tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post7988837838394679210..comments2024-03-28T13:50:33.855-07:00Comments on Encinitas Undercover: Encinitas Ranch resident writes on ERGA slush fundEncinitas Undercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071321730581304823noreply@blogger.comBlogger52125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-74238963085160144832013-11-12T21:24:26.633-08:002013-11-12T21:24:26.633-08:00That is very interesting. I heard Tony went to a p...That is very interesting. I heard Tony went to a private party with Jon Lynch and Papa Manchester od the UT, any truth to that? He voted with the high density developer lawyer Marco Gonzalez on upzoning desert rose and then supported the developer lies on prop A. Kranz sure seems like he has his cronies. Is Kranz running for Mayor of Kronyville?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-56530266013087460362013-11-09T07:26:12.565-08:002013-11-09T07:26:12.565-08:00Kranz gets to scrape up the excess caviar at the E...Kranz gets to scrape up the excess caviar at the Ecke's Christmas swaree if he diverts the discussions away from their insider interests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-20856711679691124442013-11-08T21:53:21.493-08:002013-11-08T21:53:21.493-08:00Wtf?? As a taxpayer and citizen of the city I don...Wtf?? As a taxpayer and citizen of the city I don't want anyone ripped off. I'm sure there are a history of shady deals in this town that don't include the Eckes.<br />In my opinion the Forum is a better shopping center, better managed, landscaped, and utilized. The Eckes will have to pump millions into EncRanch to win back the customers that now frequent the forum. Perhaps they Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-7568117047782704462013-11-08T19:47:33.941-08:002013-11-08T19:47:33.941-08:009:22, my point is you seem to be more worried abou...9:22, my point is you seem to be more worried about minimizing the fortune the Eckes make off the Target center than about how residents are getting ripped off by them in a very, very apparently shady deal with the city. <br /><br />But I'm sure you have your loyalties.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-13237254729930520712013-11-08T16:12:32.233-08:002013-11-08T16:12:32.233-08:00And better restaurants, buco de Pepto and Casa de ...And better restaurants, buco de Pepto and Casa de bandini vs buffalo chicken wings and panda excess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-57631881057586003362013-11-08T14:14:51.402-08:002013-11-08T14:14:51.402-08:00Drag strip in the Target parking lot!!!!Drag strip in the Target parking lot!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-56372202279857567362013-11-08T13:09:09.530-08:002013-11-08T13:09:09.530-08:00If you like your rice burner you can keep your ric...If you like your rice burner you can keep your rice burner. Until you can't because I and others smarter than you decide for you what is best. After all, your rice burner substandard, didn't you know? Bet you are glad government is here to save you from yourself. My how incompetent all you non-government workers are.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-59682163210815694802013-11-08T09:25:12.938-08:002013-11-08T09:25:12.938-08:00Thank you 6:54! Someone who understands real estat...Thank you 6:54! Someone who understands real estate! Careful now, lest ye be branded a "developer".......<br /><br /> - The Sculpin Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-23676030681467656162013-11-08T09:22:06.829-08:002013-11-08T09:22:06.829-08:00Yes it is a different topic altogether. So what&#...Yes it is a different topic altogether. So what's your point??Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-49646242383802568052013-11-08T06:54:14.274-08:002013-11-08T06:54:14.274-08:00 come on folks, apples and oranges: utilitarian, g... come on folks, apples and oranges: utilitarian, get your basics mall vs, high-end specialty stores. This all has nothing to do with the smell of a very off situation between Ecke/Carltas and the city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-60635527775048279142013-11-08T06:08:45.949-08:002013-11-08T06:08:45.949-08:009:41- the Forum is a better planned mall. Better ...9:41- the Forum is a better planned mall. Better planning means better results.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-80678904560174767172013-11-07T22:09:51.806-08:002013-11-07T22:09:51.806-08:009:41 PM
The Thursday night car meet up isn't a...9:41 PM<br />The Thursday night car meet up isn't a car show. It requires a city permit and this group doesn't have a permit. Target doesn't want them gathering in the Target parking area. It's a free for all. <br />Don't go to the town center on Thursday night. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-72693229819796511272013-11-07T21:41:53.904-08:002013-11-07T21:41:53.904-08:00Good point, 7:28. The Forum has a much smaller, ti...Good point, 7:28. The Forum has a much smaller, tighter parking lot. If you moved all those cars over to Target, Ross, Stater, etc., there would still be a lot of empty asphalt.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-32363582683220710692013-11-07T21:41:51.655-08:002013-11-07T21:41:51.655-08:00The Forum is visually more pleasing with nicer sho...The Forum is visually more pleasing with nicer shops. Better restaurants with a nice fish pond. Tonight the Enc Ranch had the usual Thursday night rice burner car show. Ohh wow. I wonder how much those guy drop in coin ??? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-32779928383254463182013-11-07T18:45:32.018-08:002013-11-07T18:45:32.018-08:00Quite right...what so many of us were thinking ;)Quite right...what so many of us were thinking ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-38380013175457345542013-11-07T15:45:29.742-08:002013-11-07T15:45:29.742-08:00Could there just be fewer parking spaces per shopp...Could there just be fewer parking spaces per shopper at The Forum that makes one think it is busier? Harder to park doesn't have to mean busier in terms of actual sales or health of stores.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-89032917626639207812013-11-07T07:28:06.007-08:002013-11-07T07:28:06.007-08:00The Forum is nicer, no doubt. But the Target Mall ...The Forum is nicer, no doubt. But the Target Mall as I call it, isn't going anywhere. The Target, Stater Brothers and other big box store will keep that engine running for years. If there were no cars in there, I'd agree, but as long as it's a struggle to get in and out of there, I can't...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-16461938949706838762013-11-07T07:22:35.104-08:002013-11-07T07:22:35.104-08:00Disregard the first "That didn't quite wo...Disregard the first "That didn't quite work out right." Only the second was intended. Carltas got what they wanted with the annexation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-87294798999131791342013-11-07T07:17:59.599-08:002013-11-07T07:17:59.599-08:00Carltas was not forced into anything. Patrick Mur...Carltas was not forced into anything. Patrick Murphy quit to work for Carltas, and then returned to work for the city. Carltas held the trump card of the threat to annex to Carlsbad instead of Encinitas and played the card to get want they wanted. That didn't quite work out right.<br /><br />Carltas got a profitable development with all infrastructure paid for by Mello-Roos taxes,, homes Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-33875230523091181382013-11-07T07:00:56.682-08:002013-11-07T07:00:56.682-08:00Are these the same bonds? The golf course bonds w...Are these the same bonds? The golf course bonds were recently refinanced by ERGA to take advantage of lower interest rates. Almost a million dollars was added to the borrowing without increasing the annual repayment cost. This was done to make improvements to try to halt the death spiral of increasing course deterioration and falling revenue caused by fewer golfers.<br /><br />Both Carltas (Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-57637946886972930902013-11-07T05:28:31.517-08:002013-11-07T05:28:31.517-08:00There is a huge difference between dying and being...There is a huge difference between dying and being the most successful and busy.<br /><br />Obviously the Forum is popular and busier that Encinitas Ranch Mall, but I my perception is the Encinitas mall is doing just fine. They should let their trees and vines grow more. Way over trimmed/cut. The landscapers need to be told to let thinks grow. They love to cut shit. <br /><br />Maybe need a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-18688230104398935012013-11-06T22:10:50.104-08:002013-11-06T22:10:50.104-08:00"Hope"?? Why do you think the city is f..."Hope"?? Why do you think the city is fighting so hard against an audit? Why was Kranz so bent on steering the conversation away from the apparent Carltas (Ecke) wheeling/dealing?<br /><br />If a forensic audit is conducted, it's gonna hit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-28664637971933904912013-11-06T21:59:38.423-08:002013-11-06T21:59:38.423-08:00So why does EMMA show two different S&P bond r...So why does EMMA show two different S&P bond ratings - one as A- and another as AA-. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-43984538368895115502013-11-06T21:44:56.888-08:002013-11-06T21:44:56.888-08:00Shine the light all you want, to throw shit on th...Shine the light all you want, to throw shit on the wall and hope it hits Ecke because he was there when the wall was built is nonsense.<br />As for the mall?? It's dying, compare it to the Forum any day, anytime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-44704568503523881432013-11-06T15:18:40.968-08:002013-11-06T15:18:40.968-08:00The one with the Target, the Barnes and Noble, the...The one with the Target, the Barnes and Noble, the Marshalls etc? I don't think it's dying, plenty of cars this Saturday when I was in there. For the record, I buy my yoga pants at Don's house of Yoga in Santee. No one said the Ecke's were all bad, but they are involved in Carltas and other development arms. I have heard very good things about Paul Ecke and his involvement in the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com