Occupy San Diego Camps Raided
Armed police outfitted in riot gear marched on both Occupy San Diego camps at the Civic Center and a few blocks away at Children’s Park at around 2 a.m. this morning, rousing the mostly sleeping protesters and ordering them to …
Marijuana Advocacy Group Sues Obama Administration
Medical marijuana advocacy group Americans for Safe Access announced today that it has filed suit against the Obama administration, arguing that the Department of Justice has “instituted a policy to dismantle the medical marijuana laws of the State of California …
Operation Boo Targets Sex Offenders on Halloween
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has announced an expansion of its statewide “Operation Boo” program, aimed at creating a safer Halloween environment for children. Now in its 17th year, Boo tightens restrictions on registered sex offenders every October …
Tents Back Up at Occupy San Diego
The tent city is back at Occupy San Diego as of Tuesday night. Acting on the alleged support of City Council President Tony Young, who is said to have told protesters that they would not be physically removed by police, …
Food Drive for Family Pets to Collect Kibble
Locally based pet supply retailer Petco is kicking off their second annual Food Drive for Family Pets this weekend at stores across the region and nation. Between October 30 and November 13, store patrons are being asked to buy extra …
DeMaio Critics Bash Recent Endorsements, Refusal to Debate
Carl DeMaio and his mayoral campaign have been drawing fire from several directions in recent weeks. First, there’s the San Diego LGBT Weekly. Last week, the paper published an editorial criticizing recent endorsements the openly gay DeMaio’s campaign has picked …
Catholic Group Demands Money From IRS Despite Having Already Been Paid
Catholic Answers, a San Diego-based group “dedicated to serving Christ by bringing the fullness of Catholic truth to the world,” announced last Friday it will ask the US Supreme Court to intervene and allow the organization to sue the Internal …
El Cajon Bar Patron Shoots Man in Foot
El Cajon Police arrested 29 year-old Cein Kelley outside the Junction Bar on the 700 block of Jamacha Road shortly after midnight this morning. In a release by the police department, officers responded to a call of multiple shots having …
Manchester Busted with Illegal Radio Device
The Federal Communications Commission, investigating an interference complaint from AT&T Wireless, traced the source to “Papa” Doug Manchester’s 8000-square-foot Carmel Valley residence. AT&T first complained about interference between two of its cell phone towers in March. The phone carrier said …
State Prisons Will Reap Benefits From Solar
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation today announced that it will begin installing solar panels that will generate 25 megawatts of power at five prisons across the state. Unlike a series of negative benefit installations by the Navy, these …
Sempra Wins Solar Energy Award
Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of San Diego-based Sempra Energy, has been announced as the winner of the 2011 Solar Energy Industries Association Solar Champion Award in the Project Developer category. Sempra Generation, which has primarily operated natural gas power generating …
Former Officer's Lawsuit Reopened on Appeal
Former San Diego Police Department officer Aleksei Sviridov has been granted a partial reversal of judgment in a complaint against the City of San Diego alleging wrongful termination, discrimination, a hostile work environment, and retaliation that was originally dismissed via …
Occupy San Diego Heads to City Council
A group of Occupy San Diego activists and several supporters showed up at this morning’s city council meeting to address a range of concerns regarding the movement and its continued presence at Civic Center Plaza. As usual, reactions to the …
Equality 9 (or 8) to Stand Trial
Demonstrators from the San Diego Alliance for Marriage Equality, joined by supporters from the Occupy San Diego group encamped nearby, converged yesterday on the San Diego County Courthouse yesterday. The group rallied before a pretrial hearing for a group dubbed …
California Medical Association Pushes Pot Legalization
The California Medical Association, in a press release dated October 16, has made a recommendation for legalization and regulation of marijuana official policy. The CMA, which represents more than 35,000 physicians, is the largest group of its kind and the …