Volume 2: The Dgenius
Barnaby Monk 1:14 p.m., June 19
Scam Diego
Entries
U.S. Jobs Rise Sharply but Unemployment Rate Up
Employment statistics announced by the federal government today (May 6) are a mixed bag, but they are initially pleasing Wall ...
Vallejo to Emerge from Bankruptcy -- Bruised
According to a story in the May 4 Wall Street Journal, the city of Vallejo, which entered bankruptcy in 2008, ...
Bridgepoint Stock Leaps on Huge Profit Gain
Bridgepoint Education, the controversial for-profit education institution, enjoyed a stock gain of 8.1% to $19.87 today (May 3) as first ...
Impasse on Debt Ceiling Could Cost San Diego $15 Billion
Congress this month will debate the raising of the U.S. debt ceiling. If there is no agreement, the consequences for ...
U-T Sues Supplier for Touted "Daily Deal"
The Union-Tribune has been boasting of the success of its "Daily Deal" promotion, in which it touts steep discounts of ...
U-T, N.C. Times Report Circulation Figures Under New System
The Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) today (May 3) reported circulation figures for U.S. newspapers. However, ABC has changed its ...
U.S. Kills Osama bin Laden: Reports
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has been killed by the U.S. military and positively identified, according to multiple media ...
Ailing Callaway May Buy Conglomerate's Golf Business
Reuters is reporting that Carlsbad's Callaway Golf, which has just reported poor earnings and prospects, may join with Wall Street's ...
State Bar Yanks License of Carlsbad's Michael Pines
Michael Pines, the Carlsbad lawyer who has advised clients to break into their homes after they have been foreclosed upon, ...
Case-Shiller Home Data Dismal -- Even in San Diego
February home value data from Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller strongly suggest a coming double-dip nationally. The composite of 20 major metro ...
Judge Grants Injunction to End NFL Lockout. Victory for Players
According to the New York Times today (April 25), Minnesota federal judge Susan Richard Nelson granted players an injunction to ...
Fire Department Compensation Far Higher than Private Sector's: Study
Councilmembers Carl DeMaio and Lorie Zapf today (April 21) released a study that purports to show that Fire Department compensation ...
Pessimism Worst in Two Years, Says Poll
The New York Times/CBS poll said today (April 21) that the nation's economic mood has sunk to its lowest in ...
$1 Million Targeted for Homeless Will Be Diverted to L.A. Football Stadium
According to LA Weekly News, $1 million in federal block grants intended to help the Skid Row homeless in Los ...
Home Prices May Have Bottomed. But...
Radar Logic, which tracks national home values, notes that San Diego home prices rose 3% from January to February, but ...
Qualcomm Reports Great Earnings, Helps Lift Market
San Diego-based Qualcomm reported smashing quarterly earnings today (April 20). So did Apple Computer. Qualcomm's chips are inside Apple's iPhone ...
Major League Baseball Will Run Dodgers
Major League Baseball is taking control of the Los Angeles Dodgers, a once-solid team that is paralyzed by the extremely ...
Frye Gets Highest Grade on Environmental Voting
The League of Conservation Voters, San Diego, today (April 20) released its grades for councilmembers and the mayor for 2010. ...
Some Copley Retirees May -- Repeat, MAY -- Get Refunds
In 2006, Copley Newspapers offered an early retirement package to a group of veteran employees. The company warned that if ...
Gores Brothers Finalists in Bidding for Warner Music
Los Angeles entrepreneurs Alec and Tom Gores are reported this morning (April 18) to be among three final bidders for ...
