Supervisors to Grantville, "F*** You!"
The Board of Supervisors extended a collective middle finger to the residents and business owners of Grantville today...and no one was surprised. After waiting for over two hours, members of the public spoke against the recent settlement whereby the county …
Another Normal Heights Skunk
Sitting out on the stoop the other night, reading what passes for news in the UT, I sensed something in the bushes. Bright eyes peered out at me. "Ooh. Come 'ere kitty-witty." I said. The smiling shiny eyes emerged from …
Following the Money in District 3
San Diego’s politicians in the last decade have been disappointing, to say the least. They promise to represent our neighborhoods, but soon after arriving downtown get sucked into the “go along to get along” culture. The reason for this is …
Why Independents Support Whitburn
I served in the Navy, and I've worked in IT/Telecoms around the world. San Diego's parks, roads, water, sewer, and public safety have all been cut while we subsidize ugly condos downtown. We have become "Enron by the Sea", with …
Disolve CCDC and SEDC
After all the scandals, and the clear inability of the city to oversee these quasi-private companies, it's time to dissolve the Centre City Development Corporation (CCDC) and Southeastern Economic Development Corporation (SEDC). These two organizations are unaccountable to voters, and …
Gloria Signs Coming Down
What a weekend! After the Voice of San Diego revealed that District 3 Council Candidate Todd Gloria took illegal contributions from disgraced CCDC head Nancy Graham, (http://www.voiceofsandiego.org/election/) and sold his first vote on the council for a union boss endorsement, …
Wedding Bells
Congratulations to CCDC Board Member Jennifer LeSar and lame duck District Three Council Member Toni Atkins. The happy couple, who have been dating for seven years and cohabiting for one year, finally tied the knot in a small private ceremony …
Whitburn Stands up for San Diego
Yesterday I attended a press conference regarding the proposed monster towers at 301 University. City Council Candidate Stephen Whitburn announced that he was opposing this project. Just a few months ago, residents thought they had prevailed in court when the …
Naysayer
When boosters want to foist a project on the public, they sometimes encounter opposition. Rather than address the objections raised, they'll frequently dismiss any concerns as being the invention of "naysayers". This convenient label allows them to ignore inconvenient truths, …
Finding Our Voice
San Diego has been plagued for decades with media that more often acted as cheerleaders than investigators. Then came Voice of San Diego. www.voiceofsandiego.org has broken many important stories in the last year, and the most recent revelations regarding CCDC …
The History of Normal Heights
Normal Heights is unpretentious and walkable, affordable for families with kids, and centrally located. It is one of the best neighborhoods in San Diego, but has tended to be over looked by the downtown establishment and the rest of the …