Group 2013 February

Escondido archive for February, 2013

Escondido man on trial for murder after head-on collision

Repeat felon was high on heroin and driving stolen vehicle, prosecutor said

An Escondido man is on trial for murder, after he allegedly caused a fatal head-on collision driving a stolen car ...

Escondido stolen vehicle suspect in court

Oil dipstick is reportedly tool for car thieves, cops say

Jason Albert Scaparo, 36, was in court today charged with stolen vehicle. Escondido police officer William Havens said he joined ...

Driver in fatal hit-and-run crash expects 22 years prison

Escondido man admitted manslaughter in plea deal

An Escondido man admitted gross vehicular manslaughter, and causing injury to multiple victims, and fleeing after a fatal car crash, ...

San Diego Classical Concerts

What's classical in San Diego this weekend?

There are multiple concerts this weekend in classical music. Samson et Dalila continues at the Civic Theater on Friday the ...

Alleged Mexican Mafia enforcer sent to prison

Gangster admitted assaulting blacks in Escondido

An admitted Escondido gangster was sentenced to 17 years State prison last month, on January 16, 2013. Ulysses Ocampo, now ...

Escondido "skin-head" gets prison term

Now 25, he began his felony career when 18-years-old

A man described as a “documented skin head” was sentenced to more than 2 years State prison, on burglary and ...

The fix may be in on Pio Pico power plant

Clearly conflicted CPUC commissioner changes her mind, decides to vote

San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE) is pushing for three gas-fired power plants: Quail Brush, near Mission Trails Regional Park; ...

Capitol Hill's top two personal debtors hail from San Diego, analysis finds

North County mega-millionaire Republican and newly elected La Jolla Democrat not eager to talk about places on congressional debtor list

Two San Diego county congressman rank at the very top of the list of Congress's biggest debtors, but neither are ...

UT San Diego's sale of the North County Times campus in Escondido in limbo

Well after the 90-day escrow, the charter school has yet to obtain a permit or funds for the campus.

It didn't take long for Doug Manchester and John Lynch to start selling assets that came with the $12 million ...

Beer Touring: Offbeat Brewing

A progress report on Escondido’s other craft brewery

My December excursion to Europe to visit craft breweries left me thirsty for tasty San Diego beer, which I indulged ...

Paon Restaurant & Wine Bar Presents a Stone Brewing Company Dinner

Move over wine, beer is looking for a place at the table! Paon Restaurant in Carlsbad hosted a pairing dinner ...

Jury decides against mother of girl killed in hit-and-run

Tiffany St. Ives prevailed in multi-million-dollar civil case

Tiffany St. Ives was 52 years old when she drove into a girl walking across a street in November 2007. ...