Searching to Replace Filner on House Veterans Affairs Committee
With local congressman Bob Filner resigning his seat in order to seek office as San Diego’s next mayor, political pundits and veterans groups have begun pondering who will get the nod to replace him as the ranking Democrat on the …
Bank of America to Stand Trial for Alleged Truth in Lending Act Violations
A San Marcos couple will get a second chance to take Bank of America’s Countrywide lending unit to task over alleged violations of the Truth in Lending Act. Judge Michael M. Anello had originally dismissed a complaint brought by Victor …
Local TV Station Fights Proposed FCC Disclosure Rules
Four television broadcasters, including San Diego’s KUSI, have filed a protest to a new proposed Federal Communications Commission rule that would make it easier for the public to discover whether stations are engaging in “pay to play,” a tactic that …
Alvarez Stands Alone at City Hall in Support of Refocusing Redevelopment
The state government can order redevelopment agencies shuttered, but it cannot force them to redirect funds to cover shortfalls at the state level, the California Supreme Court ruled this afternoon. The decision has been met with dismay from many local …
Car Seizures From Unlicensed Drivers to End Jan. 1
A new state law taking effect next Monday will ban the practice of impounding vehicles caught at sobriety checkpoints if the driver’s only offense is not having a license. The law was introduced by Gil Cedillo, a Democratic state Assembly …
Mexican Cartels Recruit San Diego Teens
Mexican drug cartels are turning to San Diego’s youth to function as drug mules, the Latin American Herald Tribune is reporting. Eleven percent of the more than 5000 youths that have been incarcerated in San Diego (many of them Hispanics …
State Prisons Appear to Fall Short on Overcrowding Reduction Order
Today is the first benchmark date for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to reduce prison overcrowding as per a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. CDCR has until January 10 to prepare and provide a report on the progress of …
New Design for Wind Turbines Debuts in San Diego
San Diego Gas & Electric has installed a vertical axis wind turbine for testing at Harbor Island Park, the Port of San Diego reported yesterday. The device, about eight feet in diameter and mounted on top of a 30 foot …
San Diego Tops Nation in DUIs
San Diego leads the nation in drunken driving, according to a new report from Insurance.com. The same source also ranked San Diego at the top of its list of 20 major metropolitan areas in 2010. To assemble their list, the …
PG&E Ordered to Complete Seismic Studies, Same Sought for SCE/SDG&E
The California Public Utilities Commission yesterday dismissed a request from Pacific Gas & Electric to pass on its cost of relicensing the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant on the state’s central coast, the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility reported yesterday. On …
Three More Arrested at Occupy San Diego
A police raid at Civic Center Plaza shortly after midnight this morning resulted in the arrest of three more Occupy San Diego protesters, who continue their round-the-clock demonstration, now in its third month. In video footage attributed to activist Eugene …
U.S. Dentist Fears Patient Safety, Income Loss From Cross-Border Competition
American dentists are feeling pressure from their Mexican counterparts, an article in the magazine RDH, which caters to the industry, seems to suggest. Titled Dental Tourism: Is the risk of ‘foreign’ dental treatment worth the savings?, the article first cites …
Failure to Report Student-Teacher Sexual Relations Costs SD Unified $1.25 Million
The California Court of Appeals has confirmed a $1.25 million judgment against the San Diego Unified School District, a decision filed Tuesday reports. The case stems from the District’s failure to report suspected sexual abuse while plaintiff A. Wieder was …