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Julie Stalmer

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Mayor Faulconer's short-term rental idea — pro and con

The California Coastal Commission got back to me after the article had published. I will share in the next three comment boxes, a three page letter that they sent out to the city on Friday July 13. The gist if they support the mayor's proposal. From the email that came with the following letter: "The Commission has been working with local governments, public stakeholders and interest groups for the last couple of years with regard to vacation rentals. If you go to the Commission’s website at www.coastal.ca.gov, you will find background information and a short list of Commission actions on the matter under Local Government/Resources. In addition, I’m attaching a letter from our office that is going out today to the City of San Diego for their hearing on Monday regarding short term vacation rentals. The last Commission action from our area was at last month’s hearings in Chula Vista; the item dealt with the City of Del Mar’s proposed regulations; you can access both the staff report and video of the hearing from our website again. It was Item # 14d on Thursday, June 7th."
— July 15, 2018 5:39 p.m.

Taggers' paradise or slum bait?

I step into stories I don't fully understand all the time. I learn. I dig deep. I talk to a lot of people who do know. I read a lot of documentation. Thank you for your comments. I always want all sides in every article. I did try to get an interview with someone that does street art but didn't get it before publication. That's why I found a video interview with someone local to pull from, so at least that side would be heard. For the record, I'm a second generation native San Diegan with family on both sides going back more than 100 years. I get where you are coming from, but I think Spictro had some good advice when he said: "f***ing respect the scene. Follow the rules. Don't tag on the outside of yards, don't go over shit you didn't [graffiti]." When I see someone has tagged my neighbors fence or the sidewalk I'm walking my dogs on, it's not the end of the world, but it's also not cool to go into someone else's neighborhood and mark it like a dog marks a tree. Now, my neighbor has to take time out of his day to paint his fence when he could be playing with his kids instead. Or the city has to come out to scrub the pink penis someone thought was cool to paint in the park where kids play. I'm all for creative expression and I think there should be more places where public art is allowed. Tagging has been around for as long as art has been around. It's a form of protest and it's never going to go away. There is some graffiti that is cool, but those that are looking at it outside their front door have the right to say no. Do you tag outside your own home or on your own block? Are you cool with others coming in and doing graffiti on your house? Are you cool with your niece, nephew, child or grandmother strolling in the park and running into a large pink neon penis? It would be nice if those that do tag would stop for a moment and think: What if my grandmother lived here? I think protest is healthy and there is plenty to protest these days. But a lot of the tagging I see seems to be ego-based and not protest-based. Perhaps I don't know how to read it and if you could enlighten me by telling me if any of the images in this article are protest-based and what they are protesting, it would be enlightening for readers. Thank you. I sincerely appreciate you sharing your thoughts on this. Julie
— July 15, 2018 5:29 p.m.

Nati's Mexican restaurant to close...for remodel

What say ye now?
— July 5, 2018 9:53 a.m.

Taggers' paradise or slum bait?

I saw a huge FOE TVC, painted in blue, near the Mission Bay golf course yesterday coming back from PB. Where that construction is going on across he street. I'm guessing I'll see it everywhere now.
— July 4, 2018 12:34 p.m.

Should San Diego's trash collecting stay free?

Yes, that is true.
— June 29, 2018 5:40 p.m.

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Julie Stalmer

Mayor Faulconer's short-term rental idea — pro and con

Mayor Faulconer's short-term rental idea — pro and con

Mayor Faulconer's short-term rental idea — pro and con

Mayor Faulconer's short-term rental idea — pro and con

Mayor Faulconer's short-term rental idea — pro and con

Mayor Faulconer's short-term rental idea — pro and con

Taggers' paradise or slum bait?

Nati's Mexican restaurant to close...for remodel

Taggers' paradise or slum bait?

Should San Diego's trash collecting stay free?

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