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Wall Street Journal Blasts San Diego in Municipal Bond Editorial
Don wrote, "So did the U-T, of course. I suggest that you not take what Sanders or the U-T says as truth." I might add Aguirre to that list. Noble though his cause may be, I feel that he lets that cause blind him to the truth. On Buffett, I certainly agree with the ultra-rich (and regular old rich, for that matter) should pay more. So should corporations.— January 4, 2008 6:10 p.m.
Wall Street Journal Blasts San Diego in Municipal Bond Editorial
If you'd like to read the actual IRS letter here is a link to it: http://www.blogofsandiego.com/Issues/Pension/SDCE… Seems to me it's the City Attorney's job to write Ordinances for the Muni Code. We already know he delayed writing the appropriate Ordinances that would end several pension benefits for new hires between July 05 and Feb 07. And it also seems reasonable to me that his office is ultimately responsible as to the status of the Municipal Code and ALL of its sections. With that said, Mr. Aguirre has all but said he was using some sort of "Strateejury" (Sorry Mr. President") while battling in the courts for his failed lawsuits. Now he seems distracted by his fight for the Sacramento Delta Smelt. But remember, quoting Mr. Agirre from one of his many interviews on water issues... He's just like the Delta-Smelt, small but powerful. Would it be nice change for 2008 if he could stay powerfully focused on one issue to its successful conclusion.— January 4, 2008 3:02 p.m.
Wall Street Journal Blasts San Diego in Municipal Bond Editorial
I suppose Buffett could quit taking deductions if he wanted to pay a higher tax rate than his secretary. Here's a question going back a couple of weeks to the IRS letter. Were any of the retirement system code changes still sitting on Aguirre's desk some of the things that the IRS had problems with? Frankly, I have no idea, but someone else raised that question of me today.— January 4, 2008 1:48 p.m.
Tiger Tales
Het Josh, have you guys seen this? http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2008/01/0…— January 4, 2008 12:13 p.m.
Tiger Tales
Josh, have you guys seen this? http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/articles/2008/01/0…— January 4, 2008 12:13 p.m.
Tiger Tales
I'm usually with ya Josh, but not on this one.. Those were adults, with criminal records, that taunted the tigers into jumping the wall. Who knows, the truth may be more gruesome. Maybe they were so wasted they dangled their younger friend over the wall and that's how the tiger got a grip to get out. The tigers have been in that enclosure for decades without jumping out. Why do we humans get angry when the animal kingdom wins one? Why do we have to have 80 feet of beach (La Jolla) that seals use, when we have the rest of the coast to lay our on and have oil spills ruin? This is a good lesson for everyone. The zoo's can improve security (after all they lost a tiger), with fences and cameras. People will learn not to taunt the animals. I hope they don't get a dime more than needed to stitch up the last wound. The attorney they hired says is all! That last time he was in court, he was on the animals side (Michael Jackson).— January 4, 2008 12:10 p.m.
SDCERS Does Mea Culpa Over 14 IRS Violations, but DROP and Purchase of Service Credits Still Not Before the Agency
Thanks for the compliment, Don. Honestly, I don't think it takes too much perception to see what is plainly before us all. What would be perceptive is if we could come up with some way to solve these issues. The largest obstacle is the San Diego media establishment. Since so many of the problems were generated by sports teams giveaways, they simply cannot report on the issue fairly and honestly. You know why. 1. The reporters, editors, and owners have long established intimate information gathering and distribution networks with the sports teams. Without these information networks, they've no sports news to report. These relationships are so intimate and mutually reinforcing they create a group-think mindset that results in the lamentable idea that sports are somehow really, really important. 2. The audience for sports news is much larger and more lucrative than business or political news. 3. Since sports brings more eyeballs than exposing fraud, advertising goes to that sports content. Don, you should be able to extrapolate the percentage. 4. The sports teams themselves are large buyers of advertising. 5. The marketing of both the teams and all the media are tied together. All those cloying "athlete visits sick child" stories are carefully packaged. Yet the dozens of weekly arrests at the stadium are ignored or laughed off. (Imagine opening a business where your patrons routinely require police intervention...wouldn't you or I be shut down?) I think I'll stop at five. Don, you get paid for this sort of thing. I only do it as a hobby. Can I make a request? Please write an article diagramming the relationship between the San Diego establishment media and the sports mogul organizations. Don't forget how the otherwise useful Voice has succumbed to their charms, even parroting Fibber Fabiani and allowing him to host thir cafe. Besides, it would be a good reply to Seth's attack, huh? Best, that anonymous poster— January 3, 2008 11:46 p.m.
Sanders's Ethics Chief Voted for Benefits IRS Found"Failures"
Water. The elephant in San Diego's living room. It should be issue number one, two and three. 1. Future supplies 2. Sewerage and loss prevention 3. Flood control It's amazing to me how anyone can look at the geography of Mission Valley and not notice those steep flood eroded sides, or the wide flat flood plain. Does anyone in officialdom ever ponder if maybe that's not indicative of occasional catastrophic flooding? Great place for the stadium and all the other enlightened purposes we've found for this disaster waiting to happen...whether this decade or the next, or the next after that. San Diego has only two settings when it comes to H2O. Too little and too much. We are ill prepared for both. Best, that anonymous poster— January 3, 2008 11:27 p.m.
Wall Street Journal Blasts San Diego in Municipal Bond Editorial
Mayor Sanders has a lot of work to do and he really has not accomplished much during this term. In my opinion the Auditor’s position has to be completely independent of Mayor's office and immune from the day-to-day political pressures of running the City. Although I don't know how this would ever be accomplished, the Auditor needs an independent watchdog that produces MONTHLY reconciliations to keep the Council and Mayor's office in line and an eye on them for all of us taxpayers. Don, do you have some free time?— January 3, 2008 7:17 p.m.
Officer Stryker Slain in Line of Duty
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