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Tents Back Up at Occupy San Diego
The tent city is back at Occupy San Diego as of Tuesday night. Acting on the alleged support of City Council President Tony Young, who is said to have told protesters that they would not be physically removed by police, …
Food Drive for Family Pets to Collect Kibble
Locally based pet supply retailer Petco is kicking off their second annual Food Drive for Family Pets this weekend at stores across the region and nation. Between October 30 and November 13, store patrons are being asked to buy extra …
ResMed Stock Plunges Almost 14%
Stock of ResMed, which makes equipment for treating sleep-disordered breathing and various respiratory disorders, plummeted 13.66% today (Oct. 25) to $27.37. Third-quarter revenues rose 12%, but that was less than analysts had expected. Earnings per share fell 11 cents to …
Occupy San Diego City Council
"Endorse us now. Endorse us now. Endorse us now," was the chant from members of Occupy San Diego just before city council president Tony Young suddenly adjourned the city council's Tuesday morning session. The occupiers were there to speak during …
Warner Springs Ranch Finally to Be Sold to Pala
After a long legal struggle and political infighting, it now appears all but certain that Warner Springs Ranch -- featuring hot springs, horse stables and golf course -- will be purchased by the Pala Band of Mission Indians, who occupied …
Proposed Paramilitary Training Camp in Ocotillo Faces Foreclosure
Residents of Nomirage, a small desert community 17 miles east of San Diego County, were up in arms over a proposal by Wind Zero to build a 944-acre private paramilitary training facility just feet from their front doors. I wrote …
San Diego Housing Lags Other Metro Areas
San Diego County home values dropped 0.2% from July to August, underperforming the index of the 20 major metro areas, which rose 0.2%, according to Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller data released this morning (Oct. 25). Similarly, San Diego home values were …
San Diego City Auditor Cites Retirement System's High Costs
A performance review by the office of San Diego city auditor Eduardo Luna has found room for improvement in the way the city's long-controversial pension system is run. "Our audit found that when compared to peers, SDCERS’ administrative expenses—approximately $15 …
DeMaio Critics Bash Recent Endorsements, Refusal to Debate
Carl DeMaio and his mayoral campaign have been drawing fire from several directions in recent weeks. First, there’s the San Diego LGBT Weekly. Last week, the paper published an editorial criticizing recent endorsements the openly gay DeMaio’s campaign has picked …
Catholic Group Demands Money From IRS Despite Having Already Been Paid
Catholic Answers, a San Diego-based group “dedicated to serving Christ by bringing the fullness of Catholic truth to the world,” announced last Friday it will ask the US Supreme Court to intervene and allow the organization to sue the Internal …
Has Craig Venter's ExxonMobil Deal Hit a Rough Patch?
As a hometown hero, genome mapping pioneer, world sailor, and venture capital rainmaker extraordinaire, J. Craig Venter, who lives in a posh La Jolla mansion with his third wife and longtime publicist Heather Kowalski, is awash in good ink. But …
Chula Vista to Ease Regulations at Hotels
On Tuesday, elected officials in Chula Vista will consider changing a requirement that calls for annual health inspections at hotels and motels citywide. Instead, the proposed amendment requires property owners and hotel management to have their properties certified by a …
El Cajon Bar Patron Shoots Man in Foot
El Cajon Police arrested 29 year-old Cein Kelley outside the Junction Bar on the 700 block of Jamacha Road shortly after midnight this morning. In a release by the police department, officers responded to a call of multiple shots having …
The State of Brian Bilbray's Finances
A rush of sorts is on among local Democrats to declare for the congressional seat of the GOP’s Brian Bilbray, generally considered more vulnerable after the redistricting shrank the margin of Republican voters in his previously safe district. Both former …
Occupy San Diego Returns to Children's Park
After two weeks at the Civic Center, Occupy San Diego is expanding to Children’s Park on First and Island. A group of about twenty has begun to put up infrastructure in the park with the permission of the mayor, says …
Manchester Busted with Illegal Radio Device
The Federal Communications Commission, investigating an interference complaint from AT&T Wireless, traced the source to “Papa” Doug Manchester’s 8000-square-foot Carmel Valley residence. AT&T first complained about interference between two of its cell phone towers in March. The phone carrier said …
Jobs Drop, but So Does Unemployment Rate
San Diego County lost 3,600 jobs between August and September, but the unemployment rate dropped to 9.7% in September from a revised 10.2% in August, according to the California Employment Development Department. A major reason is that discouraged workers dropped …
California Attorney General Responds to Feds Assault on Medical Marijuana
California's top attorney, Kamala Harris, is asking that federal attorneys scale back their recent assault on medical marijuana dispensaries, reports the Washington Post. Harris' statement comes weeks after U.S. prosecutors sent letters to landlords who rent to dispensary owners, warning …
The After-MAD in Golden Hill
Dozens of South Park and Golden Hill residents crammed inside the Golden Hill Youth Center for a meeting of the Greater Golden Hill Community Development Corporation (GGHCDC), the group that administers the local maintenance assessment district. It was the first …