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Lawyer for Duke's Wife Disbarred
According to the January edition of the Calbar Journal, La Jolla's James A. Macy, the former lawyer for Duke Cunningham's wife, was disbarred Oct. 28 over matters related to his handling of her funds, as well as misappropriating funds in …
Unconditional Surrender Statue to Depart Bayfront
Unconditional Surrender, the 25-foot tall, 6000 pound sculpture depicting a World War II-era sailor kissing a nurse, will soon be removed from the downtown waterfront, reports the Port of San Diego. Owned by the Sculpture Foundation, a Santa Monica, California-based …
Residents of Allied Gardens to Discuss Upcoming Developments and Proposal to Add Parks
As the economy continues to pick up, developers are picking up the pace, submitting proposals to develop large swaths of land in San Diego. That trend is evident in Allied Gardens and along Mission Gorge Road. Because of its proximity …
Vargas Campaign Paid South Lake Tahoe Bistro, Hotel Tabs
State Sen. Juan Vargas, in the midst of a campaign to replace fellow Democrat Bob Filner in Congress, still has two years to go on his present term, so even if he loses the House race he will be able …
Steigerwalt Responds to Bar Charges
Lawyer Kerry Steigerwalt, who headed a heavily-advertised law firm that went out of business in 2010, denied this month charges filed by the State Bar of California in December. The charges were similar to those reported in a Reader column …
Researchers At San Diego Hospice Center Say Ketamine Helps Treat Depression
Doctors at the San Diego Hospice and The Institute for Palliative Medicine are putting the "special" back in the hallucinogen known as "Special-K," or ketamine. Doctors at the hospice center are studying the use of the powerful hallucinogenic to help …
Goodell Shuts Door on NFL Teams Moving
The big controversy over the Chargers moving to Los Angeles would appear to be over. National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell said on TV last night (Thursday, Feb. 2) that the league "doesn't want to move any of our teams." …
Political Disclosure Bill Fails, Fletcher Sole Republican Supporter
Assembly Bill 1148, a proposed law that would’ve required greater disclosure regarding the financing sources of political advertising, fell two votes short of the two-thirds supermajority needed to pass the California Assembly on Tuedsay. We reported on the proposal in …
U.S. Adds 243,000 Jobs, Unemployment Drops to 8.3%
The U.S. gained 243,000 jobs in January — around double economists' expectations — as the unemployment rate dropped to 8.3%, the Labor Department said today (Feb. 3). The rate has now declined for five straight months, although that's partly because …
Gaylord Entertainment to Return to Chula Vista?
In November 2008 Gaylord Entertainment called it quits in Chula Vista. The Nashville-based company had ambitious plans for the city's bayfront which included a convention center and 1600 room hotel. A recent article in the Nashville Business Journal says Mayor …
El Centro Unemployment Remains Nation's Highest
El Centro, the Imperial County desert community east of San Diego’s Laguna Mountains, continues to be plagued by the nation’s highest unemployment rate, the Imperial Valley Press reports. 26.8 percent of El Centro residents were officially counted in unemployment statistics …
Qualcomm's Jacobs and Scott Peter's Wife Give Big to Democrats
It may be part-time home to GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney, but traditionally conservative La Jolla also has more than a few big money Democrats in residence these days. Such is revealed by the most recent federal campaign finance filings, …
Developer Responds to Proposal to Build Franklin Ridge Road Extension
Marco Sessa, Senior Vice President of Development at Sudberry Properties, says his company is not pushing for the construction for the proposed Franklin Ridge Road which will link the Civita mixed-use development in Mission Valley to Serra Mesa. And, he …
Emails Show Snapdragon Deal Left Key Financial Official in the Dark
San Diego mayor Jerry Sanders has finally released documents responding to the California public records act request we made on December 12 of last year regarding his then-incipient "Snapdragon Stadium" promotional name-change gambit. As we were first to report last …
Vargas 2010 Campaign Reports Debts of $375,784
Democratic state senator Juan Vargas, running against ex–state senator Denise Ducheny to replace Bob Filner in Congress, has continued to collect big money in its 2010 state campaign account, Juan Vargas for Senate 2010, a recent filing with the California …
Committee Requests More Information on Managed Competition
The Independent Budget Analyst wants the Mayor's office to be more forthcoming when it comes to Managed Competition. In a January 5 memo, Independent Budget Analyst Andrea Tevlin knocked the program over the lack of information provided to the City …
Suit Seeks to Block Auction of Caltrans Building in Old Town
Preservation group Save Our Heritage Organisation has filed suit in Sacrament Superior Court in order to block Caltrans from auctioning off its former Old Town office complex to the highest private bidder. The group alleges that Caltrans violated the California …
Radioactive Leak Shuts San Onofre, Critics Had Voiced Safety Concerns
Precautionary shutdown operations began last night at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station’s Unit 3 reactor due to “a possible leak in one of the unit’s steam generator tubes,” says a release from plant operator Southern California Edison. The generators siphon …