Craig D. Rose
Latest Stories
Uninvited Guests Line the Road to Powerlink Ground-Breaking
Sunday, Dec. 12, 2010
San Diego Gas & Electric held a symbolic ground breaking near here last week, launching the construction of their $1.9 billion Sunrise Powerlink, the 117-miles electric transmission line that the ...
Can Imperial County Come Back From the Dust?
Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010
Driving west on I-8, down from the dry, rugged mountains, diving into what should be a desert landscape 100 miles east of San Diego, the Imperial Valley appears as an ...
Obama: Waiting for the Sunrise?
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
What began as a local backcountry struggle over San Diego Gas & Electric’s proposed Sunrise Powerlink is now a national issue, one that opponents of the project hope will challenge ...
Californians Get Less Gas
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
There was a moment, or at least it seems like a moment now, when you could roll into the filling station as the gauge fell to a quarter, plop a ...
Cold Condos
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The stunning 50 percent plunge in Phoenix’s home prices has attracted national attention. By contrast, San Diego’s condominium market, which has seen values fall by 55 percent, has suffered in ...
Here Comes the Sandman
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
It’s not even Memorial Day and people are arguing over sand on the beach. But this isn’t just any sand. The argument is over new sand, or what its supporters ...
New Team(sters) for Lifeguards?
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Call it a riptide in the ranks of city lifeguards. A dissident group is roiling the city’s beachfront guardians with an effort to split from the San Diego Municipal Employees ...
Will Sun Shine on San Diego?
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Late last year, local solar advocates were pleasantly surprised when San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders moved quickly to implement a new state law that allows cities to finance solar systems ...
Clouds on SDG&E’s Sunny Plans
Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009
When it comes to fighting global warming, San Diego Gas & Electric and its parent company, Sempra Energy, are accomplishing the neat trick of being both first and last. Sempra, ...
