A fabled San Diego vice and intelligence cop — accused by an ex-SDPD officer of running a political opposition research operation that collected intelligence on local politicos for then-chief of police Bill Kolender — has …
November 18, 2013
News & Stories
Former SDPD vice chief Kenneth Moller succumbs to cancer
St. Jude's Give Thanks
How much would you pay to run a family friendly 5K in order to support St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital? On Saturday, November 23rd there will be a 5k at De Anza Cove for St. …
November 18, 2013
Chula Vista school admin moves forward with Common Core Standards
The Chula Vista Elementary School District had their first public hearing November 13 on how to deploy 4.6 million state dollars to implement “Common Core State Standards” and the “Smarter Balanced Assessments.” The rollout of …
November 18, 2013
American Breast Cancer Foundation fraudulent, says suit
A suit filed in San Diego federal court on Nov. 8 says that the Baltimore-based American Breast Cancer Foundation has raised $80 million since its founding in 2003, but only 5.3 percent of that sum …
November 18, 2013
A first look at Puesto at the Headquarters
Earlier this week I had a chance to preview the new menu from Puesto at The Headquarters, slated to soft open on Tuesday, November 19th. I’ve eaten at the La Jolla location and the Puesto …
November 18, 2013
North County radio mogul fights IRS
N. Arthur Astor, owner of North County Broadcasting Corp. in Carlsbad, has been in broadcasting 60 years. He owns KFSD-AM in San Diego County and sold KCEO in March. He regularly buys and sells stations, …
November 18, 2013
Council Brewing Company aiming for a kickstart
It was o-dark-hundred hours and I was driving through Kearny Mesa en route to a local television station to film a spot about San Diego Beer Week. A navigational miscalculation took me down Convoy Court. …
November 18, 2013
Michael Shames fails to show in his lawsuit against UCAN
Michael Shames, cofounder and former head of Utility Consumers' Action Network (UCAN), earlier filed libel suits against UCAN and Mike Aguirre, attorney for two whistleblowers who exposed problems within UCAN. Both defendants filed anti-SLAPP (strategic …
November 18, 2013