Two attorneys for an elderly Vista woman who filed a lawsuit claiming defamation and one attorney responding for the PETA Foundation were in court today, October 16. The attorneys for Lurlie Adams, who sold her …
October 16, 2014
News & Stories
Former chinchilla rancher sues PETA for millions
No nuclear emergency sirens for you
Possibly for the last time, nuclear alert sirens sounded off three times across Camp Pendleton and southern Orange County on Wednesday morning (October 15). Between 10 a.m. and noon, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station operator …
October 16, 2014
Fueled by coffee, food, and friendliness
If there was an equation that equaled success for independent coffee houses, the owners of Influx must have solved it. They recently opened their third location in the new Northparker building on the corner of …
October 16, 2014
No markup, but, yes, fraud
On Tuesday (October 14), a jury in federal court on Long Island found Anthony Knight liable for securities fraud and selling unregistered securities. The Securities and Exchange Commission said that more than 350 investors had …
October 16, 2014
Navy initiates "Hey, Sailor!" recruitment campaign in effort to stem tide of sexual harrassment on ships
Navy Spokesman Brett Pupdek: "It was bad enough when we had to boot Captain Greg Gombert off the USS Cowpens after he made his onboard sweetheart, Lt. Cmdr. Destiny Savage, the 'acting commanding officer,' whatever …
October 16, 2014
Long's tales
New details about a million-dollar scam perpetrated by a Carlsbad man will be revealed at a preliminary hearing early next year, according to a statement by prosecutor Anna Winn on October 14. Dennis Eugene Long, …
October 16, 2014
Deanna Driscoll's acting bucket list
I’m asking veteran local actors to name five dream roles and say why. The answers not only reveal aspirations, they may put an idea in the minds of artistic directors and producers – even choices …
October 16, 2014
FloFo Jenkins has her big moment
Speaking of a few singers who should turn singing into a hobby, there is now a rumor that a movie is being made about the ultimate pay-to-sing performer. Pay-to-sing programs are legion. They are typically …
October 16, 2014
Soviet Ebola ghosts haunt San Diego labs
In the midst of the international panic spawned by the Ebola epidemic, it’s hard to tell what is going on at the top of America's biological warfare pyramid and whether it is having any effect …
October 16, 2014
No Central American teens in their backyard
Mayor Sam Abed, feeling the pressure of the American Civil Liberties Union speaking in favor of an immigrant youth shelter in Escondido, accused the ACLU of discriminating against his city's residents. "They are here to …
October 16, 2014
Bigger than KOGO and KFMB
Pro sports figures have long been major players in San Diego radio. John Lynch was a Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker before getting into radio management and launching San Diego’s first sports and modern rock stations (Mighty …
October 16, 2014
Ex-mayor Filner expresses support for embattled Carl DeMaio
Former San Diego Mayor Bob Filner made a surprise appearance today at a press conference organized by Congressional candidate Carl DeMaio. Reporters had shown up expecting to hear DeMaio respond to allegations of sexual harassment …
October 16, 2014
BLVD Market reinvents ECB with fresh eats
Once infamous for its streetwalkers and illegal street car races, El Cajon Boulevard is further reinventing itself by debuting San Diego’s first popup outdoor prepared foods market. The BLVD Market will be held every third …
October 16, 2014
Seals and people to be together at last?
For those seal lovers who thought the end of the debate over a rope barrier to protect seals during pupping season at Children's Pool in La Jolla was over, think again. On October 14, Friends …
October 16, 2014
Ballast Point open for business in Miramar
Between droves of beer fans driving in for a first look and an army’s worth of delivery trucks pulling up to have their trailers filled with palettes of fresh Sculpin IPA and Pale Ale, Carroll …
October 16, 2014
Excessive force in his history
Valeria Alvarado, the 32-year-old woman killed by a Border Patrol agent on September 28, 2012, had every right to try to get away from the man who killed her, her lawyer declared last month in …
October 16, 2014
A bluefin on the 1/2 day!
October 15 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 10 Anglers, 1 Boat, 50 California Yellowtail, 1 Barred Sand Bass, 2 Pacific Bonito Dana Landing 5 Anglers, 1 Boat, 25 Yellowtail Fisherman's Landing 59 Anglers, 4 Boats, …
October 16, 2014