by The Editors on December 30, 2008
Since we started keeping track (May 2007) three Carlsbadistan Union Bank of Californias have been robbed. The most recent bank robbery was this morning (December 30, 2008) when, according to a report in the San Diego Union-Tribune, a man handed a note demanding money to a teller at the branch on El Camino Real near Aviara Parkway.
Employees at the bank on El Camino Real near Aviara Parkway set off an alarm at 10:27 a.m. They described the robber as a white man, 45 to 50 years old, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 200 pounds , and wearing a dark jacket and black baseball cap.
Apparently, Carlsbad’s finest are on the case.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on December 27, 2008
Bank of America says that Barratt American, the Carlsbad-based home builder, owes $79 million and it owes it’s to 20 unsecured creditors more than $21 million. That’s why, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection on Christmas eve.
The company has drastically scaled back operations in the past several months, slashing staff from about 140 employees to about 15. Company President Michael “Mick” Pattinson has been talking openly for a month about the possibility of bankruptcy as the company’s troubles mounted. . . . Pattinson said Barratt will continue to build custom homes and replacement homes for victims of last year’s wildfires while in bankruptcy. The company hopes to reorganize with the aim of starting new home construction again in 2010.
For the whole sad story read the rest of the article.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on December 26, 2008
This Oceanside escapee was on the Carlsbadistan seawall this morning scaring up funds to pay for his wedding to Madonna (and to buy dog food). After they are married he will play Madonna some of his songs and, with the diva’s help, spread the word about the farce that is the Federal Reserve.
Either that or he needs beer money. . . apparently, this is how far a degree from USC can take you.
by The Editors on December 26, 2008
From 7-9 AM on Saturday December 27, 2008 car fan boys are meeting up at the Carlsbad Premium Outlet Mall. We’re not sure what people do at these “meets,” but from the look of last month’s gathering there will be a parking lot full of pretty cool cars.
All cars are welcome: Exotics, European, Domestic, Muscle Cars, Hot Rods, Japanese Tuners and more.
Let’s hope it doesn’t rain.
[Link: 6speendonline.com photo via Auto-Focus.us]
by The Editors on December 26, 2008
At 3:41 AM this morning, December 26, 2008, four men in a white Chevrolet extra cab pickup smashed open one of the roll up doors at the Costco at 951 Palomar Airport Rd and made off with the store’s ATM machine, according to a story in the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Workers had the door back together this morning at 7:00 AM as a parade of live local TV news vans made stops to get video for what must be a slow news day, but then who are we to talk.
This is the second smash and grab ATM heist in Carlsbad in the last week.
[Link: San Diego Union-Tribune]
by The Editors on December 25, 2008
During the break in the rain (and after opening presents) we snuck out and checked the surf. It was stormy. But the sky was blue. . . for a moment or two.
by The Editors on December 25, 2008
We wish all our readers a heartfelt Merry Christmas. Thanks for checking in with us every now and again. We hope you have a joyous holiday season. Thanks for making Carslbadistan the world’s best place to spend Christmas.
by The Editors on December 24, 2008
Santiago Piovillasenor Aganzaman, 23, of Carlsbad was riding a bike when he was hit and killed by a southbound Sprinter Train in Oceanside at 5:05 PM on December 23, 2008, according to a story on San Diego 6.
The collision occurred at the Wisconsin Avenue grade crossing in Oceanside at 5:05 p.m., according to Cpl. Mark Cook of the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. . . The man . . . tried to ride his bicycle across the grade crossing as the warning system was just beginning to operate.
According to the train’s engineer, Aganzaman didn’t appear to see the train coming.
[Link: San Diego 6]
by The Editors on December 24, 2008
A while ago we mentioned the ridiculous lengths to which Westfield (the Australia-based owners Carlsbadistan’s Plaza Camino Real) would go to stop the construction of a competitor’s mall in Oceanside.
Now, they’ve gone even farther. Westfield is suing the City of Oceanside (22-pages long) claiming that the City Council did not properly review the environmental impacts of developer Thomas Enterprises‘ planned Pavillion mall on Highway 76, according to a story in the North County Times.
[Westfield] says its tenants, patrons and employees could be affected if the Pavilion alters air quality, noise or traffic. . . . The lawsuit claims that Oceanside made numerous errors in its analysis of the project, such as underestimating its possibly harmful effects on traffic, air quality, noise, water quality and air traffic. The city also should have required the developer to build a multimillion-dollar extension of Pala Road, from Foussat Road to Los Arbolitos Boulevard, the lawsuit states.
Isn’t it nice that Westfield is so interested in the environmental health of their shoppers and not at all interested in upgrading their own mall to attract quality retailers?
[Link: North County Times]
by The Editors on December 23, 2008
We’ve been a little rough on the Carlsbad Convention and Visitors’ Bureau over the past couple years, but it looks like we haven’t been too far off, according to a story in the North County Times.
No one really knows what a “convention and visitors’ bureau” does and the one in Carlsbad doesn’t even organize conventions even though that word is part of its name, Nayudu said. The new name in all likelihood will be the one the bureau already uses on its Web site —- visitCarlsbad.com —- she said.
Now that executive director Kurt Burkhart is gone the organization has the chance to reinvent itself, with the help of a six-month $350,000 contract with the Irvine, California based consulting company MindGruve.
$350,000 for six months? We are definitely in the wrong business. . .
[Link: North County Times]
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