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Sweetwater's Bond Oversight Committee Calls Special Meeting
On August 8 the bond oversight committee for Sweetwater Union High School District's Proposition O convened a special meeting. The $644 million proposition was approved by South Bay voters in 2006. Nick Marinovich, chair of the Prop O committee, said …
Two Border Patrol Agents in Court
Kallie Lamb Helwig, 25, and Gerald Joseph Torello, 35, were summoned before a judge and ordered to stay away from three named persons, in San Diego’s North County Superior Courthouse today. Helwig and Torello, both said to be five-year veterans …
Petco Security Breach: Five Laptops with Social Security Numbers Reported Stolen
San Diego-based Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is reporting that unknown thieves have made off with sensitive information on computers heisted from the offices of an unnamed independent accountant. "On Tuesday, July 3, 2012, the outside auditor of Petco's 401(k) plan …
Three U.S. Gang Members Picked Up in Mexicali
A group of alleged United States gang members were arrested in Mexicali on Tuesday evening, August 7th. The municipal police spotted three suspicious men speeding in a vehicle, which led to the arrests. The men had no weapons or drugs …
Downtown San Diego Partnership Pushes For Renewal of Assessment District
Executives at the Downtown San Diego Partnership have been busy making their rounds, appearing at community group meetings in search of support for the renewal of downtown's Property-Based Business Improvement District (PBID). On Thursday August 9, executives will make their …
Border Environmental Pact Signed
An environmental program between the United States and Mexico was signed into agreement between representatives of both nations in Tijuana today, August 8th. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website, the U.S.-Mexico Environmental Program (Border 2012) will …
Prop 34, Anti-Death Penalty Measure, Continues to Pick Up Big La Jolla and L.A. Crime TV Money
Already backed by once-imprisoned La Jolla super-lawyer Bill Lerach and San Diego's ACLU, Proposition 34, the measure on the November ballot to substitute life in prison without parole for capital punishment, has landed even more financial support here. According to …
Caterer Nailed for Tax Evasion
Robert Peltier, one of two principal owners of Ranch Catering, pleaded guilty today (Aug. 8) to tax evasion. According to the U.S. Attorney's office, in 2003 Peltier deposited proceeds from the business in accounts at two separate banks. But Peltier …
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Halts All Licensing Decisions
The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced yesterday that it has suspended the issuance of any license approvals for nuclear plants, affecting both new construction projects and those, like California’s two operating facilities at San Onofre and Diablo Canyon, which are …
Strong-Arming Tactics Not New For U-T San Diego CEO John Lynch
John Lynch, CEO of the U-T San Diego is back in the news, this time over his decision to build a vintage auto museum inside the paper's Mission Valley headquarters without the proper permits. Voice of San Diego scribe Randy …
Attorney “Relieved” from Messy Case w Disbarred Attorney
Yet another attorney has asked to be “relieved” from involvement in a criminal case which includes the well-known, disbarred, former-Carlsbad attorney Michael Theodore Pines. Criminal defense attorney Ivan B. Schwartz represented Pines’ co-defendant, named Robert Otis Griffith, as recently as …
Booze, Money, Power and Influence: Inside Politics with New Padres Owner Ron Fowler
Beer distributor Ron Fowler, who just bought himself a piece of the Padres in an $800 million deal announced yesterday, is a major league local political player who has been a big cash backer of both Republican and Democratic causes. …
State Utilities Commission Delays San Onofre Probe Despite Community Calls for Action
A California Public Utilities Commission decision on whether to launch its own special investigation concerning the troubled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station has been delayed once again. Originally scheduled for a vote in June and postponed once to a meeting …
SDGE Asking for Excessive Profits, Say Ratepayer Advocates
The Division of Ratepayer Advocates, a California Public Utilities Commission operation that represents consumers, says San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE) is asking for a vastly excessive return on equity in the utility's current rate case. SDGE wants an 11% …
Lemon Grove To Consider Medical Marijuana Initiative
Tonight, Medical Marijuana activists will meet in Lemon Grove to urge the city council to either enact an ordinance allowing dispensaries to operate in Lemon Grove or pay to place the item on the November ballot. The issue first was …