Not-So-Presidential Politics and Football Fantasies Ruled the Night

Not-So-Presidential Politics and Football Fantasies Ruled the Night Posted: 29 Oct 2015 10:16 AM PDT By Doug Porter  What a night. Presidential candidate Ted Cruz was busy calling out Democrats as Bolsheviks and Mensheviksduring the Republican debate, which was about as out of control as any debate, ever. Chargers fans called out NFL executives on a listening tour of cities threatened with franchise relocation. Attorney Mark Fabiani, representing the team’s owners was roundly booed, hissed and even warned about walking around unaccompanied. It was a two-fer evening of bullshit, featuring occasional factual-sounding words laced with hyperbole and ignorance. Metaphors counted. Reality didn’t. Let’s wander together through today’s punditry for selected insights on what transpired…   [Read more...]

shared from San Diego Free Press Chicago Police Disappeared Thousands Posted: 29 Oct 2015 07:10 AM PDT

It Was in the Back of my Mind … Posted: 29 Oct 2015 07:01 AM PDT By Jeeni Criscenzo It was in the back of my mind in line with everything I've meant to do, to visit you and get a personal tour of your gardens. But days flew by and well, you know how it goes, though our paths crossed occasionally elsewhere, I never got there.   [Read more...]

L.A. Developer Awakens North County’s Sleeping Village by the Sea Posted: 29 Oct 2015 06:46 AM PDT Lessons Learned by Rick Caruso, Elected Officials and Carlsbad Voters By Richard Riehl / The Riehl World Signatures have been validated on a referendum overturning Carlsbad's city council approval of a shopping center on the shore of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. It's time to reflect on lessons learned from the developer's failed attempt to bypass city voters, the normal review and approval process, and the California Environmental Quality Act. When L.A. developer Rick Caruso approached city officials three years ago, they urged him to build community support for his plan. They must have assured him 48 acres of land adjacent to the pristine lagoon would be the perfect place for a shopping center.   [Read more...]

The Story of BikeSD : A Labor of Love Posted: 29 Oct 2015 06:38 AM PDT By Sam Ollinger / BikeSD In early 2009, three strangers met on a bicycle ride and began talking about the lack of a cohesive gathering space to talk about bicycling issues. These strangers (Will Karstens, Thom Bahde and me, Samantha Ollinger) went on to found BikeSD.org – a blog that would serve as a single source of news about bicycling in San Diego. Little did I know that BikeSD the blog would eventually turn into one of San Diego’s largest independent member based advocacy organizations.  [Read more...]

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