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What The Mayoral Candidates Say About Open Government
It's no secret that during his 8-years in office, Mayor Jerry Sanders has made sure to keep reporters at bay, implementing a tight-lipped policy when it comes to the media. Sanders and his public relations team prevented staff in city …
Navajo Community Planning Group Rejects Development Project In Grantville
Representatives from Urban Housing Partners hoping to leave the Navajo Community Planning Group meeting with support for the proposed 996-unit mixed use development on the banks of the San Diego River in Grantville left empty handed last night, after community …
Advocacy Group Sues State Over Suspension of Open Government Provisions
San Diego residents are fighting for their right for an open government and open meetings. On Monday, the government watchdog group San Diegans for Open Government announced that it was suing the State over the recent suspension of mandates associated …
Chargers 33rd Most Valuable Sports Team, Says Forbes
The San Diego Chargers are the 33rd most valuable sports franchise, according to the latest compilation by Forbes.com. The team is worth $920 million, says the publication. "The Chargers have been trying in vain to get a taxpayer-funded stadium built …
Modern Authors: It's All About Me
Narcissism in the literary world is on the rise, a [new study] from San Diego State University suggests. “Changes in written language reflect broader cultural changes,” says social psychologist and lead researcher Jean Twenge, who has explored the generational shift …
Qualcomm CEO and Wife Give $10,000 to Beat GOP's Bilbray
Fresh from a prominent role in independent Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher's failed bid to become mayor of San Diego, Qualcomm chairman and CEO Paul E. Jacobs and wife Stacy have given a total $10,000 to the Democratic congressional campaign of ex-city …
SANDAG Executive Up For $10,000 Pay Raise
If San Diego Assocation of Government's pay-to-perform policy is any indication, executive director Gary Gallegos is one stellar performer. On Friday, SANDAG's Executive Committee recommended adding $10,000 to Gallegos's base salary. If approved Gallegos salary will go from $260,000 a …
Lawsuit Details Massive Insider Selling at Bridgepoint
A lawsuit newly filed in federal court by the law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd spells out the massive dumping of shares by Bridgepoint top management. The suit represents those who acquired Bridgepoint stock between May 3, 2011 …
Misreporting of Income Could Cost Customers, Benefit B of A Billions
Bank of America has been misreporting deferred interest income from customers holding adjustable rate mortgages by “millions, if not billions, of dollars,” according to a federal class-action suit filed in San Diego. On certain negative-amortization loan products known as “option …
One Columnist Wasn't Fooled by Paterno's, Penn State's Feigned Piety
The 919 Gang, a daily online newspaper going to more than 500 current and former U-T reporters and writers, has a fascinating report today (July 15) on Penn State and Joe Paterno. Tom Cushman, retired sports editor and columnist for …
Stocks Might Be More Than 50% Lower without Federal Reserve Boosts
A study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York may validate what cynics like me have been saying for many years: statements and actions by the Federal Reserve are pumping up the stock market tremendously. The study looked at …
Bridgepoint: Huge Profits, but Possibly No Future
San Diego's Bridgepoint Education, the for-profit university that Sen. Tom Harkin of Iowa bluntly calls "a scam," is amazingly profitable. It sports a 25.30% return on assets and a 44.7% return on equity, to go with a profit margin of …
Local Lecture Addresses Nuclear Costs
The Sustainability Alliance of Southern California last night hosted a discussion: “Nuclear Power in Southern California – Can We Afford It?” Held at the California Center for Sustainable Energy in Clairemont, the few dozen attendees largely boasted energy backgrounds or …
More Tries To Keep Papers Hidden
The attorney for murder-defendant Jessica Lynn Lopez has asked a California appellate court to halt release of papers which are expected to reveal new details in the high-profile case. Lopez and two others are accused in the death of Brittany …
24-Year Fugitive Nabbed in Mexico; Faces Charges in San Diego
Vincent Legrend Walters, who has been on the run for 24 years, has been captured in Cancun and will be transported to Mexico City to face extradition proceedings to bring him back to San Diego where he will face murder …
Scripps College, Founded by La Jolla's Ellen Browning Scripps, Hacked by Insider
Ellen Browning Scripps, born in London back in 1836, probably couldn't have imagined the contemporary woes currently besetting Scripps College, an institution for the higher education of women built in 1926 in Claremont with some of the sizable fortune she …
DeMaio To Hold Campaign Event at Headlinerz Barber Shop In North Park
"If my ass was on fire, I wouldn't care who put it out. I have to fight just like all other small business owners who can't get any help from the City." That's Milton, owner of Headlinerz barber shop on …