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SD Wages Dropped in Decade
The average annual wage in the county was $38,148 in 2001 and rose 28% to $48,802 last year, reports economist Kelly Cunningham of the National University System Institute for Policy Research, who has culled the latest numbers from the California …
SD Home Values Up in April, Down Over 12 Months
County home values rose 0.4% from March to April, according to Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller data released this morning (June 28). That was less than the rise for the 20-metro-area composite, 0.7%. It was the first monthly gain for the composite …
War of the Weeds
La Mesa city officials want to rid neighborhoods of properties with excessive weeds or refuse. Not only are unkempt properties an eyesore to the community, but they also create fire hazards. The weed-abatement program began in May, after the city …
Another Failed Robbery Attempt
Around 11 a.m. yesterday, police were summoned to a Wells Fargo branch on North Second Street in El Cajon. A man leaving the bank after making a deposit had his bank bag snatched by an individual who fled on foot. …
Rep. Issa Sends the Post Office a Message
Representative Darrell Issa is calling for "sweeping" and "structural" reforms of the United States Postal Service. His statement comes days after the USPS announced that it would stop contributing to the Federal Employee Retirement System in order to find approximately …
Assess Much? The North Park Clean and Safe Program
Frustrated with overgrown trees and unabated weeds in your local business district? Are you repulsed by the graffiti tag that is now considered a public-art installation? Do you think the City has failed to provide adequate city services, and that …
Subsidies for Rich Farmers Hit; Rancho Santa Fe Farmer Agrees
The Washington, D.C.-based Environmental Working Group is out with its annual database of federal farm subsidy recipients from 1995 through 2010, searchable by zip code, and more than a few downtown San Diego, La Jolla, and Rancho Santa Fe addresses …
Foreclosures Wallop SD Tax Receipts, Homeowner Wealth
City of San Diego homeowners will have lost $19.2 billion in wealth between 2008 and 2012 (estimated), according to a study by Corinne Wilson of the Center on Policy Initiatives, released today (June 23). Using zip code data from RealtyTrac, …
Union-Tribune Edits Out Name of Owner
In its "People" feature on page A-2 today (June 23), the Union-Tribune blue-penciled the name of its owner from a gossip item. The paper was reporting on La-La Land celebrities playing unlicensed poker games in upscale Beverly Hills hotels. Lawsuits …
Man Hides From Cops in Attic
San Diego sheriff's deputies responded to a tip last night hoping to serve felony arrest warrants. Sergio Castaneda had two outstanding warrants for burglary and domestic violence. On arriving at a Linda Vista house on Volta Court, deputies saw the …
Cleaning Up Qualcomm
On Monday, San Diego city councilmembers will consider allocating an additional $575,000 for consultants and lawyers hired by the City to address the gasoline and other contamination from under Qualcomm Stadium. The pollution seeped from the Mission Valley Terminal site …
County Defends Neighborhood Reinvestment Program
The county's Chief Administrative Officer issued a response to six Grand Jury reports that were released during the past year. Each response will be reviewed by county supervisors during a June 28 meeting. One of those reports dealt with the …
Bank Patron Bites Robber
La Mesa Police report an attempted robbery in the parking lot outside Bank of America at Grossmont Center. Just before 10 a.m. this morning, a female left her car and approached the bank, carrying a plainly visible deposit bag. A …