Mark Douglas Estes has been disbarred, according to the calbarjournal.com and records of the State Bar of California. He was suspended for two years in February 2014 for committing acts of moral turpitude, dishonesty, or …
March 4, 2016
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Moral turpitude, dishonesty, or corruption
Burning Beard keeps El Cajon on tap
El Cajon's brewing scene came back to life on February 29, the soft-opening date for Burning Beard Brewing Company. Founded by a pair of homebrewing friends, Burning Beard debuted — as many new breweries do …
March 4, 2016
City lacks street smarts
According to a March 3 audit, street conditions will deteriorate as long as city crews continue to ignore the guidelines set forth when tearing up the street to access storm drains, underground utilities, and sewer …
March 4, 2016
Scum, Rise!
Detroit quartet Protomartyr delivered a blistering set of post-punk goodness to Soda Bar. The band performed selections from all three of their albums, which the packed house lapped up like enthusiastic Rottweilers. Vocalist Joe Casey’s …
March 4, 2016
Def Leppard does Def Leppard
“He lost his arm in an arm accident,” as the noted futurist Mike Hamrick noted about Def Leppard’s drummer Rick Allen — but that’s left Allen stronger. Given pedals to cover his missing left appendage, …
March 4, 2016
Save the fish, save the river
They are among the last of their kind in San Diego County — a small batch of Southern California steelhead trout, trapped in a fish bowl: the San Luis Rey River. Once, they were easy …
March 4, 2016
La Justina has grown up
A couple of years ago I stopped by the soft opening of La Justina to check out San Diego–based Bajaphile chef Chad White’s south-of-the-border debut. I was not disappointed. A creamy sea snail and almond …
March 4, 2016
Ho-ho-ho no more
San Diego County lost 19,900 jobs in January compared with December. Almost 9000 of those lost jobs were a result of a cutback in Christmas retailing jobs. The unemployment rate dropped to 4.7 percent in …
March 4, 2016
Big break for San Diegans for Open Government?
While San Diego's Tourism Marketing District has spent more than three years defending a lawsuit over the legality of the 2 percent hotel tax, the marketing district's attorney, Michael Colantuono, was using many of the …
March 4, 2016