Sweetwater trustee reports stolen property to police
Susan Luzzaro 9:45 p.m., June 18
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Some gal pal Donna Lee Darling turned out to be
Donna Lee Darling, accused of trying to kill nonagenarian Benjamin Farber, gets her day in court on June 25.
Golf is in the rough
Golf deep in the hole — San Diego no exception
Golf courses got overbuilt in anticipation of baby boomer retirements. But do boomers have patience for golf? Golfing is on the decline in San Diego. What to do with all that land?
El Cajon takes tax revenue from the county
Does El Cajon gobble more than its share at the tax trough?
The job-stealing scam — Texas is the biggest con
Texas woos gunmakers — and everybody else
Today's civil war — states bribing companies to move — is a negative sum game for the nation.
Ben Hueso's taxi cab conflict
Before he became a congressman, Ben Hueso threw his taxi-business-owning brother a bone.
For-profit college tried to recruit homeless
Michael Clifford boasts that his for-profit college investments are winners, but woes suggest otherwise.
Got a permit for that, Manchester?
Doug Manchester needs no permits, just lawyers and ineffectual city government.
San Diego Gas & Electric rates are nation's highest
According to the Jacksonville Electric Authority, San Diegans pay the highest electricity rates in the U.S. There are examples that point to the fact that UCAN doesn’t do the best job at lobbying the California Public Utilities Commission to give residents a break; in fact, their relationship could be called “cozy.”
Park, ride, regret
The Challenger disaster in Oceanside
Kevin Waddell didn’t know that transit authorities were watching him break into that spiffy Dodge Challenger at a North County Park & Ride.
Sidewalk café serves up noise
Al fresco no bueno, say opponents of the sidewalk-café ordinance
Opponents of councilman Kevin Faulconer’s sidewalk-café ordinance say outdoor diners will create even more noise on the streets.
UCAN Destroys Documents
This video shows Bob Ames, UCAN chief operating officer, destroying documents. He was brought aboard in April, the month after UCAN CEO Michael Shames told staffers that unless complaints stopped, he would dissolve the organization. The complaints did not stop, and two whistleblowers are now in court. Ames wants to be named receiver.
