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James Thor June 6, 2013 at 09:01 am
While I am normally supportive of Businesses in RSM, I have to agree w the comments from the…Read More Planning Commission on this project. That corner is extremely difficult to get in and out of. With an ATM there, people will likely tend to pull in and use the ATM, then back out into traffic. If it was angled parking in front of the building might be a way to mitigate it. I realize that a couple of parking spaces will be lost by angling, but might be worth considering.
Roland Denzel June 7, 2013 at 07:53 am
That whole parking lot is a nightmare. I agree that angling that entire strip would be a good idea,…Read More not only for the ATM, but for all of those other quick in and out businesses (starbucks, donuts, etc.).
Also, start enforcing the 20 minute parking!
April Josephson June 10, 2013 at 01:01 am
A point of clarification. From the photo and story, it sounds like there were three commissioners at…Read More the meeting who expressed concern. I was also there. I made the suggestion of continuing this item in order to get baseline data, since everyone is aware of the bottleneck at that location, but it has not been measured. We are looking forward to receiving that data prior to considering this item again.
Frieda Wales June 4, 2013 at 06:11 pm
They would most likely prefer those who are not on "budgets". We would get the passes but…Read More try not to eat more than one meal and we don't buy souvenirs either.
hotrodhairdo June 5, 2013 at 07:39 am
We always get a season pass, because the break even point was three days. Now it's eight- yikes! I…Read More still love it and we'll still visit, it's just a bitter pill to swallow.
Ronc4109 May 22, 2013 at 10:08 am
As others have noted, really good work to trace the trail...as they always say, 'follow the money'.
Sharon Thompson May 22, 2013 at 10:48 am
Upscale Resale is South County Outreach's thrift store in Laguna Hills. All proceeds support SCO's…Read More programs to fight hunger and homelessness. Donations for Upscale can be dropped off at Ritz Cleaners in Dove Plaza where they are picked up regularly. Ritz is a great business with terrific employees who believe in helping others! Upscale has a paid manager - all the rest of the staff are volunteers, of which I am one. SCO is on a scale with Salvation Army, Assistance League, Cancer Society, and hospital thrift stores. SCO/Upscale benefits folks right here in south Orange County! Every item donated is utilized in some manner. We at Upscale are diligent about maximizing what is given. Thank you, Penny, for this outstanding piece of investigative journalism. Major media outlets could use you and others of your calibre. WOW!
Penny Arévalo (Editor) June 5, 2013 at 07:00 am
The Salvation Army in Orange County wrote a blog in response to this article. See it here:…Read More http://ocsalvationarmy.wordpress.com/2013/05/29/donation-drop-boxes-the-salvation-army-commits-85-cents-to-ever-dollar-raised-avoid-for-profit-drop-boxes/
Mike Proctor May 7, 2013 at 01:47 pm
Thats a tough plaza to run a business out of due to its "hidden" location.
I wish them…Read More all the luck, and will have to stop by and give it a try.
John Webb May 10, 2013 at 02:52 pm
Martin, thanks for the recommendation. Decided to try two since sandwiches are small and I'm a big…Read More guy. Bad decision, one was very filling and the taste was great. The second is in the fridge waiting for me to get home. I would like to nominate the Jalapeno Poppers as the pick of the week.
What a great city. We now have grilled cheese and waffle sandwiches. Wonder what a good tread mill would cost?
Art Feierman May 1, 2013 at 08:56 pm
Greetings, First, don't get too excited. My bet is that #2 does reopen at 70% (which I support,…Read More btw, I am a 20+ year San Clemente resident, not the usual loud environmentalist type imported from LA or SF.)
But even if they do shutter it permanently, note that half of the comments here are irrelevant. Even if they shut it down, San Clemente remains without an Evac plan, and the site will continue to need one.
There is no place to move even 1 oz, of the tons of radioactive materials. They could spend billions (add an extra few hundreds a year to your electric bill forever), tearing the site down. Even then there is exactly 0 chance that they will be allowed to move the nuke waste. There is no place in the US that will take it. As long as Harry Reid runs the Senate, he will continue use every ounce of power he has to prevent the US to have a nuke waste facility.
So, we will be in essentially about the same amount of danger, whether #2 starts up, or not, now and 20 years from now. Perhaps you environmentalists out there could allow the 241 to be finished. That way you might just save 50,000 lives once the terrorists or earthquakes, or tsunamis do their thing. (oops, that would require some compromise, sorry, for suggesting it.) Oh well, San Clemente residents glowing in the dark could be fun for a while, we'll need less electric for street lights.
Patti Davis May 6, 2013 at 12:36 pm
Read this letter from Bethann Chambers, wife of whistleblower James Chambers. James Chambers is a…Read More Licensed Nuclear Reactor Operator.
http://www.animatedsoftware.com/environm/onofre/2013/SONGS%20letter%20~%20Gov.%20Brown%202Rev%20A.pdf
RHighlands April 27, 2013 at 12:52 pm
Bill for FAA relief is currently zipping through Congress and Obama has promised to sign it. Our…Read More brand of Republican Democracy isn't about an iron-willed President telling everyone what to do. Don't like how the Executive branch spends money? A willing Congress can cut specific funding. If Obama doesn't sign the FAA bill, Congress can--and most likely will-- override the veto.
RHighlands April 30, 2013 at 07:43 pm
It's true, congress could have foreseen the budgetary impact of the sequester cuts and allocated…Read More money to programs it deems more important ---far in advance. Congress did not. If the Executive branch sidesteps all or part of the budgetary items Congress is squabbling over it would set up Obama to look like number of things: a softie, willing to approve funds without a budget; dismissive of Congress, approving funds by edict; an uncontrolled liberal spender,ignoring sequester guidelines; a demagogue, feigning disaster if he doesnt get his way; a dictator, ignoring the wishes of the American people, etc. most of the former are common conservative pejorative Obama comments now.--An Executive Order would only reinforce this silliness .. I am not an Obama lover -- this is a Congressionally created problem. The insistence of some that, because Congress can't get its crap together, the budget mess is the result of the Executive Branch of the Federal govt, sounds like whining and finger pointing. The budget is one of the main Congressioal duties! In the Constitution!
Yeparoo April 30, 2013 at 03:54 pm
The stats are correct. You are no longer "counted" as unemployed/underemployed Marie.…Read More
The media has generally done a pretty bad job of covering the employment situation, covering the U3 rate (narrowly defined "Unemployment Rate") instead of the U6 rate ("Labor Force Participation Rate"). I don't know if this is laziness, ignorance or willful cheerleading. I have read that the LFPR may be stuck at high levels through the middle of the next decade.
http://www.nojobsurvivor.com/No-Job-News/unemployment-situation-u3-u6-rates.html
Doctor Wally April 17, 2013 at 03:53 pm
Looks like the state of California has found another cash cow, at of all places the Happiest Place…Read More on Earth!!! Question, were do the fines go? Guess who pays these fines, certainly isn't Disney!! Matter of time before the blood sucking attorney's and the Bureaucrats force Disney out of California.
Friends in Ohio April 17, 2013 at 08:48 pm
The Disney company always fights against anything that shows they have done wrong. They won't ever…Read More admit that they may have done something wrong or the actions of their employees could actually have been bad. My father in a wheelchair and daughter and several others were almost ran over by a Disney Tram at Epcot in 2007. They were crossing in a cross walk and an inexperienced tram driver reved the engine and the tram came barrelling through the walkway crosswalk. The Disney employees at the scene basically told us to get lost because no one was hurt and any complaints about the incident were basically denied and we were told we better stop complaining or face the Disney Lawyers. The Disney Lawyers will get them out of this mess as well.
Julie McGirr June 6, 2013 at 08:45 pm
Hi Aimee! Sorry ... Pets aren't allowed at this event, but SAMLARC usually hosts a "Dog Day…Read More Afternoon" each year, so you might wait for that.
Hope you'll still plan to attend RanchoFest!
george gregory April 9, 2013 at 12:03 pm
Edison is a danger and the public knows it
no plan no talent no replacement just tons and tons of…Read More nuclear waist
if you had to leave and never come back where would you go how would you live ??
JENIFER MASSEY April 9, 2013 at 01:09 pm
It is obligatory that we stop Edison to save ourselves, our equities, our families from ever…Read More restarting. We must organize intelligently to be certain San Onofre will never operate again. WE MUST NEVER GIVE UP & WE MUST PREVAIL !
Diane Hennessy April 2, 2013 at 06:13 pm
When I saw this yesterday, I was just certain it was an April Fool's joke...oh, wait...SanO is a…Read More joke!
David Brown April 4, 2013 at 02:57 pm
I believe they are sabotaging the plant.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJ0PEbx5NCI
JENIFER MASSEY April 5, 2013 at 01:57 pm
San Onofre is No Joke, it is a Travesty and we are its guinea pigs. Just remember the Chamber of…Read More Commerce is working for Edison, not we the people. This is the USA and capitalism at its worst. Down with Edison, Up with the People !
April Josephson February 13, 2013 at 11:03 pm
Thank you to In N Out for the invitation to the soft opening. I met a lot of their great employees…Read More and families there. This is a wonderful addition to RSM!
Kurt Stout February 14, 2013 at 01:43 am
AWESOME FIRST DAY!!! We were the first to go thru drivethru and first official order! We got free…Read More food, shirts, stickers,hats, and coins for free burgers (which we will NEVER use and keep forever!!!!) BEST DAY EVER!!!! Love In-N-Out!!! It was worth missing some school to be part of RSM history....
Martin Henderson (Editor) February 14, 2013 at 03:43 am
Congratulations, Kurt. That store will probably be there forever and you'll always be No. 1. What…Read More time did you get in line, and which classes did you ditch? (it would be really funny if one of them was a cooking class)
RSM Mom February 7, 2013 at 02:00 pm
As a parent of RVS children I am thrilled that Metro PCS removed their bid for the cell tower! I…Read More know in my heart that it was parents of RVS that helped move this forward in opposition. We were ready with our "troops" for Wednesday nights meeting and although we weren't there to celebrate, there will be plenty of celebrating going on within our school community!! Next stop - getting OC to put a stop to cell towers in and around all OC schools!!
Michele Therese Thompson January 31, 2013 at 01:19 am
grrrrrr, woke up at 2am from a clicking sound and complete darkness. 2nd outage caused my alarm to…Read More go off at 3am instead of 7am. no sleep. I hope they resolved the issue!!
Jennifer Johnson February 1, 2013 at 12:50 am
The power clicked off and on a full SIX times at my place in that hour and a half. I got so tired…Read More of the various tones going off each time the power was restored that I finally got up and unplugged EVERYTHING. It's a little disconcerting not knowing if it's a bigger issue or only your own home having electrical issues. So I turned to Patch for any breaking news info, but alas, they might have been the only ones NOT awake during that time, eh Martin? ;)
Martin Henderson (Editor) January 10, 2013 at 02:57 am
I've always thought Quiznos made a good sandwich. Have you tried Togo's?
Kyle January 10, 2013 at 05:53 am
Yes I have and that's where I'll be going now. I'm curious what will go in that location now?
heather January 21, 2013 at 03:52 pm
My only concern is that new Intersection. I'm afraid there will be a lot of accidents.
Jesse Murphy January 30, 2013 at 02:57 am
Best Burger ever! But they really need to work on the fries! I love fresh McDonalds fries....no…Read More better!
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