La Jollans protest post office closure
Local elected officials and residents gathered outside the La Jolla Post Office on Wall Street this afternoon (March 28), to protest the U.S. Postal Service’s continuation in its stated plan to relocate the post office and sell off the historical …
Major League Baseball sues alleged supplier of performance-enhancing drugs to Padres' Grandal
Instruction on avoiding MLB detection accompanied purchases, league claims
Major League Baseball has filed suit against Biogenesis of America, an “anti-aging” clinic in southern Florida that the league claims provided suspended San Diego Padres catcher Yasmani Grandal and others not only with banned performance-enhancing drugs but with instructions on …
Home sales volume increasing, but still short of last year's pace
Rising values mean more borrowers avoid short sales
The total number of existing homes under contract to be sold rose last month as compared to January, but sales numbers still lag behind 2012 averages, according to a new report from the industry trade group California Association of Realtors, …
Former mayor sues Escondido over alleged misappropriation of funds
City spent $20,000 advocating for two ballot measures in November 2012 election
Former Escondido Mayor Jerry Harmon is suing the city, its sitting mayor Sam Abed, the city council, and a handful of other officials, claiming the group illegally used public funds to promote two ballot propositions last November. Prior to the …
Local think tank names new research director
The Center on Policy Initiatives, a labor-friendly San Diego economic think tank, announced yesterday (March 19) that Dr. Peter Brownell is joining the organization’s staff as its research director. “Dr. Brownell comes to CPI from the RAND Corporation, an international …
Meth trafficker sentenced to prison
Man admits to distributing 30-40 pounds of methamphetamine per month for Mexican Mafia prison gang
A prolific methamphetamine trafficker has been sentenced to 17 ½ years in prison following his guilty plea on racketeering charges. Silvano Hernandez Jr., a 40 year-old San Diegan and member of the Mexican Mafia prison gang, was one of 36 …