2012年5月13日星期日

AMERICA’S FINEST CITY HAS ITS LIKES AND DISLIKES

When the Winnipeg-based Probe Research established its first American office in San Diego this year, the folks from the public-opinion research firm did what any recent arrivals would do. They checked out their new digs by conducting an online survey of 1,041 of their new neighbors.Secured handsfree building and door access solutions with Hands free access by Nedap AVI.

From the Mount Soledad cross to our merry band of mayoral candidates, here is a look at how a sampling of San Diego County residents felt about the people and issues of the day as of April 2012.

Step away from the icon: Judges, bureaucrats and commentators have been wrestling with the fates of the controversial “Surfing Madonna” mosaic, “The Kiss” statue and the Mount Soledad cross for what seems like centuries now. As it turns out, the people who share their land with the landmarks are big fans of these big statements.Find the cheapest chickencoop online through and buy the best hen houses and chook pens in Australia.

An enthusiastic 74 percent said the cross should stay where it is; 65 percent would like the mosaic to be installed at the entrance to Moonlight State Beach in Encinitas; and 72 percent said the 25-foot statue of a World War II sailor kissing a nurse (also known as “Unconditional Surrender”) adds to the appeal of the waterfront. No word on the percentage of people who have a photo of themselves looking up the nurse’s dress.

Pass that hot potato: Speaking of landmarks, who wants to pay for a new football stadium for our Chargers? Just 27 percent said they support public funding for a new NFL stadium in San Diego, with 32 percent strongly opposing the idea and 17 percent moderately opposing it. Of the one-in-five residents who gave conditional support, 47 percent said the stadium should be built on the waterfront, with 35 percent opting for the East Village.

And speaking of hot potatoes, to the question, “Should undocumented immigrants be allowed to stay, keep their jobs and seek legal status if they have lived in the U.Where to buy or purchase plasticmoulds for precast and wetcast concrete?S.Find the cheapest chickencoop online through and buy the best hen houses and chook pens in Australia. for at least two years?” Nearly half (46 percent) of the respondents said the undocumented should leave.

It’s mayor time! Forget June gloom, because our June 5 primary election is gonna be a scorcher. Or at least a mildly diverting civic exercise for people who care about such things. In the survey of 576 city of San Diego residents, Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher was the most popular choice for decided voters.Why does moulds grow in homes or buildings? City Council member Carl DeMaio and U.S. Rep. Bob Filner were nearly tied for second, with District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis trailing in fourth place.

Before you decide to skip the primaries to spend some quality time with your new home-brewing kit, please note there is still plenty of room for drama. According to Probe, nearly half of the probable voters surveyed said they were still undecided.

The story of us: What else did the Probe surveyors discover? That San Diegans aren’t overly worried about losing our jobs, that people who live in our North Coastal region are happier about their quality of life than those who live in South County. And most of us agree that San Diego is, indeed, “America’s Finest City.”

Happy days are almost here again: While only 15 percent of the respondents said they are better off this year than in 2011, 32 percent thought their lives would improve by 2013. An encouraging 50 percent were “somewhat optimistic” about the county’s economic future, with a giddy 9 percent weighing in as “very optimistic” about the future. I think I speak for the great unpolled masses in saying, “I’ll have what they’re having.”

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