Andrew Keatts

@PrimaryCinema Mr. Burns you mean

Guys, did I mention im seeing David Byrne live on Friday and it’s the most excited ive ever been for anything ever?

Six years later and im finally listening to Scott Aukerman and Adam Scott’s Talking Heads podcast. Im 20 minutes in and so far all they’ve done is name different models of hammers.

@akoseff Also not true that no one in San Diego asked. We asked last week, again today. No response.

For what it's worth, I got a nonresponse from Issa's spokesman, who replied that "no one in San Diego called me about it" and then ignored a direct question about whether Issa still plans to run

@PunchbowlNews punchbowl.news/article/house/…

Latest update from San Diego Registrar: @jim_desmond has pulled papers to run for #CA48 and is no longer in candidate list for #CA49. With filing deadline approaching tonight, all eyes on whether @DarrellIssa will file to run for reelection in the redrawn 48th district.

Padres' labor contingent on board with the rest of the players on the eve of collective bargaining negotiations: salary cap is a non-starter. Here it is. My first column for @TimesofSanDiego. @MLB @MLBPA @Padres @Grampskie bit.ly/47f89Je

@Burlydee @byjoelanderson “Season on the Brink,” among the best sports books ever written, was a result of “access journalism.” The idea that stories resulting from unparalleled access are bad comes from defining those stories by their worst examples.

@byjoelanderson I don’t think what he’s talking about is a valuable form of journalism. It’s barely journalism.

Was talking about this with friends and this moment in journalism is very frustrating, but I also understand why the likes of LeBron and Beyonce will never trust an independent journalist with their story again. The trade off, as said here, is often their stories are boring.

Big research effort from @TernerHousing showing that California's byzantine process for financing low-income housing is a major outlier nationally that delays new affordable developments and makes them more expensive to build ternercenter.berkeley.edu/blog/the-cost-…

@conorsen @ModeledBehavior Donuts are not good so it’s a tough assignment

@ModeledBehavior How can we get a national donut chain that actually makes good donuts? Can technology do it?

Dunkin Donuts is the worst national fast food chain

@texticons @sdcta Correct. So it’s a budget wash, but benefits existing employees, who are likely to be given deference over hypothetical future employees.

@andy_keatts @sdcta And excessive OT can offset any expected savings from vacant positions.

The burden to close the current year #SanDiego budget deficit is not being evenly spread accross city Departments, with public safety departments reporting the most vacancies (275 at the SDPD and 89 at Fire Rescue). In contrast, the Mayor's Office and the Department of Performance and Analytics only have three vacancies. sandiego.hylandcloud.com/211agendaonlin…

@texticons @sdcta Unfilled positions lead to overtime. Existing officers benefit.

@andy_keatts @sdcta Interesting question. I've never read of a police or fire chief who felt their respective department was overstaffed. Do you have an insight that's not reflected in the IBA report?

A few times over the last two years people asked me why @CirculateSD was not more involved with this taskforce. My answer was that it was clear from the get-go that this would be the outcome (nearly nothing). timesofsandiego.com/politics/2026/…

@LesBowen the 2025 season

Inattention to detail is hindering the Eagles

Travel well, Bobby

Bob Dylan writing about Bob Weir in The Philosophy of Modern Song

Roquon Smith is not on the field in this game. Impossible to convince me otherwise.

@AndrewYsursa @Saul_Bookman They wanted to open the stadium on national TV and that was the only time slot that allowed it. “Just always play at night” sounds good in theory but it turns out it’s not that simple.

Snapdragon stadium is ELITE! Perfect seating quantity, great leg room, amenities galore and cleverly placed. The entire thing is phenomenal. The only drawback is the heat when they gotta play in the middle of the day in Aug-Sept. This would be an Arizona fans dream!