Slog - Comments on Meanwhile in San Diego http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego Stranger contributor Rex Wockner lives in San Diego. The picture above was taken from the apartment of one of Rex's friends about a mile from Rex's home. More photos and links to info about the fires at Rex's blog.... Copyright 2008 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:56:38 -0800 Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:04:46 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by Kristin Bell Gah! Fire is frightening!!!

]]> Kristin Bell http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832183 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832183 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:03:08 -0800 Comment by Editor's note What, no gay angle, Dan?

]]> Editor's note http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832184 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832184 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:03:36 -0800 Comment by Clint This is a tragedy, but at least since most of the victims are rich and white it should ensure a better federal response than Katrina.

]]> Clint http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832185 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832185 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:03:38 -0800 Comment by mla CLINT- How could the reaction be any WORSE than Katrina?

]]> mla http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832191 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832191 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:07:38 -0800 Comment by Dan Savage Well, Rex is a homo too, so there you go.

]]> Dan Savage http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832192 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832192 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:08:21 -0800 Comment by p Pitbulls.

]]> p http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832196 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832196 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:10:50 -0800 Comment by Michigan Matt Jesus Christ!

]]> Michigan Matt http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832208 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832208 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:18:44 -0800 Comment by matthew fisher wilder Yeah, I was about to say. Was Michael Brown rehired?

]]> matthew fisher wilder http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832228 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832228 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:38:57 -0800 Comment by kerri harrop one of my best friend's parents were evacuated. in addition to being freaked the fuck out and in very real danger of losing their home, they forgot to grab the bag of weed on the way out.

i hope that they, and the other residents of san diego, have found a way to calm down today. what a nightmare.

]]> kerri harrop http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832253 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832253 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:58:40 -0800 Comment by Mahtli69 Coming soon ...

Insurance companies (er ... US taxpayers) will single-handedly bail out the dismal San Diego real-estate market. Good-bye, supply glut. Hello, seller's market.

]]> Mahtli69 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832291 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832291 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:37:24 -0800 Comment by Paul Dan, how's your father doing?

]]> Paul http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832336 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832336 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:11:04 -0800 Comment by Trevor I'd just like to point out a couple things:

1) Report in 2004 showed "San Diego firefighters short on staff, fire engines, safety gear, training and coordination."

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/fires/20040810-9999-1m10cedar.html

2) The state of California is using prison labor-- over "2,640 trained inmate firefighters"-- to try to put out the fires.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/24/us/24cnd-fire.html

3) Score another point for disaster capitalism. Privatized rebuilding process catering to the super-rich with no-bid contracts to follow in 3, 2, 1...

]]> Trevor http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832385 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832385 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:14:30 -0800 Comment by Lake @Kerri/9
"they forgot to grab the bag of weed on the way out."

Thanks...this story FINALLY has a personal touch ;] NOW I feel bad for those people down there

]]> Lake http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832405 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832405 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:34:29 -0800 Comment by treacle While I have personally fought forest fires with USFS and have loads of compassion for the folks who's lives have been disrupted (or destroyed) by this event, it remains true that Nature Bats Last. And always will.

]]> treacle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832440 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/meanwhile_in_san_diego#c832440 News Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:04:46 -0800