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There was an letter to the editor in today’s UT North county titled “Palomar Airport Ignores concerns of Residents”. I don’t have link, but it was written by some pissed off Carlsbad resident.

This is another example of the incompetence of the Carlsbad planning commission.

They approved plans to put high density residential next to Palomar airport, one of the busiest single runaway region airports in the country.

In addition to the planned Walmart at College and Camino Real, this is another example of poorly thought out planning that did not anticipate objections by residents.

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There was an letter to the editor in today’s UT North county titled “Palomar Airport Ignores concerns of Residents”. I don’t have link, but it was written by some pissed off Carlsbad resident.

This is another example of the incompetence of the Carlsbad planning commission.

They approved plans to put high density residential next to Palomar airport, one of the busiest single runaway region airports in the country.

In addition to the planned Walmart at College and Camino Real, this is another example of poorly thought out planning that did not anticipate objections by residents.

Bubblesitter

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There was an letter to the editor in today’s UT North county titled “Palomar Airport Ignores concerns of Residents”. I don’t have link, but it was written by some pissed off Carlsbad resident.

This is another example of the incompetence of the Carlsbad planning commission.

They approved plans to put high density residential next to Palomar airport, one of the busiest single runaway region airports in the country.

In addition to the planned Walmart at College and Camino Real, this is another example of poorly thought out planning that did not anticipate objections by residents.

Bubblesitter

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There was an letter to the editor in today’s UT North county titled “Palomar Airport Ignores concerns of Residents”. I don’t have link, but it was written by some pissed off Carlsbad resident.

This is another example of the incompetence of the Carlsbad planning commission.

They approved plans to put high density residential next to Palomar airport, one of the busiest single runaway region airports in the country.

In addition to the planned Walmart at College and Camino Real, this is another example of poorly thought out planning that did not anticipate objections by residents.

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Walmart Labor practices have certainly been criticized and their critics seem to be numerous. I’m sure there are dozens of websites, blogs that address the issue from both sides.

As this is a housing forum, my focus is on the impact on local Carlsbad housing values and quality of life.

A big box store in that part of Carlsbad will draw alot of traffic from outside of the surrounding areas. Most of the locals in the immediate area were probably OK with a good local grocery store and Starbucks in a small retail strip mall. Having a big box next door is a different story. Who wants all the additional traffic, big semis rolling in at 3am, Christmas season shopping crazies, etc, etc?

It will be interesting to see how this plays out, there seems to be a growing “slow growth” movement in Carlsbad. I bet the city hearing on this project will be contentious. As the city gets progressively built out, locals may be beginning to see that overdevelopment impacts their qualty-of-life.

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Walmart Labor practices have certainly been criticized and their critics seem to be numerous. I’m sure there are dozens of websites, blogs that address the issue from both sides.

As this is a housing forum, my focus is on the impact on local Carlsbad housing values and quality of life.

A big box store in that part of Carlsbad will draw alot of traffic from outside of the surrounding areas. Most of the locals in the immediate area were probably OK with a good local grocery store and Starbucks in a small retail strip mall. Having a big box next door is a different story. Who wants all the additional traffic, big semis rolling in at 3am, Christmas season shopping crazies, etc, etc?

It will be interesting to see how this plays out, there seems to be a growing “slow growth” movement in Carlsbad. I bet the city hearing on this project will be contentious. As the city gets progressively built out, locals may be beginning to see that overdevelopment impacts their qualty-of-life.

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Walmart Labor practices have certainly been criticized and their critics seem to be numerous. I’m sure there are dozens of websites, blogs that address the issue from both sides.

As this is a housing forum, my focus is on the impact on local Carlsbad housing values and quality of life.

A big box store in that part of Carlsbad will draw alot of traffic from outside of the surrounding areas. Most of the locals in the immediate area were probably OK with a good local grocery store and Starbucks in a small retail strip mall. Having a big box next door is a different story. Who wants all the additional traffic, big semis rolling in at 3am, Christmas season shopping crazies, etc, etc?

It will be interesting to see how this plays out, there seems to be a growing “slow growth” movement in Carlsbad. I bet the city hearing on this project will be contentious. As the city gets progressively built out, locals may be beginning to see that overdevelopment impacts their qualty-of-life.

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Walmart Labor practices have certainly been criticized and their critics seem to be numerous. I’m sure there are dozens of websites, blogs that address the issue from both sides.

As this is a housing forum, my focus is on the impact on local Carlsbad housing values and quality of life.

A big box store in that part of Carlsbad will draw alot of traffic from outside of the surrounding areas. Most of the locals in the immediate area were probably OK with a good local grocery store and Starbucks in a small retail strip mall. Having a big box next door is a different story. Who wants all the additional traffic, big semis rolling in at 3am, Christmas season shopping crazies, etc, etc?

It will be interesting to see how this plays out, there seems to be a growing “slow growth” movement in Carlsbad. I bet the city hearing on this project will be contentious. As the city gets progressively built out, locals may be beginning to see that overdevelopment impacts their qualty-of-life.

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Walmart Labor practices have certainly been criticized and their critics seem to be numerous. I’m sure there are dozens of websites, blogs that address the issue from both sides.

As this is a housing forum, my focus is on the impact on local Carlsbad housing values and quality of life.

A big box store in that part of Carlsbad will draw alot of traffic from outside of the surrounding areas. Most of the locals in the immediate area were probably OK with a good local grocery store and Starbucks in a small retail strip mall. Having a big box next door is a different story. Who wants all the additional traffic, big semis rolling in at 3am, Christmas season shopping crazies, etc, etc?

It will be interesting to see how this plays out, there seems to be a growing “slow growth” movement in Carlsbad. I bet the city hearing on this project will be contentious. As the city gets progressively built out, locals may be beginning to see that overdevelopment impacts their qualty-of-life.

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Here’s an update on the Walmart in Carlsbad in today’s UT.

3 Dozen protesters at the site in the rain yesterday. It was a cold rainy day.

Anyone ever hear of an upscale Walmart? Nicer cheap Chinese goods?

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080215-9999-1mi15walmart.html

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Here’s an update on the Walmart in Carlsbad in today’s UT.

3 Dozen protesters at the site in the rain yesterday. It was a cold rainy day.

Anyone ever hear of an upscale Walmart? Nicer cheap Chinese goods?

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080215-9999-1mi15walmart.html

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Here’s an update on the Walmart in Carlsbad in today’s UT.

3 Dozen protesters at the site in the rain yesterday. It was a cold rainy day.

Anyone ever hear of an upscale Walmart? Nicer cheap Chinese goods?

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080215-9999-1mi15walmart.html

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Here’s an update on the Walmart in Carlsbad in today’s UT.

3 Dozen protesters at the site in the rain yesterday. It was a cold rainy day.

Anyone ever hear of an upscale Walmart? Nicer cheap Chinese goods?

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080215-9999-1mi15walmart.html

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Here’s an update on the Walmart in Carlsbad in today’s UT.

3 Dozen protesters at the site in the rain yesterday. It was a cold rainy day.

Anyone ever hear of an upscale Walmart? Nicer cheap Chinese goods?

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20080215-9999-1mi15walmart.html

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After rejecting Buffet’s offer today, the big Mortgage insurers MBIA, Ambac are now even closer to ratings downgrades and eventual insolvency.

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aAxVkU8yAycM&refer=home

Warren Buffet is a genius (an actual genius, not a satirical genius). His offer to Ambac, MBIA was widely portrayed as a “rescue”, but it is a calculated move to become the dominant Muni-bond insurer.

The bond insurers may in the end may be forced to do a deal like this, splitting their Mortgage securities and Muni-bond business.

In one year, Buffet will own nearly the entire Muni-bond insurance business. A very profitable, albeit slow growing business.

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