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Medical Marijuana, Inc. Stock Down
Stock of San Diego's Medical Marijuana, Inc. is down 10.71% this morning. Friday it closed down around 6% — not surprisingly, given federal officials' crackdown on California pot dispensaries, announced Friday. Volume Friday was almost 2.5 million shares, three and …
Occupy San Diego Moves to Civic Center, Marches on Wells Fargo
Hundreds of Occupy San Diego demonstrators moved from Children’s Park to the Civic Center at 4 p.m. yesterday, where tents popped up across the marble concourse to the soundtrack of a Jewish rock band who joined the indefinite occupation after …
Signs — the Message of the Occupiers
A crowd that police estimated at in excess of 1400 gathered downtown yesterday afternoon, October 7, to march from Children's Park to the Civic Center and back again, with hundreds remaining through the first night of Occupy San Diego. While …
Al Davis Dead
The Oakland Raiders said today (Oct. 8) that owner Al Davis has died at age 82. Davis had once been a coach of the Chargers in the early days and was considered persona non grata in San Diego -- just …
Who Occupies San Diego?
The inaugural gathering of Occupy San Diego has been an unpredictable but pronounced pastiche of locals decrying everything from corporate personhood to immigrant rights abuses. A mass of at least one thousand marched through the Gaslamp this afternoon shouting slogans …
No Shark Fin Soup For You!
Today, Governor Jerry Brown signed a bill banning the possession and sale of shark fins. The bill, introduced by Assemblyman Paul Fong of Cupertino, outlaws the "finning" of sharks, where sharks fins are cut and the shark is thrown back …
Spanos and Family Reported Second Among NFL Political Donors
The blog at OpenSecrets.org is out today with a report that should be of interest to followers of the San Diego Chargers and their owners, Stockton-based Alex Spanos and family. In the U.S. political contribution derby, Spanos and his team …
Encinitas Is Now Accepting Applications For New Councilmember
Encinitas resident and community activist, Donna Westbrook, referred to it as the "800 pound gorilla," the concern that the majority on Encinitas' city council will appoint a like-minded council member to fill the vacant seat left after Maggie Houlihan passed …
Kessler Case May Be Headed for Settlement
The city attorney is scheduled to brief city council in closed session Monday on Scott Kessler's unlawful termination suit against the City of San Diego. According to rumors, the council may be considering a settlement of the long-running case. If …
Government Panel Thumbs Down PSA Test
The government-sanctioned United States Preventive Services Task Force has reported that the P.S.A. blood test to screen for prostate cancer does not save lives and leads to more tests and treatments that cause pain, impotence and incontinence, according to a …
Illumina Shares Plunge 31.76%
Shares of biotech Illumina are down 31.76% to $27.25 this morning (Oct. 7) and pressuring some other biotechs. The maker of DNA analysis equipment expects third quarter revenue of $235 million, down sharply from analysts' expectations of $278.3 million. One …
U.S. Adds 103,000 Jobs in September; Unemployment 9.1%
The U.S. added 103,000 jobs in September, almost double what some economists had expected, and August was revised upward from zero to 57,000 jobs. The unemployment rate remained at 9.1%. However, an all-important alternative measure of unemployment, which includes discouraged …
Shutting Down California's Cannabis Industry
As if news that San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith plans to shut down all of San Diego's medical marijuana dispensaries wasn't bad enough for those prescribed the drug. Now the federal government has issued warnings that property used to …
Bilbray Hears Complaints from Local Biotechs
International Stem Cell Corporation, a local biotech, announced that it recently met with Representative Brian Bilbray to discuss concerns over federal policies relating to stem cell research. Bilbray, who represents California’s 50th district covering large portions of northern San Diego …
Compromise on St. Paul's Cathedral Towers
On Thursday, San Diego Planning Commissioners approved a proposal from St. Paul's Cathedral to build two towers on Nutmeg and Olive Streets in Bankers Hill. The project that was approved was not the applicant's original plan. For months, a group …
Will Big-Money Lobbying Win the Airport Parking Battle?
Ace Parking, founded more than sixty years ago by Evan Jones, has long had a virtual monopoly on running San Diego’s publicly owned parking venues. Insiders note that one key to the company’s success has been staying friendly with local …