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San Diego Unified to Proceed with Sale of Excess Properties
Trustees at San Diego Unified approved a proposal to sell seven excess properties was approved during a board meeting on Friday. The proposal has had its opponents, including Trustee Scott Barnett, who said selling the properties for the estimated $26 …
Federal Agent Using Rifle to Take Out Predators in San Dieguito Lagoon
Predation has become such a problem at the San Dieguito Lagoon near the Del Mar fairgrounds that an agent of the United States Department of Agriculture's Wildlife Services division has been employing a rifle to kill a list of varmints …
Councilmembers Set To Vote On Old Town Transitional Housing Facility For Combat Veterans
At a city council meeting on Tuesday, counclimembers will make the final decision whether to allow a transitional housing facility for combat veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan to be built in Old Town. The "Aspire Center," a 40-bed facility would …
Energy Commission Plans for Clean(er) Energy Future
The California Energy Commission convenes a meeting this morning in Los Angeles regarding the 2012 Integrated Energy Policy Report Update. The report focuses on the state’s long range clean energy goals and includes questions concerning the future of the San …
Shames out at UCAN
Michael Shames, cofounder of Utiliy Consumers' Action Network, is off the payroll as of today, June 21. New executive director Kim Malcolm notified the California Public Utilities Commission that a different staff member will represent UCAN inn the general rate …
Local News Media Battle DA in Court For Public Access
San Diego television station KFMB News 8 is leading a court challenge, battling the District Attorney’s office trying to gain access to 20 search warrants connected to a high-profile murder case. Deputy district attorneys Patrick Espinoza and Garret Wong responded …
SDSU Students, Retired Professor Tour State's Prison System
Retired San Diego State University criminal justice professor Paul Sutton, who the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says “has seen the inside of more prisons than many CDCR employees who have spent their entire careers with the department,” recently …
U-T San Diego Publisher Manchester's Charity Cash Strays from San Diego
U-T San Diego publisher Doug Manchester has long been famous for his well-advertised gifts to charity, and has many buildings and other assorted improvements named in his honor to show for it, though recent recession years have apparently taken their …
U-T San Diego Will Charge Fee To View Articles Online
Just in case you missed it, or if you've already viewed 15 pages of online content at utsandiego.com, the paper announced today that it will be charging for digital subscriptions, similar to policies at the New York Times and Los …
New Bill in Congress Would Thwart Bridgepoint
Sen. Kay Hagan, D-NC, this morning in a conference call with reporters promoted a bill she has introduced that would stop for-profit colleges from using taxpayer-funded financial aid for marketing, recruiting, or advertising. "Make no mistake, Hagan's bill, if it …
Another Step Forward for the South Bay Power Plant
The California Coastal Commission's June 14 vote granting a permit to demolish the South Bay power plant is something to celebrate. However, it will be a while until residents dance on the power plant site. Chula Vista deputy mayor Steve …
Local Brokers Win Multi-Million Dollar Award
Two San Diego County stockbrokers have won an arbitration judgment against Morgan Stanley Smith Barney. The brokers charged they were wooed from remunerative posts at brokerage UBS by false promises. Todd Vitale, who was awarded $2.6 million said that Morgan …
Report: Arellano-Félix Organization Still Runs Baja
According to an analysis report by Insight Crime, the Arellano-Félix Organization (AFO/Tijuana Cartel) still controls its own turf of Baja, contrary to what many analysts have claimed. Many opposing reports and analysts have recently claimed that the AFO is struggling …
Utility Shareholders Should Pay for Pipeline Tests -- not Customers
The Division of Ratepayer Advocates, an independent group within the California Public Utilities Commission, has said that shareholders of San Diego Gas & Electric (SDGE) -- and not ratepayers -- should pick up the tab for natural gas pipeline safety …
Filner Launches Verbal Assault Over Backlog of Pending Disability Claims
Putting his mayoral campaign on hold, Congressman Bob Filner is back in Washington and according to the New York Times blog, is making his presence known. The blog post recants a House Veterans Affairs Committee meeting on Tuesday where Filner …
State Senator Mark Wyland Gives $10,000 To Romney Super PAC
Add Republican State Senator Mark Wyland ito the growing list of San Diego County residents throwing large sums of cash at Mitt Romney's Super PAC, Restore Our Future. The state senator from Escondido, representing cities in north San Diego County …