Friday,
September 30
Welcome into the heart of the hood
for abi
boutique at 3850 Fifth Avenue (the former
Muffy’s...and years ago the first location for Donna and Patrick
McLoughlin’s Best Wishes, the best card shop Uptown ever had). Abi
Boutique’s new clothing store seems to have racks of rags for skinny
gals, just in case you’re looking. btw — Carol and Lou Arko’s Number
One Fifth Avenue (across the street) has a great patio out back next
time you’re in need of a cocktail, and do check out Flashbacks
new digs (former Off the Record) and see what Natalie, Dan
and their faboo staff have created in the wonderous world of fashion
replays!
Thursday,
September 29 “The interest rate has
been disguising the irregularity of the system by artificially
linking it to the entire defined benefit program via the assumed rate of return.”
linking it to the entire defined benefit program via the assumed rate of return.”
— Diann Shipione (the former
retirement board member who
blew the whistle on the system’s burgeoning debt)
Wednesday,
September 28 
Signs of
the times
around Hillcrest.
the times
around Hillcrest.
Tuesday,
September 27
< Poll shows slim lead!
Mayoral candidate Donna Frye has released her financial plan (it’s not just “sound-bytes”) to the public, and she says that it is the only real fix for our city’s systemic financial breakdown. Her competitor, Jerry Sanders, calls her plan an ill-conceived sham, and says under his leadership San Diegans will pay “no new taxes!” (well, maybe).
Monday,
September 26
Did you know that The Egyptian’s solar
panels are dedicated to the ground floor businesses
only? We
need to push these incoming developers to do the right thing! While The
Egyptian took a step, but
residents want solar energy, too.
Why aren’t we utilizing Southern California’s abundant sunshine for more of our energy?!? Lemon Grove schools are getting help from the sun.
Why aren’t we utilizing Southern California’s abundant sunshine for more of our energy?!? Lemon Grove schools are getting help from the sun.
News that didn’t make the front pages of the major newspapers.
Project Censored
Sunday,
September 25 
< As over 100,000 passionate anti-war protesters
gathered in our nation’s rainy capital to promote peace...
2,000 marched in our big backyard of Balboa Park.
Did you hear that 13 Amtrack trains from NYC
were delayed into Washington, DC?
A man of his word...City Attorney Mike Aguirre Friday filed a lawsuit to revoke pension benefits for our former mayor and two convicted ex-councilmen.
“We are focusing on the special benefits that elected officials have voted for themselves in violation of the city charter. We are setting aside any pension benefits where an effort was made to vest those benefits before the individuals worked for 10 years for the city.”
Aguirre urged all current and former elected officials to “voluntarily” give up the “ill-gotten” retirement benefits. “I think all pension benefits that were purchased at a discount should be returned. I think council members should set the example.”
Saturday,
September 24 
An open letter...
While attending the
anti-Schwarzenegger protest
outside the 4th & B Theatre on Friday, September 16, a number of us
watched as lesbian District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis entered the
invitation-only pro-Arnold gathering. I suppose it’s possible Ms.
Dumanis was taking
the opportunity of being on the inside of this hardcore Republican
gathering to share her outrage with the governor about his intentions
to veto the Marriage Equality bill. Maybe, as a high-profile Republican
elected official, she was given enough of his time to talk to him about
how such a veto would deny her and her partner equal rights. I’m
doubtful that was the case. I look forward to hearing that Ms. Dumanis
was
there to speak up for LGBT rights and wasn’t there as just another
suck-up politician who brushes aside her own and our community’s basic
rights for the sake of her own political gain.
— Jess Durfee
