Lawsuit filed to block construction of new stadium for Padres' AAA team
Ray Salazar, the former mayor of El Paso, Texas has filed a lawsuit against the city in an attempt to stop it from demolishing the local City Hall in order to clear land for a new $50 million stadium that …
Admitted fraudster's medical website still operating
More than six months after Idriss Maher, owner of the Solana Beach-based Oberlin Medical Supply and Service Corporation, pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges for his role in distributing over $7 million worth of prescription medications not approved for use …
"Go ahead and do something," thief tells store clerk
Authorities are seeking to apprehend two suspects who robbed the 7-Eleven convenience store on the 100 block of Worthington Avenue in Spring Valley on Tuesday night. According to the San Diego Sheriff’s Department, the suspects, described as “a Hispanic male, …
Peters, Bilbray spar over taking of public pensions
The mudslinging in the race for California’s newly mapped 52nd Congressional District continues, with the campaign of Democratic challenger Scott Peters bristling at an attack from Republican incumbent Brian Bilbray (currently serving in the 50th District) criticizing Peters for receiving …
Genetically modified crops result in 527 million pound spike in herbicide used on crops
Backers of Proposition 37, which would require food producers who knowingly use genetically modified crops to disclose such use, is for the second time in recent weeks touting the release of a new study to drum up support for the …
Washington-Based Think Tank Suggests Prop 37 Labeling Goes Too Far
The Washington Legal Foundation, a D.C. nonprofit group organized around pro-business and free market principles, has released two recent op-ed pieces questioning the wisdom of California’s Proposition 37, which would require the labeling of food products whose manufacturers knowingly use …
PETA asks Dept. of Agriculture to investigate orca injury at SeaWorld San Diego
http://sandiegoreader.com/users/photos/2012/oct/01/32613/ People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on the U.S. Department of Agriculture to conduct an investigation regarding the injury suffered by SeaWorld San Diego’s 11 year-old orca Nakai last month, when a portion of the whale’s …
Sheriff's Department collecting unused prescription meds
The San Diego County Sheriff’s Department has announced a push for residents to turn in their unused prescription medications, with a coordinated effort scheduled for 38 locations across the county scheduled this Saturday. Expired drugs left unattended run the risk …
Communication failure leads to cancellation of Bilbray-Peters radio debate
An apparent lack of communication yesterday morning led to the cancellation of an on-air debate between 52nd congressional district opponents Republican Brian Bilbray and Democrat Scott Peters on AM 760 KFMB radio. Judging from e-mails released by the Peters campaign …
San Onofre still costing customers, Del Mar calls for public meetings on nuclear plant's woes
Turmoil continues surrounding the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in northern San Diego County. Earlier this week, the city of Del Mar passed a resolution calling for a public Nuclear Regulatory Commission hearing on the plant’s licensing. The resolution …