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Fabiani's Partner Making Movie About Flawed Politicos
It's not about the Chargers stadium saga, but Chris Lehane, longtime business associate of the team's lobbying honcho Mark Fabiani, has written a movie starring Rob Lowe that takes some big shots at politicians and journalists, according to the website …
City Council Upset Over No-Show By County Supes
"Is anyone here from the County? Raise your hand...anyone." That was the question from councilmember Carl DeMaio during a September 12 council meeting, after a presentation from CCDC's Jeff Graham on a 5-Year plan aimed at ending homelessness in Downtown …
SDPD Sex Crimes Detective Charges Sexual Harassment
According to a complaint filed in San Diego Superior Court on September 8 posted on the website of Courthouse News Service, veteran San Diego Police sex crimes unit detective Deborah W. Burger is suing the department for "numerous egregious instances …
A Blow to Chula Vista Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
On Tuesday, September 13 Chula Vista's elected officials will discuss whether to deliver the final blow for those looking to open storefront marijuana dispensaries. At tomorrow's hearing, the council will consider creating a new chapter in the municipal code that …
Power Outage Cost Local Economy $100 Million
The National University System Institute for Policy Research estimates that the power outage of September 8 and 9 conservatively sucked $97 million to $118 million out of the local economy. The calculation is based on these estimates: length of disruption …
Indian Casino Adds Electric Car Chargers
Pala Casino Spa & Resort recently became the first in San Diego County to install electrical vehicle supply equipment at its facility. Yesterday the casino unveiled two BLINK charging systems in its west garage. Andrew Hoskinson, area manager for ECOtality, …
A Response to the Grand Jury Report on New City Hall
The city's independent budget analyst teamed up with the Centre City Development Corporation and the mayor's office to craft a response to a San Diego County Grand Jury report that raised red flags regarding a proposal to build a new …
Hotel Tax Does Not Apply to Online Travel Companies
The City of San Diego can not collect the full amount of hotel taxes from online travel companies, a California state court ruled earlier this week. Like many other cities across the country, officials in San Diego are asking online …
Regents Agenda Sparks Curiosity About Scripps Future
It was five years ago last month that Tony Haymet (pictured) was appointed as the tenth director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD. The chemist and Australian national science administrator arrived in mid-September of 2006 with a full …
Fletcher, Brown Partner on Tax Proposal
On Thursday, September 8, state assemblyman and San Diego mayoral hopeful Nathan Fletcher joined fellow GOP assemblyman Cameron Smyth in announcing a deal struck with governor Jerry Brown concerning the collection of corporate taxes. “By closing a corporate loophole that …
Romney Extends Public Review Process for Mansion Expansion
Architects hired to remodel Mitt Romney's La Jolla Shores home are giving the public additional time to review the presidential candidate's mansion expansion. The project calls for demolishing Romey's existing $12 million, single-story 3,009 square-foot home to make room for …
Local Restaurant Franchiser Buys Advertising Company
San Diego’s Papa Bello Enterprises, operators of four small restaurant chains, announced this morning that the company has acquired control of Blow Me Away Media, an advertising firm based in Corona. "This acquisition follows the strategy that was referenced in …
Lorie Zapf Supports Push To Curb RV Parking
Councilmember Lorie Zapf is in favor of a plan from Kevin Faulconer that would place strict regulations on where owners of RVs and other oversized vehicles can park. The proposed ordinance, expected to be rolled out in the coming months, …
DUI Checkpoints in Pacific Beach Result in High Arrest Count
San Diego Police are reporting a considerably higher than usual rate of success with a pair of local DUI checkpoints set up over the weekend. One of the strongest contributing factors were the choice of checkpoint locations: the 2600 block …
Durkee Got Token San Diego Ethics Fine
Professional Democratic treasurer Kinde Durkee of Burbank was arrested last week on federal charges that she allegedly stole more than $677,000 from Orange County Assemblyman Jose Solorio; used her clients' campaign funds as giant piggybanks for trips to Disneyland, ice …