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Realtors and restaurateurs are San Diego GOP's latest big money players
As the day of the November election draws ever nearer, campaign cash continues to pile up at a record pace. The latest big money players include the San Diego Association of Realtors IMPAC, which, according to a disclosure filing posted …
Local law school has one of worst employment records
The publication Business Insider has published a list of American law schools with the worst employment records -- that is, percent of 2011 grads that were unemployed or seeking employment nine months after graduation. The data are from the Wall …
Trial continues for woman accused of DUI manslaughter
Defense is expected to begin their case today, in a two-week trial for 34-year-old Debbie Pacheco Sumi. The petite woman is charged with killing three persons on the side of highway 78 more than two years ago. An “accident reconstruction …
Department of Justice investigating Bridgepoint
Bridgepoint Education announced in a filing Monday (Oct 15) that it is being investigated by the U.S. Justice Department. Bridgepoint stock plummeted almost 9% in after-hours trading. Bridgepoint said investigators are looking into compensation of its admission personnel. The Department …
Split decision on SDGE's attempt to get ratepayers to ante up
California Public Utilities Commission Administrative Law Judge Maribeth A. Bushey today (Oct. 15) issued a decision rejecting the attempt by San Diego Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Co., units of Sempra Energy, to get ratepayers to pick up …
Journalist Killed in Tijuana
A journalist was found dead early Monday morning, October 15th, after suffering a bullet wound to the head. Ramón Abel López Aguilar, a 53 year old journalist and photographer, was found dead around 6:00am shortly after being reported missing. Local …
Yet another big-money campaign fund, this one run by environmentalist, joins San Diego mayoral fray
There's San Diegans for Reform in Opposition to Bob Filner - Mayor 2012, and there's San Diegans in Support of Bob Filner for Mayor - 2012. There's Too Extreme for San Diego - a committee to oppose Carl DeMaio for …
Foreclosures up but inventory down as investors snap up property
September’s foreclosure numbers are out, and according to ForeclosureRadar the trend of decreasing foreclosure activity continues, despite speculation that the California Homeowner Bill of Rights, which takes effect January 1, would encourage lenders to push as many delinquent loans through …
Police canine demonstration in Carlsbad
Police canine Tyson and partner Corporal Alonso De Velasco demonstrated their work yesterday, at the Carlsbad safety center. Officer DeVelasco first drove up in his patrol car before a roped-off crowd, then got out of his car and spoke to …
Firefighters demonstrate a rescue
A team of rescuers swarmed a crushed car during a demonstration at the Carlsbad safety center yesterday. Three different power tools were used on a sample traffic-collision-casualty, and the car was taken apart in surprisingly few minutes. The child-mannequin inside …
Overbuilt Convention Centers Cutting Prices
The weekend edition of The Wall Street Journal (Oct. 13-14) shows how the convention center industry keeps expanding into a glut. Although leisure travel has recovered from the deep recession, convention business has not made similar gains, says the Journal. …
Now the Attorney General Is Investigating UCAN
Recently, the board of watchdog Utility Consumers' Action Network wrote a letter to its co-founder, Michael Shames, demanding that he return $474,000 that he took as bonuses on intervenor fees the organization was awarded for participation in matters of the …