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Fourth defendant pleads guilty in "straw buyer" real estate scam

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San Diegan Timothy E. Shannahan is the latest person to plead guilty in a scam where he and others acted as “straw buyers” at the behest of Kathryn Sylvester and her Sylvester Financial, Inc., fraudulently obtaining as many as 80 …

Police officer struck by driver-less vehicle, car theft suspect escapes in La Mesa

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A police pursuit that started in La Mesa early yesterday morning (May 8) and drew assisting officers from La Mesa, El Cajon, National City, San Diego State University, and the Sheriff’s Department ended with one officer injured and a suspect …

Police warn of new government employee impostor scam in El Cajon

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Police in El Cajon are warning residents about a scam operation in which a resident is distracted by an individual falsely posing as a government employee while an accomplice burglarizes their home. On Friday afternoon (May 4), a suspect described …

Peters declares self-sequester, vows to donate portion of pay to senior center

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Representative Scott Peters, named by Business Insider as the nation’s second-wealthiest freshman legislator, announced yesterday that in a symbolic gesture protesting the ongoing sequestration budget cuts he would begin donating eight percent of his monthly salary, or about $1,300, to …

Conflicting predictions on summer sans San Onofre

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Differing analyses of a new report from the California Independent Systems Operator (ISO), which controls the state’s energy grid, paint a conflicting picture of the challenges the hot summer months will bring Southern California electricity customers facing a second straight …

Hot prowl suspect sought in Cardiff by the Sea break-in

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Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man suspected of a “hot prowl” burglary last week in Cardiff by the Sea, in which a suspect enters a potentially occupied residence with criminal intent. On April 29 at around 3:00 in the …

Chula Vista settles suit over cell phone tax

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The City of Chula Vista appears set to settle a class action lawsuit brought by wireless phone users who claim the city has been charging an illegal tax rate on the devices. Under the terms of the settlement, which received …

Question of religious faith sparks fund-raising for barbecue to feed Ocean Beach homeless

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Money that was raised from what organizers described as a “social experiment” was used to throw a free barbecue Saturday afternoon at Ocean Beach Park benefitting the area’s local homeless population. At the Wednesday farmer’s market on Newport Avenue, a …

Cruises to bring heavy tourist traffic next week

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Next Tuesday may not be the most ideal time to find oneself Downtown. In addition to a 7:10 p.m. baseball game in which the Padres host the Miami Marlins, the Port of San Diego reports that three cruise ships will …

Man rams two police cars attempting to flee traffic stop

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El Cajon Police were led on a wild chase yesterday afternoon when a driver ran a red light at the intersection of Naranca and Oro, refusing to stop after an attempt to pull him over. Jerry Lee Hickethier, described by …

Donated solar panels to arrive on 50-70 rooftops in coming year

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GRID Alternatives, a non-profit solar panel installer focused on providing access to solar power to low-income families and training green industry workers, today (May 2) announced a partnership with local business Sullivan Solar Power that the organizations hope will place …

Drunk drivers targeted with patrols rather than checkpoints during Cinco de Mayo weekend

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Another holiday weekend means another drunk driving crackdown is in the works from the Avoid the 15 organization of local law enforcement groups headed up by the San Diego Sheriff’s Department. “Buzzed driving is drunk driving, and is never safe …

New lanes for "most congested" North County freeway

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A two year campaign to improve transit along the frequently congested SR-78 highway in North County ended yesterday (May 1) with the opening of two new eastbound lanes to traffic, one beginning at Woodland Parkway and the second beginning at …

A Team makes high school drug busts

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Mr. T appears to have sat this one out. Nevertheless, the San Diego Sheriff’s Department is calling “Operation A Team,” in which deputies partnered with three local school districts for undercover narcotics operations, a success. During the course of the …

Beginning of the end for San Onofre?

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Plant operator say it could decide by year-end whether to permanently shutter nuclear reactors

Last November, we reported that the costs piling up related to the ongoing emergency shutdown at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station along San Diego’s northern coast had topped $300 million, and by February the total had reached $400 million. By …

Clerks beaten, bottle stolen in La Mesa

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La Mesa Police are looking for four suspects involved in a brawl outside a liquor store on the 5900 block of Severin Drive on Saturday night (April 27) that left two store employees bruised but not seriously injured. Shortly after …

Student-led petition against foam food packaging gains momentum

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An online petition campaign initiated by a local student calling on San Diego to ban the use of single-use polystyrene foam (commonly referred to as Styrofoam) containers. Student activist Yenny Zhang, a senior at Canyon Crest Academy High School in …

House Energy & Commerce Committee asks for state's plan to cope with loss of San Onofre

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Several Democratic members of Congress, including ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Henry Waxman of California along with Anna G. Eshoo, Lois Capps, Doris O. Matsui, and Jerry McNerney sent a letter on Friday (April 26) to …

East County manhunt locates lost hikers

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A group of 26 members of the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Team, San Diego Mountain Rescue Team, and the BORSTAR division of the Border Patrol were called out Saturday night to rescue two 23 year-old hikers who found themselves stranded …

Goldsmith, DeMaio among hosts of fundraiser for Dumanis's next DA campaign

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The business-friendly Lincoln Club of San Diego is sending out invites for a $250-a-plate breakfast next Tuesday, April 30, to benefit the 2014 re-election campaign of District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis. Former City Councilman Carl DeMaio and City Attorney Jan Goldsmith …

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