A Better San Diego Forum Attacks Props A, B
A Better San Diego held the latest installment in its monthly series of community forums Friday morning. The organization, backed largely by labor groups, invited Tom Lemmon, business manager of the San Diego County Building and Construction Trades council, and …
Electrical Fire at San Onofre
A fire broke out at San Onofre Nuclear Generating Stations’ Unit 2 reactor this afternoon, the North County Times is reporting. The fire, which started at an electrical panel in an area where non-radioactive steam spins turbines that generate electricity, …
Politicians, Community Leaders Speak Out Against Walmart in Sherman Heights
A crowd of Sherman Heights residents gathered this morning in front of the historic Farmers Market building on Imperial Avenue to hear a host of activists and local politicians speak on action recently taken by site lessee Walmart to demolish …
Local Firm Takes Marijuana Sodas, Snacks National
Locally based Medical Marijuana Inc. is announcing another acquisition, this time of named and established brand. The company announced yesterday the acquisition of “all intellectual property, research and development, formulas and recipes” of Colorado-based Dixie Elixirs & Edibles. Dixie, formed …
March Housing Numbers: Sales Down, Values Up
The California Association of Realtors has released March sales figures, reporting that overall volume is down but prices have shown their first year-over-year increase in 16 months. ForeclosureRadar, meanwhile, says that the number of properties sold at foreclosure auction are …
Weekend Local Politics Update
The weekend’s goings-on in local politics include criticism of Roger Hedgecock’s fundraising efforts for Carl DeMaio, ill will directed at Republican defector Nathan Fletcher by local party chair Tony Krvaric (delivered via a release shortly after it was disclosed Fletcher’s …
Fired Lifeguard Won't Get Second Chance to Sue City
Former lifeguard James Murphy has lost his bid for a new trial in a case previously decided against him in which he sued the City of San Diego and former supervisor Edward Harris. A former seasonal lifeguard for several years, …
Police Officers Face Risk of "Blue on Blue" Violence
Police officers need to become more attuned to a rarely considered threat: their fellow officers, says an editorial on PoliceOne, a site aimed at law enforcement professionals. In addition to a growing number of police impersonators, there have been several …
More Danger Signs From San Onofre's "Other" Reactor
San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station operator Southern California Edison announced today that more damaged tubes in its steam generators have been discovered, this time at the plant’s Unit 2 reactor, which the company has been moving toward reactivating, as recently …
City Ethics Commission to Consider Political Party Spending Limits in Local Elections
The City of San Diego Ethics Commission will consider a report from UC San Diego political science associate professor Thad Kousser (pictured) on the implications of limiting political parties’ contributions to local races at a meeting this Thursday. Kousser’s report, …
Weekend DUI/License Check Nets 2 Arrests, 11 Impounds
The San Diego Sheriff’s Department conducted another “Drunk Driving/License” checkpoint over the weekend, this time in Vista. A total of 1,551 vehicles passed through the checkpoint on Vista Village Drive, with 645 of those drivers contacted. These contacts resulted in …