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Blog entries concerning the Otay Mesa area of San Diego County.

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Pot poorly concealed by cucumbers

1,600 pounds of marijuana seized at Otay Mesa border crossing

A truckload of cucumbers provided ineffectual cover to a clandestine shipment of marijuana that was intercepted last week at the ...

80th Assembly District Candidate Forum

All residents of the 80th Assembly District, which includes National City, West Chula Vista, South San Diego and San Ysidro, ...

Otay Mesa: Where the bus drivers eat

La Taquiza food truck is a life-saver for night-time drivers like Michelle

It's 9.25 p.m. Michelle brings her 901 bus in right on time. She says goodbye to the last passengers, kills ...

Mobile home parks give big to San Diego Democratic Party which in turn gives $20,000 to Mayor Filner

Four mobile home associations gave a total of $12,000 to the SD Democrats on April 26

Mobile home park associations are moving in the same direction as the Democratic Party. An April 29 filing from the ...

Sweetwater District Leaving The CIF San Diego Section?

The Sweetwater Union High School District will be making an effort to pull out of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) ...

Democrats Castaneda, Gonzalez certified as ballot candidates for 80th district state assembly special election

The race to replace Ben Hueso is on, as Secretary of State Debra Bowen yesterday (April 2) certified the candidacies ...

Swordfish at a gas station? El Venado, Chula Vista

Down by the Otay river, swordfish plays with Ed’s taste buds

I mean, come on. It’s a gas station. So how come I’m eating the most scrumptious swordfish taco I can ...

Mad Lab feeling perfectly at home

San Diego’s southernmost brewery adding home brew supply store

It wasn’t a year ago that Mike McFarland was a homebrewer. Now, the founder, owner, and brewer behind Mad Lab ...

Is the Sweetwater Union High School District Buying Property in Eastlake?

On March 11, 2013, the Sweetwater Trustees will discuss an agenda item in Closed Session, item C6 - Conference with ...

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; ...

SWEETWATER UHSD COMMUNITY FORUM THIS THURS NOV 8 AT 7PM AT EASTLAKE HIGH

Parents, community members and tax payers, don't forget about the COMMUNITY FORUM to be held this Thursday, November 8th at ...

Firm connected with Duty Free empire gives Filner last minute $10,000

It wouldn't be an election in San Diego, it seems, without a sizable last minute campaign contribution to the cause ...

Phony immigration lawyer busted

A Tijuana man who worked out of an office in San Ysidro has been arrested for collecting fees on phony ...

Email to Sweetwater UHSD Supt Ed Brand Confirming Community Meeting

A parent involved in organizing the Community Forum on Mello Roos and Open Boundaries, to be held on Nov 8th ...

Community Forum with Sweetwater UHSD Superintendent Ed Brand Set

A group of parents met with Superintendent Ed Brand on Friday afternoon to discuss the long awaited and planned, and ...

Use Of Mello Roos by Sweetwater UHSD

The Sweetwater Union High School District has spent over $60 million from the districts Mello Roos fund in the last ...

Is All Quiet on the Sweetwater Union High School District Front?

Don't bet on it! Ever since Ed Brand was awarded his 2 year $250,000 per year contract, things are humming ...

Sweetwater Union High School District Education Summitt 2012 - Here's What I Heard

I'm not sure how many of you attended the Summitt last night at Sweetwater High School. I did and here ...

Prison grads

A gathering of 268 inmates at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility and their families celebrated a joint graduation last week, ...

Free kids' movie @ Silver Wing Rec Center

On Saturday, September 22, Happy Feet Two will screen for free at Silver Wing Neighborhood Park (3737 Arey Dr) around ...

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