01/31/08
01/31/08
SF: Prop B – A New Deferred Retirement Option Program for the SFPD
The City is currently short 200 to 300 police officers in their force. Another 500 or so are up for retirement this year. Even with the increased pay offers and the high demand, there are just not enough recruits coming out of the Police Academy to cover the deficit.
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01/31/08
SF: Prop A – Clean and Safe Neighborhood Park Bonds, 2008
To my surprise, there are a couple of bonds measures that affect the residents of San Francisco to be voted on along with the primaries and State propositions.
Proposition A calls for issuing general obligation bonds worth $185,000,000 to be used to improve and repair the City’s public parks. This bond is the first step in the City’s 10-year Capital plan to renovate and retrofit the City’s infrastructure; the plan was passed by the voters last year. The funds generated from the bonds will be used in the following ways:
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01/31/08
Drama in the Primaries all but over
This is disappointing.
In the past, the primaries have always been predetermined before the 2nd wave of states can contribute to the match. This year was suppose to be different. Both the Democrats and the Republicans had strong candidates to become their presidential representatives. Now the outlook, however, has become pretty clear cut due to the decisions of endorsers and the resignation of one of the Big Three in the Democratic Party.
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01/30/08
Heart of Greed: ????
It is a story of a renowned sea-products retailer and a big traditional family, in which there are those who manage to endure to the end, those who consider themselves superior to everyone else, those who love and respect their brothers, those who seek every opportunity to fulfill their ambition, those who stay loyal to their beloved, and those who remain grateful for whatever they get..
Length: 40 Episodes Long.
01/30/08
Mexican Food: Tres Potrillos Taqueria
Address 670 N Fairoaks Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94085.
This restaurant has a 4 star rating from Yelp
So far, I have went there maybe 5 times and I have tried their carne asada burrito (regular and super), pollo asado (grilled chicken) burrito, and pescado (fish) burrito and taco.
01/30/08
Oil Tanker Spill on 101
Wow. nothing like an oil tanker spill on 101 to back up traffic. Good thing a coworker told me about it before I left work. Turns out they closed the exits on 101 N from woodside road to whipple road, causing huge amounts of traffic from there on south. I ended up taking central expressway and 280. 280 was pretty jam packed near the woodside road area, since thats where all the cars are doing their detour. I have not seen so many cars on highway 84 for the past 3 years. Just a “Wow”.
01/29/08
The Primaries have finally reached California
Finally, the presidential candidate primaries have reached California and 21 other states in what shapes up to be a deciding moment next Tuesday. Unlike some other states, voters who declined to state their political affiliation in California can vote in both the Democratic and Republican elections.
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01/28/08
Movie Review: The Comebacks
The Comebacks is a very simple movie, requiring no deep thought. When viewed with low expectations, the movie entertains. The Comebacks is chocked full of sports movie spoofs and satire from movies such as Invincible, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, and The Longest Yard.
Most of the jokes here are based on slapstick violence, stereotypes, and sexual innuendos. The story follows Coach Lambeau Fields as he attempts to revitalize his coaching career, in middle of nowhere Heartland State University in Texas.
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01/28/08
President Bush’s State of the Union Address ’08 Cliff Notes
Watching the President’s State of the Union Address is good fun even if the subject matter is predictable. When a person as strongly polarizing as President Bush gives a speech to a split audience, watching the audience reactions is always entertaining. The atmosphere feels like a college basketball rivarly game where one side claps loudly after every pause while the other side sits quietly with arms folded wearing an expression of distaste.
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