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Burglary suspect's behavior "fishy"
Kudos to East County Emergency Updates on FB for their part in capturing the suspects. They made sure the community was aware of the Wednesday incident. This had a huge impact in capturing the suspect on April 1. Great work!
— April 2, 2016 11:56 a.m.
Quick survey of San Diego primary voters
I just thought sharing some info about the candidates would be helpful. Rarely do I see anything where the same questions are asked about each candidate. These are things I am not seeing covered much. That's why I did my own due diligence months ago. There were some interesting things about every candidate. I also did one about candidates like Huckabee using running for President as a glorified book tour.
— March 26, 2016 9:07 a.m.
Quick survey of San Diego primary voters
CONTINUED . . . K A S I C H (1) STANDING UP: In 1970, at the age of 18, he wrote a letter of admiration to President Richard Nixon requesting a meeting (letter was hand-delivered by his university's president). He was granted a 20-minute interview that year. (2) NET WORTH: $20M (3) CHILDHOOD: Middle class (4) CAREER: Incumbent governor. Prior to politics, Kasich was an investment banker, also a managing director at Lehman Brothers when it crashed and burned. He was also a Fox News analyst and an author. He has a degree in political science. (5) SPOUSE: She worked in PR, eventually working her way up to VP of a firm before becoming a homemaker. (6) INCOME: He has a salary as a governor. Most of his wealth is from his time as an investment banker and consultant. (7) FAMILY: Both maternal and paternal grandparents were immigrants. His father was a mail carrier. S A N D E R S (1) STANDING UP: In 1962, at the age of 20 or 21, he was arrested for civil disobedience protesting racial segregation. (2) NET WORTH: $500K (3) CHILDHOOD: Lower-middle class (4) CAREER: Incumbent US senator and former US congressman and mayor. He has a political science degree. (5) SPOUSE: Former college president. (6) INCOME: They have his income as a US Senator and modest investments. (7) FAMILY: Fathers family was killed in the holocaust. Immigrant father was a paint salesman. T R U M P (1) STANDING UP: In 1967, at the age of 21, he was majoring in economics at Wharton, avoiding the draft under a college deferment. (2) NET WORTH: $4B+ (3) CHILDHOOD: Silver spoon (4) CAREER: Real estate developer and TV personality. (5) SPOUSE: Immigrant and former model (6) INCOME: Trump's major income comes from real estate, golf courses, book sales, entertainment, and other investments. (7) FAMILY: His mother was an immigrant, his father a successful real estate developer. His paternal grandparents, successful restaurateurs, were also immigrants that anglicized their name Drumpf to Trump
— March 23, 2016 12:10 p.m.
Quick survey of San Diego primary voters
This is a snapshot I shared months ago about all the candidates. The net worth's are from when they started running for office, so it may be higher/lower but probably still pretty close. For each candidate, I asked the same exact questions: (1) What were they standing up to or for around the age of 20? (2) What is their ballpark net worth? (3) What socioeconomic status was their childhood? (4) What are the broad strokes of their career path? (5) Who is their spouse? What is their current or former career, if any? (6) Show me the money ~ where does their wealth come from? (7) What is their family history? C L I N T O N (1) STANDING UP: In 1968, at the age of 20 or 21, as student president at Wellesley College she led student protests against the Vietnam War. This led to her switching from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party. (2) NET WORTH: $100M+ (3) CHILDHOOD: Middle class (4) CAREER: Formerly: US secretary of state, US senator, First Lady (US and state). Prior to this she was an advocate for children and became a partner at a law firm. She was named one of the most influential lawyers in the country at one time. She has led task forces to reform education and served on many boards. She is an author and does speaking engagements. (5) SPOUSE: Her husband was a former US president, former governor, and former attorney general. (6) INCOME: They make most of their money from speaking engagements and then book sales. I'm guessing they have investment incomes as well. (7) FAMILY: Clinton was raised in a very conservative Republican family, her father owned a small textile business, her mother a homemaker. C R U Z (1) STANDING UP: In 1991, at the age of 20 or 21, he wrote his first college op-ed where he accused the college president of abuse of power when he decided (without student input) to ban beer kegs from campus and give an honorary Princeton degree to George Bush Sr. (2) NET WORTH: $4M (3) CHILDHOOD: Upper class (4) CAREER: Currently a US senator. Formerly: a solicitor general, an FTC planning director, an USDOJ associate deputy attorney general, and a domestic campaign advisor to Bush 43. He was also an adjunct law professor. He has degrees in public policy and law. (5) SPOUSE: His wife is a managing director at Goldman Sachs (6) INCOME: About a third of their wealth are investments in fossil fuels, the majority is from book sales. Also his wife's income from Goldman Sachs. (7) FAMILY: Cruz's parents worked in the oil industry, owning a seismic-data processing firm for oil drilling. His father is an immigrant, his mother is American (degree in mathematics). CONTINUED IN NEXT COMMENT
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It's important to have local newspapers (more than one). I like the physicality of newspapers just as I still prefer the physicality of books. While I do read news online, I don't ever want that to be the only option.
— January 21, 2016 12:42 p.m.
Trader Joe's gets it, Clairemont
Clairemont residents are reporting that they got the Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer yesterday. It's been a long time since many have had one mailed to them.
— October 9, 2015 10:59 a.m.
Puppy supply line threatened
A few things: Pure-bred animals are in shelters (every breed of every age); The cross-breeds that are so in vogue are just what us normal folk call "mutts"; You have no better shot to have a healthy well-behaved dog by paying thousands (human behavior is the biggest part of the equation there not money); A lot (and I do mean a lot) of puppy mill puppies end up in shelters (moms and puppies). Backyard breeders and puppy mill owners are not animal lovers, if they were they would stop breeding while millions perished in shelters. Breeders will dump a mom off on a freeway off-ramp when they are done with them; Dogs are not things to be owned, they are part of your family and you are their guardian not their owner; We can solve this issue of killing healthy and treatable animals in shelters and labeling perfectly adoptable dogs as "rescue only" if we take some very simple actions. - One of them is to end breeding until we aren't killing animals in shelters. - Another is to have a stringent spaying and neutering program (Canada did and they have a shortage of dogs now, I've rescued dogs on death row in CA that are now in loving homes in Canada); Every dog needs to be able to be linked to a human. Millions of animals come into shelters every year. Some are lost but the majority are abandoned. This needs to be addressed. > Healthcare is one reason, old age is another, landlords not allowing animals is another, > Treatable behavior is yet another one, > Homelessness is one more, > Some actually just drop off dogs at shelters because they aren't that into having a dog anymore (I've seen this with my own eyes). There is a serious lack of empathy when it comes to animals in this country. Helping those that need help would cost less than running the inept shelter system we have. There are some shelters that care more about getting paid per kill than adopting animals out. I have talked to those that run shelters and they have spent a great amount of effort trying to talk me out of rescuing a dog. They told me one dog was so aggressive that he had bitten everyone and that I should not rescue him. It turned out to be a big huge lie. Sweetest dog in the world. We could solve this problem and stop the carnage in 2-3 years if we care enough to do so.
— August 27, 2015 8:06 a.m.
No pool party at Bud Kearns this summer, kids
Thank you Ken.
— August 24, 2015 2:33 p.m.
Clairemont speeding irks residents
UPDATE: after this article was posted today, I saw a couple of city workers at the crosswalk. They told me there are plans to so something. A lot of people have made calls and sent emails about the speeding problem. Nothing is certain, but there is a discussion of moving the location of the crosswalk and adding lights on both sides of the street to allow drivers coming from Iroquois to have more warning there is a crosswalk ahead. Also, the police are starting to crack down on speeders all over town by adding signage and speed trackers. Good news!
— August 6, 2015 6:57 p.m.
Clairemont speeding irks residents
Not quite as fast as on the freeway, but close. They are always louder than those driving the speed limit. Of course, it's just a guesstimate. I surveyed other neighbors that have witnessed this and most of them made guesses between 45-55 mph.
— August 6, 2015 6:49 p.m.
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Burglary suspect's behavior "fishy"
Kudos to East County Emergency Updates on FB for their part in capturing the suspects. They made sure the community was aware of the Wednesday incident. This had a huge impact in capturing the suspect on April 1. Great work!— April 2, 2016 11:56 a.m.
Quick survey of San Diego primary voters
I just thought sharing some info about the candidates would be helpful. Rarely do I see anything where the same questions are asked about each candidate. These are things I am not seeing covered much. That's why I did my own due diligence months ago. There were some interesting things about every candidate. I also did one about candidates like Huckabee using running for President as a glorified book tour.— March 26, 2016 9:07 a.m.
Quick survey of San Diego primary voters
CONTINUED . . . K A S I C H (1) STANDING UP: In 1970, at the age of 18, he wrote a letter of admiration to President Richard Nixon requesting a meeting (letter was hand-delivered by his university's president). He was granted a 20-minute interview that year. (2) NET WORTH: $20M (3) CHILDHOOD: Middle class (4) CAREER: Incumbent governor. Prior to politics, Kasich was an investment banker, also a managing director at Lehman Brothers when it crashed and burned. He was also a Fox News analyst and an author. He has a degree in political science. (5) SPOUSE: She worked in PR, eventually working her way up to VP of a firm before becoming a homemaker. (6) INCOME: He has a salary as a governor. Most of his wealth is from his time as an investment banker and consultant. (7) FAMILY: Both maternal and paternal grandparents were immigrants. His father was a mail carrier. S A N D E R S (1) STANDING UP: In 1962, at the age of 20 or 21, he was arrested for civil disobedience protesting racial segregation. (2) NET WORTH: $500K (3) CHILDHOOD: Lower-middle class (4) CAREER: Incumbent US senator and former US congressman and mayor. He has a political science degree. (5) SPOUSE: Former college president. (6) INCOME: They have his income as a US Senator and modest investments. (7) FAMILY: Fathers family was killed in the holocaust. Immigrant father was a paint salesman. T R U M P (1) STANDING UP: In 1967, at the age of 21, he was majoring in economics at Wharton, avoiding the draft under a college deferment. (2) NET WORTH: $4B+ (3) CHILDHOOD: Silver spoon (4) CAREER: Real estate developer and TV personality. (5) SPOUSE: Immigrant and former model (6) INCOME: Trump's major income comes from real estate, golf courses, book sales, entertainment, and other investments. (7) FAMILY: His mother was an immigrant, his father a successful real estate developer. His paternal grandparents, successful restaurateurs, were also immigrants that anglicized their name Drumpf to Trump— March 23, 2016 12:10 p.m.
Quick survey of San Diego primary voters
This is a snapshot I shared months ago about all the candidates. The net worth's are from when they started running for office, so it may be higher/lower but probably still pretty close. For each candidate, I asked the same exact questions: (1) What were they standing up to or for around the age of 20? (2) What is their ballpark net worth? (3) What socioeconomic status was their childhood? (4) What are the broad strokes of their career path? (5) Who is their spouse? What is their current or former career, if any? (6) Show me the money ~ where does their wealth come from? (7) What is their family history? C L I N T O N (1) STANDING UP: In 1968, at the age of 20 or 21, as student president at Wellesley College she led student protests against the Vietnam War. This led to her switching from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party. (2) NET WORTH: $100M+ (3) CHILDHOOD: Middle class (4) CAREER: Formerly: US secretary of state, US senator, First Lady (US and state). Prior to this she was an advocate for children and became a partner at a law firm. She was named one of the most influential lawyers in the country at one time. She has led task forces to reform education and served on many boards. She is an author and does speaking engagements. (5) SPOUSE: Her husband was a former US president, former governor, and former attorney general. (6) INCOME: They make most of their money from speaking engagements and then book sales. I'm guessing they have investment incomes as well. (7) FAMILY: Clinton was raised in a very conservative Republican family, her father owned a small textile business, her mother a homemaker. C R U Z (1) STANDING UP: In 1991, at the age of 20 or 21, he wrote his first college op-ed where he accused the college president of abuse of power when he decided (without student input) to ban beer kegs from campus and give an honorary Princeton degree to George Bush Sr. (2) NET WORTH: $4M (3) CHILDHOOD: Upper class (4) CAREER: Currently a US senator. Formerly: a solicitor general, an FTC planning director, an USDOJ associate deputy attorney general, and a domestic campaign advisor to Bush 43. He was also an adjunct law professor. He has degrees in public policy and law. (5) SPOUSE: His wife is a managing director at Goldman Sachs (6) INCOME: About a third of their wealth are investments in fossil fuels, the majority is from book sales. Also his wife's income from Goldman Sachs. (7) FAMILY: Cruz's parents worked in the oil industry, owning a seismic-data processing firm for oil drilling. His father is an immigrant, his mother is American (degree in mathematics). CONTINUED IN NEXT COMMENT http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2016/m… http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2016/m… http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2016/m… http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2016/m… http://www.sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2016/m…— March 23, 2016 12:08 p.m.
U-T circulation plunging
It's important to have local newspapers (more than one). I like the physicality of newspapers just as I still prefer the physicality of books. While I do read news online, I don't ever want that to be the only option.— January 21, 2016 12:42 p.m.
Trader Joe's gets it, Clairemont
Clairemont residents are reporting that they got the Trader Joe's Fearless Flyer yesterday. It's been a long time since many have had one mailed to them.— October 9, 2015 10:59 a.m.
Puppy supply line threatened
A few things: Pure-bred animals are in shelters (every breed of every age); The cross-breeds that are so in vogue are just what us normal folk call "mutts"; You have no better shot to have a healthy well-behaved dog by paying thousands (human behavior is the biggest part of the equation there not money); A lot (and I do mean a lot) of puppy mill puppies end up in shelters (moms and puppies). Backyard breeders and puppy mill owners are not animal lovers, if they were they would stop breeding while millions perished in shelters. Breeders will dump a mom off on a freeway off-ramp when they are done with them; Dogs are not things to be owned, they are part of your family and you are their guardian not their owner; We can solve this issue of killing healthy and treatable animals in shelters and labeling perfectly adoptable dogs as "rescue only" if we take some very simple actions. - One of them is to end breeding until we aren't killing animals in shelters. - Another is to have a stringent spaying and neutering program (Canada did and they have a shortage of dogs now, I've rescued dogs on death row in CA that are now in loving homes in Canada); Every dog needs to be able to be linked to a human. Millions of animals come into shelters every year. Some are lost but the majority are abandoned. This needs to be addressed. > Healthcare is one reason, old age is another, landlords not allowing animals is another, > Treatable behavior is yet another one, > Homelessness is one more, > Some actually just drop off dogs at shelters because they aren't that into having a dog anymore (I've seen this with my own eyes). There is a serious lack of empathy when it comes to animals in this country. Helping those that need help would cost less than running the inept shelter system we have. There are some shelters that care more about getting paid per kill than adopting animals out. I have talked to those that run shelters and they have spent a great amount of effort trying to talk me out of rescuing a dog. They told me one dog was so aggressive that he had bitten everyone and that I should not rescue him. It turned out to be a big huge lie. Sweetest dog in the world. We could solve this problem and stop the carnage in 2-3 years if we care enough to do so.— August 27, 2015 8:06 a.m.
No pool party at Bud Kearns this summer, kids
Thank you Ken.— August 24, 2015 2:33 p.m.
Clairemont speeding irks residents
UPDATE: after this article was posted today, I saw a couple of city workers at the crosswalk. They told me there are plans to so something. A lot of people have made calls and sent emails about the speeding problem. Nothing is certain, but there is a discussion of moving the location of the crosswalk and adding lights on both sides of the street to allow drivers coming from Iroquois to have more warning there is a crosswalk ahead. Also, the police are starting to crack down on speeders all over town by adding signage and speed trackers. Good news!— August 6, 2015 6:57 p.m.
Clairemont speeding irks residents
Not quite as fast as on the freeway, but close. They are always louder than those driving the speed limit. Of course, it's just a guesstimate. I surveyed other neighbors that have witnessed this and most of them made guesses between 45-55 mph.— August 6, 2015 6:49 p.m.