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Lorena Gonzalez law damages local workers
Loopholes closed by A.B.5 are the same ones that enabled decimation of the licensed taxi industry by Uber and Lyft; the invasion of dangerous, unregulated, unsightly "scooters" across the city and a tsunami inundation of residential neighborhoods by serial Vacation Rentals by Owner. When "destruction" is fashionably labeled "disruption," and quietly embraced by profiteers -- including publishers who live off cheap free-lancing writers -- you can expect draconian regulation from a Democrat-dominated State Legislature and a proud unionist leader like Lorena Gonzalez. I am confident any true faults in the law will be adjusted.— February 19, 2020 5:06 p.m.
Obamas board Spielberg yacht in Baja
Other than yachting with Spielberg, what is President Obama doing these days? Organizing his Library in a public park in Chicago, but what else? The kids are out of the big Washington, D.C. house. Michele's written an interesting book. What about Barack?— January 28, 2020 10:50 p.m.
San Diego's auditor finds stolen water, mother supervising son, city cars parked in red zone
Rich, despotic, corrupt Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. did buy the 1960 presidential election for his son. That's a good thing? JFK's short time in office included financing a Keystone Cops invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs, a terrifying nuclear standoff with the USSR over Cuba-based Russian missiles, the secret build-up of "special forces" in Vietnam and an expensive man-on-the-moon. A bitter defeated "Tricky Dick" Richard Nixon lived to fight on and later win two terms as President -- until he had to resign from office in the face of Impeachment. Food for thought given our present circumstances, but nothing to be grateful for here, nothing to be proud about at all.— January 25, 2020 11:38 a.m.
San Diego's auditor finds stolen water, mother supervising son, city cars parked in red zone
You forgot to mention Tom Steyer who is making a strong case for idealistic rich men with social conscience. Steyer believes in reparations for African-Americans whose enslaved ancestors built this country and a "wealth tax" on billionaires -- something Mike Bloomberg scoffs at. Arts-wise and medically-speaking, Irvwin and Joan Jacobs get credit for past contributions to our community, but hubris seems to have overtaken caritas in recent years as they have dabbled in politics, plastered their names on every edifice and allowed preferred parking spaces to be set aside for them in parking lots.— January 25, 2020 10:55 a.m.
August Wilson’s Jitney and The John Jorgenson Quintet
Late last month I went up to Los Angeles to see the rave-reviewed August Wilson play, "Jitney, " directed by Ruben Santiago-Hudson at the Mark Taper Forum. Now "Jitney" has come to San Diego, lock stock and barrel. We are blessed to be able to see this exquisite production running until February 23. Don't miss it. Director Santiago-Hudson appeared at the Old Globe last week in an hour of public conversation with Globe director Barry Edelstein, describing his long association with late black playwright August Wilson and his experience presenting Wilson's 10-play cycle about African-American life in Pittsburgh over decades of the 20th century. "Jitney" was the first play Wilson wrote and the last to be staged. Describing himself, Santiago-Hudson said, "I didn't matter in the world until I did art. Art is power: it gave me a voice." He reminded the audience that August Wilson never finished high school and educated himself at the public library. (Santiago-Hudson has founded a charter school for the fine arts in his hometown of Lackawanna, New York.) Speaking of August Wilson's plays, he said, "August captures the music of speech -- black talk -- and in his plays, everyone has an aria. Aces all around."— January 20, 2020 12:32 p.m.
Former San Diego Union-Tribune publisher unloading wife and La Jolla estate
What a fun story. (Sorry, though, about the three little kids.) First of all, who knew we had a Vietnamese Superior Court judge? (Chalk up one for SoCal diversity.) Then, the details of the dissolution of Geniya's first marriage and her award of the couple's Honda Civic. (That's a great little car.) Next, how cool is it to get to see a real Russian website or to link with russianwomentruth? Who knew Papa Doug flipped robber-baron real estate in Rhode Island before purchasing hilltop Copley property Foxhill here at home? How come U-T columnist Diane Bell didn't report the divorce when she broke the story about Foxhill in La Jolla going on the market? Finally, yes, Papa Doug DOES resemble a doorman in front of his long-shuttered fancy restaurant Amaya. I will miss the treacly full-color spreads in Giving Back Magazine of this costumed family posing in the garden of their estate.— January 17, 2020 3:46 p.m.
San Diego's auditor finds stolen water, mother supervising son, city cars parked in red zone
Gosh, commenter Visduh may be drifting into paranoia alleging Jacobs Family "sinister" plans to remake the entire City of San Diego without public consent. How about limiting the charge to their just buying enough favorable news coverage and television time to elect their granddaughter to a seat in the United States Congress?— January 15, 2020 5:41 p.m.
$250 million One America News deal reported
Swell, I think you've got the idea: it's just not strictly linear. The story about teen-age partying, an indictment and conviction and subsequent soft treatment of a rich white kid by law enforcement is just one colorful anecdote to illustrate the intricate web of connected one-percenters who are living large, making business deals and trading properties all across our great country. Vote for Bernie in March.— January 14, 2020 noon
Bloomberg and Jacobs open San Diego TV ad wars
You have been an outspoken fan of Ms. Jacobs since her first attempt to get elected to Congress from an entirely different district than this time around. Not a problem. To each, his own. But that doesn't transform facts into a "rant."— January 8, 2020 11:42 a.m.
Bloomberg and Jacobs open San Diego TV ad wars
Swell, maybe you can get an editing job at the Reader. I can't argue with your point.— January 7, 2020 11:24 a.m.