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Consider wearing women’s jeans
If I didn't know better, I'd think this was a Mencken piece. In fact, I'm still not totally sure it isn't satire. It is very hard to see some macho but fashion-conscious dude shopping for jeans in the women's department of Macy's. Very hard. In this era of internet-based retailing, I suppose he could just get them from Amazon or another on-line operation, and try different sizes until he found the right one.— June 8, 2019 8:02 a.m.
Moores and minions grab no-bid Aztec Stadium deal
If anyone didn't see this, or something very like it, coming he/she should have. It wasn't a matter of who would take it over, but of when and how and to what degree the public and taxpayers would take a huge hit. This new SDSU president could have stopped it, or so I think, and didn't. Her history of shady activity and double-dealing while at UC Davis are an indication of what can be expected from her. Embracing this deal is totally in character for her, and also many of those at CSU headquarters. Bend over and grab your ankles, San Diego taxpayers.— June 4, 2019 7:54 p.m.
SDSU's Campanile Foundation dinged by auditors
From a purely financial standpoint, I'm not sure that unpaid pledges should be carried on the books of the foundation. As something that is unenforceable, I'd be more in favor of recording them when, and only when, the funds arrive. If they are booked, a generous allowance for those that will prove un-collectible should be recorded as an offset. None of that, however, excuses their failure to pursue the overdue promises, and to act to reverse those on the books as soon as they are determined to be phantom dollars. (Another tool to collect on the pledges might be some subtle but effective not-so-public shaming of those who are deadbeats.) Why is it that good ol' Jerry S is involved with so many things of dubious value? Anything that involves him or Jack McGrory is suspect, and should be avoided. If this new president of SDSU wants to clean things up, a good place to start would be to see to it that the foundation is in good, clean hands.— May 30, 2019 10:10 a.m.
San Diego Unified dumps anti-Islamophobia initiative
All this talk about "bullying" is hard to grasp because the term isn't a clear concept. From my standpoint it involves some element of physical contact or a credible threat of it. But nowadays it seems to include saying "hurtful" things or taunts. If that is the use of the term here, I'd estimate that if a survey of students were taken at most middle and high schools, the reports of being bullied would be close to that 55% quoted for Muslim students. We like to think of kids as kind and considerate; in fact they can be nasty, mean, inconsiderate and outright cruel. (Just the way adults can be those things.) Bullies will bully someone, and they don't need a reason. This program, as proposed, would be like so many other programs that school districts adopt. It's just that SDUSD does this kind of thing in spades. They would have a working group that would draft a handbook to be given to each employee, and there would be training sessions required for all such employees. The program would look great on paper--they always do. But would anything really change? Very unlikely. When added to all the other programs, it would get lost in the fog. The handbook would be on every teacher's or administrator's or support person's shelf, and seldom seen. Somewhere in all this is an assumption that most/all bullying is reported to the "authorities." That's nonsense. No school can claim to be free of bullying based on a lack of reported incidents. Most victims of bullies are ashamed to have let it happen. Irrational? Of course, it is blaming the victim by the victim, but that is often how it works. CAIR has some ethical problems, and while it attempts to take a high road in inter-religious dialog, leaves me cold. I fully agree with Mr. Apostolou above.— May 24, 2019 3:04 p.m.
Briggs pulls out of San Diego mayor race
Briggs and Mike Aguirre along with Maria Severson are doing more than just about anyone to try to keep the local pols halfway honest. While many commenters attempt to draw party lines around local wrongdoing and double dealing, it isn't a party issue at all. There is and has long been a local insider establishment that favors certain civic priorities and that wants to eliminate others. The Reader and a few other local watchdogs (not the U-T!) attempt to draw attention to the abuses and waste of taxpayer funds. But someone has to care enough to file lawsuits and pursue them to a conclusion. Those "someones" are few and far between. Cory Briggs is one of them, and should be treated with gratitude by every SD city resident. (His reach goes beyond the city, although the city keeps up enough nonsense to keep him fully occupied.) If his talent is litigation on behalf of the city taxpayers and residents, more power to him. There is no end of things that are corrupt and misguided in city government.— May 19, 2019 7:19 p.m.
Mary's Donuts in Santee got a little too generous
If his products and other offerings were so great, he wouldn't need to piggy-back on an already-established business. The claims made by the Santee shop employee of complaints their customers make about the rival operation would point that out. Yep, sleazy.— May 14, 2019 7:33 a.m.
A recommended Feast at Carlsbad Ranch Market & Grill
My takeaway is that while named for Carlsbad, the operation is in the Vista industrial/commercial park. That's in my back yard, yet I seldom pass through the area. I don't recognize the photo of the building. It's time to check it out--who knows, I might like it and return many times. Thanks for visiting No County and for your reporting.— May 13, 2019 9:47 p.m.
Larry Flynt tries Oceanside
Duh, when I was trying to recall those Daisy's locations I could not remember the one closest to where I lived, the one at Navajo and Jackson. Oddly, I don't think I ever ate there; I did have lunch at the one in Clairemont a few times, and also tried the one in CV. Mabee was an astute businessman, but as a restauranteur he flopped. Maybe (pardon the pun) he was ahead of his time. Isn't it interesting to see how "creative reuse" can keep those older buildings going?— May 7, 2019 7:09 p.m.
Suspect in Mom's murder helped her with VRBO in Ocean Beach
Are we sure this McKibben wasn't formerly named Bates? Some scary thoughts for those who enjoyed his "hospitality."— May 7, 2019 4 p.m.
Larry Flynt tries Oceanside
That building is a specimen of several such structures built around the county in the early 70's. All were on the same lot as a Big Bear supermarket, and were built and owned by John Mabee who founded and operated the Big Bear stores. He was, the story went, concerned that folks were buying less at supermarkets, and were eating out more. So he opened those octagonal restaurants under the name Daisy's (as I recall) to tap that market. His operatives actually had a decent restaurant going, but over the years they just didn't pay off, and gradually they sold or leased them to other operations. When built, they were very nicely equipped, and had ample floor space. What has happened to them, I don't know. Those that I remember were in south Chula Vista, Clairemont, Vista (on East Vista Way), and this one in Oceanside. Well, I do know that the Chinese buffet in the Vista location closed about a year ago, and it is also now vacant. Unless one is extensively remodeled, it has a distinctive look, partly due to the eight-sided plan. Does the name of that law firm make you wonder? It does me. It's almost like a joke or parody, and maybe it gets noticed. But how it can claim that a store like that isn't an adult business is a mystery to me. Today I'd think it is too easy to buy those lines of merchandise online, and avoid the trip to the tawdry store.— May 7, 2019 3:57 p.m.