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SDG&E Lobbyist Goes Independent While Parent Sempra Gives Big to Democrats
Mitch Mitchell, governmental affairs vice president at San Diego Gas & Electric, may have proclaimed his political independence, but his bosses at SDG&E's parent, utility giant Sempra Energy, apparently aren't ready to go along for the ride. Mitchell's name appears …
Californians Want School Funding Without Sales Tax Hike
The Public Policy Institute of California has just released a statewide survey gauging the opinions of Californians on public education and proposals to raise taxes. On taxes, 65 percent of likely voters support the idea of raising taxes on the …
Dueling DeMaio Ads: Both Carl DeMaio and Anti-DeMaio Group Buying TV Time
It's official, Councilmember Carl DeMaio's ad campaign has begun. One day after unveiling his new ad on FOX, DeMaio has dozens of contracts out at San Diego's five largest television stations, ABC, CBS, KUSI, FOX, and NBC. In all, the …
Grantville Group Protests Phony Projects City Wants to Complete
The Grantville Action Group has challenged various redevelopment projects that the City claims should go forward, even with the abolition of redevelopment agencies. After that abolition, various cities created Enforceable Obligation Payment Schedules, made up of projects that they insisted …
Appointment Trend Continues In Chula Vista Elementary
On Tuesday night the Chula Vista Elementary School District swore in new trustee Glendora Tremper. According to the Union-Tribune article that first published the news, Tremper currently works as a bilingual language, speech, and hearing specialist for the South Bay …
Southwestern College, Ashford University Ink Transfer Deal
Ashford University, the for-profit college based in Iowa but offering mostly online courses, has reached articulation agreements with 11 community and regional colleges, San Diego-based parent Bridgepoint Education reports. Southwestern College in Chula Vista is among the institutions inking deals …
San Diego Execs Meet Nathan Fletcher In The Middle
San Diego's version of a Super PAC has hit the middle ground and is running. Today, a group of successful San Diego business and community leaders announced the launch of "Movement to the Middle." "We want an end to the …
Jerry Sanders for Romney's Veep?
Examiner.com has come up with a suggestion that will astonish knowledgeable San Diegans: retiring Mayor Jerry Sanders could be on the vice president ticket with Mitt Romney. The publication asserts, "Under Mayor Sanders' mayorship, the city of San Diego has …
GOP's Wyland and Independent Fletcher Get Big Tobacco Money
Mark Wyland, the Republican state senator from North County who will be termed out of office in two years, is already laying plans for the future. Yesterday his campaign committee, Taxpayers for Wyland - Board of Equalization 2014, accepted $7800 …
Port Wants Economic Study of Tidelands
The San Diego Unified Port District has sent a request for proposals for a major economic study of port property. The consulting firm doing the study will be required to give a comprehensive listing of the types of business, industry …
Hoteliers Vote for Convention Center Expansion
More than 92% of San Diego hoteliers have voted in favor of a room tax that would pay for much of the proposed $520 million convention center expansion, according to the Union-Tribune. However, many obstacles still remain, including the approval …
Carl DeMaio Launches Television Ad Campaign
Today, appearing on Fox5, Carl DeMaio premiered his new television ad, which features him leading a group of supporters while touting his push for pension reform and his opposition to the defeated sales tax measure. DeMaio is now the third …
Strange Political Bedfellows: Brian Maienschein and Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel
What does GOP Assembly hopeful and ex-San Diego city councilman Brian Maienschein have in common with Democratic Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel? Maienschein enjoys the political backing of Redflex Traffic Systems, Inc, a controversial "red light" camera outfit that is rolling …
Filner Talks About His Alternative to Prop B
Bob Filner, the lone Democratic candidate in San Diego’s mayoral race, sat last week with progressive local news website OB Rag writers Andy Cohen and Annie Lane, giving an extensive interview and speaking at length for the first time publicly …
Housing Market May Stay Weak for a Generation
Housing values may take a generation or more to rebound, Yale economics Prof. Robert Shiller told Reuters Insider today (April 24). "I worry that we might not see a really major turnaround in our lifetimes," said the professor, co-creator of …
San Onofre Operator Developing Plans to Bring Nuclear Reactors Back Online
Officials at Southern California Edison, operators of the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, say they’re close to completing tests to determine why tubes carrying radioactive steam in the plant’s steam generators are deteriorating at an accelerated rate. Edison then …