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County sees golf carts as viable future transportation
There was one fatality in 2014 with 19 people injured in 2014 and one fatality in 2015 with 17 people injured, according to the Office of Traffic Safety. They don't have statistics for 2016 and 2017 compiled yet. Their stats are limited to crashes that were reported - there may or may not have been more injury crashes.— September 29, 2017 5:39 p.m.
Short-term rentals thrive in East Village
Now I'm envious.— September 14, 2017 4:42 p.m.
Up to 30 deputy city attorneys terminated
I wonder if being employed by the city keeps him from suing the city, the way serving on a board means you can't sue the board. That would have been a sound investment by any city attorney - however cynical it is.— September 6, 2017 12:06 p.m.
Coronado driveway contested
I did reach out to get Mr. McVaney's side, and left messages explaining what I was working on at his Colorado company, the phone number for the family trust and with his lawyer, Charles Maurer.— September 5, 2017 2:26 p.m.
Thanks for the gas-price hike, Harvey (big jerk)
**"California’s oil prices shouldn’t be affected by the disaster in Texas. Our oil comes from Alaska, and the West Coast’s largest refinery in Torrance is in full production."** Wouldn't it be righteous if all the excess profit soaked off Californians who bought California-refined gasoline after this Texas tragedy could be donated to the efforts to rebuild and restore the victims of the hurricane and floods?— September 3, 2017 6:32 p.m.
Sorry, Houston, writes SD Lifeguard union head
**UPDATE: 11 members of the Lifeguards River Rescue Team are on their way to Houston.** Harris took some verbal punches today from the San Diego Fire and Rescue Chief, Mayor Kevin Faulconer (who said: "We will not allow anyone trying to score cheap political points to take our focus away from what matters most – helping the victims of Hurricane Harvey.” It wasn't immediately clear how **not** sending the lifeguards helped the victims.) and Carl DeMaio on his radio show. Then the order came and 11 lifeguards are on their way to Houston. "My goal was to get our guys to Houston so we could help save lives," Harris said. "I'll take those punches."— August 29, 2017 6:27 p.m.
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One other thing: larger apartment complexes are being bought up by real estate investment trusts - foreign and national - at a fast pace. (Thank you for the info, SD Business Journal).That's part of why developers are building so many rentals. They can sell them quickly to investors. For investors here, the profit is reliable, and goes up at least 5% a year and the tax write downs are enormous. http://www.dividend.com/dividend-stocks/financial… That causes two problems. One is that rents are going to start high and go up 5% a year. The other is that it flattens the number of housing units for buyers, who often start at condos in expensive places like San Diego. Home ownership used to be the way the middle class saved and grew money for retirement. As housing moves to rentals - at a high price - that passive way for regular people to grow money will become rarer.— August 29, 2017 3:45 p.m.
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Exactly! Many of us are getting by on an income equal to what we could earn 20 years ago - whether we were working then or not. Not just low-pay workers but people who would have been in the middle class if it hadn't shrunk violently. Outside of tech and government, it's almost impossible to find a job that pays $20 an hour or more, and that's what it takes to be able to live decently here. (Nothing against tech or government, BTW.) The median income is up just $170 a week since 2007, but with cost of living factored in, it's more like $14. https://www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat39.htm https://www.bls.gov/cps/earnings.htm— August 29, 2017 10:30 a.m.
Mexico: Keep that s*** out of the Tijuana River
From: http://www.wildcoast.net/who-we-are "In 2017, working in partnership with local communities and the Mexican government we will protect islands, reefs, and mangrove ecosystems as well as involve local fishing families in conservation endeavors that provide a sustainable lifeways for people whose lives are intertwined with coral reefs and mangroves treasures."— August 17, 2017 8:49 a.m.
Mexico: Keep that s*** out of the Tijuana River
Wildcoast has asked for a clarification of their strategy in dealing with Mexican authorities. This sentence is the problem: "Their efforts centered on building relationships rather than making demands, however right they may be." While Wildcoast's website does list CESPT and Conagua as partners, (which is where my mistake was rooted) ,http://www.wildcoast.net/who-we-are/partners, Wildcoast spokeswoman Fay Crevoshay said that their strategy with the Mexican government has been aggressive and confrontational; making demands and bringing publicity to the problem they are working on, raising the stakes until their opponent gives in and begins to work with them. At that point, they become partners and are no longer adversaries - at least on that particular issue, Crevoshay said.— August 16, 2017 6:32 p.m.