San Diego politics may soon be destined to change with today's sale of U-T San Diego to Chicago's Tribune Publishing, but for now at least, San Diego Republican kingpin and mega-developer Douglas Manchester has thrown …
May 7, 2015
News & Stories
Strange bedfellows converge in Faulconer’s Gonzalez attack
U-T to be sold to L.A. Times parent for $85 million
Both the U-T and the Los Angeles Times announced today that they are joining forces. The Times' parent, Tribune Publishing, will pay $85 million for the U-T. This does not include the U-T's Mission Valley …
May 7, 2015
Gas in the morning is best
On May 6, San Diegans may have seen the past 20-day gas price run-up come to an end. Gas prices began to rise sharply, for the second time this year, on April 16. In the …
May 7, 2015
Putting the detector before the data
On April 21, just one day before the Oceanside City Council was scheduled to vote on a purchase order for four license-plate readers, the city's police department was unable to answer questions about the secure …
May 7, 2015
Just a few more before retirement
I’m asking veteran local actors to name five dream roles and say why. The answers not only reveal aspirations, they may put an idea in the minds of artistic directors and producers — even choices …
May 7, 2015
Woman bites Border Patrol agent
A woman is in custody after allegedly biting a Border Patrol officer who had told her she couldn't cross the border in San Ysidro's vehicle entry lanes on foot, Customs and Border Protection officials are …
May 7, 2015
Utilities commission flunks another smell test
Clean energy activists gathered in Solana Beach on Tuesday morning (May 5) to protest a proposal from San Diego Gas & Electric and Texas-based NRG Energy to build a new gas-fired power plant along the …
May 7, 2015
Calling in the yellowtail
May 6 dock totals 4 anglers aboard the Blackjack 3/4 day run caught 2 sculpin, 9 rockfish, 4 lingcod and 1 barracuda, along with 4 lingcod and 1 calico bass that were released. The Dolphin …
May 7, 2015