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James Cameron Hollywood In Court Today
A young man with an unusual name made a felony plea deal in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse today. James Cameron Hollywood, 28, admitted that he possessed marijuana for sale and that he had a “usable amount” of heroin, …
Sycamore Landfill may have more land to fill
On Thursday, San Diego planning commissioners will consider a proposal to add 26 acres of designated open space to the 491-acre Sycamore Landfill. The 26-acres located on the eastern border of San Diego County is needed, according to a draft …
Among Late Filers, Issa Discloses Huge Loans, Filner Reveals Mortgages and Free Trips
The deadline for annual personal financial disclosure statements filed each year by members of Congress is May 15, but extensions of up to 90 days may be obtained through mid-August. Among this year's dawdlers were San Diego county's Darrell Issa, …
Nuclear regulators consider nationwide study on health risks
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering an epidemiological study on the affect living near nuclear power plants has on cancer rates, particularly in the case of childhood leukemia, the Los Angeles Times reports. The San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station was …
Inmates killed, injured on freeway cleanup duty
Two inmates of Calipatria State Prison in Imperial Valley were injured, one of them fatally, while working as part of a CalTrans inmate work crew on the eastbound side of Interstate 8 yesterday in the late morning. Inmate Richard Warrick, …
Nephew To Former Sweetwater Superintendent Pleads Guilty
Willie Gandara Junior, pleaded guilty August 17 in a federal court in El Paso, Texas to drug trafficking conspiracy charges. Willie Gandara is nephew to Jesus Gandara, former superintendent of Sweetwater Union High School District. Jesus Gandara was indicted by …
Poway Commodities Peddler Nailed
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has revealed that federal court has instituted a consent order against Poway's Douglas Elsworth Wilson and three companies he controls, Elsworth Berg Capital Management, Elsworth Berg, and Elsworth Berg FX LLC. The court ordered …
"Nervous" Gangster Made a Deal
A young man known as “Nervous” to his homies in Fallbrook made a plea deal and was sentenced to one year custody, this week. “I did unlawfully assault with deadly weapon another with force likely to cause great bodily injury,” …
Four-Year-Old Shooting Incident Delayed Again
It was the evening of November 1, 2007 when police officers from Orange County reportedly fired on a man driving a car in Carlsbad and a female passenger in the car suffered fatal gunshot wounds to her head. Police officers …
SEC Chasing Alleged Mining Fraud Involving San Diegans
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed charges against a group of penny stock players for setting up shell companies concealed as mining companies. Tom and Elizabeth Coldicutt, veterans of the wild Vancouver penny stock scene, raked in $5 …
Ailing UCAN Asks CPUC for Survival Help
Troubled watchdog Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) today (Aug. 17) asked the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for creation of an emergency fund that will effectively forward intervenor fees UCAN would eventually get for its participation in the San Diego …
Assembly Committee Vice-Chaired by Diane Harkey Shelves Bill to Ban Special Interest Gifts to Legislators
Once again, a bill by GOP state Sen. Sam Blakeslee to ban gifts to California legislators by the state's special interests, known as "lobbyist employers," has died in committee without a hearing or public vote. As reported yesterday on the …
SD Unemployment Rate 9.2% in July
San Diego County lost 4,400 nonfarm jobs from June to July, as the unemployment rate dipped to 9.2% from a revised 9.3% in June, according to the California Employment Development Department. The month-over-month job loss was largely seasonal. Government lost …
2011 Tax Forms Show a Shortage of Revenues and Increased Expenses At Voice of San Diego
In recent years there's been no shortage of praise for online investigative news site Voice of San Diego. The non-profit news organization has been featured in papers such as the New York Times and Los Angeles Times. And while there …
DeMaio's Apartment Association Endorsement: Move Toward or Away From the Center?
Bob Filner’s mayoral campaign is on the offensive again, this time taking aim at Wednesday’s endorsement of opponent Carl DeMaio by the San Diego County Apartment Association. “Carl DeMaio will help make housing more affordable for San Diego’s middle-class families,” …