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Global Commission on Drug Policy Calls for Legalized Cannabis
A commission made up of establishment figures including ex-Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker, ex-GOP secretary of state George Shultz, and Virgin Group's Richard Branson has just issued a report declaring the nation's war on drugs, especially as it applies to …
Kehoe Considers Run for Mayor
Former city councilmember, and current two-term State Senator, Christine Kehoe is definitely maybe entering the race to become San Diego's next mayor. Today, Kehoe announced that she was forming an exploratory committee to look into a possible run for mayor. …
Dumanis' Campaign Begins
It's official, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis' campaign to be San Diego's next mayor is now underway. With three days remaining before mayoral candidates are allowed to accept campaign donations, Dumanis will appear at a June 2 meeting of the Clairemont …
Government Waters Down For-Profit College Regulations
The Department of Education last night (June 1) issued Milquetoast, pusillanimous new regulations for the for-profit colleges, as many such as myself expected. Programs could lose their federal aid (thus be shut down) if over the next four years their …
He Offered Investors More Than 60% a Year
An indictment was unsealed today (June 1) charging Steven Bartko of Vista with running a Ponzi scheme and accusing him of wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering, according to the U.S. attorney's office. The indictment charges that Bartko used …
Court Settlement in Favor of Mission Valley Mobile-Home Owners
Residents of Mission Valley Village Mobile Home Park are breathing a sigh of relief after San Diego Superior Court Judge Judith Hayes approved a class-action settlement offered by Archstone-Smith Development Group. For nearly four years, ever since Archstone purchased the …
Juan Vargas Banks Big Labor Dollars on the Same Day His Labor-favored Bill Is Passed
It's not unusual for Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature to accept big contributions from special interests, including both corporate and labor money, but sometimes the timing gets a bit too coincidental. Democratic Sen. Juan Vargas is leading the …
Free Parking Passes for Media, City Officials at Qualcomm Revealed
The city of San Diego will have the right to hand out free Qualcomm Stadium parking passes to members of the media and city officials, according to terms of a contract released to vendors now vying for lucrative rights to …
Former Student Files Suit Against Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Anna Alaburda graduated from San Diego-based Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2008. Now, with law degree in hand, Alaburda is preparing herself for the highest-profile case of her short law-career. On May 26, Alaburda filed a class action lawsuit …
SD Housing Values Down 38.5% from Peak
Much of the nation has fallen back into a double-dip housing recession, according to March data released this morning (May 31) by Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller. The national index dropped 4.2% in the first quarter following a 3.6% decline in the …
Oceanside Asks Management to Up Retirement Contributions
Photo on left: Oceanside mayor Jim Wood On Wednesday, Oceanside city councilmembers and mayor will decide whether to change the compensation package for senior-level management positions. If approved, the changes in the compensation plan would require all non-union employees, including …
DUI's Drying Up in San Diego County
So far, during the Memorial Day weekend driving under the influence arrests are down in San Diego County compared to last year, states a press release from the Sheriff’s Department. From midnight Friday morning to midnight Saturday law enforcement officials …
Ban on Lobbyist Gifts to Lawmakers Dies in Kehoe-led Appropriations Committee
A bill proposed by state Sen. Sam Blakeslee, Republican of San Luis Obispo, to ban personal gifts made by lobbyists and their clients to state legislators died a not-so-quiet death yesterday in the Senate Appropriations Committee, chaired by San Diego …
Fewer Married Households in San Diego County
According to the 2010 census, the number of married households in San Diego County has fallen by nearly 2 percent during the past ten years. In 2000, married couples occupied 50.7 percent of the 994,877 households in San Diego County. …
Trustee Asks San Diego Unified Staff to Fold on Taking Raises
Scott Barnett, a board member for San Diego Unified School District, is asking 15,000 district teachers and other staff to take one for the team by not taking raises. Doing so, says Barnett, will allow more teachers to return to …
Coronado Attorney Gets 10 Months for Tax Evasion
Attorney Craig Shaber of Coronado was sentenced today to 10 months in prison for evading taxes on $3 million in income, according to the Department of Justice and Internal Revenue Service. He will have to pay $555,000 in restitution to …
Big Bank Sues WFP, Other Brokers over MedCap Offering
San Diego-based WFP Securities sold California residents $27.1 million worth of notes in Medical Capital Holdings, which the Securities and Exchange Commission considered a fraud, according to a suit filed April 29 by Bank of New York Mellon. WFP sold …
One Step Closer: Lifting the Veil of Secrecy from San Diego State University's Non-Profit Foundations
Photo: State Senator Yee Taxpayers are one step nearer to finding out more about wheeling and dealing inside the highly-secretive San Diego State University Research Foundation and its sister group, the Campanile Foundation, as a result of a compromise reached …
Bridgepoint Stock Soars. Will It Get Bought Out?
Stock of Bridgepoint Education, the for-profit online university that appears more like a boiler room than an educational institution, zoomed once again today, soaring almost 12% to $22.89. As pointed out by Congress and the Department of Education, Bridgepoint uses …
On the Road Again: Congresswoman Susan Davis Hits Vienna
Just two months after traveling to Japan, courtesy of the Japan Center for International Exchange, Democratic Congresswoman Susan Davis took off for Vienna, Austria, on yet another week-long junket arranged for by the Aspen Institute. As we've previously noted, Davis …