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Plumbing Parts Tempt Thieves
Helix Water District is warning its customers to be wary of thieves going after outdoor plumbing fixtures. Specifically, Helix is concerned with the theft of water-backflow-prevention devices, required at commercial buildings, buildings with fire sprinkler systems, and on properties with …
Clarke Claims CIA Cover-Up of San Diego 9/11 Plotters
The Daily Beast is reporting that, in an interview for an upcoming documentary, ex-White House counterterrorism honcho Richard Clarke accuses ex-CIA chief George Tenet and former associates of hiding vital intelligence regarding the presence of two Al Qaeda terrorists in …
"Stroller Precinct Strolls" For Nathan Fletcher
"Women for a New Generation of Leadership," is what assemblyman Nathan Fletcher's campaign is calling a coalition of female supporters. According to the campaign, the members of the group will host fundraising events geared toward female voters. Those events include …
Sempra and Spanos Family Gave Big Bucks to Rick Perry
Non-profit investigative journalism site California Watch is out with a list of California donors to conservative Texas governor Rick Perry's campaigns in that state. With no Lone Star state limits on the amount of money that can be given, Perry, …
SDUSD Reports Dropout Rate
According to new figures from California's Department of Education, San Francisco Unified School District was the only large district in the state to report a lower high school dropout rate than San Diego Unified. According to the newly released high …
Oceanside Councilmember to Run for Mayor
In recent years, conservative Oceanside city councilmember Jerry Kern has sound himself in the middle of some pretty ugly political battles. Two years ago Kern fought against a recall campaign largely backed by Oceanside's public safety unions. Those in favor …
MoveOn Rallies for Jobs
The liberal activist website MoveOn.org sponsored a series of demonstrations nationwide yesterday under the banner “Jobs Not Cuts,” including one convened at 4 p.m. yesterday in front of Congresswoman Susan Davis’ San Diego office. An initial crowd of 30-40 attracted …
Roberts 2014 Re-election Bid Funded by North County Cash
Barely done defending his seat in 2010, county supervisor Ron Roberts spent the first six months of this year raising money for a re-election bid three years hence, according to a recent disclosure filing for his new committee, Ron Roberts …
A Candlelight Vigil in Santee
On August 22, Tracy Moe plans to return to the same Santee neighborhood where her seventeen-year -old daughter, Kelsea Lyn, died from a methadone overdose in 2006. Moe's return marks 5 years since her daughter complained to a friend's mother …
Jack in the Box: More Burgers, Fewer Bucks
Local fast food burger peddler Jack in the Box announced third quarter earnings today. For the company’s fiscal quarter ended July 10, overall earnings were down $5.5 million over the same quarter in 2010, dropping to $18.7 million from $24.2 …
More Race Meets Coming to Del Mar?
There's no question that Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood is closing. Currently, a land development company waits for the right time to turn the tract of land into a 238-acre mixed-use community. When that happens, race meets and the thousands …
AEG Raises Farmers Field Lobbying Ante
Earlier today, AEG, short for Anschutz Entertainment Group, got the green light from the L.A. city council to proceed with the next step of its planned Farmers Field football stadium, one prospective tenant of which may be the San Diego …
San Diego Is iPad Friendly
San Diegans love the iPad and other computer tablets, at least that's what a survey conducted for the September issue of Men's Health Magazine. According to the survey, San Diego ranks as the seventh most-iPad-friendly city in the country. The …
Platinum Equity Buys Publishing Software Maker
Platinum Equity, Beverly Hills-based private equity firm that owns the Union-Tribune, has bought Denver's Quark, a software company that revolutionized magazine and newspaper industries with page layout software for desktop computers. Under previous management, the U-T had been slow adapting …
Fed Comes to Market's Rescue
As expected (but in an unusual way), the Federal Reserve came to Wall Street's rescue today (Aug. 9). After the stock market chaos of the last several weeks, observers had expected the central bank to pump in liquidity to buoy …
Defense Contractors Look to Cash In
Locally based GreenHouse Holdings, Inc. expects to reap profits from Department of Defense cost cutting efforts. The company, described in a press release as an “integrated energy solutions provider and developer of eco-friendly infrastructure,” believes its products will help trim …
Santee Considers Backyard Chickens
On Wednesday, members of Santee's city council will ask city staff to come up with new regulations that would allow chickens to run free on residential properties. The discussion was first broached by Mayor Randy Voepel during a June 8 …