In February of this year, district attorney Bonnie Dumanis logged on to Twitter to post pictures she took from her phone from inside the jury lounge. "Jury duty today! In the jury lounge with my …
October 21, 2014
News & Stories
The Twitter exemption
George Clooney coming to Coronado?
It’s the summer of ’69, and a Spanish teacher/swim instructor at Coronado High School masterminds what would come to be the West Coast’s most enterprising and successful marijuana-smuggling operation. All it took was a handful …
October 21, 2014
Enough nepotism and cronyism
As the Sweetwater Union High School District elections loom closer, Chula Vista mayor Cheryl Cox and county supervisor Greg Cox are flexing their political muscle in the campaign. On October 14, many residents who live …
October 21, 2014
D.A.'s bad money case out of sight in DeMaio race
Word that the FBI has entered the case of Republican congressional candidate Carl DeMaio versus a talkative former staffer, as reported by NBC affiliate KNSD here, may mean an interesting post-election period for both GOP …
October 21, 2014
The question of God, carefully
On the verge of suicide, Prince Hamlet wonders if he should live or leave. And if he chooses to go, what awaits? Endless sleep? Or the dread of “the undiscovered country,” from where no travelers …
October 21, 2014
Judge rules against Ché
Superior court judge Katherine Bacal ruled Tuesday that the UCSD Board of Regents could evict the student collective that has been operating the Ché Café for 34 years. Once the written decision is issued, the …
October 21, 2014
Absence of rationality no argument
On Friday (October 17), federal court judge Jeffrey T. Miller dismissed a suit that investors had brought against Bridgepoint Education and the Wall Street firm that controls it through subsidiaries, Warburg Pincus. The investors had …
October 21, 2014
Opens and annies
October 24 | Grand Opening: New centrally located 32 North Brewing Company will throw open its doors and throw down with a Day One inventory of core beers such as Landfall Berliner Weisse, Fly By …
October 21, 2014
Maybe your grandkids won't pay the SR-125 toll
Last week the Reader made note of a proposal by Chula Vista City Council candidate John McCann to stop collecting tolls on the southern section of SR-125, a highway constructed with the aim of alleviating …
October 21, 2014
Piscatorian potpourri
October 20 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 21 Anglers, 1 Boat, 1 California Yellowtail, 5 Rockfish, 3 Barred Sand Bass, 7 Kelp Bass, 26 Pacific Bonito, 1 California Halibut, 2 Ocean Whitefish Fisherman's Landing 69 …
October 21, 2014