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Most U-T circulation numbers decline, according to ABC
According to Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) data released this morning (Oct. 30), U-T circulation declined for all but its Saturday edition between Sept. 30, 2011 and Sept. 30, 2012. Sunday circulation dropped from 368,723 in fall of last year …
The San Diego County Prosperity Institute raises $316,000 for slate mailers targeting Bob Filner
In a little over a week, residents of San Diego will no longer have to sift through political slate mailers to retrieve a bill or letter. But until then avoiding that task will be virtually impossible. Slate mailers have become …
Burglar admits three new felonies
A young multi-felon admitted three new felonies in a plea deal this morning in the Vista courthouse. Chase Evans Jenkins, 25, today admitted car theft and first degree burglary of an inhabited home and possession of hypodermic needle while in …
Charge against Fallbrook handyman is dismissed
A charge filed against a Fallbrook handyman was dismissed today, after a prosecutor said there were witness “credibility” problems. Forty-year-old Paul Singh is known as a handyman around the neighborhood of North Pico Avenue, where he used to live, according …
Chicago-based Realtors give $20,000 to kill San Diego's Prop Z school bond measure
Real estate agents usually tout the quality of neighborhood schools in their come-ons to would-be homebuyers, but this year at least, the Chicago-based National Association of Realtors is sending another message. According to a Friday filing posted online by the …
Accountant Klingensmith loses license
The California Board of Accountancy officially announced today (Oct. 29) that Escondido accountant Ronald Klingensmith has admitted the accuracy of charges filed by the board and has lost his license. The accounting firm of Ron Klingensmith & Associates will cease …
UCSD's Geisel Library begins round-the-clock weekday hours
The UC San Diego campus this morning launched its “24/5 Study Commons” area within the iconic Geisel Library that will remain open throughout the school year, with round-the-clock hours beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday and continuing through 6 p.m. …
Pro-DeMaio political committee speaks out against accusations of fraud
Juan Boyce, chair of the Conservatives for Gay Rights Supporting Carl DeMaio has refuted claims that his committee is a shadow committee with ties to the Medical Marijuana industry. In an October 27 email, Boyce had some harsh words for …
Illinois teachers fund axes two SD money managers
The severely ailing Teachers' Retirement System of the State of Illinois has dropped two San Diego money managers. According to an announcement last Friday, the fund dropped Brandes Investment Partners, which was managing $655 million in international stocks, and Denali …
Juvenile burglary crew arrested in El Cajon
El Cajon Police arrested 18 year-old Mohammed Muhsin Albatat and three juveniles on burglary charges Saturday night after being called to a residence on the 1200 block of Yerba Verde Drive in the Fletcher Hills neighborhood. Shortly before 8 p.m., …
U-T sells North County Times Escondido site
U-T San Diego has revealed on its North County website that it has entered escrow to sell its 4-acre Escondido site -- former home of the North County Times -- to Classical Academy charter school. U-T got $7 million in …
Casino-owning tribe and builders give big to fund backing La Jolla GOP city council hopeful
The Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation has given $17,000 to a group backing Ray Ellis, the La Jolla Republican city council candidate who is hoping to unseat first district Democratic incumbent Sherri Lightner. http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/27/34441/ According to an October 25 …
Los Angeles man accused of hammering Mom to death is due in court
A man accused of hammering his mother to death and cutting her body into pieces is set to be in court Tuesday, October 30. At this hearing, attorneys are expected to set a date for a preliminary hearing, in mid-November. …
Is the political committee, Conservatives for Gay Rights Supporting Carl DeMaio, a front for an anti-DeMaio group?
It's safe to assume that the primary goal for the Conservatives for Gay Rights Supporting Carl DeMaio in 2012 is to see DeMaio become San Diego's next Mayor. But there's always an element of risk in assuming anything, especially in …
Air gun standoff briefly closes Ramona road
California Highway Patrol officers and San Diego Sheriff Department deputies closed off a section of San Vicente Road in Ramona early yesterday morning after receiving reports of a man walking through the rural residential community openly displaying a gun. Shortly …
Faith, labor groups call for passage of Prop 39
A group comprised of various faith-based and labor-backed organizations led by Rabbi Laurie Coskey of the Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice gathered this afternoon to speak out in favor of Proposition 39, which would eliminate an option for businesses that …
French operator of spill-plagued border sewage plant gives $5,000 to GOP Lincoln Club
Veolia Water North American Operating Services, Inc., a Chicago-based based subsidiary of the French corporate giant Veolia Environment, has given $5,000 to the San Diego's GOP Lincoln Club, according to a filing posted online Tuesday by the California Secretary of …