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"Secure Communities" Program No Longer Voluntary
Last Friday, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement announced it was terminating memorandums of understanding it had entered into with 39 states regarding its Secure Communities program. The program itself, however, is not changing. Under Secure Communities, the FBI gathers fingerprints …
San Diego Does Less Bad Than Nation in Zillow Numbers
San Diego metro area home values continue to drop, but at a slower rate than the nation's, according to numbers released today (Aug. 9) by Zillow Inc. San Diego's home values declined 0.2% from the first to second quarter; the …
Christian Science Monitor Investigates Mojahedin-e Khalq
At left: head of MEK, Maryam-Rajavi The Christian Science Monitor is out with a lengthy investigative piece today about the Mojahedin-e Khalq and efforts by its supporters to remove it from the U.S. State Department's list of international terrorist organizations. …
El Cajon Looks To Reduce Abandoned Shopping Carts
On Tuesday, El Cajon's city councilmembers and mayor will consider a new law aimed at reducing the number of abandoned shopping carts scattered around the City. "Shopping carts have been commandeered by homeless persons to store and move their possessions …
The Talk of the Town (Car Wash) in Escondido
For nearly eight years, residents of the New Tradition subdivision in south Escondido have spoken out against a proposal to build a massive car-wash complex on the corner of Brotherton Road and Centre City Parkway. They say the project, aptly …
For Piece of the Action, UCSD Hypes the Chargers (Updated)
It may seem like a strange alliance to some, but state-run UCSD Health System, the hospital giant expected to gross some $900 million this year, is helping to market the San Diego Chargers to women in exchange for a piece …
Canine "Annie" Star Orphaned, Seeks Home
County Animal Services are once again looking for a home for Mocha, described as “[a] talented and friendly terrier-blend who became a local stage star.” The five year-old female dog was relinquished to animal services earlier this year. In May, …
SEC Enters Hard Rock Hotel Appeal
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed a friend of the court brief in favor of those suing Tarsadia Hotel, parent of Hard Rock Hotel. Tarsadia sold hotel rooms to the public. People could only occupy the rooms for 28 …
U.S. Loses AAA Rating from S&P
Standard & Poor's today (Aug. 5) downgraded the rating on United States debt from the highest AAA to AA+, and said the outlook was negative. The recently announced plan to narrow the deficit fell short of S&P's threshold. Significantly, S&P …
Novatel, Mad Catz Stocks Walloped
Two San Diego tech stocks got thumped today (Aug. 5). Shares of Novatel Wireless, maker of modems and wireless networking gear, plunged 28.39% to $3.33. The company's second quarter loss narrowed to 12 cents per share from 70 cents in …
Fletcher Backer and Pot Foe Faces Uranium Cleanup Woes
At left: Cotter uranium mine The cleanup of an old uranium processing mill in Colorado owned by La Jolla-based defense contractor General Atomics has hit yet another snag, with managers of the plant requesting that regulators allow them to stop …
Sempra to Quadruple Nevada Solar Generation
San Diego-based Sempra Generation announced a 25 year deal yesterday to sell 150 megawatts of solar-generated electricity to northern California utility Pacific Gas & Electric. The power will come from an expansion of Sempra Generation’s Copper Mountain Solar complex in …
Jobs Report Better Than Expected. Market Relieved
The U.S. created 117,000 jobs in July, more than the 85,000 economists expected. The Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate dipped to 9.1% from 9.2% in June, although economists said that improvement was mainly a result of people leaving …
Bridgepoint's Debt Ratio Staggeringly High
Education Sector, a think tank, has come up with a ratio to measure the burgeoning debt problems in higher education. It's called the debt to credential ratio, or the total amount of debt piled up by undergrads divided by the …
Stocks Plummet. Next Up: More Liquidity
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 513 or 4.31% today (Aug. 4). The Nasdaq swooned 5.08%, and the Standard & Poor's 500 dropped 4.78%. Stocks in Europe sold off, too; problems in countries such as Italy are adding to previous …
Uptown Residents Call for An End to Illegal Demolition
Residents in the Uptown communities of North Park, Hillcrest, University Heights, and Mission Hills have long called for increased city oversight when it comes to the preservation of historical structures. For the past two years, residents have asked the City …
Special Interests Raise Big Cash for "Voice of Downtown"
The Downtown San Diego Partnership, which calls itself "the Voice of Downtown" on its website, will be able to turn up the volume considerably, thanks to its political action committee, San Diego Jobs PAC, which has raised considerable money in …