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Brandon Hernández 8:18 a.m., May 21
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Harbor Drive reroute marks milestone in Embarcadero project
The Port of San Diego celebrated a milestone yesterday (May 20) in its efforts to implement the North Embarcadero Visionary ...
San Diego home values continue soaring beyond nation's
Rent increases, though, are more subdued
San Diego County home values in April soared 19.7% from the year earlier, according to a report from Zillow.com today ...
Aunt and uncle get prison for “pimping” their 12-yr-old niece
Uncle Marcial and Aunt Inez admitted crimes in their Oceanside home
A man-and-wife who abused and prostituted their own niece in their Oceanside home more than ten years ago were sentenced ...
Sentences for defense, loan modification scams
A busy day in U.S. Attorney's office
Michael Tuisee, who worked in a medical warehouse at Camp Pendleton, was sentenced to six months in prison today (May ...
Should San Diego dump its 30-year-old sign ordinance in portions of downtown to create an Arts and Entertainment District?
Denver-based firm FinWater Advisors has teamed up with the Downtown San Diego Partnership to push for a San Diego Arts and Entertainment District
Downtown San Diego Partnership, in conjunction with a Denver-based consulting firm FinWater Advisors, believe they have found a good way ...
Pot in pots, pepper pallets -- and tires
U.S. Customs made unusual marijuana haul Friday
Dogs of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection sniffed out three creative attempts to bring marijuana into the U.S. last ...
Filner speaks out against gag order in federal pot case
Mayor Bob Filner, long a friend of the medical marijuana community and thus foe of U.S. Attorney Laura Duffy, came ...
Manchester divorce: is second try the charm?
Legally separated more than three years, GOP real estate developer, hotel magnate, and U-T San Diego owner Doug Manchester files for divorce against estranged wife
He tied the knot back in January 1965, got sued for divorce in June 2009, and was proclaimed legally separated ...
Landslide of mailers in Chula Vista for one 80th district assembly candidate
Will the Lorena Gonzalez campaign gain more support with more mailers?
Residents of Chula Vista have received a deluge of mailers from the Lorena Gonzalez campaign. Gonzalez, former CEO of the ...
Two homecare nurses sentenced to time already served
One defendant already released, the other to be released on probation today
This morning two men were sentenced to time already served, after jury trials decided two different cases in which both ...
Imperial Beach checkpoint leads to two drunk driving arrests
A six-hour DUI checkpoint conducted over the weekend on the 900 block of Palm Avenue in Imperial Beach from 8:30 ...
Websense agrees to be purchased for $24.75 a share
Private equity firm Vista Equity Partners is the buyer
San Diego-based Websense, which specializes in software to protect organizations from cyber attacks and data theft, agreed to be purchased ...
Rancho Guejito served with cleanup order
Controversial developer, backer of county GOP and downtown San Diego lobbying group, must comply by November, state agency says
Giant North County developer Rancho Guejito Corporation has been hit by a Cleanup and Abatement Order issued by the state's ...
Alleged sicarios apprehended in Tijuana police murder
Suspects confess to killing former chief in 2012
Two suspects have allegedly confessed to the 2012 homicide of a high ranking municipal police officer, Jesús Alberto Hurtado Estrada, ...
Mexico vows to create missing persons investigation unit
Families on hunger strike convince authorities to create special unit
Mexico has promised to create a special unit to investigate missing persons after families of those missing staged a hunger ...
New desert power plant could ease stress of continued San Onofre shutdown
Gas-powered Coachella Valley plant online three months early
The Sentinel Energy Project, an 800-megawatt natural gas fueled power plant under construction in the Coachella Valley near Desert Hot ...
City sued for halting construction on mixed-use project near SDSU
Mayor and Councilmember ordered halt after hearing complaints that project was more dormitory than residential development
As of now, the 332-unit, 10,000 square foot commercial space, mixed use development known as Centerpoint Luxury Apartment sits dormant ...
Encinitas man gets State prison for spitting on officer
Farzad John Daftari admitted felony resisting arrest in plea deal
Farzad John Daftari, 23, was sent to State prison a week ago, after he pleaded guilty to felony resisting arrest. ...
Vista woman admitted felony graffiti after two weeks in jail
Will get six months local jail time, according to the plea deal
Ramona Elena Montes, 18, made a plea deal in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse last week, admitting five different ...
Tim Lambesis’ bail lowered to $2 million
But the heavy metal singer won’t make that bail either, his attorney said
A San Diego Superior Court judge lowered bail from $3 million to $2 million this afternoon for a man accused ...
