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Who do developers back in Chula Vista elections?
Even though Chula Vista is still reeling from the default/closure crisis, residential development continues to be the city's economic engine. McMillin's east side Mellenia development includes 2,983 condos. Now that the bay front plan has passed, west side development by …
U-T San Diego CEO John Lynch to speak to Association of Corporate Growth
John Lynch to speak to the Association of Corporate Growth on buying the San Diego Union-Tribune
On November 13, John Lynch, CEO of the U-T San Diego and the revamped North County Times will be giving a presentation to members of the Association for Corporate Growth San Diego, a membership-based network for "professionals involved in corporate …
Wired Magazine editor-in-chief quits job, enters San Diego and Tijuana drone wars
Long-time Wired editor-in-chief Chris Anderson has quit his job and is heading to San Diego to become CEO of 3D Robotics, a bi-national outfit billed as do-it-yourself drone builder. Anderson has partnered with 26-year-old Jordi Muñoz, who was born in …
Bridgepoint earnings take a hit
Shares of controversial Bridgepoint Education are down 4.36% this morning (Nov. 5) following the for-profit university company's release of weak third quarter earnings. Third quarter net income dropped to $31.4 million from $43.8 million in the same period of 2011. …
Cost reductions continue at courthouses statewide
San Diego leads 7 county meeting with $5.3 million to be slashed from budget
San Diego County accounted for the lion’s share of $7.5 million in California court spending reductions proposed during closed-door meetings of the state’s Judicial Council courthouse cost reduction committee last week, proposing a total $5.3 million in cuts, Courthouse News …
Ad seeking Manchester hotel buyer not real, says attorney
Grand Del Mar loan OK and no receivership, says Papa Doug attorney
An ad has shown up on Craigslist seeking a partner or buyer for "Papa Doug" Manchester's $300 million Grand Del Mar luxury hotel. Experts in the hotel industry wondered why such an ad would show up on Craigslist, of all …
IB Councilman Bilbray endorses medical marijuana measure
Brian Pat Bilbray, an Imperial Beach city councilmember and the son of 52nd Congressional district candidate Brian Bilbray, came out in favor of medical marijuana on Friday, officially endorsing Proposition S, one of four measures aimed at relaxing medical marijuana …
California charter school lobby pouring big cash into Ponder school board bid
San Diego's Proposition Z, a measure to raise property taxes for school bonds, is billed by its backers as a way of enabling the "San Diego Unified School District to maintain safe and productive learning environments for students during the …
Reader publisher makes in-kind advertising contribution to medical marijuana campaign
Jim Holman, owner and publisher of the San Diego Reader, has contributed advertising valued at $2,831 to Citizens for Patient Rights, sponsored by the "Patient Care Association, an association of medicinal cannabis patients and patient organizations," according to the group's …
Chargers give $12,000 to San Diego GOP; L.A. stadium builder AEG kicks in with $13,000 for Democrats
Football fans and political junkies alike can puzzle over the latest "Where will the Chargers move next?" tea leaves provided by a pair of campaign reports made public late yesterday. The San Diego Chargers Football Company, LLC, run by the …
Man accused of killing mom may have benefited from sale of her home
Solana Beach home had been valued over $1 million
Bryan C Chang was the owner of a Solana Beach home that sold for $875,000 last August, according to public records. He has been held in custody, accused of killing his mother in that same home, since January 2010. A …
UCAN: More damning emails surface
Evidence of further financial irregularities proving worrisome at ailing watchdog.
Further disquieting emails have surfaced internally in the case of nonprofit watchdog Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN), whose financial missteps are under investigation of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. According to documents recently unearthed, Michael Shames, UCAN's co-founder who was …
San Onofre costs top $300 million
Costs associated with the emergency shutdown of long-idled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station have surpassed the $300 million mark. Edison International, parent company of plant operator Southern California Edison, reported yesterday afternoon that inspection and repair costs at the facility …
Escondido child abuser wants to move to L.A.
An Escondido man who admitted sex with a 12-year-old-girl has been released from custody in San Diego County, and has requested transfer to Los Angeles County. Christopher Bradley Nutt, 24, admitted sexual intercourse and possessing photographs of the 12-year-old girl …
Shadowy San Diego PAC backs both GOP's Plescia and Democrat Brown's tax hike measure
There is the Independent Voter Project and then there is the Independent Voter PAC. The Independent Voter Project is a high profile, non-profit corporation created by ex-Democratic state Sen. Steve Peace to promote his agenda of demoting the role of …
Mitt Romney's pal and financial backer John Miller proceeds with overhaul of La Jolla home
Mitt Romney's favorite meatpacking mogul, John R. Miller, is proceeding with a million dollar renovation of his La Jolla estate on Dunemere Drive, just one door down from Romney's own beach house. As we reported in August of this year, …
Chula Vista passes new strip club regulations
City says laws aren't meant as retaliation to surprise opening of nude bar on bayfront
The Chula Vista City Council yesterday hastily moved to enact several local law changes, mostly concerning the operation of strip clubs within city limits. The Reader reported last month on the controversial opening of Eyecandy Showgirls along Chula Vista’s section …
Jobs expand more than expected but unemployment rate up
The nation gained 171,000 jobs in October, beating economists' estimates of 120,000, but the unemployment rate rose to 7.9% from September's 7.8%. The report will probably be politically neutral: Republicans can point to the rise in the unemployment rate, Democrats …