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Newsom Attacks Critic of Project Backed by Wealthy Donor
Democratic California Lt. Gov Gavin Newsom has fired off a letter to San Diego architect and state Historic Preservation Officer Mildford Wayne Donaldson, criticizing Donaldson for questioning the Plaza de Panama plan, that controversial traffic and parking makeover of Balboa …
Governor Has Big Stake in Firm of Fair Board Appointee's Father
Anne Gust, former GAP executive and wife of Democratic Gov. Jerry Brown, last year owned stock in San Diego-based Jack in the Box worth between $100,000 and $1 million, according to the governor's personal financial disclosure for 2011, filed yesterday …
Del Mar City Council Requests State Legislators Set Solar Rates, Not SDG&E
Del Mar city councilmembers are making sure that their objections to SDG&E's proposed rate hike on its solar customers are heard. And, even though SDG&E announced the company was retreating from charging solar customers extra to help pay for energy …
Cocoa May Help Strengthen Muscles In Diabetics and Those with Heart Failure
Some sweet news arrived today for those suffering from type 2 diabetes or advanced heart failure; researchers from UCSD School of Medicine and VA San Diego Healthcare System found that cocoa might boost activity in "fuel cells", helping to strengthen …
Another Gandara Makes the News
Willie Gandara Jr. joined his uncle former Sweetwater Union High School superintendent Jesus Gandara in the ranks of ex-public servants March 1. Willie Gandara Jr. had been an El Paso commissioner and a candidate for the Texas legislature. On February …
San Diego Superior Court Begins Online Scheduling for Night Court
People with open court cases, failure to appear issues, or civil assessment cases can now schedule night court appearances online for the Kearny Mesa and Vista San Diego Superior Court locations. The Kearny Mesa location, known as the Central Division, …
Initiative to End California's Death Penalty Turns in Signatures
The SAFE California campaign today filed 799,589 petition signatures to qualify an initiative for the November 2012 ballot that will replace the state’s death penalty with life in prison without the possibility of parole. The number of submitted signatures exceeds …
How Shames Threatened UCAN Staff with Mass Firings
One of the whistleblowers inside Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN) is attorney David Peffer. Despite his complaints about UCAN wrongdoing, he is (as of now) the lawyer handling the organization's battle against San Diego Gas & Electric's attempt to pass …
Court Will Not Hear Oral Arguments Over Motion to Dismiss Medical Marijuana Case
San Diego courts will not hear oral arguments concerning a motion by the Department of Justice to dismiss a lawsuit filed by medical marijuana patients and local collectives concerning a flurry of threatening letters sent beginning last October to landlords …
Audit Faults San Diego Unified Schools Grant Management
An audit by the California Department of Finance has found that the San Diego Unified School District "did not adequately monitor and review subcontractor costs" regarding a grant made for the district's "Reducing DUI Among San Diego’s Latino Youth" program. …
Judge Rules in Favor of Convention Center Tax Vote
Superior Court Judge Gonzalo denied the injunction request from the county’s hospitality and tourism workers union to block the vote on a special tax to fund the San Diego Convention Center expansion. The ruling issued on February 29, indicated that …
Assemblymember Toni Atkins Targets Online Predators
Assemblymember Toni Atkins looks to update California's antiquated laws aimed at protecting children from online predators. In Assembly Bill 1817, Atkins hopes to make it harder for sexual predators to target children online by adding computer technicians to the list …
Pitt and Clooney Lead Celebrity Cast in Prop 8 Trial Play this Saturday
Brad Pitt, George Clooney, and Martin Sheen will join an all-star celebrity cast for a live-streamed reading of “8,” the new play by Academy-award winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black, on Saturday, March 3,. Black, best known for Milk and J. …
Forest Service to Repeal Fees at Many Sites
After over a decade of complaints and controversy, the U.S. Forest Service is on the verge of repealing most fees for access to public national parks and forests, which were represented locally by the wildly unpopular Adventure Pass. Originally introduced …
Big Money Landed in UCAN Misspelled Accounts
Watchdog Utility Consumers' Action Network says it will initiate a court-supervised dissolution. This announcement followed immediately on the organization's receipt of a subpoena from the U.S. Attorney's office, demanding financial records dating back to 2004. One of the key questions …
County Proceeds With Effort To Streamline Planning Process
In an effort to expedite the planning process, County Supervisors are moving forward with recommendations from the Red Tape Reduction Task Force. Some recommendations include creating an audit committee to make sure improvements are in place, and to foster a …
Tijuana Police Respond to Concerned Residents
The Tijuana Municipal Police responded to concerns from residents of Valle de Las Palmas by arresting five suspects overnight. Municipal Police commander Richard H. Garduno stated the suspected armed robbers were arrested in the early morning hours Wednesday. Garduno said …