Latino Group Critical of DeMaio
A group calling itself “Latinos Against DeMaio,” consisting of over a hundred local community members including San Diego Unified School Board trustee Richard Barrera, Southwestern College trustee Humberto Peraza, and Democratic legislators Ben Hueso and Juan Vargas, has issued a …
Local Firm Files Class Action Against Discount Chain
San Diego based Shareholders Foundation, Inc., which bills itself as “a professional loss-prevention, settlement recovery, portfolio monitoring service,” is pursuing a class action claim against directors and officers at Big Lots, Inc. of Ohio, operator of 11 Big Lots! discount …
Costs Surrounding San Onofre Shutdown Continue to Climb
Costs resulting from the prolonged idling of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in northern San Diego County are all but certain to exceed $100 million, the website InsideClimate News is reporting. These expenses include daily purchases of alternate power …
Kiss Statue's (Final) Final Weekend
After months of controversial wrangling over its future, “Unconditional Surrender,” the 25 foot recreation of a World War II era sailor kissing a nurse, appears to be finally approaching its final days on the San Diego bay front. Following several …
SDSU Seeks Help Identifying "Mystery" Photos
San Diego State University is seeking help from the community in identifying thousands of photographs that have landed in their archives without proper notes as to their origin. “Basically, they were given to the archives by any department or person …
Voter Survey: Smokers' Tax Losing Support, Brown Tax Proposal Remains Strong
The nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California has released its latest survey on the opinions of likely California voters. Covered are a host of issues coming to the ballot, including Proposition 29, a proposed $1.00/pack cigarette tax increase, and a …
Foreclosure Rates Continue to Fall
Foreclosure activity was down across the board last month, the tracking website ForeclosureRadar reports, and that could be a bad thing for investors who have been cashing in on the hordes of overextended and/or underemployed borrowers losing their homes. “Foreclosure …
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chair Resigns
Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman Gregory Jaczko yesterday announced his resignation from the body responsible for oversight of 104 nuclear power plants in the United States, including the embattled San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station in northern San Diego County. The sudden …