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New polling shows support slim for Brown's tax plan, stronger for ending death penalty
A new study released last night by the Public Policy Institute of California shows weak support for the Proposition 30 tax initiative and a split vote on the competing Proposition 38 tax, strong support for repealing the death penalty, and …
New study finds San Diego residents are more willing to plan for retirement
Fewer and fewer Americans living in big cities across the county are stockpiling cash in preparation for retirement, finds a new index from Ameriprise Financial. The study shows that only 70 percent of consumers, the lowest percentage in the past …
SD Home Values Rise in August
San Diego metro area home values rose 0.9 in August from July, according to Zillow.com -- better than the slight decline of 0.1% of the collective 30 largest markets. San Diego's median home value is now $351,300 -- bettered only …
Prison grads
A gathering of 268 inmates at Richard J. Donovan Correctional Facility and their families celebrated a joint graduation last week, as inmates at the prison near San Diego’s southern border were awarded various educational certificates. 155 inmates received vocation certificates, …
Court finds sex offender residency law unreasonable
California’s Fourth Appellate District Court has ruled that provisions of Proposition 83, the 2006 ballot measure that places numerous restrictions on convicted of sex offenders, are “unreasonable” and “oppressive,” Courthouse News Service reports. One provision of the law that the …
"Zombie Apocalypse" on Mission Bay
A thousand military personnel, law enforcement officials, medical experts and government workers are expected to attend a five-day "Zombie Apocalypse" at Paradise Point Resort & Spa Oct. 29-Nov. 2, according to Business Insider. The sponsoring company, HALO Corp., is using …
San Onofre restart plan forthcoming, says plant operator Edison
Edison International, the parent company of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station operator Southern California Edison, says it will move forward next month with a plan to resume operations at the plant’s two troubled reactors, which have been shut down since …
Nathan Fletcher returns to congressional battleground, endorses Peters against Bilbray
In a round trip of sorts, ex-Republican Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, who left the GOP and became a self-proclaimed independent during this spring's San Diego mayoral campaign, has re-entered the realm of congressional politics. Fletcher, a one-time Republican state operative who …
He Plunked $550,000 from Client's Account
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has barred Charles Duane Lewis from any association with FINRA members. Between 2007 and 2010, Lewis provided accounting and financial services through his Fletcher Hills Tax Service. In that period, he wrote 61 checks …
UT San Diego CEO, John Lynch, sued by American Express in 2010
Hotel developer Doug Manchester and former radio executive John Lynch are on a newspaper shopping spree as of late. First, the duo snatched up San Diego's only daily paper in November of last year and then last week they announced …
With Prop 30 tax hike battle looming, SDSU wants PR person to plant upbeat stories
While Governor Jerry Brown battles to convince California voters to raise their taxes by approving Proposition 30, state higher education officials keep coming up with new ways to spend the money. That appears to the take-home message of an online …
Women Occupy San Diego lead rally supporting Prop 37
Yesterday saw a handful of new developments in the push to align voters either in favor of or against Proposition 37, a measure that would require food producers who knowingly use genetically modified crops to label them as such, and …
Lobbyist for San Diego newspaper publisher to appear in U-T sponsored debate against labor chief
Downtown super-lobbyist and lawyer Paul Robinson - whose clients include the Grand del Mar, the ritzy resort owned by U-T San Diego publisher Doug Manchester - is set to debate Lorena Gonzalez, Secretary-Treasurer and CEO for the San Diego and …
SDGE Will Pay US $6.4 Million for 2007 Fire Damages
San Diego Gas & Electric will pay $6.4 million to the federal government for damages in the 2007 Witch Creek Fire. The payment covers damage to federal land and federal firefighting costs. The company has paid huge sums for fire-related …
Lynch Says Stadium Won't Cost City a Dime
John Lynch, chief executive officer of the Union-Tribune, addressed the Harvard Business School Club of San Diego Sept. 12. Whether the speech raised eyebrows among the Harvard crowd is not known. But a very reliable ex-U-T reporter heard a recording …
Complaint filed against Manchester Grand Resorts for violating Prop 65
A food safety advocate with a hunger for lawsuits now has her sights set on Doug Manchester. Dr. Whitney Leeman, an environmental engineer from Northern California, has filed a formal complaint against Manchester Grand Resorts and his flagship property The …
"Shadowy" conservative action group offers internship at University of San Diego
University of San Diego political science students are being solicited to join a conservative national grassroots campaign aimed at promoting center-right policies among voters here. According to a post on the university's website the group is seeking students with flexible …