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Jacked
Man allegedly stabbed for wallet while trying to buy Xanax pills from two Carlsbad youths
Drew Maxwell Davidson, 19, and Dylan Manley Maldonado, 20, are accused of assaulting and robbing a young man who hoped to buy Xanax pills from them, last month. It was after midnight, in the early morning minutes of October 2, …
Second second chance
Disbarred attorney released from custody again
This afternoon a San Diego County Superior Court judge granted probation to Michael Theodore Pines, who was captured as a fugitive in Mexico last month. “I’m gonna give Mister Pines an opportunity to prove himself on probation,” Honorable K. Michael …
Chemical bummer
Audit finds the City's purchasing of water and wastewater treatment chemicals should be enhanced
San Diego's Public Utilities Department and the purchasing department have gone rogue when buying the chemicals needed to treat water and wastewater. A new audit from City Auditor's office has found that the departments failed to get the City Attorney's …
Prison transfer
Inmates transferred from Baja state prisons to Islas Marías federal penitentiary
Another group of inmates has been transferred from Baja California prisons in order to help alleviate overcrowding, according to the secretary of the state prison systems, Jesús Héctor Grijalva Tapia. A total of 117 prisoners were taken from four different …
Double jeopardy
Sheriff's deputies follow stabbing victim from Rancho Santa Fe party to hospital where he is subsequently pepper sprayed and arrested
A house party packed with underage drinkers met a rowdy end early Saturday morning, when San Diego Sheriff’s deputies from the Encinitas station responded to a call regarding a reported stabbing. Upon arriving shortly after midnight, deputies encountered more than …
Build now and ask later
Doug Manchester's Grand Del Mar applies for permits nearly ten years late.
'Build it and ask for permission later,' that seems to be the mantra at Doug Manchester's posh resort, The Grand Del Mar. On October 11 of this year representatives from Manchester Financial Group applied for a development site permit and …
Audit blasts Sanders for city maintenance meltdown
Administration of lame duck mayor gets poor marks for massive failure to fix falling-apart city facilities
Lame duck Republican mayor and local craft beer booster Jerry Sanders has been on a series of nostalgic victory rounds of late, throwing a lavish downtown farewell party, and being celebrated as San Diego's greatest mayor in history by a …
Cost revolt
Local water districts protesting projected costs of Carlsbad desalinization plant
The Padre Dam Municipal Water District has called a special meeting this morning to consider adding its name to a list of local water agencies protesting the city of San Diego’s prpoposed cost recovery methodology for a new desalinization plant …
Facebook Abuzz about Valitar Drama
I learned from a direct message on Facebook that Mark and Tatyana Remley, the organizers of Valitar, have allegedly "pulled up stakes in the middle of the night and ran away with the money," leaving both performers and horses stranded …
Plea deal for experienced robber
Repeat felon expects more than 17 years prison for latest
Torrence Andrew Williams, 36, admitted three felonies in connection with a robbery and then police chase, which occurred in Escondido last July, according to plea deal paperwork. A little before 11 a.m on July 5, 2012, a robber came into …
Carlsbad man made a deal
Was found making "medical marijuana" deliveries last June, prosecutor said
A Carlsbad man who was arrested on suspicion of making deliveries of “medical marijuana” to “patients” made a plea deal this month, in San Diego’s North County courthouse. Taylor Patrick Jensen, 22, pleaded guilty to possession of “a usable amount …
Copley foundation's steep fall from grace
IRS report for 2011 reveals Copley charity, once worth mega-millions, down to its last $5.4 million
The Helen K. and James S. Copley Foundation has continued its years-long downward spiral, according to the non-profit's public accounting for 2011, filed with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service on August 23 of this year. The tax-free foundation, funded by …
Ambulance influence chasers
The lobbying firm of Bob Filner's political guru Tom Shepard gets an alarming new client
Public Policy Strategies, the city hall lobbying firm of Republican political maven Tom Shepard, picked up a well-funded new client in the days leading up to the city's mayoral election earlier this month, a recent disclosure shows. Shepard, who long …
Potential payday
Customs and Border Protection agency wants to buy more drones from General Atomics - lack of Congressional funding an obstacle
Local aeronautical company General Atomics, manufacturer of the Predator and other unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, has signed a lucrative contract with U.S. Customs and Border Protection that could be worth as much as $443 million, California Watch …
SDSU: crime abounds
San Diego State ranked America's 7th most dangerous school
The publication Business Insider ranks "The 25 Most Dangerous Colleges in America." The data look at violent and property crimes from 2008-2011 in schools with more than 10,000 in enrollment. San Diego State is 7th with 29,187 enrollment, 27 violent …
Club Tijuana loses
Club Tijuana fútbol loses first game in La Liga MX semi-finals
The Club Tijuana Xolos lost their first game of the semi-finals in La Liga MX play to Club León Thursday evening, November 22nd. Club León won the match 2-0, shutting out Club Tijuana. The Xolos still have a chance to …
Maienschein bows down to ferret lobby?
Assemblyman denies reports that he is cuddling up to the ferret lobby
Just weeks after the election and newly minted Assemblyman Brian Maienschein has been said to be cozying up to lobbyists, hard at work to get their pet projects through the state assembly. Well, at least, that's what Pat Wright, founder …
Oceanside man was cooking wife, prosecutor said
When police arrived, there were three pans simmering on the stovetop
A 73-year-old woman was cut into pieces, her head was found in the freezer and other parts were being cooked in the kitchen, when Oceanside police entered her home last Friday, a prosecutor said today. “The officers saw clear evidence …
Tight quarters
New host for NRC meeting on San Onofre announced, but new space will only accommodate 400
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found a new spot to host its public meeting regarding the restart proposal on the table from San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station plant operator Southern California Edion, originally scheduled to take place last Friday. The …
Travel warnings
The U.S. Dept of State warns to take caution when traveling to parts of Baja
The U.S. Department of State released an updated travel warning, state by state, for the nation of Mexico on November 20th, 2012. While the travel warning for Baja California is not as stern as the previous one, caution is still …