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Bob Dorn – Rest in peace
Back at the time this was written, I was media buyer for a local corporate hq. One of the media that I had to deal with was the Union-Tribune Publishing Co. Neither I nor my boss was any great fan of that operation, due to the bureaucratic hoops we had to jump through in dealing with them. The only saving grace was that the two papers did deliver the readership in the local area that we needed. Dick Tullar is a name I recall from those days. At the time, Copley had a tight grip on the local market, and successfully beat back the attempt by the LA Times to grab the circulation away from the Union and Tribune. How things have changed in journalism, and especially in the newspaper business.— December 5, 2018 2:26 p.m.
You might not want a neighbor like Oceanside's David Herbert
There was a strange aspect to this case when the defendant made his $1 million bail by writing a check for that amount. Somehow he had that huge sum available in his credit union checking account. But then, after bailing out, he claimed to be broke, and wanted a public defender. I cannot think of a single time when a defendant made bail with that much cash. Rich folks will use a bail bondsman, or will offer a piece of property in lieu of cash. There's more to this story than any of us will likely ever know. the jimmer comments about how HOA's are toothless when it comes to enforcement of HOA rules and/or CC&R's. I'd guess that many homeowners would disagree with his general comments, and it would be those who have run afoul of their HOA's. I would agree, on the basis of all the misery that seems associated with HOA's, that buying into an area with a HOA is to be avoided. But in this case, the HOA did not have any sort of major role.— December 5, 2018 11:56 a.m.
The knife was “in the appendix carry”
Maybe he is older than 23. He could be using the birth certificate from someone of that name to establish identity. Sounds like a bag of bad news to me, with the crime record.— December 4, 2018 4:31 p.m.
Mayoral Musings
When I first learned of the massive salary increase that was coming for the "Mare" and city clowncil, I was amused to hear their comments. Didn't a single one of those big mouths realize that when they claimed that better-qualified candidates would be attracted, it reflected on their own poor ability? Guess not.— November 30, 2018 8:09 a.m.
San Diego sole-source overrun soars by $7 million
The city of SD is chronically short of funding for basic services, yet it can go to single-sourcing for something like information services and have massive overruns. If you wonder why the city is always broke and crying poor mouth, this sort of thing answers the question. That $7 million overrun could have paid for plenty of street and sidewalk repairs along with sewer upgrades, and water main replacements. That's why I refer to SD as the slobberin' city.— November 28, 2018 8:14 a.m.
Oceanside – the good and bad news
Loss of those manufacturing jobs is disturbing. I've lived in No County for a long time, and never knew about TE Connectivity. I"d suppose it was one of those publicity-shy operations that stays off the radar to avoid appeals for charity and to make a small target for news reports of bad goings-on. Hobby Lobby to me is a puzzle, as in how sales of that sort of merchandise, already covered in large part by Michael's, can support those big stores. They're moving in to the former location of Dick's Sporting Goods, which in turn had replaced Chick's Sporting Goods. Sure, it will provide jobs, but we can be sure the pay will not come close to the jobs lost at TE. Winco should be welcomed by Oceanside and nearby Carlsbad. It does a great job of being a supermarket, and is employee owned. After losing some of its supers over the past few years, such as the Ralphs on Oceanside Blvd near I-5, and the Fresh 'n Easy a short distance away, the city can use more food store space. But again, those jobs will not make up for the loss of a manufacturing plant.— November 28, 2018 7:28 a.m.
Idle Navy attack subs hit by audit
If anything they have likely changed for the worse.— November 26, 2018 2:05 p.m.
Idle Navy attack subs hit by audit
Doesn't this situation make you feel reassured? And there is no real prospect of getting the backlog and delays out of the system, the Navy itself admits. And so these uber-costly submarines sit idle in port instead of being on patrol all around the world. Sigh.— November 25, 2018 9:21 a.m.
Frontal attack on gig economy
One more example of the abuse of employees by pretending they are "independent" when they are anything but. This pattern of claiming that closely monitored and supervised workers, all of them essential to the core business, are somehow independent has been going on for years, and is intensifying. There is little surprise here--this business (if you can call it that) is based on exploitation of all those who are actually stakeholders. The customers don't always get what they are charged for. The cities lose control of their quality of life and safety of residents. The support staff ends up beggared with grossly substandard wages and far too many expenses to pay themselves. If this were happening with any controlled substance, it would be treated as racketeering, and the perpetrators could be charged with serious crimes. Ah, but it's just scooters, those innocuous things that tourists tootle around in. What's the problem here? Rackets can take on many forms, and this kind of thing, and any sort of gig work, can be as pernicious as any other rackets.— November 23, 2018 8:20 p.m.
Best and worst of times for Soon-Shiong
Hmmm. Many years ago, I knew a woman who could excuse any/all kinds of strange conduct by other women. She'd say "A girl's gotta do what she's gotta do to survive." I might add that this was in an office environment, not a strip club or other such establishment. Oh, and it wasn't involving anyone who was poor, struggling, or in dire straits. No, it was her way of saying that anything goes, and excusing it when it did. Case in point?— November 23, 2018 5:54 p.m.