State Inmate Transfers - Realignment or "Prisoner Dumping?"
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has been actively broadcasting the views of supporters of its campaign to reduce prison populations, sending out at least two emails in recent weeks highlighting positive commentary on its actions. The efforts, mandated …
State Controller Weighs in on Prop A
State Controller John Chiang is offering his advice to San Diegans as it concerns Proposition A, the “Fair and Open Competition + City Contracts Online” initiative that seeks to impose a blanket ban on city officials considering the use of …
Former Charger Running Back Arrested in FBI Fraud Sting
Former San Diego Chargers running back Michael Bennett was arrested in Miami on Monday along with fellow NFL alumni William Joseph and Louis Gachelin, the Miami Herald is reporting. FBI agents working an undercover operation targeting identity-theft and tax-return fraud …
Columnist Blames Lobbyists for Expanded Drone Use Authorization
The use of unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, is set to greatly expand due to approval of their expanded use in U.S. airspace by both Congress and President Obama, writes New Jersey columnist John Whitehead. Today’s drone use is frequently …
Dueling Endorsements in the CA-52 Race
Scott Peters is trumpeting the endorsement of another sitting Democratic politician in the race for the newly-drawn 52nd congressional district: mayoral hopeful Bob Filner. “Congressman Filner’s endorsement was a great surprise, and a tremendous honor,” said Peters in a release …
Wrongful Death Suit Fingering Sheriff Deputy, CHP Will Proceed
Jennifer Medina’s wrongful death suit against a San Diego Sheriff deputy and California Highway Patrol officers will be allowed to proceed to trial after attempts to dismiss the case were overturned. Her husband Robert, an active duty Marine, was shot …
New State Law Could Affect Prop A
California Senate Bill 829, which denies state funding to any municipality which has enacted a ban on project labor agreements, was signed into law yesterday by Governor Jerry Brown. The bill was backed by unions, contractors that use union labor, …
Business Group Announces Prop B Opposition
The Greater San Diego Business Association, which bills itself as “the second largest lesbian, gay and supportive [chamber of commerce] in the nation,” has issued a statement announcing its opposition to Proposition B, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Pension Reform …
Californians Want School Funding Without Sales Tax Hike
The Public Policy Institute of California has just released a statewide survey gauging the opinions of Californians on public education and proposals to raise taxes. On taxes, 65 percent of likely voters support the idea of raising taxes on the …
Southwestern College, Ashford University Ink Transfer Deal
Ashford University, the for-profit college based in Iowa but offering mostly online courses, has reached articulation agreements with 11 community and regional colleges, San Diego-based parent Bridgepoint Education reports. Southwestern College in Chula Vista is among the institutions inking deals …
Filner Talks About His Alternative to Prop B
Bob Filner, the lone Democratic candidate in San Diego’s mayoral race, sat last week with progressive local news website OB Rag writers Andy Cohen and Annie Lane, giving an extensive interview and speaking at length for the first time publicly …
San Onofre Operator Developing Plans to Bring Nuclear Reactors Back Online
Officials at Southern California Edison, operators of the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, say they’re close to completing tests to determine why tubes carrying radioactive steam in the plant’s steam generators are deteriorating at an accelerated rate. Edison then …
Group Uses Faulty Numbers to Tie Immigration to Global Warming
Californians for Population Stabilization, a group that says it “works to formulate and advance policies and programs designed to stabilize the population of California, the U.S. and the world,” launched a nationwide advertising campaign ahead of Earth Day last week …