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San Diego Tenth Most Expensive City
Kiplinger magazine is out today (Sept. 30) with lists of the most expensive and cheapest places to live in the U.S. San Diego comes in tenth on the most-expensive list. The magazine says the average home price is $555,768, so …
U.S. May Crack Down; Bridgepoint Stock Plunges
Stock of Bridgepoint Education plummeted 7.92% today (Sept. 30) to $17.44. The stock closed at $20.38 as recently as Tuesday. The government is making noises about reforming for-profit educational institutions. Yesterday, the Department of Education's Office of Inspector General identified …
"Papa" Doug Manchester Continues Political Giving
"Papa" Doug Manchester, the wealthy La Jolla developer and Republican who drew the wrath of same-sex marriage proponents when he supported the passage of California's Proposition 8 three years ago, hasn't backed away from supporting his favorite candidate and causes. …
Navy Conducting Sexual Harassment Survey
The US Navy is asking sailors, Marines, and civilians working for the military branch to complete a survey on sexual harassment, which has been ongoing and wraps up today. The confidential survey, which allows respondents to complete it anonymously, is …
State Senator Joel Anderson Endorses Marie Waldron for State Assembly
Marie Waldron, the conservative...make that one of the conservative councilmembers in Escondido, continues to rack up endorsements from fellow San Diego County Republicans. On Thursday, Waldron announced that state senator Joel Anderson of East County endorsed Waldron's candidacy for state …
Daimler Lobbied City Council for Electric Car Plan
What happens to neighborhood parking when 300 free-roaming little electric cars hit town later this year? San Diego is about to find out. The city council's quick approval earlier this month of a two-year pilot program to allow electric "car …
Rumor: Papa Doug Buying U-T
This is strictly a rumor, but worth reporting. It goes like this: iconic local hotelier Doug (Papa Doug) Manchester is buying the U-T. I have not yet heard back from Platinum Equity, the Beverly Hills private equity group that owns …
San Diego Produce Company Recalls Tomatoes -- Salmonella Found
San Diego-based produce grower and distributor, Andrew Williamson Fresh Produce, issued a voluntary recall of organic grape tomatoes on September 28 after USDA officials find traces of Salmonella. The bad batch of tomatoes, marketed under the "Fresh & Easy" brand …
Local Jobs Index Inches Up
The San Diego Workforce Index, compiled by the San Diego Workforce Partnership, ticked up to 84.81 in August from July's 84.44. A reading of 100 indicates full employment. The index was as low as 80 in the recent recession. An …
Same-Sex Marriage Protestors Petition for Dropped Charges
The San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality (SAME) gathered a crowd of about 40 supporters outside city attorney Jan Goldsmith’s office Wednesday afternoon for a brief rally before proceeding to Goldsmith’s office to deliver a petition demanding misdemeanor charges be …
Resident Accusing SDG&E Of Depleting Water Levels
Just days after a state energy commission halted helicopter use on SDG&E's Sunrise Powerlink, complaints about the project continue to flood in. Now, some residents are accusing the utility company of "assaulting" the city's water reservoirs. During a meeting of …
Court Orders ACORN Scandal Filmmaker to Turn Over Videos
Conservative activist/filmmaker James O’Keefe (pictured) has been ordered to turn over all video footage and other media captured relating to the "nonconsensual taping or recording of others," when visiting Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) offices in National …
San Diego Library Foundation Needs $25 million
Mel Katz and Judith Harris from San Diego's Library Foundation are confident they can raise the $25 million needed for Downtown's new Central Library by the end of the year. "Today is one of the first days that Mel [Katz] …
Spanos Slow to Make Good on $10 Million Sac State Stadium Pledge
Is Alex Spanos and his family running short on cash? Most likely not, but Sacramento-based Capitol Weekly, which bills itself as "the newspaper of California government and politics," is reporting that the Chargers owner hasn't paid up on the bulk …
Dogs Poisoned in Ocean Beach
Fliers went up across southern Ocean Beach yesterday seeking help in locating the killer of two dogs, Ed and Delilah. According to the notice, the animals were fed hot dogs laced with poison by an unknown person. “The deaths were …
Fletcher Picks Up Endorsement From Former Democratic Senator
Republican Nathan Fletcher’s mayoral campaign has picked up another official backer — former Democratic state assemblyman and senator Wadie P. Deddeh. Deddeh’s claim to fame is as the first Iraqi-born American to ever hold elected office in the United States, …
County Supervisors Approve New Political Boundaries
San Diego County supervisors formally adopted new boundaries during a September 27 hearing. While the new political map, good until 2021, shuffles the communities of La Jolla and Fairbanks Ranch to new districts, the largest change in the political lines …
Perry, Brown Likely No-Shows at Ensenada Border Governors Confab
The U.S.-Mexico Border Governors Conference starts tomorrow in Ensenada with both high hopes and major fears. The event has been held annually for more than two decades, intended to help governors of the four U.S. and six Mexican border states …