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Republicans have slim voter registration edge in county
Local Republicans are celebrating a slim advantage over Democrats in voter rolls, after new registration data was released by the San Diego County Registrar of Voters showing 510,792 registered Republicans in the county. The Registrar reports Democrats trailing by 100 …
Oceanside man arraigned on murder charges.
A 20-year-old man was charged this afternoon with pre-meditated attempted murder on 49-year-old Lisa Badgett and first degree murder on 47-year-old Robert Riggins. The two victims were shot “at point blank range with a rifle” according to prosecutor David Bost, …
Fellmeth Joins UCAN Board
Robert Fellmeth, professor of public interest law at the University of San Diego, and local ethics expert, has joined the board of deeply troubled Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN), according to Kim Malcolm, UCAN executive director. Fellmeth's appointment is a …
Qualcomm-backed bill would be "cataclysmic" for cost and quality of California Internet service, critics claim
It's one of the most controversial bills passed this year by the California legislature, Senate Bill 1161, a measure that would prohibit the state's Public Utilities Commission from regulating key aspects of the Internet. Now it's up to Democratic Gov. …
Navy forms special council to oversee problematic Littoral Combat Ship program
A council of high-ranking officers have been asked to oversee testing on the new littoral combat ship program after major issues were found with the first batch of ships. The littoral combat ships are quick, broad-hulled vessels designed to operate …
Firefighters PAC and anti-Filner group both shopping for TV time in mayor's race
In yet another sign that local airwaves will soon be saturated with TV commercials about the candidates for San Diego mayor, two more big-money political committees have put down markers for time on local NBC affiliate KNSD. As previously reported, …
Disbarred Attorney Released from Custody Again
The much-arrested and disbarred attorney Michael Theodore Pines, 60, was released from custody last week after he made another felony plea deal. In his most recent case, Michael Theodore Pines admitted making a written extortion attempt and practicing law while …
Has the Ghost of Jerry Dominelli Returned?
Within the last week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has charged two San Diego County speculators with plundering funds from commodity pools they professed to be running. Jeffrey Gustaveson of Carlsbad raised $2.5 million from investors to put their money …
Investor Says NextWave Price Too Low
An investor sued NextWave Wireless in Delaware Chancery Court today (Aug. 31), stating that the $600 million that AT&T has agreed to pay for NextWave is too low. According to the suit, the troubled company agreed to sell itself for …
More MEK money fallout: Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein paid $12,000 for speech
The Mujahadin-e Khalq - an Iranian exile group opposed to the current regime there and backed by Democratic congressman and San Diego mayoral candidate Bob Filner - has returned to the news, this time with a report that ex-Washington Post …
San Diego County's Last Legal Marijuana Dispensary Forced Out of Business
It's the final countdown for the Mother Earth Dispensary, the only legal-- according to county and state laws-- medical marijuana dispensary in San Diego County. If no action is taken and no one comes to the defense of the co-op, …
Escondido Man Admits He Seduced a 12-Yr-Old Girl
Christopher Bradley Nutt, 24, admitted sexual intercourse and taking photographs of a 12-year-old girl in a plea deal he signed this past week. Nutt has been in a San Diego County jail since he was arrested last May and charged …