UCSD ranks 4th in return on investment for public universities
UC San Diego was recently ranked fourth among 850 public universities for potential return on investment, comparing increased earnings expectations to the cost of education, a recent salary report from the website PayScale.com reports. There are a few caveats, however. …
Crew members of U.S.S. Ronald Reagan sue Japan, Tokyo Electric Power Company
Plaintiffs from San Diego-based ship claim they were lied to about radiation levels while assisting during Fukushima Daiichi disaster
Eight crewmembers of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan, home-ported in San Diego, have sued the nation of Japan and its Tokyo Electric Power Company, claiming Navy rescue workers at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation …
San Onofre restart plan hits a snag
The plan to resume power generating activities at the long-idled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station hit a snag yesterday, as Nuclear Regulatory Commission staffers indicated that plant operator Southern California Edison’s proposal to operate a single reactor under partial load …
Flasher in Fallbrook arrested
Man exposed himself to at least five female hikers
San Diego Sheriff’s deputies in Fallbrook have arrested 20 year-old Austin Harper after connecting him to a series of crimes in the area in recent weeks. During the week of December 10-16, five reports were received of a white male …
DUI patrol yields few intoxicated drivers following Poinsettia Bowl
Results are in for the initial DUI “saturation patrol” targeting a Qualcomm Stadium event this holiday season, and at first glance they seem underwhelming. San Diego Sheriff’s deputies, along with officers from the National City, San Diego, Oceanside, Coronado, San …
Scott Peters tapped to join House Armed Services Committee
Joins local Duncan D. Hunter, projects San Diego will be spared from most of the coming spending cuts
Congressman-elect Scott Peters, who narrowly defeated incumbent Brian Bilbray in last month’s contest for the newly-drawn California 52nd District, has one of his first committee appointments. On Thursday the Democratic Caucus tapped him to join the House Committee on Armed …
Edison grilled by federal regulators over San Onofre restart proposal
Members of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission grilled Southern California Edison representatives yesterday regarding their plan to restart one of two nuclear reactors at the long-idled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station at a Commission meeting held yesterday in Maryland. A main …
Guns for groceries trade offered by Sheriff's Department
No-questions-asked event offers to trade guns for grocery store gift cards this Friday
Looking for a way to get a few extra bucks for groceries this holiday season? Have a gun? The San Diego Sheriff’s Department has got a deal for you. This Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. deputies will be …
Revised route for Big Bay Balloon Parade
The 2012 Big Bay Balloon Parade, one of the events leading in to the annual Holiday Bowl, will go forward despite construction ongoing along the traditional Harbor Drive parade route downtown. The parade kicks off at 10 a.m. on Thursday, …
Foreclosures continue to fall in San Diego
Total foreclosure inventory in California, including properties in default (the first stage of foreclosure), with trustee sales scheduled (the second and final stage), and already owned by banks (known as REO, or Real Estate Owned), fell again in November and …
Nintendo sued over "annoying" controller rattle
Local lawyer brings federal class action against video game giant for alleged failure to disclose/correct product defects in new "Wii U" gaming system
San Diego lawyer Roy Katriel and his client Joubin Rahimi have launched a class action suit against Nintendo in federal court, claiming that the company’s new Wii U controller rattles annoyingly while in use. The GamePad controller is the big …
Hikers rescued via helicopter
Pair was ill-equipped for weather, conditions
Santee Sheriff’s deputies were called upon to employ a Search and Rescue team along with a department helicopter over the weekend in the rescue of a pair of hikers who became lost on El Cajon Mountain, which actually sits to …
Dumpster diving D.A.'s
District Attorneys statewide announce judgment against Walgreens for illegally dumping hazardous materials, customers' private medical information
San Diego County District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis joined other district attorneys from across the state yesterday in announcing a judgment of just under $16.6 million that was lodged against the drugstore chain Walgreens in Alameda County. Illinois-based Walgreen Company was …
High on housing
Potential buyers optimistic about improving values, but modest gains mean a slow climb back to previous highs
Potential home buyers are feeling a bit more optimistic these days, at least according to a California Association of Realtors survey released recently. A quarter of potential home buyers responding to the 2012 survey were confident home values would improve …
Walk this way
New bay front path opened from Shelter Island to Harbor Drive
A new promenade providing access for pedestrians and cyclists to Shelter Island in Point Loma was opened to the public yesterday. Tom Driscoll of Driscoll, Inc., which owns Driscoll’s Wharf and the Driscoll Boatyard on Shelter Island, was joined by …