Bypassing the Bridge
Mayor Jerry Sanders and Qualcomm cofounder Irwin Jacobs appeared at a Rules Committee meeting on Wednesday in support of a proposal to remove traffic from the Plaza de Panama in Balboa Park. Both Sanders and Jacobs touted the project and …
City Settles For $1.8 Million in Wrongful Death Case
In 1999, engineers for the City of San Diego determined that a yield-sign was needed for drivers turning left from Pacific Highway on to Cedar Street. The sign was never installed. Five years later, engineers proposed redesigning the intersection, but …
Mel Shapiro's Lawsuit Against the District Attorney's Office
Longtime civic activist, Mel Shapiro, wants to find out if any complaints have been made against government officials since District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis (left) took office in 2003. In March, Shapiro requested that the District Attorney's Special Operations Division release …
Uptown Partnership Stays Parked in Uptown
For years, residents of Uptown lobbied the City to reform the Uptown Partnership, the nonprofit responsible for administering the community parking district in Hillcrest, Mission Hills, Five Points, and Banker's Hill. On December 28 of last year, the city council …
Encinitas Fire Alarms
“Something is not quite right here in Encinitas, there seems to be a lot of collusion and misinformation within our city government," writes resident Steve Meiche in a June 2 email. Meiche, a Los Angeles firefighter and Encinitas Taxpayers Association …
Kehoe Considers Run for Mayor
Former city councilmember, and current two-term State Senator, Christine Kehoe is definitely maybe entering the race to become San Diego's next mayor. Today, Kehoe announced that she was forming an exploratory committee to look into a possible run for mayor. …
Dumanis' Campaign Begins
It's official, District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis' campaign to be San Diego's next mayor is now underway. With three days remaining before mayoral candidates are allowed to accept campaign donations, Dumanis will appear at a June 2 meeting of the Clairemont …
Court Settlement in Favor of Mission Valley Mobile-Home Owners
Residents of Mission Valley Village Mobile Home Park are breathing a sigh of relief after San Diego Superior Court Judge Judith Hayes approved a class-action settlement offered by Archstone-Smith Development Group. For nearly four years, ever since Archstone purchased the …
The Donkeys Trot to Canada
On May 31, local psych-folk-rockers The Donkeys will make their way back to San Diego. The band has been living on the road, promoting their newest full-length, Born With Stripes. Their return to San Diego will be short lived. After …
Thriller Night!
Christopher Estrella, local dance choreographer, continues his search for walking-dead wannabes, "night creatures" and "things with forty eyes," to dance alongside him to Michael Jackson's Thriller at the San Diego County Fair on June 25. Estrella, owner of C-Star Productionz, …
Former Student Files Suit Against Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Anna Alaburda graduated from San Diego-based Thomas Jefferson School of Law in 2008. Now, with law degree in hand, Alaburda is preparing herself for the highest-profile case of her short law-career. On May 26, Alaburda filed a class action lawsuit …
Oceanside Asks Management to Up Retirement Contributions
Photo on left: Oceanside mayor Jim Wood On Wednesday, Oceanside city councilmembers and mayor will decide whether to change the compensation package for senior-level management positions. If approved, the changes in the compensation plan would require all non-union employees, including …
DUI's Drying Up in San Diego County
So far, during the Memorial Day weekend driving under the influence arrests are down in San Diego County compared to last year, states a press release from the Sheriff’s Department. From midnight Friday morning to midnight Saturday law enforcement officials …
Fewer Married Households in San Diego County
According to the 2010 census, the number of married households in San Diego County has fallen by nearly 2 percent during the past ten years. In 2000, married couples occupied 50.7 percent of the 994,877 households in San Diego County. …
Trustee Asks San Diego Unified Staff to Fold on Taking Raises
Scott Barnett, a board member for San Diego Unified School District, is asking 15,000 district teachers and other staff to take one for the team by not taking raises. Doing so, says Barnett, will allow more teachers to return to …
The County's Donors
County supervisor Pam Slater Price wants to donate $123,000 in Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grants to a dozen community groups located in her district. And her colleague, Ron Roberts, would like to spread $257,000 around to his community. During the past …
The Bike-Friendly Bus
Residents of Uptown oppose the Mid-City Rapid Bus project for many reasons, citing the negative impacts it will have on traffic, and the trash and vandalism the project will bring to the community. And now, some residents claim SANDAG is …
California Center for the Arts Needs Money
On Wednesday, the Escondido City Council will consider giving a $270,000 cash advance to the California Center of Arts to help pay salaries and other operating expenses. "The Center...[has] made significant strides to raise revenues both through donations and programming," …
Republican Party Calls for Redistricting Commissioner's Resignation
Chairman of San Diego's Republican Party Tony Krvaric wants Carlos Marquez to resign from the redistricting commission. He says Marquez is now a resident of Los Angeles and should not participate in redrawing San Diego's council district. "A Los Angeles …
Councilmember Gloria Responds to Community's Concerns Over Mid-City Rapid
Councilmember Todd Gloria's office says the councilmember understands the community's concerns over the Mid-City Rapid Bus project and he continues to work with SANDAG to mitigate any negative impacts to the community. Katie Keach, Gloria's Deputy Chief of Staff, says …