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Qualcomm billionaire Democrat Irwin Jacobs will endorse GOP's DeMaio for Mayor
In yet another unusual twist to what probably is the city's strangest election season in history, the mayoral campaign of Republican Carl DeMaio has announced that he will be getting the endorsement of La Jolla Democratic billionaire and Qualcomm founder …
San Onofre still costing customers, Del Mar calls for public meetings on nuclear plant's woes
Turmoil continues surrounding the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in northern San Diego County. Earlier this week, the city of Del Mar passed a resolution calling for a public Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing on the plant’s licensing. The resolution …
Across the great divide: Conservative U-T San Diego partners with San Diego CityBeat
In today's paper, the U-T San Diego reported on the controversial decision by San Diego Superior Court to continue awarding monthly car allowances to Superior Court judges. The monthly stipends will cost the court nearly $1 million this year; quite …
Government Funded San Diego State University Foundation Gives Big to Jerry Brown's Tax Hike Campaign
The San Diego State University Research Foundation, the board of which is dominated by highly paid university officials, has given $6,125 to a campaign fund boosting Proposition 30, Governor Jerry Brown's measure to raise California taxes. The powerful tax-exempt non-profit …
U-T Not Trimming Much Staff at NC Times
Yesterday (Sept. 24), Peggy Chapman, regional human resources director for Lee Enterprises, which is selling the North County Times to the Union-Tribune, wrote to Times employees that the "UT intends to bring on all employees as of October 1 in …
Local Restaurants Dish out Cash to the Republican Party of San Diego County
The owners of Cafe Coyote, a popular Mexican restaurant in Old Town, may be looking to string up a donkey-shaped piñata in November. Campaign finance records show a contribution for $1,486 to the Republican Party of San Diego County on …
Longtime Kaiser employee claims wrongful termination
A 15 year employee of healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente has filed suit against the company for wrongful termination, discrimination, libel, and a host of other matters related to her firing in May. Antionette Abram claims that two other employees at …
Worker payroll deductions fuel Qualcomm's corporate PAC
While the battle rages on over the merits of California's Proposition 32, the so-called paycheck protection measure backed by La Jolla financier R.G. "Buzz" Woolley and other wealthy locals, one of the county's biggest and most powerful corporations is using …
SD Home Values Rise in July
Home prices nationwide rose impressively in July, according to Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller data released today (Sept. 25). Values in all 20 major metro areas rose. San Diego values rose 1.1% in the month versus the composite 1.6% for the top …
Prostitute Left Duct-Taped by John in Hotel Room
The municipal police of Tijuana told the El-Mexicano News today, September 24th, that they arrested a man suspected of duct taping and leaving a prostitute in a hotel room. The man, 30 year old Ricardo Moreno, allegedly taped and bound …
Did You Buy Illicit Viagra Online?
Bay Area resident Ian Fischman was sentenced to serve six months in custody today (Sept. 24) and forfeit $100,000 for his role in an illicit Internet pharmaceuticals scheme. According to the U.S. Attorney's office, Fischman admitted that between 2002 and …
Valley Center Man Denies Charges in Pit Bull Attack
A Valley Center man was in court today, pleading not guilty to charges that he failed to control two dogs which reportedly attacked joggers last November. The incident was called “a pit bull attack” in which “two young men fought …