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FBI and SD Sheriff’s Dept. Seek Help To Identify Imperial Beach Bank Robber
San Diego Sheriff's Department say a man robbed the Imperial Beach Chase Bank branch, 1100 Palm Avenue on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 shortly after 11:00 am. A Sheriff spokesperson said the robber presented a demand note for cash to a …
Carmel Valley man admits fatal hit-and-run in Rancho Santa Fe
Jin Hyuk Byun, 19, admitted he was the driver who killed a teenager that was walking his bicycle alongside a road last July. Byun signed a felony plea agreement yesterday, October 31, in which he admitted a single count of …
Voice of San Diego's trek to 5,000 members longer than expected
On April 2012, Scott Lewis CEO for the non-profit investigative news organization Voice of San Diego announced the non-profit's shift to a membership-based business model. "Over the past 12 months, more than 1,000 different people donated to Voice of San …
Ex-U-T owner was "good guy" in Romney's alleged auto bailout profiteering
Romney charged with failing to report massive profits in deal tied to auto bailout. Platinum Equity failed in attempt to be workers' savior, according to press reports.
A coalition of good-government and labor groups called today (Nov.1) for the United States Office of Government Ethics to investigate presidential candidate Mitt Romney's alleged failure to disclose the massive profits he raked in from the auto bailout, which he …
"Papa Doug Trust" kicks in with $130,000 to Karl Rove's GOP super PAC
American Crossroads, the pro-Republican super PAC run by former Bush White House political operative Karl Rove, has picked up $130,000 from a donor by the name of the "Papa Doug Trust," with an address at 5300 Grand del Mar Court …
Prop 30 opponents rally downtown
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/31/34748/ Opponents of Proposition 30, led by Richard Rider of San Diego Tax Fighters and Jon Coupal of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, gathered this afternoon at Tuna Harbor Park near the USS Midway museum to make their case against …
Baja state police officer wounded in strip club shootout
A shootout occurred Tuesday evening, October 30th, in a popular Tijuana strip club parking lot which left a state police officer injured. The shootout occurred just outside of the Hong Kong Gentlemen’s Club around 9pm, which is in the Zona …
Chula Vista chamber of commerce PAC gets money from supervisor Cox
The Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce Political Action Committee has entered the local election with big league support. According to a recent filing, county supervisor Greg Cox through Friends of Greg Cox for Supervisor 2012 gave the chamber PAC $7,500. …
Grover Norquist's Americans for Tax Reform runs new anti-Peters ad
Grover Norquist, the anti-tax hero of the Tea Party, continues to pour money into the hotly contested race for the 52nd congressional district race between Scott Peters and Brian Bilbray. Today, Norquist and his Americans for Tax Reform foundation announced …
One-time Democrat and ex-Padres owner Moores gives $20,000 to anti union political withholding measure
Rancho Santa Fe mega-millionaire John Moores is one of the most infamous switch-hitters of San Diego politics. When he arrived in San Diego from Texas after buying the Padres in 1994, Moores was a Democrat, and so friendly with President …
Irwin Jacobs finishes fourth, not second, on Obama's top-five donor list. AP revises earlier rankings
The Associated Press has moved Irwin Jacobs from President Obama's second-most giving donor to fourth, in an October 31 article. As we reported on October 22, the AP initially had placed Jacobs higher on the top-five donor list but has …
$300,000 in federal funds for Sheriff's anti-DUI campaign
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department has been awarded a $300,000 grant via the California Office of Traffic Safety and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in order to continue administering the countywide “Avoid the 15” campaign against drunk driving, which has …
Who's Mr. Clean? Larry Remer? Voice of San Diego?
Larry Remer, the publicist and local progressive, is slamming the Voice of San Diego, the online publication. The subject is ethics. The tale is hilarious, and I thank Matt Potter for alerting me to it. Some history is in order. …
Woman rescued after falling from OB cliff
Police say alcohol involved in incident
A small crowd of Ocean Beach residents gathered at the foot of Santa Cruz Avenue around 7:30 Tuesday evening, attracted by a plethora of emergency vehicles, including police cruisers, fire trucks, an ambulance, city lifeguards, and a police helicopter focusing …
Deputy District Attorneys walking: campaign cash for death penalty, GOP's Danon, and Amador
The San Diego county Deputy District Attorney's Association has been piling up some major cash for its push against Proposition 34, the anti-death penalty measure on November's ballot, as well as in favor of Republican Steve Danon, the Brian Bilbray …
David Copley gives more than $45,000 to Romney and Republicans
David Copley, the heir to the Copley fortune who retired from the newspaper publishing business in 2009 when he sold his flagship paper the Union Tribune to Beverly Hills–based Platinum Equity, has not retired from giving money to politicians. Late …
Group caught after taking Citibank for over $1 million
Scam exploited bank's software glitch.
Local FBI officials, in cooperation with the U.S. Attorney, have indicted 14 individuals in San Diego in charges related to a scheme investigators have dubbed “Gone in 60 Seconds,” which allowed them to defraud Citibank of more than $1 million …
SD home values rise in line with nation's large metro areas
San Diego County home values rose 0.9% in August from July, according to data released this morning by Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller. That's the same as the composite 0.9% gain of the 20 largest metro areas. Year-over-year, local home values rose …
El Cajon Police confirm responsibility for brush fire
Smoke canister used in SWAT team training set blaze
A brush fire that burned four acres in El Cajon on Saturday has officially been linked to training exercises conducted by the city’s Special Weapons and Tactics team, El Cajon Police Chief Jim Redman announced yesterday. Several homes on Hacienda …