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No air, no butter
My name is Aaron Rabinowitz. I am the owner of Gelato Vero Caffe, which was featured in the “2 for $20” restaurant review in your July 9 issue. I appreciate the exposure, and I’m glad you liked the gelato. However, there were so many errors in the article that I felt compelled to write this.
First, and most importantly, there is no air in our gelato. The first paragraph is about how ice cream has air in it. I figured the second paragraph would explain that Gelato Vero Caffe is special because they don’t put air in their ice cream (gelato). It instead said that we do. So what was the point of that first paragraph?
Also, there is no butter in our gelato. There is butterfat in cream, which is used in making gelato, but no butter.
Lastly there is no honey vanilla gelato served here.
Aaron Rabinowitz,
Gelato Vero Caffe
Crooked equation
Interesting article about Latino political representation in San Diego County [“The Front Lines,” July 16]. But you didn’t mention why many Latinos like myself are not that thrilled about having Latino representation. Far too many turn out to be crooks or wanted to rip off their own people.
In the early 1980s, when I was going to school, I worked in social services and was involved with the Asian and Latino communities. From that experience, and from watching what was going on in City Hall, I developed a formula for evaluating Latino politicians, which turned out to be accurate more often than not. That formula was H + P = C (Hispanic plus Politician equals Crook). It saddens me to say this, but until I see a track record of integrity and a desire to serve instead of acquire more power, I won’t be supporting my fellow Latinos for elected office. I know there are crooks in all ethnic political groups, but I’m bothered and take it personally when it’s my people.
Manny Hernandez,
San Diego
TV show’s positive impact
Normally, I wouldn’t respond to an article [“Presently Tense,” Aug. 13] in a local periodical, but I feel as though the correct information needs to be told. The Ex List is a 20th Century Fox television production for the CBS Network. It in no way is affiliated with Stu Segall Productions. Fox is merely renting stages and office space at the Stu Segall facility. It is irresponsible to print an article that has false or misleading information as this one is full of.
While I can appreciate that there are local residents that would prefer that the show not be shot in O.B., it seems that the article is more about Stu Segall and his “dirty past” than the filming of the show and its impact on O.B.
It would be great to hear from the other locals that actually don’t find the filming to be so offensive. I happen to know that there are many, including most of the O.B. business community that welcome the show and its positive financial impact.
It’s never easy to have a film crew invade one’s neighborhood, but there has been a lot of thought that has gone into this production to limit the negative impact and accentuate the positive. There are as many as 60 San Diego residents being employed, plus the infusion of cash to the local businesses and residents. Starbucks employs but a few San Diego residents and competes with local small coffeehouses. 20th Century Fox cannot in any way be intelligently compared to Starbucks and its drain on the local coffeehouse vendors. They are taking money out of the pockets of local business, not adding to it. While it is impossible to please all of the people all of the time, the show is doing its best to accommodate the big picture.
Jimmy Simons,
Line Producer/UPM, The Ex List
Editor’s note: Writer D.A. Kolodenko based his information on a San Diego Film Commission listing, which associated the show with “20th Century Fox Television / Stu Segall Productions.”
How ’bout a bake sale?
After I read your article about the homeless shelter in East Village [The Front Lines,” July 23], I was appalled at how a homeless shelter could actually put time limits like it’s a retail store or something along those lines. Some people just cannot run organizations.
But maybe the answer isn’t in receiving money from the city; maybe the Neil Good Day Center should start hitting the street and do some good old fashion fundraising. Many nonprofit groups can usually get corporate companies like Target and Best Buy to give them donations and then write them off on taxes at the end of the year.
I would love to see exactly how much money is set aside for salaries.
Money isn’t the only thing people can donate. I myself I have donated my time to multiple homeless shelters in the Minneapolis / St. Paul area.
I guess it goes to show some people just can’t run a business or organization.
Well, thank you for the great article. I look forward to reading more in the future.
Daniel Svoboda,
College Area
Published: 08/19/2008
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