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State Suspends Portions Of Brown Act
In recent years, residents have grown accustomed to hearing about budget cuts; whether they be cuts to libraries, social programs, parks, or to public safety. But state legislators have found one way to save money that not many residents have …
Three Charged in Mortgage Loan Origination, Kickback Scheme
A May 10 federal indictment unsealed today (July 12) charges Mary Armstrong, Ramona real estate agent Teresa Rose, and William Fountain with devising and pulling off a loan origination and kickback scheme that involved homes in Ramona and El Cajon. …
Knife-Attack Survivor Featured on TV Series
A San Diego County woman who survived a knife attack by her ex-boyfriend was featured last night on a television program titled “Who the (BLEEP) Did I Marry?” The half-hour program was featured on the ID or Investigation Discovery channel …
Technology Blogger Rejects Reason For Fireworks Mishap
For the thousands of San Diegans and the thousands of tourists who stood, mouth agape, watching the awesome five-second fireworks display, there are finally some answers about how the Big Bay Boom turned to the Big Bay Dud. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuJHfkXEI-o August …
Chula Vista Gets Billed for $5.5 million
The city of Chula Vista received a disturbing notice at the July 10 council meeting. City Manager Jim Sandoval told the council the "bad news" was that the city received a bill for $5.5 million dollars from the County of …
Even Before Del Mar Track Opens, San Diego Politicos Off and Running for Its Campaign Cash
Next Wednesday the Del Mar track opens for the season, and amongst the fillies and big-hatted socialites on display, there will likely be more than a few state and local politicos. It's been that way for years, ever since the …
U.S. Considers Southbound Border Inspection Stations
An effort at San Diego’s Mexican border to stem the flow of weapons and contraband into Mexico could backfire and is already drawing criticism, the Latin American Herald Tribune reports. “We also have a responsibility to step up surveillance on …
Odds Padres Will Win World Series, 400-1, Better Than Some
With the baseball season half over, there are four National League teams with awful records. Their records are separated by a fraction of a hair: Padres .391, Colorado .388, Chicago Cubs .388 and Houston Astros .384. But according to World …
San Diego Roads More Congested Than Before
More and more vehicles on San Diego's roads and highways are moving slower and slower, finds a new study from GPS provider TomTom. The City is moving up fast on the list of cities with the slowest traffic times in …
Court To Consider Risk of Terrorist Attacks In Litigation Over Navy Broadway Complex
Today, District Court Judge Jeffrey Miller agreed to add safety concerns to the list of objections in a legal battle aimed at defeating a proposal to build a new Navy Broadway Complex along Pacific Highway and Harbor Boulevard in downtown. …
San Bernardino Council Votes for Bankruptcy
San Bernardino's city council last night voted 4-2, with one abstention, to go into Chapter 9 bankruptcy. Prior to the vote, the city attorney said the city could not pay employees August 15. The city experienced a real estate bust …
Four Men Not Quite Charged in Court Yesterday
The afternoon of July 4, two men shoved their way into a home on Bliss Circle and assaulted the residents there, according to Oceanside Police. The assailants stabbed one resident, a man, with a screw driver, and the older woman …
SOHO To Challenge Balboa Park Makeover In Court
Save Our Heritage Organisation isn't ready to let bypasses be bypasses. Today, the historical preservation group announced they will challenge the city council's decision to remove vehicles from Balboa Park's Plaza de Panama and force park goers to pay for …
Tim Sullivan Joins Louisville Courier-Journal
Sports columnist Tim Sullivan, recently fired by the UT, has been hired as a sports columnist by the Louisville Courier-Journal, the newspaper announced ten minutes ago. The hookup has been rumored for some time. Sullivan tells me that "basketball is …
La Jolla Billionaire Irwin Jacobs Gives $2 million to Pro-Obama Super PAC
Fresh from his high-dollar Balboa Park makeover victory at city council yesterday, La Jolla billionaire and Qualcomm founder Irwin Jacobs has found himself at the center of a story about mega-million-dollar donations to a new Democratic super PAC called Priorities …