The State Bar Court of California has recommended that G. Paul Howes get a three-year suspension for misconduct he committed in Washington DC in the 1980s. Reportedly, Howes had run afoul of law enforcement while …
September 18, 2014
News & Stories
Former Lerach colleague recommended for discipline
He's dead. "Good good good good!”
Four neighbors testified that they heard gunshots at about 8 a.m. the morning of February 11, 2014, in a quiet residential area of Fallbrook. One of the 911 calls was played in court on September …
September 18, 2014
New York road trip: Manhattan to Cooperstown
New York City comes with enough nicknames that no matter how you spin it, you sound like a cliche. I lived in the city for a brief period post-college and wanted to return to sightsee …
September 18, 2014
U-T San Diego for sale again?
A rumor is going around among San Diego business executives that real-estate mogul and city leader Malin Burnham is trying to raise money to buy U-T San Diego from real-estate mogul Douglas Manchester. The sale …
September 18, 2014
Strange, odd, peculiar, weird bedfellows
The for-profit University of Phoenix has been taking its lumps of late, but not with the San Diego Unified Port District, which has a deal to promote the controversial school among its employees, according to …
September 18, 2014
A world of style in City Heights
Mother/daughter pair, Madina Mah and Khadija Musame, infused some serious style into the City Heights farmer’s market with their beautiful and vividly colored traditional Somali Bantu dresses. 21-year-old Mah told me that she always dresses …
September 18, 2014
Not the best of times yet
Poverty statistics are going the opposite way in the city of San Diego and the United States. Today (September 18) San Diego's Center on Policy Initiatives reported that the San Diego poverty rate rose to …
September 18, 2014
Almost 40 hours in traffic per year
A detailed, annual report on the cost of traffic congestion, lack of road and bridge upgrades, and accidents related to needed safety improvements was released last week. The nonprofit known as TRIP (“a national transportation …
September 18, 2014
Stinks like sewage, it's likely sewage
City dredging of the Tijuana River Valley channels was left unfinished in the spring, but it was after crews destroyed a popular river crossing, according to speakers at the San Diego City Council meeting on …
September 18, 2014
A sure bet at Il Fornaio
Il Fornaio in Coronado is one of those “sure-bet” restaurants. You know the view looking out over the water toward the San Diego skyline will be stunning, and the umami-rich, fine Italian fare is always …
September 18, 2014
Brewers moving on
Chuck at Green Flash. Mitch at Stone. Devon at Pizza Port. Employees of local brewing companies become so engrained into the fabric of their operations that followers of the San Diego craft beer scene think …
September 18, 2014
I want my baby back
On September 23, the city council is expected to approve paying $250,000 to settle a case that involved the taking into custody of a seven-day-old child from the baby's then-16-year-old mother in May of 2008 …
September 18, 2014
My Acting Bucket List: Rosina Reynolds
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 some …
September 18, 2014
Busted for insult and financial injury
Edmund Seshie and Abdul Rezak Shaib pleaded guilty yesterday (September 17) to being part of a West African-based combination car theft/identity theft ring. They purchased stolen credit cards and counterfeit driver's licenses in bulk from …
September 18, 2014
Editor’s choice: David Bowie Is, Tuesday, September 23
It’s not often my editor puts in a request to use The Big Screen as a promotional tool for a personal deity. Since Mr. Nutting is kind enough to take his golden machete to my …
September 18, 2014
Blood on the boat
September 17 dock totals Chubasco 2 Sportfishing 34 Anglers, 2 Boats, 16 California Yellowtail, 118 Yellowfin Tuna, 26 Skipjack Tuna, 5 Dorado Fisherman's Landing 154 Anglers, 7 Boats, 47 Calico Bass, 83 Bonito, 89 Yellowtail, …
September 18, 2014