Comments by Kevin Barron

Governor vetoes money used to monitor Coastside water quality

This is peanuts… wait until the revenue shortfall really, no make that REALLY hits. County revenues are going to dip across the board with budgets and programs throttled to the glory days of real estate prices, and taxation thereof, much less commercial/corporate revenues (or lack thereof). More tertiary, and gravy projects and functions will get cut. Given the upcoming tax cuts (sarcasm awry), perhaps we can now afford chip in for own private biologist as Nancy suggests.

Letter: Thanks to the pilots who flew over today……….

Well done Steve.

There’s barely any flight school lessons run out of HMB, comparatively speaking. Sorry folks didn’t read the fine print being near a municipal airport. I did, and am fine with it. Maybe someone can find some federal assistance a la being snooker’d by some mortgage broker.

Curious when the complaints at the traffic congestion at the Jetty/Surfer’s Beach start getting posted? Blame it on the waves.

Letter: Coastside Democrats kick into high gear for the election season

careful what you wish for… you just might get it ;-)

Letter: Thanks to the pilots who flew over today……….

If they truly are flying too low and violating the myriad of rules and regs.... a video camera from a fair view proves better than collecting numbers and filing a complaint.

HMB High’s dropout rate soars under new reporting system

>>I would venture to say that if the parents take interest in their kids, they will do well and prosper.

Steve...agree, but it is more than a “venture"… it is PARAMOUNT.

The solution is in the community and family hood, not with tweaking and constant auditing of the monolithic educational systems, strapped by the protectionist unions and the CTA.

HMB High’s dropout rate soars under new reporting system

As a product of the local school system… from what I observe and observed, is the dropouts came/come from lack of family value/ethics/discipline/etc… not nickel and diming on English scores and math competency, and “what have you done for my kid lately Mr District Superintendent”. Economic and language barriers is just folly, nee the Southeast Asian families of San Jose of 5 years or less in the US, or the plethora of Indian and Pakistani families in South Fremont.

Poor management? Teaching methods??… lordy. Look at the spectrum and evolution of education methodologies and programs in place nowadays vs the 60s and 70s,… are you kidding me?

Stop looking to the government/the system to fix everything and quit armchair quarterbacking them at every detail, ... unless you want the socialist/communist literacy and success rates of China or Cuba (wouldn’t shock me that Coastal socialism isn’t a stretch round these parts).

Catcher in the Rye, Pi-R-squared, The Maginot Line, a 50-yard dash, the atomic number of Beryllium, playing nice at recess, ROYGBIV… has all this changed on me????

Letter: New veterinarian in town

Not to turn this into a Yelp-like thread, but Pacifica Pet Hospital and Dr Gary Hurlbut… my family has had 15+ years of 5-star care and pragmatism (hard to find, vs. yanking you for every penny).

HMB’s AB1991 representative Lanny Davis joins Fox News

Time out… at least we KNOW what Fox News stands for. The real travesty is the major networks… let me start in order of liberal biasm: CBS, NPR, CNN, NBC, ABC, and so on. These are blatant left outlets, unfortunately under the guise of “mainstream media”. Why is Fox constantly atop the charts, because roughly 50% of the country is fed up with what has been decades of “neutral guised” but biased media. Spare me. Why did Air America fail… because KGO, KCBS, et al are already liberal/Democrat outlets… thusly the health of Hannity, Limbaugh, Savage.

Indeed, Steve nailed it… “People seem to be jealous of success.” I think the right said enough is enough, we are tired of Dan Rather (caught red handed… errr blue handed), Couric, Blitzer, etc… etc… etc…

If Lanny Davis joined NPR than all would be fine I assume… amidst the hypocrisy.

Pants on fire

“Lanny Davis is not a stupid man, but he plays one on TV. Convincingly.”

So much for responsible factual journalism.

HMB Safeway isn’t as expensive as you think, but it’s no bargain

Kudos, Barry.. that’s about where I wound up as well. Still, a 20% variance will make one ask the value/quality of service and selection.
Just noticing the Cheerios .. a national, if not global “commodity” with a stddev of .34. Among other name brands… too funny.

My guess is everyone is going to go “ga-ga” over New Leaf HMB.... given the underlying principles, but hopefully most will see through the Mother Earth lenses and be able to reason within the value, or lack thereof. But I doubt it.

HMB Safeway isn’t as expensive as you think, but it’s no bargain

noticed in the spreadsheet...a few odd anamolies.

There is a purchase of 3 Fuji apples… Safeway was 2.99/lb as was the new fan fave New Leaf at 2.99/lb.

Yet Safeway came to $4.96, whilst New Leaf rung in at $2.21?

So if I am correct, they should of cost the same or somewhat close, what am I missing as to why Safeway would cost a whopping 102% more, yet was charging the same price/per weight. Are their apples twice as big? The math seems awry here.

Might be good to take everything that is sold by weight or volume and standardize, at say, 1 pound. We know how much soda is a 6 pack of Hansens, but discretionary choice of produce seems to vary.

Also, noticed how Whole Foods is well WELL below the two Safeways on russet potatoes ($1.09 versus $1.69 and $1.99) yet they wound up being twice as much. Even more than twice as much… via $5.12 v. $2.14 & $2.42.

A few other places too… like Cunha v. Whole Foods, on red peppers… a rate of $1.01 v $1.64 (roughly 63% more) yet the price differential outcome was more than three times greater (2.49 vs 8.87). That’s VERY significant on an index of $100 (via ~6% of odd skewing from one item alone).

Seems like Whole Foods must carry the largest of produce...as it is incorrectly skewed (disclosure: I know no employees of Whole Foods, nor own any equity in said enterprise ;-)

When I standardized this list based on weight rates (especially all the produce).... they all came closer in price. In fact the standard deviation fell over 40%!! Whole Foods improving significantly.

Taking the finance hat off now!

Sue… love TJ’s as well.

HMB releases financial analysis of Beachwood settlement

Barry: FYI - the links to the spreadsheet/pdf are reversed. Also, is there a more detailed spreadsheet, as it’s the same thing as the Summary Table, which is a bit too high-level to analyze.

The $450K-$325K range for the land might be a bit outdated already, unfortunately.

Steven, the equity partnership idea ain’t that crazy an idea. The legal benefits for those involved could be compelling, in case this somehow rears it’s ugly head again.

Governor declares statewide drought

Annelise… you think we should outlaw golf courses, country clubs, football fields, baseball diamonds… while we’re at it, return Golden Gate Park back to it’s natural state… sand dunes, right on. Minature golf courses too, yes they are fake, but they espose the ideals of lawn’age. (rollseyes)

Governor declares statewide drought

Right Carl… and lack of energy isn’t caused from voting against every/any piece of legislature to create power, it’s from overuse and overpopulation.

This is lame, as there was so much resource that could of been tapped, but decades of (lack of) legislation leads us to situations such as this.

Last I checked, we did NOT have a dry winter… what we’ve had (ongoing) is dry action. Curious how many reservoirs have been created in the last 2 decades, vs the 2 decades prior.

I think we should mandate the cactus as the state plant/flower, next.

HMB Safeway isn’t as expensive as you think, but it’s no bargain

P.S. I don’t think I’ve bagged my own groceries at Linda Mar Safeway in a year plus. Perhaps closer to two years. And ALWAYS, whether it’s the bagger or clerk, they never miss to ask if I need to help out today. Maybe the HMB store manager can shadow the Linda Mar guy/girl for a week… and see how it’s done ;-)

HMB Safeway isn’t as expensive as you think, but it’s no bargain

Neat article… love the CPI like coverage. Speaking of, would be neat to keep a Coastsider CPI: 500kwh electricity, gas, propane, gas, bread, beef, etc…

And I must say, many Montara and Moss Beach residents do use the Safeway in Linda Mar, due to proximity and ease. Their butchers are nothing like what you mention in HMB. They usually come out from behind the counter, much less jump at the chance to help with your custom order, and makes suggestions thereof.

Anyone remember that Safeway 25 years ago? They’ve come a long way baby.

The only creature more feared than the Coastal Commission

Ah yes… point #2 of my post rollin’ in like an Oklahoma thunderstorm. (personal attacks and way off topic content (Cooper and anti-Obama stances vs. issues & claims on 1991, are you kidding me?)

The only creature more feared than the Coastal Commission

Well, right or wrong at least it’s concise, articulated, and not riddled with diatribes, personal attacks, and emotional blather…

Clean, and claim-by-claim… and no need for the Jules Verne mockery.

Family sues CUSD over suspension of fourth grader for alleged threats

Sounds like a bit of hearsay and conjecture...oy vey.

I feel sorry for the child, as he was subject to the rigor of overzealous protocol and protectionism.

I feel sorry for the agencies involved, as they were stuck to follow the rigor of overzealous protocol and protectionism.

Classic example of the requirements of over-protectionism with the assumption of unlimited and perfect resources to handle any/every known crisis. What would of happened, if the 1 in 100,000 probability of a child taken such violent action, WHEN the school administration and local law enforcement had the slightest of heads-up, much less were involved with an initial sign. I move to ban cops-n-robbers type of play and hold all parents accountable, and to be replaced by pin the peace symbol on the hippie.

Lighten up America.

Appropriations Committee passes AB1991

>Because one has no background in applicable natural sciences or applied sciences and can only bring in the comments of additional oddballs to support their off-the-wall statements does not mean there are not real issues. Because one has fallen for the attempt to claim AB 1991 only applies to one property in HMB does not mean the unprecedented method for creating environmental exemptions embodied in the bill will not affect all of California.

Great rhetoric… but just folly.

History (world, US, California, local) is filled with exceptions, and correctiveness. I look at some of the staunch environmental laws like anti-gay marriage legislation (or lack thereof). There’s ALWAYS room for exception, especially when their is an ongoing hystercial mass of environmental witch hunt. Again, the passing of 1991 does not equate to a free pass for a 250 unit condo complex on Fitz’ Reserve, replete with “above surf” parking. *sigh*

/desperately seeking some REASONABLE sense of mediation.

1991 is a step in the right direction.

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