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San Diego Super Chargers
I agree with the cost. San Dieagans pay a premium in real estate, sales taxes, high gasoline and electricity costs while earning less than other metros. At $150 per seat, the playoffs are at least a $400 splurge once you factor in parking, food, drinks (beer at $10 - the shame). Quite frankly, I' rather use the money for a new 60" flat screen and watch ALL sports in HDTV than waste it on noise bleed seats. BTW, I predict the fact that the games were no solf out has something to do with the era of huge, awesome quality HDTV screens people are getting these days. I really prefer watching it on my 60" instead of going in person. We can tailgate in our backyard with tons of friends, the beer is cheap -but premium - and doesn't stop pouring at the 3rd quarter, the bathroom is clean iwth no line, and our seats are warm and dry. I used to have season tickets, but no more.— January 8, 2008 8:46 a.m.
Wall Street Journal Blasts San Diego in Municipal Bond Editorial
David, I'm pleased to see you writing your thesis on this important topic. Please take into account a very important factor relating to the public vote for the Padres subsidy. The team went to the playoffs and world series just weeks before the vote. Note that the Chargers, getting desperate about losing their subsidy momentum, are now in the playoffs for the first time since 1994, when they negotiated their $100 million plus gift with McGrory and Golding.— January 7, 2008 10:57 p.m.
San Diego Super Chargers
You can't really blame "the fans" for not selling out the stadium. If ticket prices weren't around $150 a pop, I'm sure they wouldn't have a problem selling out the place. This ain't no Padres game.— January 7, 2008 1:44 p.m.
Wall Street Journal Blasts San Diego in Municipal Bond Editorial
Dear Mr. Bauder, I am writing to ask if I can interview for my senior thesis. I am writing about why some sports stadiums are heavily subsidized by state and local governments and others are not. The thesis will include a case study about PETCO Park, and, since you wrote so much about the negotiations for the park, I would like to interview you. If you could send me an e-mail at [email protected], I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you so much! Best, David Tannenwald Harvard College, Class of 2008 [email protected]— January 7, 2008 8:36 a.m.
Wall Street Journal Blasts San Diego in Municipal Bond Editorial
I guess the fact that you live in rural Colorado and still can write cogently about San Diego is compelling evidence for a budding news publisher to set up shop in Bangladore (or similar) and really put out a paper in the US on the cheap. Seems to me a real community paper needs its writers to have an on-the-grounds presence in the same community. But given the thrust--which seems accurate-- of the Voice of San Diego piece that the Reader doesn't cover the community to begin with, it probably doesn't matter in your case. Besides, the articles in the Reader have about as much relevance to its audience, which picks the thing up for ads, movies, etc. as Playboy's articles have to the audience picking Playboy up for...well...not for the articles, that's for sure. And how many people would even pick up the REader for the ads and listings if it were't free?— January 5, 2008 1:26 p.m.
Wall Street Journal Blasts San Diego in Municipal Bond Editorial
Actually Don it was not the VoSD that called you bitter, it was one of the welfare queen City workers who posted that in a comment, someone that does not agree with your views...I get it all the time, goes in one ear and out the other. When you start hitting pay dirt, then come the negative attacks, just like in the presidential campaigns.— January 5, 2008 12:11 p.m.
29 Newspeople, Some of Paper's Best, Take U-T Buyout
THEY WERE LAID OFF IN THE PRESSROOM— January 5, 2008 10:26 a.m.
29 Newspeople, Some of Paper's Best, Take U-T Buyout
it started...the ut laid off a bunch on friday. cANT WAIT TILL THE PAPER GOES OUT OF BUSINESS— January 5, 2008 10:25 a.m.
Wall Street Journal Blasts San Diego in Municipal Bond Editorial
Don, An article from the Voice of San Diego says you live in Colorado and write from there. Is this true? You do not live in San Diego now?— January 5, 2008 6:49 a.m.
Wall Street Journal Blasts San Diego in Municipal Bond Editorial
Re #8: There are two interpretations of what the impact of Aguirre's office not preparing the code amendment is; there are NOT "two interpretations of whether Aguirre delayed rewriting the code". He and his office did not rewrite the code until about 18 months after the parties agreed to the change (that includes the unions who voted overwhelmingly to support the changes) - that's a fact. What the outcome of that delay and it's relation to who might be eligible for specific benefits is what has been interpreted differently.— January 4, 2008 10:36 p.m.