tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post2120731760867086807..comments2024-03-28T14:06:47.216-07:00Comments on Encinitas Undercover: This must be one of those negative-amortization thingiesEncinitas Undercoverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04071321730581304823noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-9612543941765021572019-01-11T20:52:58.463-08:002019-01-11T20:52:58.463-08:00Crazy old Marvy Charles. Watch you don't step...Crazy old Marvy Charles. Watch you don't step in him. Takes forever to wash off that stank.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-34358756721015121972019-01-11T18:13:22.435-08:002019-01-11T18:13:22.435-08:00No, there are not 49 other states in which people ...No, there are not 49 other states in which people can live, because there are not 49 other states with jobs! People want to live where there are jobs, irrespective of income levels. Sales Force occupies a massive building in San Francisco and in doing so has created a gentrification nightmare. Low income residents are displaced, high income residents push the price up of units because there'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-43419920795919055202019-01-11T16:13:27.969-08:002019-01-11T16:13:27.969-08:00There are 49 other states in which people can live...There are 49 other states in which people can live. Your housing shortage is the result of too many people wanting to live here and too many people thinking existing residents should step aside while our towns are upzoned to the skies. They think we should pretend affordable housing is possible in high land cost areas.<br /><br />It doesn't work that way - clearly, it doesn't. With Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-19977926450828800882019-01-11T07:46:44.612-08:002019-01-11T07:46:44.612-08:00I am 7:39, and 7:41, and I still maintain that a r...I am 7:39, and 7:41, and I still maintain that a reduction in the rate of population growth does not equate to a reduction in absolute population growth. And it's absolute population growth that is driving the need for more housing. To put it in simpler terms, the rate of population growth could go negative and we would still have a housing shortage. That's how bad it is.......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-1783602232743075802019-01-10T21:23:30.303-08:002019-01-10T21:23:30.303-08:00Right, well...if you read what I was replying to -...Right, well...if you read what I was replying to - 7:39's statement "to meet the demands of our population growth" you'd calm yourself the heck down. ?!?!?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-19635889058877418312019-01-10T09:34:22.077-08:002019-01-10T09:34:22.077-08:00Ha!! and I agreed back then.... its just getting w...Ha!! and I agreed back then.... its just getting worse. Pave over paradise. <br /><br />the same holds true today. Will we ever learn?<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-28839849051696180212019-01-10T09:24:53.362-08:002019-01-10T09:24:53.362-08:00Ha! That's what I said in the '70's!!!...Ha! That's what I said in the '70's!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-68652911464612920772019-01-10T09:23:34.124-08:002019-01-10T09:23:34.124-08:00INSIDER called it!.... the Mayor and the City Coun...INSIDER called it!.... the Mayor and the City Council deservingly have major egg on their face. Ha!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-17627391293869517372019-01-10T09:21:37.156-08:002019-01-10T09:21:37.156-08:00I support no major development is So Ca south of L...I support no major development is So Ca south of LA. Its over developed and has overtapped water supply and destroyjng the surrounding envirnment. Plus why would I want even more aggro traffic running over our citizens and more crowds at the beach, and stores.<br /><br />Keep Encinitas nice and support no/slow growth candidates, not the incumbent cronies. Support developments where there is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-55327997057620555542019-01-10T07:41:41.234-08:002019-01-10T07:41:41.234-08:007:07 - are we reading the same article?!?!? First,...7:07 - are we reading the same article?!?!? First, just because the growth rate has gone down doesn't mean overall population hasn't increased. The article clearly points that out. Second, the state (and country) was behind in meeting housing demand before 2009. The recession basically stopped all construction activity for several years and exacerbated the shortfall to such an extreme Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-45264225643082501812019-01-09T19:07:06.218-08:002019-01-09T19:07:06.218-08:00You've got it backward, 7:39. The development...You've got it backward, 7:39. The development community is driving the "need" for more housing, not population growth. Read the stats for yourself, then justify your supposed housing crisis position: <br /><br />http://journal.firsttuesday.us/golden-state-population-trends/9007/ ("Steady population growth is essential for a long-term, stable housing market.")<br /><br /Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-76011718965495349762019-01-09T14:38:24.415-08:002019-01-09T14:38:24.415-08:00Dan D was “caught,” eh?
Brown Act enforcement sta...Dan D was “caught,” eh?<br /><br />Brown Act enforcement starts with a formal legal cease and desist letter filed by a District Attorney or any citizen. The city then has 60 days to respond. If the city responds within 60 days and commits unconditionally to not violate the law in the future, then the matter is closed. If the city fails to respond, or if the response is anything short of an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-23176079053249009052019-01-09T12:05:28.599-08:002019-01-09T12:05:28.599-08:00Dear Rock Friend - I agree out community doesn'...Dear Rock Friend - I agree out community doesn't want more, but that's just not in the cards, is it? We know the required numbers are going to increase so we should just deal with it as best we can on our (hopefully) own terms.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-46628567379531061402019-01-09T10:25:54.052-08:002019-01-09T10:25:54.052-08:00A certain poster here has forgotten that Dan Dalag...A certain poster here has forgotten that Dan Dalager was caught with a Brown Act violation with an email he forwarded that revealed a behind-the-scenes decision was being made. It's rare when this happens, and, of course, the insiders never rat out the other participants. But these common violations are the dirty little secret. Usually the only remedy is defeat at the ballot box. This is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-46368026063763275602019-01-09T09:01:01.260-08:002019-01-09T09:01:01.260-08:007:39, it's one thing to get the required or ma...7:39, it's one thing to get the required or mandated state housing and another to ask for more. Blakespear is about asking for more and if you think our community wants more - you're the one under a rock!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-49941374598385844962019-01-09T07:39:40.007-08:002019-01-09T07:39:40.007-08:00Well duh! Where have you been - under a rock? It&#...Well duh! Where have you been - under a rock? It's been pretty well decided that the state, no country, is woefully behind in building housing, any kind of housing, to meet the demands of our population growth. So while your comment appears to be a dig on Blakespear, it's actually a fairly true representation of reality. The issue that needs to be dealt with is not whether there will be Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-62445685623106405882019-01-08T20:11:06.172-08:002019-01-08T20:11:06.172-08:00Not worth answering you, 7:34. You're determi...Not worth answering you, 7:34. You're determined to twist things like the insider problem you are.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-30989240428790811962019-01-08T19:34:35.670-08:002019-01-08T19:34:35.670-08:00A “known fact” with no supporting evidence?
Throw...A “known fact” with no supporting evidence?<br /><br />Throw it on the pile with Big Foot, The Illuminati, vaccines causing autism, alien abductions, and chem trails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-3145815596251979192019-01-08T19:17:12.198-08:002019-01-08T19:17:12.198-08:00With Blakespear as Vice-Chair of SANDAG. I guarant...With Blakespear as Vice-Chair of SANDAG. I guarantee we (Encinitas) get more housing with her in this role! She's all about more housing in our city. I hate to say this, but Stocks would have fought more for us than Blakespear. I can't believe I just said this!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-80875658179861692182019-01-08T18:19:02.082-08:002019-01-08T18:19:02.082-08:00Go have another drink. They're keeping your s...Go have another drink. They're keeping your seat warm at Captain Keno's.<br /><br />And Brown Act violations in Encinitas are a known fact, not a theory. What's also a known fact is how impossible Brown Act violations are to prosecute successfully - one of the offenders has to fess up and name the others, with evidence. So that doesn't really mean much in terms of whether or Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-39531751828875311472019-01-08T18:02:01.744-08:002019-01-08T18:02:01.744-08:00Your theory is a steaming pile of Brown Act.Your theory is a steaming pile of Brown Act.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-14403333557350777622019-01-08T17:47:17.145-08:002019-01-08T17:47:17.145-08:00Whoa Tony K (4:21), calm yourself the heck down. Y...Whoa Tony K (4:21), calm yourself the heck down. You're protesting too much - as usual.<br /><br />It's clear from the way the council pretends to discuss issues that they then vote on in concert after brief or no discussion that the Brown Act is violated all the time.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-1466075805350739352019-01-08T16:23:06.105-08:002019-01-08T16:23:06.105-08:00That's 2 firm votes then. I wonder who's a...That's 2 firm votes then. I wonder who's already decided?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-60490574545973041692019-01-08T16:21:10.979-08:002019-01-08T16:21:10.979-08:00Say there, 3:09.
Do you happen to know how many B...Say there, 3:09.<br /><br />Do you happen to know how many Brown Act violations have been charged, prosecuted, convicted, and how many penalties or sanctions have been handed out? In the entire history of the law?<br /><br />Answer: ZERO.<br /><br />The Brown Act is how local conspiracy nerds waste time online. <br /><br />BTW, it’s just as plausible that the all caps insider above is mistaken, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3498088266607942041.post-26029803133797019712019-01-08T15:09:05.044-08:002019-01-08T15:09:05.044-08:00Yes, there is a Brown Act violation here. It call...Yes, there is a Brown Act violation here. It called a serial meeting when more than two people are involved in a series meetings with only two persons talking to each other at a time, but conspiring to come to a decision out of public view. It's legal for two council people to talk privately, but not more if it's the same subject and leads to a decision. But then Blakespear has never Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com