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Canadian Firm Exploring Ballot Battle for New Power Plant Here
In a move that will no doubt please local political consultants and broadcasters, a power giant from Edmonton, Canada is exploring ways to finance a campaign for a new generating plant in the city, according to a recent advice letter …
Local Firm Takes Marijuana Sodas, Snacks National
Locally based Medical Marijuana Inc. is announcing another acquisition, this time of named and established brand. The company announced yesterday the acquisition of “all intellectual property, research and development, formulas and recipes” of Colorado-based Dixie Elixirs & Edibles. Dixie, formed …
Reader Columnist W.S. Di Piero Wins Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/apr/17/23073/ W.S. Di Piero writes a fine column on the visual arts for the Reader, but that's just a sideline. His day job is poetry. Today, The Poetry Foundation announced that it had selected Di Piero as the recipient of …
Former Attorney Back in Jail
Former Carlsbad attorney Michael Theodore Pines, 60, was taken back into custody last month, according to online records of the San Diego County Sheriff. Charges listed on the sheriff’s website include stalking and making criminal threats. In past court appearances, …
Native Americans Sue UCSD Over Human Remains
A consortium of 12 San Diego Native American tribes has filed suit against the University of California, alleging that officials, including outgoing UCSD chancellor Marye Anne Fox and UC president Mark Yudof, are violating federal law by failing to repatriate …
March Housing Numbers: Sales Down, Values Up
The California Association of Realtors has released March sales figures, reporting that overall volume is down but prices have shown their first year-over-year increase in 16 months. ForeclosureRadar, meanwhile, says that the number of properties sold at foreclosure auction are …
This Ponzi Scheme Promised 5% to 8% a Month
Steven Bartko was sentenced today (April 16) to two years in prison for still another San Diego special: a Ponzi scheme. Bartko, telling investors he provided circuit boards and electronic parts to government contractors, promised monthly returns of 5% to …
Happiness Guru Tony Robbins Bemoans Deficits
San Diego motivational speaker Tony Robbins, who teaches people how to overcome fears, continues to generate fears about the state of the economy. A youtube making the rounds this year features Robbins moaning about the federal deficit -- not an …
Copley Foundation's Donation to New Downtown Library: $666,666
Her old GOP friend, former First Lady Nancy Reagan - famous for her fear of the triple six - might be uncomfortable, but a foundation run by the son of late Union-Tribune publisher Helen K. Copley gave exactly $666,666 to …
Bonnie Dumanis Prepares to Launch Television Ad Campaign
With only a little over a month and a half before the June 5 primary, San Diego voters will begin to see more political ads when watching television. That was clear this month, when Nathan Fletcher purchased more than $110,000 …
Weekend Local Politics Update
The weekend’s goings-on in local politics include criticism of Roger Hedgecock’s fundraising efforts for Carl DeMaio, ill will directed at Republican defector Nathan Fletcher by local party chair Tony Krvaric (delivered via a release shortly after it was disclosed Fletcher’s …
Nathan Fletcher Buys Flurry of Local TV Ads
When looking at Nathan Fletcher's run for mayor, one has to wonder if this was all part of a master plan. One week, polls showed him at the back of the pack, with a slim chance of making it through …
Mayoral Campaign of Newly Independent Nathan Fletcher Gives $5,000 To GOP, Filing Says
The campaign fund of San Diego mayoral candidate and state Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, who last month left the Republican Party and proclaimed his political independence, today gave $5,000 to the Republican Party of San Diego County, which has endorsed his …
Two Arsonists Make Plea Deal
Two young men avoided possible life sentences in a plea deal today, April 13, when they admitted setting a fire last summer that consumed more than 14,000 acres, injured 18 firemen, and caused more than $15 million in property damage, …
Fired Lifeguard Won't Get Second Chance to Sue City
Former lifeguard James Murphy has lost his bid for a new trial in a case previously decided against him in which he sued the City of San Diego and former supervisor Edward Harris. A former seasonal lifeguard for several years, …
Police Officers Face Risk of "Blue on Blue" Violence
Police officers need to become more attuned to a rarely considered threat: their fellow officers, says an editorial on PoliceOne, a site aimed at law enforcement professionals. In addition to a growing number of police impersonators, there have been several …