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Gentle Vista man shoots abusive wife in back of head
This is first degree murder, premeditated murder. But some years back, when Betty Broderick slipped into the home of her ex-husband and new wife, and shot them to death in their beds with a handgun, it was deemed second degree murder, i.e. murder with malice but no premeditation. Can that be explained? Like I said above, ya' nevah know about juries.— October 1, 2021 3:46 p.m.
Gentle Vista man shoots abusive wife in back of head
Yes, probably.— October 1, 2021 3:41 p.m.
Gentle Vista man shoots abusive wife in back of head
Eva, A standout piece of reporting once again. This is such a sad story, yet it is true. For more years than I care to recall, we've lived next to a dysfunctional couple, one where she would be hurling obscenity-laden comments at him on an almost daily basis, and outside where the neighbors could hear it all. Yet they are still married, although they are alienated from their offspring. Sounds so familiar. One can wonder why Andrew Smith didn't just get up and leave years ago. If he had, he might have kept his sanity, and freedom. After reading your account, I'd have predicted that the jury would convict him on a lesser count, or even have voted to acquit. Ya' nevah know about juries.— September 30, 2021 8:38 a.m.
Urban adventuring in Oakland
Very amusing. Staying anonymous does have its advantages, I suppose.— September 29, 2021 7:15 p.m.
Urban adventuring in Oakland
Thanks for weighing in. Things are not always the way they are reported and perceived. From the standpoint of a potential tourist visitor, you have damned it with faint praise, in that you advise twice to "be careful at night." That's when many/most tourists and other visitors are out and about to dine, dance, and let loose. In spite of your support for the area, you have said enough to keep most of us away. And by the way, the Bay Area has many other communities and cities that don't have a crime rate that is "too high." Oakland isn't representative of the entire Bay Area--neither is SF. Pick and choose and be selective of where you visit, dine, and enjoy the night out.— September 28, 2021 7:47 p.m.
Urban adventuring in Oakland
For a very long time, Oakland was seen as a downtrodden, crime-ridden place that was best avoided. Now, this report makes it seem positively great as a tourist destination. But the report fails to mention why the big shift has occurred, if it has. Yes, I've spent time there in the past few years, and Lake Merritt looks good, and there are some 'hoods and eateries that are OK. During the daytime it isn't bad as a walkin' around place that really looks good. Is the reality something that matches the appearance? I'd love to think so, but . . . Anyone else like to comment?— September 27, 2021 6:56 p.m.
Lawsuit threat did not scare off Jensen recallers
Good points. For far too long that city kept electing city council seat holders who immediately start favoring special interests, such as NRF, regardless of what the voters think they want. But then, what do those voters really want? That's never clear, and most of the voters seem detached from the process. Sometimes I just think that Oceanside will go the way that many So Bay cities and districts have gone totally bad, where the voters have no idea of what/whom they vote for. Those voters get what they vote for, and then often complain. The choices begin at the ballot box, and when voters seem to have no notion of whom they are voting, other than ties of ethnicity, they suffer. But, ya' know, O'side suffers when it has no real reason to suffer. Go figure.— September 12, 2021 7:47 p.m.
Lawsuit threat did not scare off Jensen recallers
Cori Schumacher filed for restraining orders against a pair of Carlsbad residents who opposed her ideas and votes on the city council. A judge decided that she had no reason to fear any sort of harm from them, but rather that she was trying to silence them and ban them from attending city council sessions. Under California's Anti-SLAPP law, the judge both denied the request and then slapped her (pardon the pun) with some severe sanctions for attempting to silence them and stop public debate. Losing that case and facing about $40K of legal fees and fines had to have helped her decide to hang it up. In this case in good ol' Oceanside with its corrosive politics, those suits against the activists could very well qualify as SLAPP suits. They should, and probably have already, explored use of the Anti SLAPP laws to get those suits dismissed, which could be very costly to the NRF developer. It is most interesting to see two of Jensen's boosters who voted to appoint her now say they regretted their votes to appoint her. But she's a defiant one, or is so far. But note that she says she isn't going to sue to stop the recall. Did she take a lesson from Schumacher's experience with Anti SLAPP?— September 12, 2021 2:36 p.m.
Nancy Worlie cleans house at KPBS
More to the point, when has KPBS ever reported anything unflattering about San Diego State? No local medium that I'm aware of has called the recent demolition of a serviceable stadium (even if it was down at the heels) with decades of use still in it for what it was, madness. The CSU system is on a roll and this recent land grab to make the SDSU campus larger shows it. If this county needs more seats in a CSU institution, they should be well south of I-8, not plopped in already-overcrowded Mission Valley. KPBS is the last place where you can expect to see or hear anything critical of SDSU, as you might expect. Those who use KPBS as their news source don't want to hear discouraging stuff, especially about the operations of the county government, nor cities, not school districts, nor other local agencies.— August 13, 2021 8:34 a.m.
Nancy Worlie cleans house at KPBS
Describing de la Torre as "once-controversial" is putting it mildly. She was at the epicenter of a scandal at UC Davis that ended up in her boss, also a woman, being fired as chancellor. But instead of being fired too, she floated free and washed up here in San Diego as the new president of SDSU. At last report, her salary was the highest of all the campus heads in the CSU system. For that sort of price she should be doing plenty to shake things up and make the operation run better. As for KPBS, the station chugs along, begging for contributions, and then ignoring the desires of its frequent listeners/viewers and most ardent supporters. Should those "public" stations be run by university campus bosses? Or might they be far better off if the community could participate via a foundation?— August 12, 2021 8:36 a.m.