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Last Visit To Alaska
By Neil Gray
August 30, 2006
Wednesday
I'm sure Alaskans will not loose any sleep over Peter James'
decision not to return to Alaska to visit. He strikes me as
being an individual who would complain about anything, anyway.
Seeing that he is from Coronado makes it even more interesting.
Coronado is a community where the median price of a home is
$1.2 million and median household income is $82,200. Coronado
is the home of North Island Naval Air Station, and a prime center
for tourists with their six beaches.
There is a 7.7% sales tax in Coronado, and an 8% transient occupancy
rate for their hotel rooms. The price of regular gas might be
listed at $2.95 a gallon, but that's on the Navy base. Around
town it runs closeer to $3.29. So you see, it's not cheap in
"their" world either.
Coronado is a nice, ritzy, expensive little elite corner off
San Diego. I just don't think Mr. James appreciates the "real"
living Alaska affords it's residents. Not Alaskan's fault the
state was smart enough to get some residuals on oil money for
everybody.
By the way, there is a Proposition 87 coming up on a California
ballot pushing for taxing oil in California. They site Texas
and Alaska as examples, and are saying if they can do it, why
shouldn't California?
He is definately an uninfomred person about several issues dealing
with Alaska. That's what happens I guess when you live the high
life style in Coronado.
The bridge from San Diego to Coronado was a toll bridge up until
a couple of years ago.
Neil Gray
ngray@barona.com
Lakeside, CA - USA
About: "California resident
(NOT in Coronado), but heart is still in Ketchikan and Alaska"
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