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Neighbors have been calling the San Diego police for four years
The link is broken for some reason, denise, but for anyone, hit it, and you'll get a google search option and the first entry that pops up works. And yeah, these are people getting creative at solving the problem. Similar thinking and acting could help here.
— March 10, 2012 8:12 a.m.
Moorad to Withdraw Application
Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement today regarding the San Diego Padres: "I have spoken with San Diego Padres Chairman John Moores and Vice Chairman/CEO Jeff Moorad. They have informed me that Jeff is withdrawing his control transfer application of the Padres at this time in order to focus on completing the club’s local television contract. I am pleased that John and Jeff are working on ensuring that the club’s games will be televised this season and beyond, and I know that they are acting in the best interests of Baseball, the franchise and the great fans of San Diego."
— March 9, 2012 9:58 a.m.
Neighbors have been calling the San Diego police for four years
The people in that house are probably guilty of a lot of zoning regulations. How much crap they have in their yard, how many people are there at one time, there are slews of zoning laws in most city codes. But just calling the right cop probably isn't always the best way to go about getting those laws enforced. That's up to the city. If it was me who lived in that neighborhood, I would gather up as many good people as I could and get to City Hall as soon as a public meeting permits it, and get that on the docket. Those people in City Hall are all politicians and they don't want the negative publicity. Where I live that isn't an option. Just saying that if I had that problem and it was an option where I lived, I think that's one way I would approach it.
— March 8, 2012 11:34 p.m.
Neighbors have been calling the San Diego police for four years
I don't think the city is going to do anything on their own, no. They will if either they are threatened to be voted out of office or if it becomes an opportunity for them to become re-elected. That's not a dream, I've used congressmen to get issues resolved lots of times.
— March 8, 2012 11:25 p.m.
FM 94/9 Cancels Morning Talk
Mikey Show
It's really difficult to prove cause with radio and television talent. Usually, the station doesn't bother with it. I would be surprised if that were the case here. XX1090 fired Scott Kaplan last month, for example, over comments he made on air. You would think there was cause, but I'm fairly certain that his contract is being paid until it's finished. There's another possible reason for continuing to pay talent after pulling their program, it's so they can't immediately go to the competition and take ratings away. Loyal listeners (as you're noting above) can often find no fault with the talent and they blame the station. Usually, time numbs this.
— March 8, 2012 3:47 p.m.
Neighbors have been calling the San Diego police for four years
"Or, 'try calling your local Council person and maybe they can make the cops do their job.' I mean, isn't that what you mean when you tell someone to contact their local politician?" Actually, that's not what I mean or I would have presented it that way. Cops calls are prioritized. Bike thieves and meth addicts are not high priority. The city you live in has zoning laws. Using your city government to enforce those laws is one example I can think of off of the top of my head. I'm certain there are others. They wound up jailing Al Capone for tax evasion, that was clever and creative. Regarding your view of cops, knowing a couple who would be willing to tell you straight up how things work in their area would be helpful. Not the PR cops, just regular cops and detectives. Cops receive calls and those calls are prioritized for them, they don't have an opportunity to "feel" a certain way about them other than dread or relief at the type of call. Detectives are assigned cases, they don't get to pick which crimes they attempt to work. The PR cops are going to give you a load of crap. There's obviously a psychology behind what they say and how they say it. They are trained to be that way.
— March 8, 2012 2:44 p.m.
FM 94/9 Cancels Morning Talk
Mikey Show
"Which begs the question: why was the Mikey Show cut with ten months left on its contract?" Ratings, sure, but it was a nice thing for them to do. Esparza gets paid for 10 months and has the opportunity to use all of that time lining up his next gig.
— March 8, 2012 2:20 p.m.
Neighbors have been calling the San Diego police for four years
It's relative, SP. 48 hours is a lot more immediate than the cops want to see, not to mention the good neighbor folk. My point is that perhaps this particular issue is more of a system failure than a cop failure. And if that's the case, it has been my personal experience that politicians will often go out of their way to be very helpful, especially in an election year.
— March 7, 2012 8:16 p.m.
Neighbors have been calling the San Diego police for four years
Very interesting story. I'm especially intrigued by your references to the police officers involved. You've made it very easy to sense your frustration here. But it's curious that you don't seem to sense theirs. For example, the amount of time and paperwork involved with arresting the bike thief, and he's back out on the streets almost immediately. Forgetting about the PR cops who showed up to the meeting, that's sort of meaningless stuff for the neighborhood you live in, I understand your misgivings about dealing with those people. The cops who actually patrol and respond to your calls, those people can't win no matter what they do. Have you considered dealing directly with the City? You'll probably find that politicians faced with bad publicity are likely going to find a way to deal with this sort of thing where the cops hands are otherwise tied.
— March 7, 2012 6:46 p.m.
Sleeper
Andrew Cashner, but that was one radar gun and it had a lot of pitchers throwing faster than they've ever been clocked. The gun was probably in need of calibration. Cashner has been clocked at over 100MPH before, I believe 102MPH. But in spring training, he isn't going to go that hard, there's no reason. I believe that Cashner's fastball is topping out at 98 MPH at this time. This is based on what I've heard catcher Nick Hundley tell media and a comment from Ted Leitner this afternoon.
— March 7, 2012 5:21 p.m.
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Neighbors have been calling the San Diego police for four years
The link is broken for some reason, denise, but for anyone, hit it, and you'll get a google search option and the first entry that pops up works. And yeah, these are people getting creative at solving the problem. Similar thinking and acting could help here.— March 10, 2012 8:12 a.m.
Moorad to Withdraw Application
Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig issued the following statement today regarding the San Diego Padres: "I have spoken with San Diego Padres Chairman John Moores and Vice Chairman/CEO Jeff Moorad. They have informed me that Jeff is withdrawing his control transfer application of the Padres at this time in order to focus on completing the club’s local television contract. I am pleased that John and Jeff are working on ensuring that the club’s games will be televised this season and beyond, and I know that they are acting in the best interests of Baseball, the franchise and the great fans of San Diego."— March 9, 2012 9:58 a.m.
Neighbors have been calling the San Diego police for four years
The people in that house are probably guilty of a lot of zoning regulations. How much crap they have in their yard, how many people are there at one time, there are slews of zoning laws in most city codes. But just calling the right cop probably isn't always the best way to go about getting those laws enforced. That's up to the city. If it was me who lived in that neighborhood, I would gather up as many good people as I could and get to City Hall as soon as a public meeting permits it, and get that on the docket. Those people in City Hall are all politicians and they don't want the negative publicity. Where I live that isn't an option. Just saying that if I had that problem and it was an option where I lived, I think that's one way I would approach it.— March 8, 2012 11:34 p.m.
Neighbors have been calling the San Diego police for four years
I don't think the city is going to do anything on their own, no. They will if either they are threatened to be voted out of office or if it becomes an opportunity for them to become re-elected. That's not a dream, I've used congressmen to get issues resolved lots of times.— March 8, 2012 11:25 p.m.
FM 94/9 Cancels Morning Talk Mikey Show
It's really difficult to prove cause with radio and television talent. Usually, the station doesn't bother with it. I would be surprised if that were the case here. XX1090 fired Scott Kaplan last month, for example, over comments he made on air. You would think there was cause, but I'm fairly certain that his contract is being paid until it's finished. There's another possible reason for continuing to pay talent after pulling their program, it's so they can't immediately go to the competition and take ratings away. Loyal listeners (as you're noting above) can often find no fault with the talent and they blame the station. Usually, time numbs this.— March 8, 2012 3:47 p.m.
Neighbors have been calling the San Diego police for four years
"Or, 'try calling your local Council person and maybe they can make the cops do their job.' I mean, isn't that what you mean when you tell someone to contact their local politician?" Actually, that's not what I mean or I would have presented it that way. Cops calls are prioritized. Bike thieves and meth addicts are not high priority. The city you live in has zoning laws. Using your city government to enforce those laws is one example I can think of off of the top of my head. I'm certain there are others. They wound up jailing Al Capone for tax evasion, that was clever and creative. Regarding your view of cops, knowing a couple who would be willing to tell you straight up how things work in their area would be helpful. Not the PR cops, just regular cops and detectives. Cops receive calls and those calls are prioritized for them, they don't have an opportunity to "feel" a certain way about them other than dread or relief at the type of call. Detectives are assigned cases, they don't get to pick which crimes they attempt to work. The PR cops are going to give you a load of crap. There's obviously a psychology behind what they say and how they say it. They are trained to be that way.— March 8, 2012 2:44 p.m.
FM 94/9 Cancels Morning Talk Mikey Show
"Which begs the question: why was the Mikey Show cut with ten months left on its contract?" Ratings, sure, but it was a nice thing for them to do. Esparza gets paid for 10 months and has the opportunity to use all of that time lining up his next gig.— March 8, 2012 2:20 p.m.
Neighbors have been calling the San Diego police for four years
It's relative, SP. 48 hours is a lot more immediate than the cops want to see, not to mention the good neighbor folk. My point is that perhaps this particular issue is more of a system failure than a cop failure. And if that's the case, it has been my personal experience that politicians will often go out of their way to be very helpful, especially in an election year.— March 7, 2012 8:16 p.m.
Neighbors have been calling the San Diego police for four years
Very interesting story. I'm especially intrigued by your references to the police officers involved. You've made it very easy to sense your frustration here. But it's curious that you don't seem to sense theirs. For example, the amount of time and paperwork involved with arresting the bike thief, and he's back out on the streets almost immediately. Forgetting about the PR cops who showed up to the meeting, that's sort of meaningless stuff for the neighborhood you live in, I understand your misgivings about dealing with those people. The cops who actually patrol and respond to your calls, those people can't win no matter what they do. Have you considered dealing directly with the City? You'll probably find that politicians faced with bad publicity are likely going to find a way to deal with this sort of thing where the cops hands are otherwise tied.— March 7, 2012 6:46 p.m.
Sleeper
Andrew Cashner, but that was one radar gun and it had a lot of pitchers throwing faster than they've ever been clocked. The gun was probably in need of calibration. Cashner has been clocked at over 100MPH before, I believe 102MPH. But in spring training, he isn't going to go that hard, there's no reason. I believe that Cashner's fastball is topping out at 98 MPH at this time. This is based on what I've heard catcher Nick Hundley tell media and a comment from Ted Leitner this afternoon.— March 7, 2012 5:21 p.m.