A Rally Icon: 1974 LANCIA STRATOS HF STRADALE
by Concours D’Elegance
We are thrilled to showcase a true masterpiece of automotive engineering: the 1974 Lancia Stratos HF Stradale. As one of only 492 examples produced between 1973 and 1975, this vehicle was birthed from the necessity of homologation for the legendary World Rally Championship Group 4 competition.
With its radical Bertone design and uncompromising performance, this Stratos stands out from the crowd. A true testament to an era where the lines between the racetrack and the road were beautifully blurred.
Latest round of bids pushes potential Padres sale price near $3.5 billion
Barry M. Bloom | Special to Times of San Diego
The four parties trying to buy the Padres submitted a second round of bids on Tuesday and all approached the $3.5 billion mark, a source close to the negotiations told Times of San Diego.
But the eventual Padres sales price — already expected to be the largest in Major League Baseball history — could still go higher.
That’s because the Seidler family could still push for a third round of bids from the interested buyers, the source said, though that has not yet been determined.
Stop Balancing the Budget on the Backs of Our Youth
By Claire Snyder | Voice of San Diego
Last month, I watched Mayor Todd Gloria take the stage at a youth mentoring event, outlining for the crowd how important youth programming is to the city’s future.
Now, only a month later, he is threatening to completely cut the office that serves the young people he was speaking to. For Mayor Gloria, young San Diegans appear to be convenient backdrops for social media posts. While he is happy to smile for the camera, his proposal for the city’s budget tells a different story. In Gloria’s San Diego, children are treated as political clout pawns, not priorities. You cannot claim to champion youth in a press release while systematically defunding the office dedicated to their success.
If the mayor ever wants to stand alongside young San Diegans again and promise he’s building them a brighter future, then we insist he actually take action on prioritizing children and youth by reinstating the Office of Child and Youth Success.