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Carrier suit against U-T begins tomorrow

Carriers say they were misclassified as independent contractors

Preliminary matters in the case of newspaper carriers suing the Union-Tribune begin tomorrow (May 24) in the Superior Court department ...

Save San Onofre Coalition accuses transportation agency of trying to resurrect a plan to build a toll road to Trestles

Group files two lawsuits in San Diego Superior Court against the Transportation Corridor Agency

The Save San Onofre Coalition, a coalition comprised of basically every environmental advocacy group in California, is accusing the Transportation ...

Brown appoints new Superior Court judges

Amid considerable grousing about budget cuts in the state’s court system, Governor Jerry Brown has announced the appointment of eleven ...

Homeland Security grant to send nearly $17 million for weapons, surveillance to San Diego region

Mayor Filner’s office announced yesterday (May 21) that San Diego has been awarded $16.9 million out of a total of ...

Much-hyped Venter Big Oil algae deal heads back to drawing board

UCSD alumnus and self-styled emperor of the worlds genomes recasts not so miraculous $300 million deal with ExxonMobil for genetically engineering fuel from algae, reports MIT Tech Review

As first reported here in November 2008, La Jolla's Craig Venter, the self-styled human genome king, had grand plans for ...

City Attorney finds gaps in Mayor Filner's effort to remove traffic from Balboa Park's Plaza de Panama

In a May 15 memo, City Attorney finds issue with Filner's so-called temporary plan.

Not so fast, Mayor Filner. That's the gist of a May 15 memo from the City Attorney's Office regarding the ...

Baja authorities searching for missing 11 year old girl

Child disappeared from home on May 18 without a trace

Baja California authorities and family members are asking for help in locating a missing 11 year old girl. Cristina del ...

There was no answer at the front door, so burglars went around to the back

Neighbors in Carlsbad no longer at ease after home invaded

A fifteen-year-old girl was home when two intruders went around to the back of the house in Carlsbad and kicked ...

Third conspirator pleads guilty in plot to kidnap San Diegans

Antonio Zermeno Garcia has joined co-defendants Luis Miguel Salas Rodriguez and Carlos Alberto Andrade-De La Cruz in pleading guilty to ...

Blonde burglar sentenced to 4 years prison

Woman admitted stealing jewelry and wrestling with homeowner

A woman who confronted a burglar leaving her Oceanside home five months ago was in court yesterday afternoon to see ...

Escondido man who ran over women in crosswalk is sentenced

Judge wants felony-bad-driver to pay restitution

Aaron Danny Hernandez, 25, was sentenced to 365 days custody plus 5 years formal probation in San Diego’s North County ...

Inappropriate exposure at California tanning salon gets 2 years prison

Timothy Ty Craine must register as a sex offender

A man who exposed himself to a woman working at a spa in Encinitas was sentenced yesterday to 2 years ...

Appeals court reinstates discrimination case against Ace Parking

Superior court wrongly dismissed racial, age discrimination complaints

Richard Hodges, an African American aged 63, claimed in a Superior Court suit that he was wrongfully terminated by Ace ...

Tax preparer gets 15 years for stealing 292 identities, $515,000

He fled to Mexico, but returned to do more mischief -- and got nabbed

Tax preparer Neil Thomsen was sentenced today (May 22) to 15 years in prison. He was convicted in a jury ...

Produce from trade show donated to local food pantries

32,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables were distributed to local soup kitchens and food pantries following the United Fresh Produce ...

One week before election, Myrtle Cole and Dwayne Crenshaw were fined by Ethics Commission

Candidates found to have solicited votes and cash from city employees, including councilmembers and the Mayor

From claims about hanging out at crack houses to accusations over prior campaign infractions, the race between Myrtle Cole and ...

Robbery suspect found hiding in bushes outside Sheriff station

Derrick Lewis was taken into custody by Sheriff’s deputies in Encinitas Monday afternoon after an attempted robbery gone wrong. Lewis ...

$37 million school bond deal to finance Manchester's sale of North County Times building

Escondido's Classical Academy High School charter up for approval of big loan in form of "pass through" conduit bonds

Republican U-T publisher Douglas Manchester's deal to sell the former campus of the North County Times in Escondido for a ...

Pair accused in doggie-door-burglary are due in court today

Cops say experienced criminals from Vista came to Carlsbad

It was 9:33 a.m. on a Wednesday morning almost a year ago, on June 20 2012, when a woman phoned ...

Filner has plan to spend projected budget surplus

Mayor Bob Filner yesterday (May 21) released revisions to his proposed 2013-2014 fiscal year budget, taking advantage of anticipated increased ...

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