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Ratepayers should pick up the tab for San Onofre closure, utility says

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Southern California Edison, former operator of the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, claimed yesterday (August 12) that its customers should bear the cost of prematurely shuttering the plant, as reported in the Los Angeles Times. According to Edison, “If …

More weekend DUI stops in Poway, Santee

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The San Diego Sheriff’s Department has reported results on two more “DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoints” conducted Saturday night and into Sunday morning (August 10-11). At a roadblock at Pomerado Road and Stowe Drive in Poway, deputies did not make any drunken …

Wells Fargo lawsuits to proceed

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Customers claim bank offered modifications, then refused to follow through

The federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals last week ruled in favor of San Diego attorney Timothy Blood, who represents two classes claiming that California lender Wells Fargo refused to follow guidelines in administrating the federal government’s Home Affordable Modification …

Retrial ordered in $1.5 million Oceanside sexual harassment case

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Oceanside city officials are celebrating the news that a $1.5 million verdict awarded by a jury against the municipality has been vacated and a new trial granted in matters concerning sexual harassment charges brought by a San Diego County employee …

Boulevard murder/arson/kidnapping suspect's car found in Idaho

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San Diego Sheriff's deputies confirmed at a briefing this morning (August 9) that the blue Nissan Versa sedan belonging to James DiMaggio, suspected of murdering Christina Anderson, setting his house on fire, and abducting her children Ethan and Hannah, has …

General Atomics reveals new nuclear reactor design

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San Diego-based General Atomics, while most famous recently for its Predator and Reaper drones, announced this week that it is seeking funding from the federal Department of Energy for work on a next-generation nuclear reactor design. Earlier this year, it …

Department of Justice takes action against local tax preparer

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The U.S. Department of Justice moved yesterday (August 7) to block San Diegan Michael I. Turner from preparing federal tax returns. Turner, who has been in business locally since at least 2004 according to the Justice Department, is accused of …

Murrieta turns to public to fund business center expansion

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The City of Murrieta is seeking to finance the expansion of a public business center through a unique source: government “crowdfunding.” The southern Riverside municipality is among the first in the nation to enlist the help of Citizinvestor, a sort …

Suspect sought in Del Mar bar stabbing

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San Diego County Crime Stoppers are looking for clues that will lead to the culprit behind a random stabbing in a Del Mar bar last month. Tory Henry, 22, was drinking at Jimmy O’s on July 18 when he felt …

Local firms Sempra, Bridgepoint post earnings results

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The same woes that troubled Edison International when reporting earnings last week seem to have bypassed Sempra Energy, minority owner in the shuttered San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station through its San Diego Gas & Electric utility. Reporting its own numbers …

Photos, information released on arson/murder/kidnapping suspect and victims

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Authorities now believe he may be headed for Canada or Texas

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has released the attached flyer with photographs of James DiMaggio, suspected of killing Lakeside resident Christina Anderson, leaving her body in his Boulevard home after setting it on fire, and abducting her …

Downtown San Diego Partnership seeks contractors to light up trees

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The Downtown San Diego Partnership today (August 6) will hold a meeting for contractors interested in bidding on all or part of a project to install Christmas-style lights on trees in five corridors Downtown including along C Street and in …

Amber alert issued for Boulevard man suspected of murder, arson, kidnapping

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The San Diego Sheriff’s homicide detail announced this evening (August 5) that a suspect has been identified in what’s being investigated as a possible arson and double homicide in the Laguna Mountains community of Boulevard. Deputies originally responded to reports …

Neighbors help nab quartet of burglary suspects in El Cajon

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Two men and two teenagers were arrested this morning (August 5) after being caught in the process of burglarizing a home on the 1500 block of Robbie Jean in El Cajon. According to Lieutenant Walt Miller of the El Cajon …

Professional solar panel cleaning? Probably a waste of money, says UCSD

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A study published by UC San Diego engineers recently indicates that there’s little, if any benefit to solar power users to pay firms in the business of cleaning their panels to increase efficiency. A recent study found that panels that …

Another 50 tons of debris removed from site of former A-8 anchorage

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The Port of San Diego announced progress yesterday (August 1) on another phase in its ongoing effort to clean up the bay floor around the notorious former A-8 free anchorage. A-8, the last of the long-term free anchorages to be …

Edison: San Onofre losses could top $4 billion

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Edison International, parent company of San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station’s former operator, Southern California Edison, booked a loss of 29 cents per share in the second quarter of 2013, the company reported yesterday (August 1), largely due to the announcement …

Police to conduct motorcycle safety crackdown

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El Cajon Police are conducting a “motorcycle safety enforcement operation” today throughout the city, targeting both riders and drivers engaging in behaviors that put motorcyclists at risk. After a steady drop in motorcycle-related accidents and deaths from 2008-2010, incidents have …

Public Utilities Commission proposes legal framework for amateur cab drivers

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Just weeks after the Metropolitan Transit System issued a warning about the dangers of unlicensed cab services, the California Public Utilities Commission appears set to implement a new proposal to legitimatize such “ridesharing” services as Lyft and Uber, which allow …

After delays, Carlsbad RV parking ban starts now

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After months of delays, the City of Carlsbad has announced that it is set to begin enforcing a ban on overnight RV parking on city streets today (August 1). An ordinance against the overnight parking of vehicles longer than 22 …

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