Posts Tagged ‘San Diego Union-Tribune’
Gettin’ Hot in the 2012 Kitchen
So, it’s only January 2011 and already, we’re seeing some folks filing papers to run for office. Good thing, ’cause some of us just can’t stand a breather.
[See full list of candidates who have filed so far at the County Registrar of Voters for 2012]
Of course, tongues were wagging last week when Republican San Diego City Councilman Carl DeMaio filed papers to run for termed-out Republican Mayor Jerry Sanders in 2012.
The SDUT announcement included a quote from Republican political consultant John Dadian, who said the early filing technically means little. But he also concluded that the “media hound” will continue building on his name ID.
Education: A Money Pit?
“A cohesive education bureaucracy isn’t necessarily a good thing – not if that cohesion serves to preserve an unsatisfactory status quo at a time when school districts and states across the nation are climbing on the reform bandwagon.” – A Chance for Education Cohesion @sdut
Frankly, that statement doesn’t go far enough when you look at once-failing school districts in Washington, D.C. and Detroit that had to wage war with the teachers unions in order to make educational gains for their students. And of course, the political powers in those cities who backed the aggressive shutting and consolidating of schools and the firing of under-performing teachers suffered the union wrath come election time.
Union-Tribune Wises Up On Rosy Petco Park Study
Richard Rider told it to us on July 15. The San Diego Reader’s Don Bauder told it to us on July 14 and on July 15.
Belatedly, the San Diego Union-Tribune is telling its readers: The firm that did the favorable study for the economic returns on the Petco stadium/redevelopment project — Conventions, Sports & Leisure International — has a history of issuing optimistic reports for such projects. And those reports have been challenged as methodologically flawed. The U-T story said:
In San Jose, an analysis by the Mercury News showed CSL’s study didn’t take into account costs of at least $42 million for the city to buy up the land for the A’s ballpark.
Wow, What an Insightful Editorial!
The U-T Editorial Board was at the top of their game last weekend when they published this hum-dinger of an editorial that really nails this local Encinitas issue. No doubt the entire County didn’t get to see this North County editorial, and no doubt, other jurisdictions have had to deal with similar issues. So I just thought publishing it here would be beneficial to all. The bottom line is that I’m impressed by the U-T! It’s a good read…
Vote ends nine years of obstructionism
If I only had a brain…
A brilliant piece of commentary, in which San Diego News Room Founder David King quotes an Al Pacino character, knows that his dog Milhouse is more certain than the Labor Council , and asks, “With its only meaningful content coming from op-ed pieces, how is the U-T any different from a blog?” (SD Rostra will take that part as a compliment.)
Original article appeared 1/31/10 on San Diego News Room. Republished with permission of the author.
If I only had a brain…
Guest Column by DAVID KING
Job Opening…Just in case anyone is interested
The San Diego Union-Tribune, an independently-owned communications company with print and digital audience of 1.3 million weekly, seeks a Vice President and Editor to lead its print and digital content team.
This position, reporting directly to the president and publisher, has oversight over all print and digital editorial departments, including the editorial pages, and, as a member of the senior operating committee, helps the company develop and pursue strategies to grow audience, revenue and profitability.
The Editor is expected to develop and implement a clear, dynamic vision of the company’s editorial mission and provide its audience with complete, accurate and balanced accounts of the events, people and issues that most affect their lives.
The UT’s Groundbreaking Piece on Joel Anderson
Assemblyman Joel Anderson’s problems of late do constitute legitimate news. Yet, the scope and consistency of the Union-Tribune’s front-page focus on him in recent days reached the near absurd over the weekend with the article, Does Anderson ‘win at all costs’?
No, I am not referring to legit political news over the Anderson campaign’s financial transactions and the like. I am referring to a Sunday “story” that although largely fair in representing both sides of the discussion when it comes to the Assemblyman, including the positives he has accomplished, for the most part could have been written about 90 percent or so of the legislators in Sacramento.
Today’s Discussion: UT Story on Joel Anderson
Interesting to note that today’s UT “Watchdog Report” on Assemblyman Joel Anderson doesn’t note that as Elections Chairman for the Assembly GOP, he is responsible for getting money to central committees around the state where it is needed for competitive legislative contests. Also, no mention of how many similar financial transactions take place with others’ campaign coffers. Nary a mention that the transactions were a virtual wash, with Anderson donating more money than he was getting.
Or, could it be that even if legal, someone is too fast and loose with the funds? And, could it be the county central committees, not Anderson?
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