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VOLUME 33 / NUMBER 52
DECEMBER 23, 2004
SANTA’S
HELPERS
(story begins on page 32)
(“On the Bus From Rosa’s
LETTERS Cantina,” December9) re- SANDIEGO DECEMBER23, 2004 SANDIEGOREADER.COM
minded me of a bus ride I
took in Argentina in 1997.
We welcome letters pertaining
A ride that perfectly illus-
to the contents of the Reader.
trates why Greyhound will
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northwest of Argentina Santa’s Helpers
San Diego CA 92186; fax them
to 619-231-0489; or e-mail them about 1:00p.m. on a 35-hour Gift-givers tell all..........................................................................Cover
to [email protected]. ride to Buenos Aires. My City Lights
bus was a “Coche Cama”
Include your name, address, A hefty to-do list for our new mayor;
and telephone number. Letters (bed bus) made by Mer- and City Lights shorts..............................................................................2
may be edited for length and cedes. It had two drivers— Seniors face a transport crunch...............................................................3
one served as “stewardess”
clarity. Straight From the Hip
while the other drove. In
Forget Me Not the rear was a self-service Wrap your brain around the year-end quiz........................................14
I’m the owner of Four Sea- snack bar with coffee, beer, The Sporting Box
sons Candy, and I read your wine, soda, and candies. We Jackhammered for Christmas..............................................................16
article on Candy Direct and stopped that evening in a Sheep and Goats
found it very interesting small town way out on the Loss of awe and wonder.......................................................................18
(“Candy Man,” Decem- pampas, where we were
Ask Saffron Donna Frye Presumably Has
ber16). But my name was served a pretty decent
Frisky friend always looks to lock lips.................................................20 an Aversion to Polka
never mentioned anywhere. roasted chicken dinner.
Best Buys See Page 92
I am the one that helped Back on the road after it got
Stephen Traino get in that dark, several small TV sets Punch up dry holidays..........................................................................22 A D V E R T I S I N G
business. I was definitely in- were slid out of overhead Crasher
volved. Several employees compartments and we were John’s flamingos anger neighbors........................................................26 Classified Ads
of Four Seasons Candy and shown two full-length Diary of a Diva Antiques & Collectibles.....................199
Appliances..........................................200
I were involved with him movies— one American Ms. B. loves her cuddly beasts..............................................................30 Auto Parts...........................................207
getting started. We have one flick with Spanish subtitles Lady Lazarus and Lady Liberty Auto Services......................................204
of the largest selections of and one French film also Auto/Trucks/RVs...............................205
nostalgic candy in Southern with Spanish subtitles. After A welcome to the world’s displaced. By David Lehman.....................59 Bicycles...............................................198
California. I started in the the second movie, the A Dark Night in Tijuana Business Opportunities.....................162
Career Training..................................158
candy business in 1971. “stewardess” came around Smoke, dust, pork, and a river of headlights. Classes/Lessons..................................162
Annette Ferris with blankets and pillows By John Brizzolara................................................................................62 Computers.........................................198
and the seats reclined into Puzzle...........................................................................................................168 Counseling/Support..........................166
Oddly Provincial Electronics..........................................200
Having lived in both El Paso beds (hence the “coche cama” Name This Place....................................................................................170 Employment.......................................146
name). At daybreak we Employment Agencies.......................157
and San Diego, I was happy stoppedfor an Argentinean Off the Cuff...............................................................................................195 Employment Services........................158
to see Geoff Bouvier’s com-
breakfast of croissants and News of the Weird................................................................................201 Furniture............................................200
parison of the two places Garage Sales........................................199
espresso. Everything was
(“On the Bus From Rosa’s It’s a Crime Health & Fitness.................................165
Cantina,” December 9). included for the price of the Get caught stealing, get turned loose................................................203 Massage..............................................164
bus ticket— $35. My seat Matches..............................................170
These are the two largest companion was a Bolivian Driven Miscellaneous For Sale......................202
metropolitan areas on the woman who, when she Zero to 60 in three minutes...............................................................205 Motorcycles........................................204
U.S.-Mexico border, and Music, Equipment/Instruments........194
learned that I was American Remote-Control King Music, Musicians Avail/Wanted.......196
though there is little com-
and assuming that bus Ollie’s plan for Desperate Housewivesinvolves Music, Services...................................196
munication back and forth,
travel in the U.S. must be hit-and-run by minivan....................................................................207 Notices................................................167
they have a lot to learn from Parent Resources................................166
100 times better than in
each other. El Paso, for in- C A L E N D A R Personals............................................170
poor South America, asked Pet Central..........................................182
stance, has managed to make
me about it — I was too Photo..................................................198
an asset of its border loca- Events Highlight and Guide Real Estate, Condos...........................192
embarrassed to mention
tion and has created a truly Greyhound! Introduce your feet to wholesome dances...........................................75 Real Estate, Houses............................192
international atmosphere in Real Estate, Miscellaneous.................192
Of course, there are many Roam-O-Rama Rentals, Commercial.........................174
most aspects of daily life,
more problems with busser- See, sniff, and learn in Tahquitz Canyon.............................................78 Rentals, Apartments/Condos............178
whereas San Diego comes Rentals, Houses..................................175
vice in the United States
across as oddly provincial, Poetry Rental Services...................................174
despite its proximity to than just filthy stations, “Christmas Tree with Toy Village,” by Mary Cornish........................82 Roommates........................................172
rude employees, and un- Roommate Services...........................174
Mexico. On the other hand, Reading
comfortable vehicles— in Services Directory..............................176
San Diego and Tijuana have Books that may help you survive Christmas.......................................83 Sports..................................................197
one of Greyhound’s many
produced a vibrant inter- Stage Notes.........................................166
“restructurings” about 15 Art Review and Museum & Gallery Guide
change in culture and the Travel & Getaways.............................170
years ago, the management Renoir to Matisse at LACMA. By W.S. Di Piero.................................85 Wanted/Trade....................................199
arts, while El Paso and Ciudad
was able to break the drivers’ Classical Music Guide...............................................................87 Wedding/Party Guide........................166
Juárez remain much more
union, and their service has Display Ads
divided on that front. Both Theater Guide...............................................................................88
been in the toilet ever since. Apartment Rentals.............................184
San Diego and El Paso are
Then you have a manage- Pop Music Automotive........................................195
preoccupied with their own ment with absolutely no vi- Blurt.......................................................................................................92 Career Training..................................156
problems, of course, but Getaways..............................................74 Sa
they would each profit from sion. Good example of how In memory of Dimebag Darrell...........................................................98 Great Escapes.......................................76 n D
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Geoff Bouvier’s bus ride going to Latino areas of the Duncan Shepherd rips into the Christmas packages.......................137 , 20
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C I T Y L I G H T S C I T Y L I G H T S C I T Y L I G H T S
goes with the law that maxi-
An archive ofCity Lights stories can be searched on the Internet atSanDiegoReader.com Frye’s Big Chores mizes the vote.”But the court
may not even get to that issue,
Case of the disappearing data ensconced in a tony downtown condo.A few days because the California consti-
The intrigue— not to mention the cost— sur- later,the couples were seen enjoying dinner at By Don Bauder tution specifically states that
rounding the ongoing San Diego city audit and the nearby Athens Market. S election laws for cities such as
et cynicism aside. The ballot-bubble
pension-fund scandal continues to grow.The But actor George Clooney, San Diego always prevail over
Texas law firm ofSusman Godfrey,L.L.P.,hired to on the road to promote his hubbub may yet bring a happy end- state law,says Henderson.As
help sort out the mess,has run up an initial tab new movie Oceans Twelve, others point out,the bubble is
ing:the swearing-in ofa legitimately elected
of$250,000,which is almost sure to burgeon.Ac- told CNN that he wasn’t a only a convenience for vote
cording to its recent contract with the city,the fan ofone Peace-produced mayor,Donna Frye.This col- spite all you read,it is not clear counters,so a court throwing
firm’s name partner,Stephen Susman,travels in movie in which Clooney umn offers an agenda for under state law that a bubble out ballots with unmarked
style:“Mr.Susman owns his own aircraft.When had a starring role back in Frye’s first term.She was not must be marked for a write-in bubbles would be putting the
he flies on it for your case,unless you have agreed 1988.“There are some I’d consulted,ofcourse,for it’s to count.It’s clear in one sec- comfort ofregistrar employ-
otherwise,he will only charge you first-class air- George Clooney like to take back,”he told premature for her to com- tion,but not in others.How- ees ahead ofthe will ofthe
fare for himselfand any other professionals from the network.“Return ofthe ment,particularly since the le- ever,the San Diego charter and people.
the firm who accompany him.”But that’s just the Killer Tomatoes;I’d like to have it back.”...Jack Post-election,public opin-
beginning.The roster ofother taxpayer-paid con- White,known for years as the kindly restaurant ion is moving against the cur-
sultants helping to investigate the yet-to-be spec- reviewer on KGTV (“The fried clams were espe- rent administration.Self-pro-
ified wrongdoing has expanded to include an out- cially delectable,and the portions were ample”), claimed mayor Dick Murphy
fit from Gresham,Oregon,called Breakwater Se- has long since retired and discovered the good is earning the nickname
curity Associates,which joined the case last month life pitching mail-order funeral insurance on ca- “Mayor Empty Bubble”with
to “provide computer forensic-consulting ser- ble TV.The “Silver Care plan,”an earnest-looking his absurd utterances,such as
vices”for the in-house investigation.The com- White tells viewers,is “something we’ll all some- that ballots with undarkened
pany’s job is trying to recover data somehow day need”to cover “final expenses.” bubbles are “illegal,”and,“I re-
erased from the hard drives ofcity computers. ally don’t know the voter’s in-
The tab for that gig is $325 an hour,or a total of Legal entanglements Supporters tent who wrote in Donna’s
$50,000,which covers development of“special- ofSan Diego city councilwoman Donna Frye’s name and didn’t fill in the
ized software tools”to get to the bottom ofthe bid to overturn the county registrar ofvoters’ bubble.”Puh-leeze.
matter.The contract says,“Additional sums may opinion that Dick Murphy should be mayor Mayor Frye must move
be necessary.”Another $150,000 has been paid to kicks into high gear in the new year with the quickly.Government’s job is
Lexis-Nexis Applied Discovery for “electronic dis- “5547 Vote March”from Horton Plaza on Jan- “to take care ofpublic health
covery services to assist in additional investiga- uary 2.It’s sponsored by VOTERR,“Voices for and welfare — not corporate
tion towards completion ofthe audit.”As with Open and Truthful Election Results and Reform.” and private welfare,”says for-
Breakwater,more money The event is getting a boost from a mention on mer councilmember Abbe
may be needed before the ex–Democratic presidential candidate Howard Wolfsheimer-Stutz.“We have
job is finished.Meanwhile, Dean’s national website ...Fatcat campaign donors to solve the water- and sewage-
a letter to the city from are preparing to be hit up once again by San Diego treatment problems,and to do
Luce, Forward lawyer City Council members RalphInzunza,Michael Downtown high-rise that we have to get our back
Charlie Birdspells out Zucchet,and Donna Frye,along with Mayor audits completed [2003 and
what his firm has been do- Dick Murphy.Inzunza and Zucchet are facing gal picture is still cloudy.How- municipal code both state that 2004] and restore our credit
ing for one ofthe city’s trial in the Cheetahs scandal and need more ever,she has already embraced write-ins will be counted,bub- rating.”And then go back to
highest-ranking and best- money to pay their lawyers.Frye is fighting the many ofthe initiatives sug- bles be damned. continued on page 4
Charlie Bird paid bureaucrats.“By letter county registrar ofvoters over validating those gested here. Former councilmember
agreement ofJune 9,2004, nonbubbled ballots.Murphy,ofcourse,takes the Obvious question:Is it pos- Bruce Henderson points out Contact Don Bauder
we undertook to counsel Deputy City Manager opposite position.All four are the beneficiaries of sible that our partisan,conser- that in California election dis- at 619-881-2395 or
Bruce Herringin connection with two federal a new law passed by the council and recent ad- vative courts will give Frye the putes over the past century, [email protected]
agencies’inquiries into certain disclosure prac- vice letters by the city’s Ethics Commission.Be- nod? Yes,and here’s how:De- when laws conflict,“The court
tices ofthe City.”But for some reason,even ginning in January,they may set up so-called le-
though taxpayers are picking up the tab,Her- gal defense funds to collect maximum $250 con-
Neal Obermeyer
ring’s superiors,including members ofthe city tributions from individuals,even those who have
council (not to mention the public) are being already given the maximum to their regular cam-
kept in the dark about exactly what sort ofad- paign committee.The move is believed sure to set
vice Bird is providing.“We understand that in offa reverse gold rush as city hall lobbyists race
performing our services in the Herring matter, to fill the newly established coffers ...The son of
we should report directly to Mr.Herring,who is 81-year-old Mercury 7 astronaut and longtime
our client and the holder ofthe attorney-client Rancho Santa Fe denizen Wally Schirrahas been
privilege in that engagement.” arraigned on child-sex tourism charges after be-
ing busted on November 6 at San Francisco In-
Showbiz Peace Democratic ex–state ternational Airport trying to board a plane for
senator Steve Peace,erstwhile B-movie producer Thailand.Bay Area property manager Walter
and father ofthe state’s ultimately disastrous util- Schirra,54,is one ofthe first targets ofa new
4 ity “reforms”ofthe 1990s,is riding high again as federal law aimed at stopping Americans going
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er 2 authority and the campaign ofincoming assem- that a search ofSchirra’s luggage and residence
mb blywoman Lori Saldaña.Some insiders say he’s found candy, sexual devices, and child
ce even become a secret advisor to those who want pornography.
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ina Chamberlin of La Mesa was happy
many,many years,”Hurst
when her 82-year-old mother Rena says.“It was funded with
money that used to come to
Marseli decided to give up driving this past
local governments from the
summer.Besides being 82 longer exists.So my husband state and federal government
years old,Mrs.Marseli “had called the La Mesa Senior that now goes to [the
a vision problem,”Chamber- Center,and they were very lit- Metropolitan Transit Devel-
lin explains.“My father,by tle help.They gave him two opment Board].”
that time, had already phone numbers for taxi com- An El Cajon city official
stopped driving.” panies and one individual told the same story.“We used
Chamberlin assumed her who didn’t even do the senior to have a Dial-A-Ride pro-
mother (her father passed rides anymore.They also gave gram,but that no longer ex- El Cajon Transit Center
away shortly after her mother us the number of Jewish ists here in El Cajon.Have
quit driving) would have Family Services, but my you contacted the Metropoli- state government,they won’t López says.“And since these idea.“So,ofcourse,”she re-
plenty of options when it mother doesn’t [financially] tan Transit Development be able to offer transporta- are less used by people,then calls,“we started with the big
came to getting to the store, qualify for that,and even if Board? They are kind ofin tion services to seniors in the we had to make that choice. one:Yellow Cab.She called
the bank,the doctor,and the she did,it would be inappro- charge ofthe transportation foreseeable future. That doesn’t mean that some Yellow Cab,and they came
hairdresser.She found other- priate;she isn’t Jewish.” situation.” “We have discontinued people are not affected by within a very reasonable
wise.“Transportation became Rachel Hurst,from the Officials from both cities some services in some areas: this,because many people amount oftime,right to the
an issue immediately.We dis- city of La Mesa’s planning say,barring an unexpected El Cajon,Spring Valley,La are.” house.All she wanted to do
covered that Dial-A-Ride no and development depart- windfall from the federal or Mesa — most of East But,López adds,“People on this test day was go about
County,”says Gonzalo López, do have choices.Ifyou have three or four miles to her
public information officer at a certified Americans with bank in Casa de Oro.So he
MTDB.“We’ve been doing Disabilities Act disability,you took her to the bank,and she
this since 2000 until Novem- receive complimentary tran- asked him to wait for her.He
ber oflast year,2003.So it has sit service.And ifthey live said he could not wait,even
been a process ofabout three within three quarters of a though she said she was will-
years that we have been cut- mile of a bus stop,that is ing to let the meter run.He
ting down on the services. probably an area that they told her,‘Just call Yellow Cab
Starting in 2000 we started to can get to and use the fixed again when you’re ready to
cut some services because of transit system.” leave.They’ll send somebody.’
what we call productivity The Metropolitan Transit So she went from her bank
issues.” Development Board will also on one side of the street
Productivity issues is a across the street to Albert-
nice way to say the services sons,did a little shopping,
cost more money than they and right there inside Albert-
brought in. The $4 to $7 sons they actually have a
charged per trip for the door- phone specifically for calling
to-door service never came Yellow Cab.She used it when
close to covering the costs of she was ready to leave.They
buying,maintaining,insur- said they’d be there in a little
ing,fueling,and driving a while.They never came.She
fleet ofvans.“The subsidies was standing outside ofAl-
were tremendous,”López ex- bertsons in the September
plains.“It was something like heat waiting and waiting.Co-
$37 per passenger that we incidentally,there was an el-
were subsidizing,per trip.” Vadim Frolov derly couple there registering
Combined with decreased voters.They saw her standing
transportation grants from counsel anyone who calls on there waiting,and they con-
state and federal governments what bus and trolley routes vinced her to call again.Yel-
over the past halfdecade,the to use to get from A to B.But low Cab said they were on
subsidy proved unaffordable. Rena Marceli lives two hilly their way.She waited about
“We get our funds from the miles from the nearest bus another 30 minutes;this is af-
state and from the federal stop and further from the ter already waiting about 20
government,”López explains, nearest trolley station.So, to 25 minutes.Yellow CabS
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have been cut.This year we ‘Well,Mom,luckily you’re fi- tleman said,‘Let me call forieg
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C I T Y L I G H T S C I T Y L I G H T S C I T Y L I G H T S C I T Y L I G H T S EDITOR
Jim Holman
Frye’s big SENIOR EDITORS
city running,“We must get re- nancial recovery,financial re- fer and Scott Peters did on eral government has com- Judith Moore,Matt Potter
chores newal ofthe short-term credit covery,”says Carl DeMaio, KPBS radio last week,arguing pleted its investigations ofthe ASSISTANT EDITORS
Heather Goodwillie,Sue Greenberg;
from the Bank ofAmerica,”or president ofthe Performance that political scaremongering city putting misinformation in Frank Glaser,art director
continued from page 2 some other financial institu- Institute,a private think tank created a perception ofa prob- bond prospectuses.Newly EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS
Scott Ellis,Hector Lam,
the bond market for the tion,says Mel Shapiro,civic specializing in government ef- lem that doesn’t exist. elected city attorney Mike
RussLewis,Robert Mizrachi,
money to fix neglected activist. ficiency.“It’s mea culpa time. Accounting firms will not Aguirre has launched his own Julia Myers,Robert Nutting
infrastructure. The critical priorities,in or- We can’t deny the problem,”as give anything but a hedged, investigation and pledged co- CONTRIBUTORS
Don Bauder,Ed Bedford,Geoff
In the interim,to keep the der,are “financial recovery,fi- councilmembers Jim Madaf- qualified audit until the fed- continued on page 6 Bouvier,John Brizzolara,William
Crain,Patrick Daugherty,Joe Deegan,
Jeannette DeWyze,W.S.Di Piero,
Stephen Dobyns,Ernie Grimm,Mary
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Frye’s big
the cooperation with federal meeting,”says DeMaio.“None meeting on the city’s ailing fi- tain services,DeMaio says.A every quarter,”DeMaio adds.
chores investigators,and probe pos- ofthis can be done in closed nances was a good first step, balanced-budget initiative “The city auditor should be
sible culpability ofcity em- session.It must be open to the indicating Frye’s influence is should be put before voters. independent,not beholden to
continued from page 4 ployees,says DeMaio. public.”Establishing openness, already taking hold. “We would strongly suggest politicians,not protecting the
operation with federal probers. “The council should have long a Frye priority,is essen- The council should exam- some sort ofbalanced-budget politicians,” says Norma
Aguirre should be named the a separate financial recovery tial, say all who were ine numerous cost-saving accountability trigger,so ifthe Damashek,vice president of
“sole elected official”to get the docket,and it should focus on interviewed.Tuesday’s un- items,such as reducing em- budget gets out ofbalance,re- the League ofWomen Voters.
audits completed,spearhead that docket at every single precedented open council ployment and bidding out cer- balancing moves will be made DeMaio thinks a city
comptroller,in charge ofall
auditing,should be elected,not
appointed.
The near–$2 billion pen-
Our Gifts to You:
sion and health-care deficits
are front and center. Last
week’s slimy move to eliminate
whistle-blower Diann Shipi-
one from the city pension
board makes several steps es-
sential.Anybody involved —
whether a staffmember,board
• Credit Toward member,or city government
Closing Costs employee — should be disci-
plined or fired ifthey made
material false representations.
• Stainless Steel
Last week,Aguirre,alarmed at
Refrigerator
what the board might be try-
ing to do in closed session and
• Designer Window wanting to preserve docu-
Treatments ments for his investigation,
took over the retirement sys-
tem’s legal affairs and de-
• Washer/Dryer
manded that files be placed
(if applicable) under lock and key.The pen-
sion board fought back,claim-
ing Aguirre did not have the
authority.It will require a
Mayor Frye to help Aguirre
smash San Diego’s culture of
Prices Start in the Mid $100,000’s
secrecy.
The next step is meaningful
pension reform.Among many
things,Shipione says that the
COASTAL &
Deferred Retirement Option
SAN DIEGO
Plan (which permits employ-
1 The Venetian ees to double their pay in their
2 Villa Toscana last five years and walk offwith
3 Bay View both a monthly retirement
Map Out
4 Bay Pointe check as well as a lump sum)
must be dropped because it’s
SOUTH COUNTY Your not being funded.Also,some
5 Las Palmas members ofthe retirement
6 Villa Real Future! board are voting on benefits
they receive.“People who
EAST COUNTY stand to gain should not be on
the board,”she says.And the
7 Village Walk
accounting system is lax;it
8 Villas on Lexington
must go conservative.
9 Stone Canyon
“To get the numbers they
10 Towne Villas
want,the board now tells the
actuary how to adjust his as-
NORTH COUNTY
sumptions,”says Shipione.The
11 Jade Coast
actuary should produce inde-
Sales Offices Hours: pendent numbers.Back in the
Thurs., Fri., Mon. 11am-5pm bull market,the board was
Weekends 10am-5pm
skimming money from win-
858.467.4727 The Venetian &
4 ning investments and using it
0 Villa Toscana Hours:
0
2 Mon. - Fri. 11am-5pm to pay health-care benefits.
23, www.ruthpugh.com Weekends 10am-5pm That’s lunacy,says Shipione,
er
b and the Vinson & Elkins re-
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Frye’s big Not
pushing it,in their haste,just year after the election,as there ventures.” envision a large repository of
chores didn’t bother with details.” was with the Padres.We must Taxpayers must know how professional books downtown, coming
Then there are corporate- also examine the Padres pro- much their leaders are spend- “But we must put the empha-
continued from page 6 welfare scams.With a near- ject,see what misrepresenta- ing on corporate welfare — sis on the outlying branches.” continued from page 3
benefits and early retirements. bankrupt city selling and en- tions were made,what the real the classic redistribution ofin- Shapiro notes that the city man says,‘Let me drive you
This must change. cumbering land to survive fi- cost has been compared with come from the poor to the su- keeps stressing affordable home.Where do you live?’
There are many other nancially,the Chargers,backed the false promises that it would perrich,who finance the pols. housing,“But at the same But my mother was very
things that should get high pri- by the establishment,want the pay for itself.” “The city needs to identify all time,the planning commis- leery.She was thinking,‘I
ority.“We need to set up some city to give $1 billion worth of At the same time,the city the for-profit interests receiv- sion approves every condo don’t know who this guy is.’
form ofa charter-review com- land with development rights should study how much ing subsidies from the city conversion that comes before And she was very exhausted
mission,so that the public can to the team and pay for infras- money goes into subsidizing budget,” says Henderson. them.There is less apartment by this time.Luckily for her,
finally be consulted about the tructure for a new stadium and downtown condominiums “What are the subsidies re- supply,and rents go up.” the assistant manager was
strong-mayor system,”says surrounding new develop- and other structures such as ceived by the hotel-motel in- Ofcourse,Frye will need coming from the parking lot
Damashek.“What was passed ment.“Frye must be proactive office buildings.Actually,“We dustry? Not just the direct sub- the council’s approval for to work at Albertsons.He rec-
in November said that within with the so-called Chargers should reexamine downtown sidies,but the indirect ones much ofthis agenda.Almost ognized her and he said,
five years there will be another proposal,”says Henderson. redevelopment,”says Hender- that come through so-called all members are beholden to ‘What is the problem?’She
vote.We need a charter-review “She should demand that the son.“Have we done enough to nonprofit groups that are just the corporate-welfare over- explained it,and he said,‘Get
commission so that the tran- real cost ofthe proposal be prime the pump? It is time to shills for corporate welfare.” lords who finance their cam- in the car.I am taking you
sition is done right and in the identified.Before there is any direct downtown property-tax Murphy’s beloved down- paigns.But occasionally,ca- home.’She did go with him
public interest. This was more activity,there should be revenues into day-to-day op- town library? “We should have reer politicians pondering because she felt comfortable
pushed through so fast that an environmental impact re- erating expenses,rather than a grand edifice sometime,but their future plans are forced to going with someone she
nobody knows what it entails, port — not a week before next to subsidies for what are now we can’t afford it now,”says put public opinion above knew.From that experience
what it will cost.The people year’s scheduled election or a highly profitable business Wolfsheimer-Stutz.She could moolah.(cid:2) continued on page 13
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