Wednesday, March 02, 2005 | First of two parts – Part 2 coming tomorrow San Diego could rise above the “Enron-by-the-Sea” by doing the following things: 1. Pro-active leadership wouldn’t hurt. Tell City Hall that in the private sector, Frank Quattrone just got 18 months of slam-time for reminding his bank employees to shred documents […]
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On C St.: City Hall Roundup
Tuesday, March 01, 2005 | MONEY. In a long, busy day at City Hall, the much-delayed financial audit of fiscal year 2003 forced the San Diego City Council to further extend contracts with its auditor, KPMG, by an additional $800,000. The council voted unanimously, with Councilman Ralph Inzunza absent, to add the extra money to […]
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Mayor Murphy Will Resign
Monday, February 28, 2005 | Mayor Murphy will resign, some City Hall insiders now predict. Mayor Murphy himself scoffs at the idea. Mayor Murphy does not appear to believe he has done anything wrong. He has had no knowledge of wrong; he has not seen the letters warning of wrong, nor been told of wrong […]
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Mayor Announces New Pension Board Nominees; Whistleblower’s Name Absent
Monday, February 28, 2005 | The names of Mayor Dick Murphy’s handpicked pension board nominees surfaced Friday without one noticeable castaway: whistleblower Diann Shipione. Saying it was best to start the new board with a clean slate, Murphy chose not to retain the sole person who warned the mayor and San Diego City Council of […]
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Quiet Offseason Leaves Padres Fans Uneasy
Monday, February 28, 2005 | With spring training right around the corner, it’s time for Padres fans to start thinking about the upcoming season. While all of the teams in their division have been active in the free agent market this offseason, the Padres have chosen to stand pat relatively speaking and go into the […]
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Tijuana’s Future: Rebellion (Mini-Chiapas) in the Hills?
Monday, February 28, 2005 | When asked about the future of Tijuana, Mexican promoters or politicians usually point to the same symbols – high tech maquilas (global factories), or sleek, glass high-rise office buildings in the Zona del Rio (River Zone), where executives in three- piece suits talk with their brokers on cell phones. “Tijuana […]
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San Diegans in New York
Monday, February 28, 2005 | Between Christo’s “The Gates” in Central Park and a huge new off-Broadway musical hit that has the oddest name, the air traffic between San Diego and New York is fierce. One of the biggest new musical hits in New York right now is William (“Falsettos”) Finn’s “The 25th Annual Putnam […]
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Should Padres Honor Caminiti?
Monday, February 28, 2005 | Local sports radio airwaves have been filled with talk recently about what the Padres should do concerning their one-time slugger, Ken Caminiti. Caminiti, who was the National League Most Valuable Player in 1996, led the Padres to a division title in 1996 and 1998 and helped guide the team to […]
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Restaurant Rhetoric: I Don’t Get It!
Friday, February 25, 2005 | Two of the biggest restaurant holidays in the calendar year are once again over. Yup, you guessed it, Valentine’s Day and New Year’s Eve. And because Valentine’s Day fell on a Monday, restaurants took advantage of the weekend carryover. It was a great opportunity to make more money. But before […]
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Jerry Coleman: A Community Leader
Friday, February 25, 2005 | Jerry Coleman is a San Diego professional who always says what he means and sometimes says what he thought he meant. For that, he is being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I was a sportswriter once, and five or six times a year I was assigned to go […]