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School Burglary Investigation Leads to Pot, Weapons Arrests
San Marcos Unified School District's Sheriff's School Resource Officers arrested five residents of a home on the 500 block of Charlotte Drive in San Marcos yesterday after executing a search warrant related to three recent area school burglaries. After receiving …
City Council Unanimously in Favor of Urban Agriculture Amendments
Today was a landmark for urban agriculturalists as the City Council voted unanimously in favor of amendments to municipal code which simplify the process for approving farmers' markets on private property, make minor adjustments to community garden regulations, and ease …
Fletcher Officeholder Fund Backed by Reynolds Tobacco
Republican Assemblyman Nathan Fletcher, a candidate for mayor of San Diego, raised a total of $51,000 in his so-called officeholder account last year. State law permits such funds to be used to handle a variety of out-of-pocket expenses incurred by …
Former Gateway Execs Nailed by SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed today (Jan. 31) that two former executives of one-time San Diego computer giant Gateway have been enjoined from future violations of securities laws. Former chief executive Jeffrey Weitzen and former controller Robert Manza …
Residents Oppose Road Linking Mission Valley to Serra Mesa
The Mission Valley corridor has been said to one of San Diego's burgeoning communities. A January 31 UT-San Diego article touted the valley's bustling shopping malls and retail stores, mixed-use communities, and proximity to the trolley. The valley, also home …
TV Weather Forecasters Caught in Argument Over Climate Change
A debate is brewing over whether television weather forecasters are misleading their viewers about the true effects of climate change. On one side, Forecast the Facts, a campaign led by Citizen Engagement Lab, which bills itself as “a non-profit, non-partisan …
Broker Banned for Churning Teenager's Account
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has banned San Diego registered brokerage supervisor Kale Edgar Evans from association with FINRA members and ordered him to pay a fine. According to FINRA, Evans recommended unsuitable investments, including some made on margin, …
McMillins Give Big to Local Politicos
Mark and Scott McMillin (pictured), along with their sizable local development outfit, contributed a total of $98,328.65 to various political causes during 2011, according to a January 20 disclosure filing posted online by the California Secretary of State. The frequently …
Bill Calls for Increased Disclosure on Political Advertising
California lawmakers are considering a proposal known as Assembly Bill 1148 that would, among other things, require the three largest sponsors of political advertising in print, radio, and television to be identified in the ads themselves. Supporters of the bill …
San Diego, US Home Values Still Going South
Home values in the 20 largest metro markets dropped 3.7% in November from a year earlier, according to Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller indices released this morning (Jan. 31). There were 18 year-over-year declines in the 20 markets and 19 month-over-month declines. …
Former SD Lawyer Charged with Stashing Funds Offshore
Former San Diego attorney Christopher Rusch was charged in Phoenix today (Jan. 30) with defrauding the Internal Revenue Service by stashing funds in Switzerland. Rusch and two Phoenix area businessmen were charged with concealing millions of dollars in assets in …
Public Defender Henry Coker's Endorsement of Dumanis Violated Federal Hatch Act?
Local resident and homeless-advocate Kathryn Rhodes filed a formal complaint to the Office of the Special Counsel, on January 25 over the endorsement (see an earlier story here) of District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis by County of San Diego Public Defender …
Could Amylin Be Takeover Target?
Biotech Amylin stock is up 18.04% to $14.33 at mid-day Monday (Jan. 30), following Food & Drug Administration approval for U.S. marketing of Bydureon, a once-weekly version of Amylin's diabetes shot. This was the third try with the FDA. Amylin …
Port Commissioner Blasts Proposal To Build A Bayfront Stadium
San Diego port commissioner Bob Nelson appeared at the Economic Development and Strategies Committee's first meeting on Monday to offer ideas on boosting the region's foundering economy. Nelson also took the opportunity to shoot down any proposals to build a …
Fabian Nuñez Reports Almost $4.7 Million in Campaign Cash
Former state assembly speaker Fabian Nuñez — a Democrat controversial in San Diego for a last-minute sentence reduction granted his imprisoned son by exiting GOP governor Arnold Schwarzenegger — is sitting on $4,690,047.25 in his political bank account, according to …
San Diego GOP Gets $12,500 from Rancho Guejito
Rancho Guejito, the outfit seeking to develop a big chunk of the 23,000 acres it owns between Route 78 nearly to Route 76 in North County, was one of the San Diego County Republican party's biggest single donors in 2011, …
Naval Medical Center Studying Premature Joint Deterioration
Doctors at the Naval Medical Center San Diego are studying the cause of rapid cartilage loss in knees, shoulders, and other joints following injuries, the Navy Times is reporting. The condition, joint chrondrolysis, is forcing otherwise healthy military personnel and …
SDGE Refuses to Testify under Oath on Its Insurance Scam
San Diego Gas & Electric said yesterday (Jan. 27) that it would not submit responses under oath to questions posed by attorney Mike Aguirre in the long-running hearings on whether the utility can make customers — not shareholders — pick …