Relocation notice!
Effective October 17, 2013, News Ticker has moved out of the blogs and into the News & Stories section.
You may also be interested in: City Lights | Neighborhood News from Stringers | News Under the Radar
Entries
While Running for Congress, Vargas Padded State Accounts
Democratic State Senator Juan Vargas, a candidate for Congress to replace 51st District incumbent Democrat Bob Filner, has continued to collect money in two of his California legislative campaign accounts, disclosure reports posted online yesterday by the state Secretary of …
Majority of Border Crossers Come to Shop
The majority of Baja California residents crossing the border are heading to local shopping malls and department stores, found a new survey conducted by San Diego Association of Governments. Kristen Rohanna, a research analyst for SANDAG, presented the Cross-Border Travel …
High Dollar Democratic Fundraiser Arrives at Torrey Pines
While voicing regret over what’s called a “lousy” fund-raising system, California Democrats will nonetheless embrace deep-pocketed donors at this weekend’s Pro Tem Cup, a weekend of golf featuring Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg at San Diego’s Torrey Pines Golf …
San Diego Tourism Remains Weak
According to the latest data from Smith Travel Research, San Diego tourism remains poor, while San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Anaheim are all doing very well. Revenue per available room (a measure critical those in the industry) has crept up …
Sad Testimony of a Woman's Last Days
A parade of five self-described drug addicts testified today in a hearing for two men charged in the death of a 20-year-old woman whose body was found last February, off a dead-end road near Lawrence Welk Village in San Diego’s …
"Shadow Inventory" Lurks Behind Housing Market
For every two homes currently for sale, a third is lurking in the nation’s “shadow inventory” of housing that’s either already been foreclosed by banks or is secured by seriously delinquent loans likely to fall to foreclosure, a new report …
April Public Meeting to Focus Only on 2007 Fires
The April 5 public meeting at which San Diegans can speak about San Diego Gas & Electric's desire to make customers pay for uninsured fire costs will focus only on the costs of the 2007 fires, according to Timothy Alan …
Housing Still 29.4% of San Diegans' Living Costs
San Diego County housing values have fallen about 40% from their late 2005 peak, but housing costs still eat up 29.4% of San Diegans' cost of living, according to economist Kelly Cunningham of National University System Institute of Policy Research. …
Locals Participate in Nationwide Action Against Verizon
Today, Verizon workers and their supporters will convene at Verizon storefronts nationwide to call attention to the collective bargaining efforts currently underway with the communications corporation. They also hope to educate consumers about the U.S. Call Center Worker and Consumer …
The City's Pending Water Rate Increase
Despite pending litigation and efforts by the San Diego County Water Authority, city staff, and councilmembers of the Natural Resources and Culture (NR&C) committee – San Diegans should prepare themselves for water rate increases. The Metropolitan Water District of Southern …
Auditor Finds That City Is Overpaying for Supplies and Equipment
The City is shelling out more cash than it has to for supplies and equipment says a report from the City Auditor's office. In some cases, the City purchased goods that had been marked-up anywhere from 23.9 percent to 357 …
Union-Tribune Owner Gives $5,000 to Local GOP Before DeMaio Endorsement
As it girds its loins to do battle on behalf of its chosen San Diego mayoral candidate Carl DeMaio, the Republican Party of San Diego County has been building up a sizeable war chest with contributions from a host of …
No Smoke Detectors In Fire Damaged Apartment
An early morning fire Wednesday, March 21 completely destroyed an Imperial Beach apartment. The fire started shortly after 5:00 a.m. at an 8 unit apartment complex in the 1100 block of 13th St. When firefighters arrived on scene smoke and …
Sweetwater Contractor Plea Bargains in Corruption Case
At 1:30 this afternoon Henry Amigable, a defendant in the Sweetwater corruption case who pleaded innocent in Janauary to 18 counts of felony and misdemeanor charges, changed his plea to guilty of one misdemeanor. Amigable was a program manager in …
Scripps Oceanographer Claims Venice Is Still Sinking
Gondoliers in Venice, Italy may have some new canals to row down in the coming decades. In a new study, researchers from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the University of Miami, along with Italian geologists, found that the City is …
San Diego Judge Fines Walmart $2.1 Million
Today, San Diego Superior Court Judge Jeffrey B. Barton, modified a 2008 judgment against Walmart, and fined the retail giant an additional $2.1 million. Working in conjunction with the City Attorney and the California Attorney General offices, the District Attorney’s …
ACLU Blasts San Diego Jail Spending
Statewide, counties are amid making decisions on jail realignment implementation, which predominantly focus on solving over crowding in county jails. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) today released a 100-page report providing county-by-county profiles of the spending priorities established in …