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IRS Delays, Questions Nonprofit Status of News Organizations
The Internal Revenue Service is eyeing news organizations claiming nonprofit status, the Columbia Journalism Review (itself a nonprofit) is reporting. There are 26 different categories, including “fostering national or international amateur sports competition,” that are eligible for the IRS’ 501(c)(3) …
Spanos Fundraiser for Rick Perry a Family Affair
Texas governor and GOP presidential candidate Rick Perry may be sliding in the polls, but he still has the backing of Chargers president Dean Spanos (pictured) and his three siblings, as shown by an invitation to a high-dollar private Perry …
Event Will Provide Thanksgiving Dinner For 600 Low-Income Students and Their Families
In March of this year, a study conducted by the Food Research and Action Center concluded that nearly one-in-five people in San Diego struggle to put food on the table. According to San Diego Unified's Office of Children and Youth …
Woman's Arm and Toes Amputated While Trying to Catch a Ride on a Freight Train
A 27-year-old woman lost her right arm as well as some toes after she was struck by a tanker car while trying to hop a freight train near downtown after a night of drinking. The incident occurred early Tuesday morning …
Auditors Find Myriad of Problems at SDSU
An audit of San Diego State University by California State University headquarters in Long Beach has revealed multiple lapses in the university's management of state-owned vehicle usage, driving records, operating costs, vendor insurance, and building leases. Among other deficiencies, auditors …
City Loses Discrimination Suit
A federal court jury has awarded Alison Terry $100,000, agreeing with her claim that the City of San Diego is guilty of discrimination by failing to routinely denying promotions to females in its lifeguard division. The jury found the City …
SD Growth to Continue Lagging U.S.
Economist Kelly Cunningham of National University System Institute for Policy Research says that this year, inflation-adjusted growth in San Diego will come in at 1.4%, which will top California's 1.2% but lag the U.S.'s 1.6%. Next year, the San Diego …
Unlicensed Magazine Peddler Steals Diamond Bracelet
La Mesa Police arrested 23 year-old Courtney Townsend of San Diego for residential burglary Sunday night. Townsend was with a group of solicitors doing unlicensed door-to-door magazine sales when she and a second solicitor knocked on a door and asked …
Illegal Spice Trade Aboard the USS Ronald Reagan
The Navy continues to crackdown on synthetic drugs on board its carriers and war vessels. Today, naval officials announced that 28 crew members on the USS Ronald Reagan were using or in possession of Spice. It was the sixth investigation …
Bersin Pressured Over Long Customs Waits
A Los Angeles area congresswoman is putting heat on U.S. Customs and Border Protection chief Alan Bersin over alleged customs staffing shortages at Los Angeles International Airport. Democratic Rep. Janice Hahn released a letter to Bersin Friday saying, "The shortage …
UCSD Chancellor Joins Bridgepoint Board of Directors
Bridgepoint Education, the local operator of two private colleges specializing in online classes in Colorado and Iowa, is in the news again this morning with the announcement that Dr. Marye Anne Fox, Chancellor of UC San Diego, has joined its …
Man Sentenced To 5 Years For Killing Girlfriend's Dogs
Patrick Caleb Land was sentenced to five years and four months in state prison today for beating his girlfriend's three dogs to death over a span of two months in 2010. Investigators at County Animal Services department found DNA evidence …
Public Invited To Weigh In On Proposed La Jolla Crossroads Expansion
On December 6, University City residents will be given a chance to speak their mind about a proposal from Garden Communities to expand the La Jolla Crossroads development by 472 additional residential units. The applicant is asking to change the …
Democrats to Stage Fundraising Bash at Lerach Estate
Now that controversial Republican financier Doug Manchester is poised to take over the Union-Tribune, county Democrats may have reason to fear for their future. But they can still count on at least one well-heeled local ally. Super-lawyer Bill Lerach, who …