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Drone Makers Want to Sell to Foreigners
United States defense contractors including San Diego’s General Atomics are lobbying for reduced government restrictions that are stopping them from selling drone technology to other countries, the Los Angeles Times is reporting. “Export restrictions are hurting this industry in America …
Good Scaly Fun This Weekend in San Diego
Reptile lovers had a weekend of scaly fun at the Civic Center in downtown San Diego, June 30 and July 1. Advertised as a “Reptile Super Show,” there was such a good turnout it was elbow-to-elbow for the two-legged mammals …
Big Tobacco To Participate In Trans-Pacific Trade Talks In San Diego
On Monday, government officials from Singapore, Chile, New Zealand, Brunei, Australia, Peru, Vietnam and the U.S. will converge on the Hilton Bayfront to discuss the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement which would promote trade between growing nations in Asia and the …
DUIs: Less Than One Tenth Of One Percent
Good news for San Marcos drivers. Sheriff’s deputies did one of their DUI “check points” in San Marcos last night, and out of 4,797 drivers who were counted and passed through the inspection spot, only 4 persons were arrested for …
Busy Young Repeat Felon Back In Custody
Two years ago, Ernesto Roberto Salinas was released from custody on the condition that he live in his mother’s home and obey her “household rules,” after he was arrested for burglary. But in less than 3 weeks he was arrested …
Decision On Quail Brush Power Plant Delayed, Again
Residents of Santee and northeastern San Diego who oppose a proposal to build a 100-megawatt, natural gas-fired power plant near the edge of Mission Trails Regional Park have spent months fighting against the project. They will have to keep fighting …
Briefs Filed in Suit Against SANDAG Transit Plan
Opening briefs have been filed in a November 2011 lawsuit launched by environmental groups Cleveland National Forest Foundation, the Sierra Club, and the Center for Biological Diversity against the San Diego Association of Governments over their 2050 Regional Transit Plan. …
Lincoln Club Endorses DeMaio
This may come as a shocker; on the same day Chief Justice Roberts's decision to side with the liberal judges and uphold the Affordable Care Act was revealed, San Diego's conservative group the Lincoln Club announced the endorsement of republican …
No on Dead Men Walking: Ex-Con Millionaire Staging Celebrity Bash Against Capital Punishment
La Jolla's favorite former superlawyer Bill Lerach, who did a stretch in a Federal penitentiary after pleading guilty in a kickback case, is throwing a star-studded party to raise money for the so-called SAFE California Act, a measure on November's …
Protests Planned For Trans-Pacific Trade Talks
Beginning on Monday, trade officials from Singapore, Chile, New Zealand, Brunei, Australia, Peru and Vietnam will meet at the Hilton Bayfront with representatives from Office of the United States Trade Representative for the 13th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement talks. …
“I find that, frankly, kind of insulting,” Judge Maino said.
This stopped the attorney who was suggesting that the judge had already made up his mind, before the end of the hearing today. A San Diego Superior Court judge heard arguments this morning on whether to release sealed search warrants …
Scott Peters Looks For Party Unity After Tough Primary
Democrats look to put the bitter primary race for 52nd congressional seat between democrats Scott Peters and Lori Saldana to rest once and for all. Today, the Peters campaign asked fellow Democrats to join together in the fight against incumbent …
Our Lady Of Perpetual Ocean Damaged in Move
Local artist Mark Patterson has found a new home for his colorful mosaic entitled “Surfing Madonna.” The large artwork now takes up most of a wall facing a patio at Café Ipe, on Highway 101 in North San Diego County. …
Canadian Firm Pulls Power Plant Vote, Vows Future "Public Engagement" Battle
A little more than two years ago, on June 23, 2010, we wrote about a stealthy plan by San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders to locate a power plant on land the city owns just east of I-805 near University Towne …
SDSU Professor Connects Narcissism and Social Network Sites
Facebook and other social networks can connect long-lost friends and those in faraway places, but that's not all, they also allow the user to get in touch with the people they love the most, themselves. According to a new study …