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Here comes the rooster...ordinance
County Supervisors look to tighten rooster ordinance
San Diego County Supervisors are looking to tighten up on the rooster ordinance. The ordinance they passed in August of last year aimed at eradicating cockfighting just isn't cutting it. The law currently allows residents to have one rooster for …
Deportation, then probation
Seven repeat illegal border-crossers sentenced to prison time, then supervised release
Border Patrol agents from the El Centro Sector covering the Imperial Valley desert east of San Diego are touting a string of convictions resulting from arrests made by their agents of illegal border crossers who had already been ejected from …
Bond, Public Facilities Financing Bonds
Housing Commission agrees to take the place of former redevelopment agency to issue bonds for public improvement projects.
The City of San Diego has found a new partner to issue bonds to pay for public improvement projects. On Tuesday, city councilmembers approved adding the City's Housing Authority onto the joint powers agreement. That makes three entities that are …
Deep inside the Filner transition
Sanders office emails reveal stress of quick transition from GOP to new Democratic administration
Democratic congressman and San Diego mayor-elect Bob Filner hasn't been offering many details about his plans for the administration to come, but emails obtained from the office of departing GOP mayor Jerry Sanders following a request under the California public …
Electrifying
New electric vehicle chargers installed around San Diego's bayfront
Four more sites around town are offering charging access to owners of plug-in electric vehicles, the Port of San Diego announced yesterday. Charging stations have recently been installed at Spanish Landing near Lindbergh Field (two), at Shelter Island Shoreline Park …
Deconstructing California's economy
A new report from Public Citizen shows the drag that construction accidents put on the state's economy and the need for more safety.
In a New York Times article published today, the paper paints a rosy picture of California's economy, one that's in stark contrast to what California residents have seen and heard in recent years. The article reported that the state's struggling …
Jerry Brown's Del Mar appointees party in style
Governor's wealthy appointees, family, and friends partook of free Turf Club hospitality during Del Mar's summer race meet, records show
Since it opened in 1937, the racetrack in Del Mar has been a playground for the rich, famous, and politically well connected. The most notable habitué is probably the FBI's J. Edgar Hoover, who in the 1950s partied at the …
Screams in the night
Domestic disturbance call leads to discovery of cache of drugs
Sheriff’s deputies responded to a complaint of a woman screaming on the 800 block of Regal Road in Encinitas at around 3 a.m. yesterday morning, where they found a broken window and blood on the exterior of an apartment. They …
Search for remains
Crew of investigators arrive in Tijuana to search for remains of 75 dissolved victims
A crew of investigators and scientists has arrived in Tijuana to begin searching for the remains of a large group of people who were dissolved in acid by a cartel henchman. The team, which belongs to the Subprocuraduría Especializada en …
Slow it down
Group offers more reasons to delay vote on Carlsbad desalinization plant
Add the California Coastal Protection Network to the list of names including the San Diego chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and various local water districts questioning the wisdom of pushing forth on a vote to approve a proposed desalinization plant …
Cool $10 million
Jack Goodball should pull down almost $10 million from Conagra purchase of Ralcorp
Conagra has iced a deal to buy Ralcorp (the former Ralston Purina) for $90 a share. Jack Goodall, long time board member of Ralcorp, had stock-based ownership of 111,069 shares of Ralcorp. as of January 13, 2012. If he held …
Tourism up...sort of
SD visitor industry improving, but still lags pre-recession levels
The hotel business is picking up in San Diego, according to Smith Travel Research. October occupancy was 70.2% vs 66.1% a year earlier. Year to date, occupancy was 73.2% vs. 70.6% for the same period a year ago. However, tourism …
Escondido woman arrested again
Accused of frequenting Walmarts with a huge black handbag
June Reiko Cooper, 40, is back in custody, accused of more thefts in San Diego County. Her theft convictions listed in court records date back to early 2000, when she would have been 27 years old. There are eight separate …
San Diego State University foundation deal ripped by audit
University research foundation reaped millions in improper administrative fees from state taxpayers, audit finds
A deal between the San Diego University Research Foundation and two California agencies improperly used money that was supposed to be spent on prevention of childhood injury and abuse to fund a portion of the non-profit's massive overhead, according to …
Missing girl
13 year old Tijuana girl has vanished on way to school
Authorities are asking for help in locating a missing 13 year old Tijuana girl who has not been heard from in almost two weeks. Jennifer Guadalupe Vázquez Rodríguez left her home in Mariano Matamoros Sur, a gated community in southeast …
Gol X tres!
Tijuana scores 3 goals to advance to La Liga MX finals
The Club Tijuana Xolos pulled off a huge win Monday night, November 26th, by defeating Club León 3-0. The win toppled the La Liga MX futbol league semi-final foe and advanced Tijuana to the tournament finals. Tijuana had lost the …
A call to arts
Port seeking artists for "Connector" tidelands project
The Port of San Diego has issued an open call for artists to provide proposals for “Connector,” a temporary work being commissioned by the Port that will travel between member cities San Diego, National City, Chula Vista, Coronado, and Imperial …
Tickets save lives
Weekend law enforcement targets public drunkenness, speeders
Local law enforcement agencies were out putting state and federal grant funds to use over the weekend. In Encinitas, San Diego Sheriff’s deputies conducted a “zero tolerance drunk in public sweep” using funds from a $100,000 California Department of Alcoholic …
Maintenance deferred
Water pipe ruptures in Balboa Park, flooding building that houses two museums and the San Diego History Center.
With just a few days remaining until Mayor Jerry Sanders leaves office, the lame duck mayor is still making waves. Unfortunately those waves can be found inside a building in Balboa Park after a water pipe ruptured last night. Less …
Impacted
Lack of available classes causes UCSD to trim biology department by 1,500 students
Despite an 80 percent increase in the number of courses offered and moves to extend laboratory hours, the number of declared biology majors at UCSD has fallen by more than 1,500 in recent years, the campus’ Guardian is reporting. The …