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UCAN Demands Shames Return $474,000 in Bonuses
Michael Shames, former head of financially ailing watchdog Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN), has been told to return $474,019 to UCAN as a result of consultation with the Attorney General's office. As reported by the Reader in July of 2011, …
Attorney calls council's decision to issue $17.4 million in bonds for Balboa Park Parking Garage a "total scam"
Yesterday, San Diego city councilmembers approved issuing $17.4 million in bonds to pay for a four-story parking garage behind the Organ Pavilion in Balboa Park. Councilmembers issued the bonds through a joint use agreement between the City of San Diego …
Donors walking: Democratic billionaire Irwin Jacobs and wife Joan kick in $80,000 to defeat death penalty
Politically speaking, it's been quite a week for Qualcomm founder and La Jolla billionaire Irwin Jacobs. Fresh from his endorsement of Republican city councilman Carl DeMaio's mayoral candidacy last Thursday, the interview-shy cell phone magnate quickly tacked back to the …
Genetically modified crops result in 527 million pound spike in herbicide used on crops
Backers of Proposition 37, which would require food producers who knowingly use genetically modified crops to disclose such use, is for the second time in recent weeks touting the release of a new study to drum up support for the …
Lawyer, Telemarketer Charged with Loan Modification Scam
Oceanside attorney Dan Chandler and telemarketer Shelveen Singh were arraigned today (Oct. 2) in federal court on charges of defrauding thousands of homeowners in an $11 million loan modification scam. Chandler's Oceanside office, 1st American Law Center, was home base. …
Las Vegas developer linked to late mobster puts yet more campaign cash into San Diego GOP
The Molasky Group of Companies, controlled by Irwin Molasky, a one-time partner with late Las Vegas mobster Moe Dalitz in the storied La Costa resort and Mafia hangout, has made yet another round of sizable campaign contributions to San Diego …
Washington-Based Think Tank Suggests Prop 37 Labeling Goes Too Far
The Washington Legal Foundation, a D.C. nonprofit group organized around pro-business and free market principles, has released two recent op-ed pieces questioning the wisdom of California’s Proposition 37, which would require the labeling of food products whose manufacturers knowingly use …
Local conservative groups turn to internship programs for help on campaigns
Republicans in San Diego County aren't waisting any time trying to create new jobs, even if some of those positions offer little to no pay. In an advertisement on Internships.com, the "world's largest internships marketplace," the Republican Party of San …
San Diego Superior Court judges blasted by state auditor for waiving domestic violence payments
The California State Auditor has issued a blast at the San Diego Superior Court, saying that judges here have been waiving legally required payments due from those convicted of crimes of domestic violence. According to the state auditor's report, issued …
Shames's Divorce, Computer Seizing Further Roil UCAN
Richard Ravreby, attorney for Katherine Wolf, cannot get financial records from Michael Shames, former head of financially drained watchdog Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN). Wolf was Shames's second wife. The marriage lasted from November 2006 to December 2008. The breakup …