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Can we read it now?
Can city employees not log into their e-mail from city issued iphones or from webmail? Many businesses restrict the use of home accounts for business email. As Hillary has learned, mixing the two is a bad idea for everybody.— February 3, 2016 12:34 p.m.
Historical or perfect for a park?
The city has a particular problem with renting houses on park land, and a list of commercial rentals owned by the city would be interesting. At what point does the city compete with local rental businesses? They solve this problem by renting at below market rates, which is not the business the city should be in. The city auditor has had a few words to say on this in the past. Making this house historic may or may not impact a conversion to parkland, but it is definitely a factor.— January 14, 2016 9:17 a.m.
Maple Canyon neighbors want parks. The city wants houses.
Parks in San Diego which are protected are called dedicated parks. They are formed by city council action and protected by the city charter. San Diego Parks & Rec now forms only "designated" parks. These have no legal protection. Why do you think there are no condos in Balboa Park? It is legally protected. Only Mission Bay Park has a different dedicated status; it was formed with special rules which are documented in the City Charter. Now, the trick is: Where is a list of dedicated parks? Let us know if you find one.— January 6, 2016 1:33 p.m.
No new Mission Beach lifeguard station
More and more, the only way that people can get common sense to prevail is to sue the city. Congratulations to the people!— December 27, 2015 9:04 a.m.
Councilman Kersey quiet
Our parks are for the people, not to raise money for the city. There are other locations for cell phone towers that provide this coverage. Cell phone companies are a business providing a service, not a public right.— December 24, 2015 10:38 a.m.
Councilman Kersey quiet
Cell towers are usually protected by a deed restriction on the property deed. So if you buy a piece of property with a cell tower on it, the cell tower has permanent protection. I am not sure about this.— December 22, 2015 12:16 p.m.
Councilman Kersey quiet
Dedicated parks are protected by the city charter. The city has avoided this process by inventing a new term, "designated parks." This has no official protection, and is just like any other piece of city property, which can be sold or leased. The article calls this a "designated park" which means it has no protection. Parks which are dedicated are documented via a City Council action.— December 22, 2015 11:34 a.m.
Councilmembers' risky business
And then there's the golf course, of course. Or walking across the patio outside city hall. No chit-chat, please. The California Brown Act has been in place since 2003, I believe, so it should be no surprise that it is coming to the attention of the City Attorney for San Diego now.— December 1, 2015 8:07 p.m.
But it's okay when the city's permit expires
Testimony from Kelly Broughton and Marcela Escobar-Eck is hard to believe as unbiased. Their glory years were in running the San Diego City Development Services Department. The city needs to set a good example by following its own rules, not the case here. Time to start over with the process.— November 18, 2015 9:56 a.m.
Tourist money spigot wide open
The city will have to win on a technicality - their position has no merit in the real case. The city's current preference is to call everything new a fee or an assessment, nothing a tax. Avoiding State law is an adroit pastime at City Hall (well, the City Attorney's office) when designing new ways to extract money by force from unsuspecting assesses..— November 17, 2015 11:57 a.m.