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Padres and City Want More Special Events at Petco Park
Local businesses surrounding Petco Park are asking the Mayor for relief. They say there aren't enough off-season events at the stadium and local businesses owners are left to fend for themselves during the off-season. According to a January 25 report …
Vargas Channels Schwarzenegger for Insurance Lobby
It's not a surprise to see Juan Vargas keynoting an insurance industry event; before the Democrat was elected to the state senate in 2010 he helped guide lobbying at Safeco and Liberty Mutual, and before that, while in the state …
Councilmember David Alvarez Says Community-Benefit Districts Will Help Galvanize Barrio Logan
Barrio Logan will be the new Little Italy, at least that's what some developers and others in the building industry hope will happen once new housing and retail centers are erected. To further enhance the area, some developers residents and …
Steve Peace for Congress?
Could a well-known independent candidate be preparing to enter North County's already hotly-contested race for the 52nd District congressional seat? That's one intriguing possibility suggested to political insiders by poll results posted yesterday on IVN.us, a website operated by the …
Democrat Atkins Raised $292,960 in 2011
The reelection fund of San Diego Democratic assemblywoman Toni Atkins took in a total of $292,960 in contributions during 2011, according to her end-of-year filing posted yesterday by the state Secretary of State's office. After spending $199,841, the Atkins cause …
CPUC's Ratepayer Advocates Back SD Hearing on SDGE Fire Scam
The Division of Ratepayer Advocates, a group within the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) representing the interests of consumers, not shareholders, has come out in favor of a public meeting in San Diego at which San Diego Gas & Electric …
Encinitas Council Approves Installation of "Surfing Madonna" Mosaic
The "Save the Ocean Mosaic," better known as the "Surfing Madonna," is one step closer to finding a new home. On Wednesday, members of the Encinitas City Council unanimously approved a proposal to move the 10-foot-by-10-foot mosaic, which shows the …
Study Finds Increase In Binge Drinking
More and more people are binge drinking in San Diego County, says a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control Prevention. The study found that adults are nearly doubling what is currently considered binge drinking. Instead of the four …
117 Gang Members Nailed on Drug Charges
A federal grand jury has handed up 17 indictments and the U.S. attorney's office has filed eight criminal complaints against 119 defendants allegedly involved in drug trafficking and other crimes. Two of the defendants are Mexican Mafia members and 117 …
Fed Will Try to Goose Stocks in Election Year
The Federal Reserve announced today (Jan. 25) that it will stay with the longtime tradition of passing out free whiskey to voters in an election year to jack up the stock market. Of course, the Fed didn't say it that …
Taxpayers Association's Political War Chest Grows
The San Diego County Taxpayers Association, a business lobbying and advocacy group whose board includes many prominent local Republicans, raised $15,690 for its political action committee in the final six months of 2011. According to the group's campaign report, filed …
Roche Makes Hostile Bid for Illumina
Swiss-based Roche Holding AG offered roughly $5.7 billion in cash for San Diego biotech Illumina early Wednesday (Jan. 25). Roche said it would pay $44.50 a share for Illumina, 18% more than its closing price Tuesday. Roche said Illumina was …
Survey Says Californians Support Tax Hikes, Oppose Education Cuts
Californians heavily favor Governor Jerry Brown’s proposal for a temporary increase in sales taxes and personal income taxes of wealthy individuals, a new report from the Public Policy Institute of California indicates. They also strongly oppose cuts to education that …
SDSU Gets $1M for Industrial Efficiency Program
Professor Asfaw Beyene and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at San Diego State University have been awarded a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the university is reporting today. Grant monies will fund the school’s Industrial Assessment …
SDG&E Tries to Nix Public Hearing on Fire Insurance Scam
San Diego Gas & Electric has told the California Public Utilities Commission that there is no need for local public hearings now on its attempt to get customers to pick up uninsured costs of the 2007 wildfires. Recently, the Mussey …