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Maritime Museum to Acquire Vietnam-era "Swift Boat"

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The San Diego Maritime Museum has announced that it will soon take possession of P24, a “patrol craft fast” boat, from the Republic of Malta. Otherwise known as “swift boats,” the vessels were used by U.S. armed forced during the …

Seniors Call on Bilbray to Protect Medicare

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Yesterday marked the 47th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson signing Medicare into law. A group of seniors organized by the labor group American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees used the date to issue a plea to Rep. …

$500,000 Available for San Diego Bay Environmental Projects

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The Port of San Diego is soliciting proposals for programs that would provide an environmental benefit to the San Diego Bay and its surrounding tidelands. The Port’s board of directors has authorized the expenditure of up to $500,000 from its …

36 Hours of Art

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Beginning at 10a.m. this morning, the San Diego Museum of Art will remain open for 36 straight hours as part of its Summer Salon Series, reports KPBS. The event will feature “live art-making, music and performance art to theater, films, …

Man Arrested For Robbing Gas Station With Scissors

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Tracy L. Odom, a 39 year-old La Mesa resident, has been arrested by police on suspicion of armed robbery of an AM/PM convenience store on July 9. Odom’s weapon of choice: a pair of scissors. At approximately 1:40 a.m. on …

A "Sculptural Gateway" For New Downtown Park

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Local artist Roman de Salvo is set to begin the installation of The Riparium, an artwork to be displayed at Ruocco Park, which is being constructed by the Port of San Diego west of Pacific Highway and south of Harbor …

State Marijuana Eradication Program Scaled Down

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California’s Campaign Against Marijuana Planting, in existence for nearly three decades and responsible for the eradication of millions of cannabis plants on both public and private land, was cancelled this year due to state budget cuts and replaced with a …

UCSD Health System Among Nation's "Most Wired"

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The UC San Diego Health System’s facilities have been named among “Health Care’s Most Wired” programs by Hospitals and Health Networks magazine, the campus’ News Center reports. “This is our seventh year in a row on this list, which demonstrates …

Drunk Rescued, Arrested on Hiking Trail

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Sheriff’s deputies, a patrol helicopter, a fire/rescue helicopter, and engine companies from the U.S. Forest Service and Cal FIRE were all called on to rescue a hiker who was reported injured after falling from a rock at Three Sisters Falls …

SDSU to Launch Bike Rental Program

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San Diego State University will roll out a new bicycle rental program this fall, SDSU’s NewsCenter reports. The program is being touted as an affordable alternative to students without cars, while also offering opportunities to improve traffic congestion and help …

Home Depot Workers Allege Wage Theft

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A class action suit filed in San Diego last week against Home Depot alleges that employees were forced to work while off the clock and denied overtime wages, with the total amount lost by plaintiffs exceeding $5 million. The company …

Vista Man Shows Off Improvised Arsenal to Deputies

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San Diego Sheriff’s deputies responded Saturday afternoon to a domestic disturbance involving a father and his 25 year-old son on the 1100 block of Meadow Lake Drive inVista. Upon arriving, deputies made contact with the father, who was standing in …

Forum Discusses LGBT Advances in Political Organizing

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A Better San Diego, an organization billed as a coalition of faith, community, and labor groups, kicked off Pride weekend with another installment of its roughly monthly breakfast forum series, focusing on the theme of community organizing and the accomplishments …

San Onofre: Even Longer Shutdown or Restarting Soon?

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While Southern California Edison pushes forward with a revised plan to restart operations at one of the two San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station reactors that have been in emergency shutdown since January, state energy officials are bracing for a potential …

NRC: Edison Did Not Violate Policy On San Onofre Generator Replacement

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Federal inspectors with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission conclude in a report released yesterday that Southern California Edison is not guilty of having misled the Commission with regard to the complexity of design changes to the failed steam generators at San …

Peters Scores Frye's Endorsement

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Prominent Democrats continue to flock to the Scott Peters camp in the wake of his narrow primary victory over fellow Dem Lori Saldaña, which earned him the right to challenge Republican incumbent Brian Bilbray in the newly drawn 52nd Congressional …

Bomb Scare Closes Airport Parking Lot

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San Diego Harbor Police kept the SanPark airport parking facility on Pacific Highway shut down for approximately two hours Wednesday afternoon in response to a suspicious package placed in a vehicle. Around noon, a SanPark worker witnessed someone placing a …

Navy SEAL Sentenced for Weapon Thefts

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San Diegan and former Navy SEAL Nicholas Bickle was sentenced this week to 17 ½ years in federal prison for leading a scheme to sell military equipment including machine guns and explosives to a private buyer in Las Vegas, the …

San Diego: America's Most Tolerant City

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The San Diego region scored the top ranking on the nation’s “Tolerance Index,” The Atlantic magazine reports in a larger piece on The Rise of the Creative Class – Revisited, a book penned by Richard Florida, also the article’s author. …

Command Problems Aboard USS San Diego

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Staffing problems have plagued leadership of the recently-commissioned amphibious transport dock San Diego, which has been stationed in its namesake city since mid-May, the Navy Times reports. First, the ship’s Commander Jon Haydl was relieved of duty on March 12, …

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