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State Prisons Will Reap Benefits From Solar
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation today announced that it will begin installing solar panels that will generate 25 megawatts of power at five prisons across the state. Unlike a series of negative benefit installations by the Navy, these …
Chicano Federation, Urban League Lobby for AT&T's T-Mobile Takeover
Efforts by telecom giant AT&T to obtain federal approval of its $39 billion bid to buy competing cell phone provider T-Mobile became controversial after this summer's revelations that some groups endorsing the merger, including the National Association for the Advancement …
County Supes to Consider Offering Help to Grandparents
County Supervisors are looking into creating an action plan that would help elderly residents look after the needs of their grandchildren. The goal of the initiative, recommended by Supervisor Greg Cox, is to aid grandparents wade through complex health and …
Juan Vargas Gets $1000 of Roski Campaign Cash
Majestic Realty honcho Edward P. Roski, Jr., locked in a battle with AEG's Philip Anschutz for the chance to build an NFL stadium in Los Angeles, gave $1000 to help retire the campaign debt of state Sen. Juan Vargas, now …
Sempra Wins Solar Energy Award
Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Sempra Energy, has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Solar Energy Industries Association Solar Champion Award in the Project Developer category. Sempra Generation, which has primarily operated natural gas power generating …
Silver Lining In City's Five-Year Financial Forecast
Remember that "gradual economic recovery" that the City predicted in a recent financial forecast? Well, the City's director of financial management, Mark Leonard, told the Budget and Finance Committee on Wednesday that the recovery is even "more gradual" than expected. …
Military Members Sue BBG Communications
Military personnel tied to Fort Hood, Texas, have filed suit against BBG Communications, a San Diego-based company that charges stiff rates for credit card phone calls at airports around the world. Sgt. Richard Corder paid $41 for a 4 second …
Fabian Núñez's Lobbying Power Grows
Ex-assembly speaker Fabian Núñez became a political pariah here this year after his close friend, then-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, commuted the voluntary manslaughter sentence given Núñez's son Esteban for playing a role in the 2008 fatal stabbing of Luis Dos Santos, …
Councilmembers to Consider Revamped Tourism Marketing District
$1 billion dollars over the next 40 years, that's the amount that would be raised if city councilmembers decide to renew the contract for San Diego's Tourism Marketing District. The district, established in 2008, generates revenue from a 2 percent …
Former Officer's Lawsuit Reopened on Appeal
Former San Diego Police Department officer Aleksei Sviridov has been granted a partial reversal of judgment in a complaint against the City of San Diego alleging wrongful termination, discrimination, a hostile work environment, and retaliation that was originally dismissed via …
Occupy San Diego Remains at Civic Center, Modifies Consensus Process - At Least 26 Tijuana Occupiers Arrested
The three splinter groups of Occupy San Diego reunited on the Civic Center concourse Saturday afternoon in a march from the west end of Balboa Park. The official reason for Friday morning’s police raid, a “World of Dance Tour” expo …
Clairemont Shows School Spirit for Cadman Elementary
Administrators, parents, and residents living near Cadman Elementary are doing all they can to persuade district officials to erase the school from a list of potential closures. Cadman is one of ten schools the district is considering closing as a …
Filner Moves Funds Between Mayoral and Congressional Campaign Committees
Democratic Congressman Bob Filner is running for mayor these days, but his old congressional campaign finance committee just keeps on chugging along. According to its most recent filing, dated October 15 and covering the period between July 1 and September …
Occupy San Diego Heads to City Council
A group of Occupy San Diego activists and several supporters showed up at this morning’s city council meeting to address a range of concerns regarding the movement and its continued presence at Civic Center Plaza. As usual, reactions to the …
SDG&E to Start Repairing Roads Damaged by Powerlink Water Trucks
John Pilch, a San Carlos resident and member of the Navajo Planning Board, again appeared before the City Council with complaints about SDG&E water trucks tearing up roads in the community as they travel from filling stations to construction areas …
Sequenom Stock Back on Roller Coaster
Stock of biotech Sequenom resumes riding a roller coaster. Yesterday (Oct. 17) the company said its prenatal test for Down syndrome will be marketed in 20 American cities. The stock rose to $5.56 from its Friday closing of $5.03. But …
Equality 9 (or 8) to Stand Trial
Demonstrators from the San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality, joined by supporters from the Occupy San Diego group encamped nearby, converged yesterday on the San Diego County Courthouse yesterday. The group rallied before a pretrial hearing for a group dubbed …
Yet Another Free Foreign Junket for Susan Davis
She's been forced onto Washington's campaign fundraising circuit after being burned in the Kinde Durkee embezzlement scandal, but that hasn't cramped Democratic congresswoman Susan Davis's chronic world traveling habits. This time, Davis was off to Barcelona, Spain from September 24 …
California Medical Association Pushes Pot Legalization
The California Medical Association, in a press release dated October 16, has made a recommendation for legalization and regulation of marijuana official policy. The CMA, which represents more than 35,000 physicians, is the largest group of its kind and the …