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Fresh & Easy Busted for Union Busting
Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market Inc., the U.S. arm of British grocery giant Tesco, itself the second most-profitable worldwide retailer behind Wal-Mart, has lost in a petition for review of a disciplinary order handed down by the National Labor Relations …
Chula Vista Murder Suspects Arrested in Tijuana
Two suspects were arrested in Tijuana on Monday, March 26th, in connection with a murder in Chula Vista earlier this month. Both suspects are believed to be United States citizens from Chula Vista, CA. 19 year old Karim Joshua Alvarez …
Marine Sgt. Gary Stein's Discharge Hearing Set For Saturday
On Saturday morning, Gary Stein, the Marine Sergeant who ran the anti-Obama Facebook page, "Armed Forces Tea Party," will know if he has a future in the Marines. On that day, an "administrative separation board" will hear his case and …
Additional Details on Romney's La Jolla Mansion
Today, Politico unearthed additional details on the proposed renovations to Mitt Romney's mansion in La Jolla. Amenities at the beach house on Dunemere Drive include a swimming pool, an outdoor water feature, a two-story four-car garage equipped with a car-lift …
Relationship Education Yields Benefits
Healthy Relationships California has released promising results of a yearlong federally funded program on relationship and marriage education for low-income couples. Compared with a control group, participants in the group’s 6-15 week Supporting Healthy Marriage programs reported higher levels of …
San Diego Home Values Keep Falling
San Diego County home values sank 1.1% in January from December of last year, according to Standard & Poor's Case-Shiller data released this morning (March 27). San Diego's 1.1% decline was worse than the 0.8% drop of the largest 20 …
More Corruption Charges in South Bay
Two more people were charged today in the district attorney's widening investigation into South Bay corruption. Nicholas Alioto, former Southwestern College vice president of business, pleaded not guilty to two felony counts and one misdemeanor. According to a story posted …
County To Refund 2011 Assessments For Greater Golden Hill MAD
San Diego County Treasurer-Tax Collector Dan McAllister says his office will be sending new tax bills to 3500 residents of South Park and Golden Hill. This time, without any fees for the Greater Golden Hill Maintenance Assessment District tacked on. …
San Diego Was the 12th Top Moving Destination in 2011
San Diego is the 12th top moving destination in the country, according to an annual report from U-Haul International. The "2011 Top 50 U.S. Destination Cities" report was compiled by examining more than 1.6 million truck transactions of 50 miles …
Nuclear Power as a Source of Hydrogen Fuel
Proponents of nuclear power have come up with a new potential auxiliary use for the power plants: generating hydrogen fuel from the steam generated by the cooling process for nuclear reactors. Ibrahim Khamis, Ph.D., of the International Atomic Energy Agency, …
Insurance Lobby Throws Washington, D.C. Fundraiser for Juan Vargas
Locked in an expensive congressional primary race with Democratic former state senator Denise Moreno Ducheny, current Democratic state senator Juan Vargas has turned to the insurance lobby in Washington, D.C. to help raise campaign cash. Two key influence peddlers with …
Fed Manipulates Stocks Again
If you have ever doubted that Wall Street is thriving on Main Street's pain, think about today's (March 26) stock market action. Federal Reserve head Ben Bernanke is manipulating stocks upward once again -- something he has been doing for …
State Supreme Court to Hear Labor Case Against City of Vista
The California Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week in a case where the State Building & Construction Trades Council of California challenges whether the City of Vista, a charter city, has the right to exempt contractors from complying …
Kipperman Named UCAN Receiver
Superior Court John S. Meyer today (March 23) named Richard Kipperman to be receiver of Utility Consumers' Action Network, the beleaguered watchdog that is under investigation of the U.S. Attorney's office, has been sued by whistleblowers, and has engaged in …
San Diego County Democrats File Ethics Complaint Against Carl DeMaio
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/mar/23/21455/ Jess Durfee, chair of San Diego's Democratic Party, accuses Carl DeMaio of not polling fair. In a formal complaint to the San Diego Ethics Commission, Durfee says the mayoral candidate and his campaign advisors refused to name who was …
Sherri Lightner Only City Council Incumbent Facing Strong Opposition
Updated campaign records show that of three city council incumbents up for re-election, only District 1’s Sherri Lightner faces any real opposition. Campaign records released by the City Clerk’s office yesterday, detail each of the campaigns' fundraising efforts from January …
February Unemployment Flat at 9.3%
The San Diego County unemployment rate was 9.3% in February, unchanged from a revised 9.3% in January, and down from the year-earlier 10.2%, according to the California Employment Development Department. The county gained 5,400 nonfarm jobs between January and February, …