Who'd a thunk it? She's a La Jolla socialite and writes a column. Thinking back, the U-T (or maybe the Union prior to the demise of the Tribune) hired her as a society writer, and then when those went out of favor, converted her to a general-interest columnist. Her daddy must be doing very well in law practice to afford a place like that--they didn't swing it on her salary. Ah, how sweet it is for some folks!— November 22, 2019 8:19 a.m.
American ex-pats scared of deportation from Baja
Maybe so, but they want and need the bucks that the gringos spend. All this seems intended to provide more reasons for their cops to harass the visitors and expats, with plenty of opportunity for shakedowns. So, not only is it dangerous to head south of the border, now it requires jumping through bureaucratic hoops to do it legally. All the more reason to avoid going there at all.— November 21, 2019 7:24 a.m.
How Embarcadero Park shunned Ellsworth Kelly
So good ol' Irwin and Joan are making an investment in a water purification business that is going to tackle the lead poisoning in Flint's water system. I suppose that is a good thing if it works, but their motives are always suspect. If they made a donation, rather than an investment, it could be seen as philanthropic. The other question is whether they are trying to meddle in the politics in Michigan. They (or we should probably say he) have been buying politicians here for years while getting the Jacobs name plastered on buildings, schools and other facilities around town. I'll believe that their motives are altruistic when there's no way for them to profit from a cash outlay.— November 20, 2019 11:27 a.m.