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Citizens Sour on Lemon Grove?
By Dorian Hargrove, Published March 10, 2010
Dozens of Lemon Grove residents assembled inside the city's community center for Lemon Grove City Council's March 9 meeting. On the docket for the night was the City's $987,000 budget shortfall and whether the council supports ...
Median Income
By Nathaniel Uy, Published March 10, 2010
On March 7, two panhandlers were stationed at the intersection of Mira Mesa Boulevard and Westview Parkway. One of the two men stood on the center divider of Westview Parkway while another stood on the median ...
Emergency Overkill?
By Dixie Pettit, Published March 10, 2010
At approximately 1:15 p.m. on March 7, two cars were involved in a head-on collision near Ramona. An unidentified 19-year-old female lost control of her vehicle and veered into the opposing lane. The driver and three ...
All Cops on Deck
By Karina Hernandez, Published March 9, 2010
A multi-agency DUI and driver's-license checkpoint conducted during the late hours of March 5 and 6 in National City was a success, according to a ... More Post a comment
Toxic Waste Is History
By Sheila Pell, Published March 9, 2010
The deadline looms for aviation and architectural buffs to claim a piece of San Diego history. Chandeliers, floors, decals, and aviation emblems are among the ... More Post a comment
RATT Roundup
By Craig Vansant, Published March 9, 2010
As a result of “Operation Hotel California,” a six-month-long investigation, the San Diego County Grand Jury has indicted 51 defendants on charges of auto theft, ... More Post a comment
The Brand, the Future
By Nathaniel Uy, Published March 6, 2010
“Mira Mesa Welcomes You” banners hanging on light posts around the community may soon be replaced with a new logo and slogan. Instead of welcoming ... More Post a comment
Bad Run
By Karina Hernandez, Published March 6, 2010
A female jogger was attacked during an evening run in McCandliss Park on March 3. Chula Vista police were called just before 8 p.m. to ... More Post a comment
Nightmare Over?
By Craig Vansant, Published March 6, 2010
When Craig Johnson moved to Valley Center in 1978, he could see only seven lights from the ridge on Chaparral Terrace. "Now there are hundreds," ... More Post a comment
Don’t Mess with Karate Guys
By T.B. Beaudeau, Published March 6, 2010
Four municipal cops have been arrested for robbing the president of an international Tae Kwon Do organization who was in town to preside over a ... More Post a comment
Bitter Grounds
By Dorian Hargrove, Published March 6, 2010
"I have found case law that establishes Caltrans liable for the contamination," writes Salvatore D'Anna in an email. D'Anna believes the discovery will put the ... More Comments (3)
Not as Pink Floyd Says
By Ken Harrison, Published March 6, 2010
On Thursday afternoon, March 4, members of the Oceanside Teachers Association joined a statewide protest over school funding cuts. The over 400 protesters gathered in ... More Comment (1)
North Park Residents Mind Their BIZ
By Dorian Hargrove, Published March 4, 2010
"We're not baking cookies, and we're not brewing coffee here, either, we're reaching out and we're mobilizing," says North Park resident Don Leichtling as he ... More Comments (8)
Everyone Likes a Money Machine
By Karina Hernandez, Published March 4, 2010
A South Bay ATM was targeted by thieves on March 4. Workers arrived at 5:24 a.m. at La Bella's Pizza Garden (located at 373 Third ... More Post a comment
Seal Pup in the Sand
By Theresa Jones, Published March 4, 2010
A baby seal was born at the La Jolla Cove on Tuesday, March 2. Unfortunately, many birds kept swarming the mother and her pup to ... More Comments (2)
UCSD and TB Now
By Craig Vansant, Published March 4, 2010
The San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency is working with UCSD to provide tuberculosis testing to students and faculty who may have been ... More Post a comment
Good News, Good Grub
By Carolyn Grace Matteo, Published March 4, 2010
Roughly 450 stockholders filled the tiered Irwin M. Jacobs Hall at 5775 Morehouse Drive on Tuesday, March 2, for Qualcomm’s annual stockholders’ meeting. Chairman/CEO Paul ... More Post a comment
Rapist(s) on the Rampage?
By Nathaniel Uy, Published March 4, 2010
Two reports of rape have the community surrounding the SDSU campus a little on edge. On Sunday at approximately 1:00 a.m., a female reported to ... More Post a comment
Winter Was the Worst
By Joan FitzSimons, Published March 4, 2010
University Avenue's last unpaved alley recently joined the 21st Century. For more than 80 years, two sections of an alley in the 3900 block between ... More Post a comment
Sea Rage
By Carolyn Grace Matteo, Published March 3, 2010
The closing of the Ocean Beach Pier was announced at the March 1 Sunset Cliffs Natural Park Council meeting. “We lost a good 200 yards ... More Post a comment
Bad News Rising
By Dorian Hargrove, Published March 3, 2010
At a March 3 meeting, representatives from the city's Financial Management Department presented the fiscal year 2010 Mid-Year Budget Monitoring Report to four members of ... More Comments (4)
The Hippies Win One
By Ken Harrison, Published March 2, 2010
On Friday, February 19, a San Diego County superior court judge dismissed a defamation of character lawsuit against the Encinitas Chamber of Commerce. The chamber’s ... More Post a comment
Scratched and Jailed
By Craig Vansant, Published March 2, 2010
Sheriff's deputies arrested a Spring Valley rape suspect on February 27 in the 500 block of Palomar Street in Chula Vista. According to a press ... More Post a comment
Tsunami Watch 2010
By Johnny Harrison, Published March 2, 2010
After watching the news of the February 27 earthquake in Chile and the tsunami that was expected to hit Hawaii and the West Coast, I ... More Comments (2)
Bicyclists Be Damned
By Carolyn Grace Matteo, Published March 2, 2010
On Sunday, February 28, at approximately 11:45 a.m., a bicyclist was hit by a car on La Jolla Boulevard. An ambulance arrived on the scene, ... More Post a comment
The Beverly Hillbullies?
By Steve Horvath, Published March 2, 2010
The union representing some of the covered employees at the San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper filed an unfair-labor practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board ... More Post a comment
She's a Lady
By Ken Harrison, Published March 2, 2010
On Saturday and Sunday, February 27 and 28, up in the skies of East County, residents could see a WWII-era B-17 bomber soaring overhead. The ... More Post a comment
Killer Whale Watch
By Mark Shiflett, Published March 2, 2010
Following last week's death of a trainer by a killer whale at SeaWorld Orlando, I followed the news to see how SeaWorld San Diego would ... More Post a comment
No Thanks, Big Box
By Ken Harrison, Published Feb. 27, 2010
Walmart is coming to Encinitas? The rumors have been floating around for over a year, since after the Home Depot Expo store closed at the ... More Post a comment
Water War
By Nathaniel Uy, Published Feb. 27, 2010
Despite an effort by residents to protest a pending water-rate increase, the Encinitas City Council on Wednesday February 24 — acting as the board of ... More Post a comment
"Ghetto" Vons?
By Ken Harrison, Published Feb. 27, 2010
Residents in the coastal areas of Cardiff and Encinitas know that a major remodel and expansion of the older Vons store on Santa Fe Drive ... More Comments (3)
Time's Up, Uptown
By Dorian Hargrove, Published Feb. 27, 2010
"Overhead and operating expenses consume almost all the yearly income of your organization," wrote Banker's Hill denizen Leo Wilson in a February 19 email to ... More Post a comment
Mental Help
By Craig Vansant, Published Feb. 26, 2010
The San Diego Superior Court has launched a new Behavioral Health Court, similar to Drug Court. The purpose of the program is to break the ... More Comment (1)
Everything's Gone
By Julie Methot, Published Feb. 26, 2010
Shortly after 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 24, Teri emerged from the shower and thought she smelled burnt toast. Hearing strange sounds coming from Mark's ... More Comment (1)
Sworn Loyalty
By Mark Shiflett, Published Feb. 25, 2010
A local Navy man recommitted to another hitch in the service while standing just behind home plate at Petco Park on the drizzly morning of ... More Comment (1)
Puffers' Paradise
By T.B. Beaudeau, Published Feb. 25, 2010
The two-year-old state law banning the smoking of tobacco in Baja’s bars, bistros, and restaurants — “Ley Antitabaco” — is being ignored by the patrons ... More Comments (9)
Let It Grow
By Nathaniel Uy, Published Feb. 25, 2010
The Chula Vista City Council unanimously approved a resolution to adopt a community garden policy on Tuesday, February 23. The program will designate a portion ... More Comments (2)
A Matter of Pride
By Carolyn Grace Matteo, Published Feb. 25, 2010
The San Diego LGBT Pride board of directors hosted a town hall meeting on Monday, February 22, at their community center in Hillcrest. Representatives spoke ... More Post a comment
Man Attacks Puppy
By Steve Horvath, Published Feb. 25, 2010
San Diego County Animal Control officers arrested a 50-year-old La Jolla resident on Wednesday, February 24, in connection with animal abuse after he brought an ... More Comments (6)
Like Weeds
By Dorian Hargrove, Published Feb. 25, 2010
Inside the auditorium at the Metropolitan Wastewater Operations Center in Kearny Mesa, community planners from across the city gathered for the February 23 meeting of ... More Post a comment
Thanks, Nosy Neighbor
By Craig Vansant, Published Feb. 23, 2010
A nosy neighbor was responsible for the capture of two parolees who were committing a burglary on February 22, according to a sheriff's department press ... More Post a comment
Seal or Sea Lion Found
By Carolyn Grace Matteo, Published Feb. 23, 2010
The carcass of what is believed to be a California sea lion was found washed up on the beach between Nantasket and Nahant courts on ... More Comments (2)
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