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News & Politics
San Dieguito High honors classmates killed in battle
Twenty names read on Saturday,, most by someone who knew them
During the Vietnam War, Del Mar resident 1st Lt. Jimmy Mitchell, a member of the 1st Battalion, 4th Marines, landed at Chu Lai in South Vietnam. On an August 31, 1965 patrol, the Marine from ...
Tased again and again in Vista parking lot
County pays $3 million for deputy's aggressiveness
The County of San Diego has agreed to pay $3 million in damages to a man who suffered a severe brain injury and multiple amputations after a Sheriff's deputy repeatedly fired his taser at him ...
Presidio Hills golf course: storied past, unsure future
Old Town ready to roll up sleeves — will the city help them?
On May 24, a city council subcommittee unanimously recommended to make $14 million available for golf course projects over the next three years. Kris Shackelford, city’s public works department, gave a one-minute presentation. The whole ...
Low planes over North Park start buzz
Flashes of 1978 PSA accident
“I didn’t see the plane,” said Jean, “but I heard it and noted how incredibly low it was.” Jean, 61, is a yoga instructor from the Montclair area of North Park (by Commonwealth Avenue and ...
Uber in Tijuana is the Wild West
Cash payment option means drivers need to track each other
“My shift ends in about an hour. I stop work at 10 pm,” said Daniel my Uber driver in Tijuana. “It’s not drunks that concern me, it's the crime.” I’m a frequent Uber client and ...
16 acres of coastal bluff above Del Mar's dog beach finally sold
Public allowed behind locked gates to vote on design for housing, landscaping
For the first time in almost 100 years, the public recently got a look at 16 acres of coastal bluff top, probably the largest piece of undeveloped beachfront property in private ownership in San Diego ...
Surprise! James Y. Lee banned from securities industry
He doesn't show up for hearing; he's in prison.
On May 22, the Securities and Exchange Commission banned James Y. Lee, formerly of La Jolla, from the securities industry. Lee didn't show up for the hearing. One reason: he is in Taft Correctional Institution ...
Female City College student punches attacker. He runs away.
There's an app for that
“I would’ve went for his nuts instead,” said Raquel Calderon regarding her schoolmate “that got rushed by some dude.” On May 22, the San Diego Community College School District sent out a mass email regarding ...
Do vacancies on University Avenue in Hillcrest signify too many eateries?
Contractor adds brick in The Wall while ephemeral eateries exit
The Hillcrest hood, with its high commercial rents and constant turnover, is hoping to fill some of its properties along the main drag of University Avenue. Realtors there often attempt to lease similar businesses, such ...
Opponents to Jessop Property subdivision win
Preserve Point Loma keeps lots on La Crescentia Drive intact
A state appellate court found that San Diego city councilmembers were within their right to rescind approval of a Point Loma development due to environmental concerns. At issue is the development of Point Loma Summit, ...
Political locavores
Sometimes you can get a free meal
San Diego–based Sempra Energy, whose corps of lobbyists regularly hand out food-and-drink freebies to California legislators and their staffers, took a bit of a break during the first three months of this year, spending just ...
Dayanara’s diary
Join key staffers from the House and Senate!
Washington’s always-on political intrigue may have its peculiar charms, but last month ranking aides for San Diego House members Darrell Issa of the GOP and Democrat Juan Vargas took off for the 24-hour bright lights ...
Pot shop or landlord the bigger problem for 12-steppers?
Alano Club may go up in smoke over coffee
“You know when somebody just wants you gone.”
Bipartisan plunder
Campaign spending in Las Vegas
Congressman Duncan Hunter continues to grapple with a series of Union-Tribune exposés regarding the propriety of his campaign spending in Las Vegas, including an $896 January 11 tab at the Cosmopolitan Hotel’s main bar, “where ...
Project is not dense enough or land is too steep
Project on Indiana St. on edge of Florida Canyon opposed by neighbors
The City of San Diego's preliminary approval of a thirteen-unit condominium on the edge of Florida Canyon in North Park will now head to court. On May 22 attorneys for North Park residents Lark Holden ...
