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Five tons of pot incinerated in Baja
The Attorney General’s office of Baja California and Ministry of National Defense held a ceremony Wednesday afternoon, September 12th, burning a large amount of narcotics seized over recent weeks. Representatives of local, state, and federal governments attended. Five tons of …
Coleman University to Close San Marcos Campus
Coleman University will close its San Marcos campus at 1284 San Marcos Boulevard. There has been no news release announcing the closing, but people on the inside said that the word was passed today (Sept. 12). I could not reach …
Tijuana Police: 389 Alleged drug dealers arrested in August
According to Tijuana municipal police officials 389 suspected drug dealers and smugglers were apprehended in the city during the month of August. Deputy police commander Alberto Licona Castellón spoke at a news conference on Tuesday, September 11th, discussing the results …
Biggest Prop 30 tax burden would fall on wealthiest 1%
A new report from the California Budget Project, a group that “works to improve public policies that affect low- and middle-income Californians,” suggests that the vast majority of the additional tax burden that would be placed on state residents should …
San Diego County residents put their money on Mitt Romney
If Mitt Romney decides to sell his beach house in La Jolla in favor of another community then Carlsbad should be at the top of his list. Residents there have given the former Governor and GOP nominee some serious financial …
High-profile Coronado plastic surgeon draws yet another complaint from California Medical Board
A Coronado plastic surgeon has accused state medical regulators of unfairly targeting his high-profile practice after the Medical Board of California filed another in a series of accusations against him. "They are after me," Dr. Jeffry Schafer said in a …
"Papa Doug" Wants Positive News, Business Cheerleading at NC Times
"Papa Doug" Manchester intends to continue his happy-talk U-T policies at the newly-purchased North County Times. Brandon Lowrey, a police and courts reporter for the Times, tweeted yesterday (Sept. 11) that U-T Chief Executive John Lynch gave instructions to NC …
Chargers Tied for First (In Price of a Beer)
The San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills charge the steepest price in pro football for a small draft beer -- a whopping $9 per beer, according to Business Insider. The cheapest beers are both in Ohio: the Cleveland Browns and …
San Marcos party host pleads guilty
A San Marcos man admitted two misdemeanors in connection with a reported minors-and-alcohol party at his employer’s warehouse last summer. Sheriff’s deputies accused Eduardo Hidalgo, 26, of charging minors a fee to enter the warehouse and consume alcohol the night …
Four-year-old cop shooting case delayed again
Ronald Jay Sisson, now 39, is facing trial for murder after police reportedly shot and killed a female passenger in his car, almost five years ago. It was the night of November 1 in 2007 when officers from Costa Mesa …
San Diego supermarket workers union makes big radio buy to counter Prop 32, backed by local Republicans
The United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 135 PAC, based in San Diego, has just spent $25,000 on a radio advertising campaign to begin tomorrow and end November 6, according to a filing posted online today by the California …
Fallbrook handyman accused of burglary
A Fallbrook handyman denied that he went into a 68-year-old woman’s apartment with theft in mind. Paul Singh, 40, pleaded not-guilty to one felony charge of first-degree burglary in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse yesterday. A neighbor named Nancy …
Baja State Attorney: Missing Tijuana woman is alive
La Procuraduría de Justicia del Estado (State Attorney’s Office) announced Tuesday morning, September 11th, that Magaly Salazar Bravo is alive. Magaly was reported missing September 1st after being dropped off at the Cesun University by her mother. Attorney General Rommel …